Field Report #2 — Missile Systems, Drones and Various Fixes

Thank you for all the feedback, bug reports and suggestions. This update focuses on fixing several critical issues reported by the community, improving missile design mechanics and polishing overall gameplay.

Audio

Master Volume and Mute now affect all audio sources, including radio chatter, communications and music.

Fixed music continuing to play while the game was paused or while navigating menus.

Missile Design & Decoys

Fixed the decoy system. Only decoy warheads now create true decoy missiles. Evasion and RCS modifications no longer remove warheads unintentionally.

Fixed the issue causing some advanced missile designs to deal no damage despite registering successful hits.

Added a clear DECOY indicator to the missile design interface.

Fixed incorrect damage values being displayed while decoy options were enabled.

Corrected warhead naming and fuze descriptions (Thermobaric / Bunker Buster).

Missile range and accuracy values in the design screen now correctly match in-game performance.

Starting missile designs now use their intended statistics.

Balance

Reworked drones.

Improved guidance and hit probability.

Fixed defense double-counting issues.

Added low-altitude flight advantages.

Aircraft cannon effectiveness against drone swarms has been adjusted to more realistic levels.

MANPADS range progression has been standardized across all technology tiers.

Salvo & Launch Systems

Fixed the launch ramp lock issue that could permanently disable launchers.

Salvo mode now correctly clears launcher locks when exiting.

UI & Visuals

Radar and electronic warfare visuals have been redesigned.

Radar coverage now displays using a two-zone model.

Air defense coverage contracts more naturally under jamming.

Added visual drone jamming effects.

Fixed combat labels shifting position while zooming.

Tutorial

Fixed a tutorial issue that could lock the mouse and interface during tunnel and bunker placement.

Encyclopedia & Localization

Reviewed and updated over 70 ARPHA-NET encyclopedia entries to match actual game values.

Removed incorrect MANPADS system data.

Added Drone and Cruise Missile branches to the technology tree documentation.

Corrected electronic warfare drone jamming durations.

Updated decoy descriptions and related documentation across all supported languages.

Thank you for helping us improve SALVO. Your feedback continues to shape the game.