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- Tornado: Research and Rescue
Visual Chemical Spray - v0.17.3
V0.17.3 brings some changes to last night's update to make the experience more polished: Now the probe emits a visible chemical mist/spray when chemicals are released - the colour of the mist depends on the chemical bei…
Announcement1 changeFixMaps - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Minor fixes/tweaks - v0.17.2
Just a few convenience patches in v0.17.2: Stopped camera panning when minimap is expanded (it still zooms with mouse controls but not with a controller, I'll patch this in the next update) * You can disable all data sa…
Announcement - Tornado: Research and Rescue
v0.17.1 - Multiple-data sampling, Data UI improvements
v0.17.1 has just been released, with some key gameplay changes: You can now choose to sample more than one data type at a time, but the sampling goes round-robin, so if you choose to sample 3 data types, it will take 3…
Announcement3 changesGameplayUI/audio - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Chemical Seeding - v0.17.0
A completely new game mechanic has been added in 0.17.0: Chemical Seeding Enable it simply by toggling the "Use Chemicals" button on the career page. When it's enabled, every 100 samples you collect of a certain data ty…
Announcement4 changesGameplayUI/audio - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Improved Controller Support - v0.16.1
The controller scheme has been updated to be more intuitive and consistent in 0.16.1 -RB and LB now zoom in/out the minimap both minimised and expanded, and also zoom in/out the VHS camera (RS click to take a photo in V…
Announcement2 changesGameplayMaps - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Controller Support, Faster Map Generation, Darker Nights and More! - v0.16.0
The biggest change in this update is controller support (currently for xbox-style controllers, not steering wheels yet unfortunately). The biggest fix is the map generator is MUCH faster now, it got a lot slower in the…
Announcement4 changesCompatibilityMaps - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Introducing Difficulty Settings - v0.15.0
The big change for this update (0.15.0) is the new difficulty setting: Easy - You have radar and tornado tracks - No bonus Hard - You have radar but no tornado tracks - x2 Earnings Extreme - You have no radar and no tor…
Announcement4 changesFixGameplay - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Minor bugfix v0.14.1
Just a really small fix; sometimes hunts would no longer happen after using scenario mode. This is now fixed. Good luck have fun!
Announcement1 changeFix - Tornado: Research and Rescue
v0.14.0 - Forests, Jarrell Scenario, Subvortex Winds & More!
Fun changes with this update v0.14.0! Jarrell 1997 scenario has been added - this is difficult to get accurate as there is limited conflicting information and reports but I did my best! Tornado formation logic changed s…
Announcement8 changesFixGameplay - Tornado: Research and Rescue
v0.13.0 - Introducing Mega Wedges!
Biggest feature added in 0.13.0 is mega wedges: the game now supports tornadoes up to 6.4km / 4 miles wide. The 1999 Bridge Creek scenario has been improved by cross-referencing with video footage and news coverage. Fin…
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Improved Bridge Creek Moore Scenario Handling + FoV Fix (v0.12.1)
A few small changes for improved scenario handling in v0.12.1 \\ The scenarios now have a latitude, longitude and UTC offset so that the lighting of the scenario can be recreated more accurately\ The tornadoes in the sc…
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - Tornado: Research and Rescue
v0.12.0 - Bridge Creek Moore 1999 Scenario Added
A basic scenario mode has been added in v0.12.0 - simply click 'Scenarios' on the main menu and choose the one you want to play. Currently the only one available right now is the May 3rd 1999 Bridge Creek Moore tornado.…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Updated Multivortex Visuals
I forgot to update the version number for this one, so it's a bit of an "invisible" update. Now instead of each tornado just having a fixed number and style of subvortices, they change randomly over time. Sometimes the…
Announcement2 changesFixPerformance - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Improved Multivortex and Horizontal Vorticity Noodles Added - v0.11.1
Small visual updates in v0.11.1: Multivortex structure has been improved and randomised, sometimes it won't be apparent, sometimes it will be clearly multivortex Horizontal vorticity tubes/noodles have been added too! S…
Announcement2 changesGameplay - Tornado: Research and Rescue
Multivortex Tornadoes! v0.11.0
Several new things in 0.11.0, the biggest being multivortex tornadoes which have been requested for a while: Also changed: Tornado funnels are now "wobbly" and move and shift more, they are more lifelike and dynamic Tor…
Announcement7 changesFixGameplay - Tornado: Research and Rescue
v0.10.0 - New UI
A few changes in v0.10.0: The rebuild is now the default option in Steam, there is no multi-choice menu on startup. You can load the 2023 version and the tornado design tool from the main menu of the rebuild. The UI has…
Announcement1 changeUI/audio
