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[EA SITREP #12] New scenario, Patch Notes, Guadalcanal & Battleship Command!

Note & credit: Action screenshots were provided by players on the game’s Discord - today featuring Comrade Roman, Alan, Poodle07, George, munchlol and Foxman!

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Full Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles update

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addedAfter a rather long and rather slow month of May for some of our team members, who had to go through a lot of rather exhausting personal issues, we are back with a new scenario making good use of the current assets, along with a preview of what is coming next.
addedNew Scenario : Revenge is a Dish Best Served ColdWe won't say too much about the new scenario so as not to spoil . But imagine, what if Fletcher had failed at Coral Sea - or more exactly, if Takagi had indeed struck Yorktown and Lexington instead of Sims and Neosho. What would that imply for Operation MO and the fate of Port Moresby? In this scenario, Halsey is running south as he did historically. But while this stroll down to the SOPAC area ultimately provided him with little excitement, as his only prospect was to disrupt the invasion of Ocean and Nauru islands, this time it is different.
fixedNew Scenario : Revenge is a Dish Best Served ColdRight now we're working on a system that allows us to pre-program the AI in a way that will have it make raids the way we like them (aka with escorts, or without escorts like at Midway) so as to be able to make those Japanese attacks more interesting. Also note that a bug that prevented Rabaul from forming strikes in Wake up call at Tulagi has been corrected too. We are also working on the other strike options, all the stuff that is around the corner, but needs to be carefully designed not to create more problems than they solve.
addedLatest Patch NotesA number of new patches were pushed over the days. Although you can read the release notes whenever you start the game, here is a comprehensive record of what was done over the last few weeks.
fixed15/05/2026FDO: Fixed manual interceptions orders for scrambles. Fixed orders not being sent to LRCAPs. Fixed interception path sometimes missing.
added15/05/2026Added a new behaviour to make AI Pilots attack from below (randomly).

Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles changes

addedAfter a rather long and rather slow month of May for some of our team members, who had to go through a lot of rather exhausting personal issues, we are back with a new scenario making good use of the current assets, along with a preview of what is coming next.
addedWe won't say too much about the new scenario so as not to spoil . But imagine, what if Fletcher had failed at Coral Sea - or more exactly, if Takagi had indeed struck Yorktown and Lexington instead of Sims and Neosho. What would that imply for Operation MO and the fate of Port Moresby? In this scenario, Halsey is running south as he did historically. But while this stroll down to the SOPAC area ultimately provided him with little excitement, as his only prospect was to disrupt the invasion of Ocean and Nauru islands, this time it is different.
fixedRight now we're working on a system that allows us to pre-program the AI in a way that will have it make raids the way we like them (aka with escorts, or without escorts like at Midway) so as to be able to make those Japanese attacks more interesting. Also note that a bug that prevented Rabaul from forming strikes in Wake up call at Tulagi has been corrected too. We are also working on the other strike options, all the stuff that is around the corner, but needs to be carefully designed not to create more problems than they solve.
addedA number of new patches were pushed over the days. Although you can read the release notes whenever you start the game, here is a comprehensive record of what was done over the last few weeks.
fixedFDO: Fixed manual interceptions orders for scrambles. Fixed orders not being sent to LRCAPs. Fixed interception path sometimes missing.

Note & credit: Action screenshots were provided by players on the game’s Discord - today featuring Comrade Roman, Alan, Poodle07, George, munchlol and Foxman!

After a rather long and rather slow month of May for some of our team members, who had to go through a lot of rather exhausting personal issues, we are back with a new scenario making good use of the current assets, along with a preview of what is coming next.

New Scenario : Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold

We won't say too much about the new scenario so as not to spoil . But imagine, what if Fletcher had failed at Coral Sea - or more exactly, if Takagi had indeed struck Yorktown and Lexington instead of Sims and Neosho. What would that imply for Operation MO and the fate of Port Moresby? In this scenario, Halsey is running south as he did historically. But while this stroll down to the SOPAC area ultimately provided him with little excitement, as his only prospect was to disrupt the invasion of Ocean and Nauru islands, this time it is different.

Even though Nimitz is about to call him home in order to assist with the upcoming Battle of Midway, this time Halsey sees a lot of opportunities ahead, as the whole Japanese fleet assembled for Operation MO is now returning home to Rabaul and Truk. Foreseeing a bloody retribution, the Bull rushes west with his cruisers to strike at the heart of the enemy as he retires to safety.

Please do wreak havoc and take names, but beware of Rabaul's bombers! We couldn't really come up with a good reason to put the empty transports on the list of strategic objectives - going after them would be more of a typical Halsey coup d'éclat than an actual stake. But hopefully you will like the prospect of that juicy target-rich environment too, and try your best to sink as many enemy ships as possible without excessive bravado. Not too hard an assignment for now, but we will make it a bit tougher as mechanics are refined.

