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Optimised Trailer Parks & Other UI Enhancements
Version 0.9.1 This version has some gameplay changing features: - There are no more anomalies, instead you level up by saving lives - The total number of people saved, injured or killed is tracked over your entire caree…
Main Menu, Career Mode, Sandbox Mode, Trailer Parks & Sirens
Big changes in this one! There is now a main menu, where you can select between Career Mode and Sandbox Mode: Career Mode lets you progress, but you can't customise the map or forecast. Instead a randomly generated map…
Peak Tornado Season Sale! 60% Off for 2 Weeks!
It’s peak tornado season so the game is on discount at 60% off for the next two weeks! Grab it cheap while you can! 😊
Destructible Houses, Impact Penalties & More!
It's been a while since the last update, lots of changes with this one! Visual changes: Debris clouds now have more of a dirt-brown colour that is randomised (sometimes darker, sometimes lighter) rather than always bein…
First Day of Meteorological Spring! 50% Off Today Only!
To celebrate the first day of Meteorological Spring, Tornado: Research and Rescue is now 50% off for the next 24 hours (ending 13:00 UTC on 2nd March). If you haven't already, now is a great time to get the game on sale…
Tornado Hunts You + Career Rebalanced + Wind + Truck Reset
Some new things, some bug fixes, and some changes! New features: At random intervals, the tornado will chase you! You will hear a monster-like sound, and the tornado will speed up and move directly towards you for 30 -…
Career Mode + Wall Clouds + Power Flashes + More!
A lot of new additions, most importantly there is now a career mode with the ability to upgrade your equipment, progress is automatically saved (and can be reset by pressing 'esc' in the settings menu). There are four d…
More destructible objects + Updated physics + Sound effects
Be prepared for more epic chases! The following objects have been added: Cows Barns Solar panels Fences The tractor and trailer combo have now been updated so that they are separate and the bales of hay also get sucked…
Trees & Power Lines
Just a small update which adds power lines and clumps/groves of trees which can be ripped out of the ground. There is also a small change to the tornado physics that adds a random torque/twist to them so they don't just…
Random Destructible Models
A few changes in this one, pretty fun ones too! The tornado funnel is shown with a white circle on the map, and once big enough, text shows the width of the tornado at ground-level and the ground speed in mph Once the t…
Tornado Eyes, UI Toggling, Speed Limits & Speedometer
A few useful little updates and game-altering changes: Pressing the F1 key now toggles the HUD on and off so you can take screenshots without all the text and map in the way The car now has a speedometer The subvortices…
Finally! FPS Controller Issue *Actually* Resolved!
I spent the day tracking down the root cause of the first-person controller bug where the WASD keys would become inverted/offset from the direction the camera was pointing. It turns out the Unity physics engine was inte…
Invisible Tornado Fix + Compass + Probe Defaults to "On"
Just a quick update for a few issues: Fixes the invisible tornado bug when spawning more than one tornado on the map Defaults the probe to "Collect wind data", there is no "off/shutdown" state now. I kept forgetting (an…
Settings Menu (Press Escape Key to access)
A small but significant update, now introducing graphics settings! While in gameplay mode, simply press the 'Escape' key to show them (also pauses the game), you can customise the following: Screen resolution Tornado qu…
FPS Hotfix & Rapid Deploy/Recall
That pesky FPS bug reared it's head yet again, I'm more confident this time it's fixed, it appears that the FPS controller was caching the direction the player was pointing then smoothly accelerating the camera towards…
Hotfix: FPS controller & Data
Just a quick hotfix: I'm hoping the FPS controller WASD inversion issues are resolved, the controller is much more simplified now so there's a lot less that can go wrong, please leave a comment if it keeps occurring for…
Remote Control Probe Camera, Updated VHS effects & Velocity Radar Scale
Last update of 2025! New features: Remote control probe camera: see from the point of view of your probe as it gets impacted! Pan, tilt and zoom controls included! You can now scan your data for "anomalies" - these are…
Reflectivity & Velocity Radars + Precipitation Effects
I've been busy working on the upgrade system but it isn't quite ready to release yet. In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy this update, a lot has changed since the previous update! Reflectivity radar and velocity radar…
Tornado Impacts Truck, Off-roading More Difficult
A few more fun changes with this update! The tornado can now push/drag your truck along the ground and even loft and throw it if strong enough The different surfaces now have different sound effects, grip, and speed lim…
Probes, Data & More!
A lot has changed since the last update, I will try my best to remember it all: The Yellow Truck is back! Complete with ToTo probe! You can enter/exit the vehicle with the 'e' key The probe can be deployed by clicking a…