Right now we're working on a system that allows us to pre-program the AI in a way that will have it make raids the way we like them (aka with escorts, or without escorts like at Midway) so as to be able to make those Japanese attacks more interesting. Also note that a bug that prevented Rabaul from forming strikes in Wake up call at Tulagi has been corrected too. We are also working on the other strike options, all the stuff that is around the corner, but needs to be carefully designed not to create more problems than they solve.

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Latest Patch Notes

A number of new patches were pushed over the days. Although you can read the release notes whenever you start the game, here is a comprehensive record of what was done over the last few weeks.

15/05/2026

  • FDO:

    • Fixed manual interceptions orders for scrambles.

    • Fixed orders not being sent to LRCAPs.

    • Fixed interception path sometimes missing.

  • Minor changes to pilots AI when aiming an aircraft.

  • Added a new behaviour to make AI Pilots attack from below (randomly).

  • Fixed AI sending strikes of only 1 or 2 planes during long games.

  • Fixed missions disapearing from OOB when a carrier is sunk.

  • Sunk Carriers are now properly removed from the timeline's selection menu.

  • Fixed missing propellers on Australia & Hobart.

  • Fixed bug in the A5M4 flight model. It remains far from being realistic.

  • Fixed crashes.

  • Fixed bugs in ships terrain avoidance.

22/05/2026

  • Fixed missing enemy CAPs in the battle generator.

  • Minor updates to existing scenarios to use new skins.

  • Fixed bugs in AI pathfinding & decision making.

  • Fixed a bug allowing AI to send strikes during the night.

  • Fixed bad landing behaviour on Shokaku & Zuikaku causing AI carriers to get stuck in airops.

  • Fixed crashes.

27/05/2026

  • Fixed AI sending strikes at midnight.

  • Fixed freeze caused by fleet pathfinding.

  • Fixed radio messages containing "NoPilot"

  • Fixed turrets firing at dead ships.

  • Fixed carriers stuck in recovery mode because of a ditched aircraft.

  • Fixed Japanese CAP over the TF-44 in Wake up Call at Tulagi.

  • Fixed seaplanes attempting to land on carriers.

  • Fixed wrong seaplane type on USS New Orleans in Cranes & Patriots.

  • Fixed crashes.

03/06/2026

  • Added new scenario: Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold in the Coral Sea section.

  • Fixed bug regarding flight deck damages & airops.

  • Fixed PBY not taking off early in generated Midway scenarios.

  • Fixed a couple of rare bugs that used to cause crashes.

A Look at What's Cooking

Finally, a quick glance at what we have been busy with lately. Of course, objects were and remain a priority, and a lot of new units had to be polished in order to be integrated in our upcoming "Kantai Kessen" scenario off Midway. The Emily will certainly make an impression in flight, especially with her torpedo loadout...!

But the big work was from Julien as Jean Baptiste, as they painfully did their best to recreate the layout of Henderson Field at the time of its capture and first extension in August 1942. And I think they nailed it. You tell us!

With Henderson Field nearing completion, and Rabaul soon to be made properly too, we will soon be able to extend operations to the Solomons. We will then complete the map with the extra airfields and installations we need, so as to make it a sight to behold - and remember. Thank you for sticking with us until then!

Bracer's BATTLESHIP COMMAND Releases on Early Access!

While we're at it, a word on a project we hold in particularly high regard - Battleship Command, by Bracer, also under the MicroProse banner.

We've been following this one since the very early days, well before there was anything to show the public, and watching Bracer build such a jewel of a game pretty much single-handedly has been nothing short of inspiring. The Scharnhorst, the gunnery, the fire-control work, the atmosphere on board - it is the kind of craftsmanship we can only admire.

Battleship Command

Better still! You can grab Battleship Command at a small discount during the Fest whether you already own Task Force Admiral or have neither - so go check out its store page, give it a wishlist or take the plunge, and have fun living the life of a steel corsair!

Battleship Command x Task Force Admiral

We wish him a lot of luck - but he doesn't seem to need it with that kind of review score. Honored and happy to be on the same page. Don't you worry - we might meet again...

Discord & Modding – Quick Reminder

Reminder about the modding discord here, where Matlock3462 will entertain you with his experiments (see screen above):

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE BUORD DISCORD

And as you know Task Force Admiral also has its own server. For any in-depth, direct support for technical issues, please do pay our tech support section a visit.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE OFFICIAL TFA DISCORD

Finally: A word to all ve been going through a tough time in the team. We haven't forgotten you.

As for everyone else, as always, cheers & take care!

The TFA Team

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Steam News / 6 June 2026

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