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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Game update | Patch AN/GSQ-235(V)1035 AI IMPROVEMENTS · Removed unnecessary states from the MIRVIN controller to streamline AI behavior. · Added a turn failsafe to prevent the AI from stalling and ensured turns end correctly after Army Command moves. · Increased the AI’s eagerness to pursue Alignment for itself when beneficial. · Improved AI goal-setting for individual units and campaign goals for each theater. · Introduced evaluat… | 20972738 | |
| Game update | Patch AN/GSQ-235(V)1031 GAME ENGINE · Updated the Unity engine to 2021.3.45f2 to address security vulnerabilities identified on October 3rd · Improved engine stability and internal performance TOOLTIPS & INTERFACE · Updated the Global Map tooltip to better reflect its functionality · Refined the Victory Condition button tooltip for clarity · Standardized the naming of the Theater Map to match official terminology · Im… | 20422595 | |
| Game update | Patch AN/GSQ-235(V)1030 DECISIONS · Fixed an issue where Dulles and McCarthy were incorrectly referenced causing an error to be shown · Updated the Red Scare for the Balance of Power decisions · Updated the Chinese Civil War for the Balance of Power decisions OFF-MAP CHARACTERS · Removed a-historical characters that did not provide plausible outcomes AI · Updated the AI to be more robust in it's gameplay · Updated the… | 20324701 | |
| Game update | Patch AN/GSQ-235(V)1027 DECISIONS · Fixed an issue where the Partition of the Middle East was not clear enough · If you deny aid to Idi Amin for his secret police you will gain 1 ELITES · Fixed an issue where Research and Intelligence decision would not trigger properly when recruiting Idi Amin · Updated wording on blowback decisions for USSR linked to Idi Amin · Fixed an issue where the decision A Fair Warning would… | 20127730 | |
| Game update | Patch AN/GSQ-235(V)1026 GAME ENGINE · Updated tooltips for mismanagement warnings · Fixed an issue in the "Balance of Power" scenario that could cause a small error MAP · Adjusted the positioning of the Western European map for better accuracy · Refined borders along the North Atlantic Ridge in North America to better reflect economic and political realities · Updated the Theater Map to accurately reflect changes in t… | — | |
| Game update | Patch AN/GSQ-235(V)1025 GAME ENGINE + Engine updated to Unity 2021.3.44f1 for Long term support + Added and enhanced various visual aspects of the game + Enhanced tool-tips for USSR and USA mismanagement warning DECISIONS + Updated USSR ELITES and PEOPLES decisions in Wargames GAME EDITOR + Fixed an issue where the game editor was throwing an error when selecting a Leader referencing an ability that does not exist AI… | 16178718 | |
| Game update | Patch AN/GSQ-235(V)1021 Fixed editor throwing an error when selecting a Leader referencing an ability that does not exist · Fixed division by zero · Logging data to help fix log report related to tutorial highlight not working with Reconnect the Department of Defense policy in The Big Picture · Fixed exception due to focus management screen not updating focuses due to game progress (e.g. player A stays in focus mgmt s… | 11270303 | |
| Major update | Developer Diary | I hear the drums echoing tonight Commanders, Seth here... Has it really been since May since the last diary? Well, that does not mean that the Cold War engineers have not been working hard to bring more features, more fixes, and more design into Terminal Conflict. If you heard the whistle, it’s because we are fully engaged to deliver even more updates and Dev Diaries. Announcing that production has started of Terminal Conflict… | — | |
| In-game event | New Features Mean New Strategies Greetings Commanders! As we approach the dog days of summer, we are coming in hot with some updates! Much like the weather, things continue to heat up with brand new content. Let’s talk about some of it, shall we? Everything counts in large amounts It’s midnight, and the unthinkable has happened. Global Thermonuclear War. Maybe you scratched out a victory, but at what cost to humankind? We want… | — | |
| Community | Meet Tomo Commanders! Seth here. I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter and Passover break. Let’s get right to it cause I am as excited as a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs. It’s the end of April already and that really blows my mind, but things have been hot and furious in the land of the Cold War, with Terminal Conflict. I have been hinting at some things going on and today I get to let… | — | |
| Community | AAR Contest and Easter Update Commanders... Hey folks, we have some interesting things to mention for our update today regarding Easter! But first, would it be one of our holiday updates without an image from the cold-war presidential archives? President and First Lady Carter are ready to board Marine One for an Easter at Camp David… There was a hop on the White House lawn! Easter Break The Strategy Mill bunnies have been o… | — | |
| In-game event | I Bless The Rains Down In Africa Greetings commanders! First off, we may develop strategy war games, but we wanted to make a statement regarding world events as we deplore the loss of any human life and feel saddened by the events of the Russo-Ukrainian War. We hope that strategy games can help humankind reflect on our shared humanity, especially in a conflict with the deadly combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapon… | — | |
| Release | Terminal Conflict Original Soundtrack Release Hey folks, it’s Seth here, and this is a very exciting day for the Terminal Conflict team. Not only do I get to (re)introduce you to a talented team member, but I also get to announce the release of our much requested original soundtrack. Here is a the legendary composer James Spence himself explaining the work process, for those that have missed it. James captures the essence, ambiance and sou… | — | |
| In-game event | Celebrating Lunar New Year 2022 Happy Lunar New Year, as we exit the year of the ox and enter the year of the tiger, this would be a great chance to talk a little about Chinese pandas and the role they played in diplomacy during the Cold War. First, let us start off with some less furry topics! What would a holiday be without a Steam Sale, and what would a community announcement be without a notice of a discount? Starting tod… | — | |
| Community | Seasonal Greetings! In the season's spirit, we send you our sincerest appreciation for the support you have awarded us with brand new content. Ho ho ho! MIRVIN BACKGROUND STORY It was all smoke and mirrors. They knew, now access the background of MIRVIN from the Main menu and find out how it all began. And what about the Soviets? Well... He might not reveal it all in the first conversation, but try a second time a… | — | |
| Sale | Terminal Autumn Sale Hello commanders, for today we have a really fun community announcement. Not only is it the Autumn Steam sale, but it is the American holiday of Thanksgiving. While you most likely already know that, let me hopefully delight you with some things you did not know. So let’s fire up our terminals before the American commanders put their turkeys in the oven. I am Seth and this is your Thanksgiving… | — | |
| In-game event | Saving The World Comrades, today we have a treat for you. Fire up your terminals, I am Seth and this is your Development Diary for November 18. Saving the System The Strategy Mill team is interested in player feedback, and the community has motivated a lot of the work that has gone into Terminal Conflict since release. Presented last week as an update feature, hosted multiplayer (non-ranked) games can now be fr… | — | |
| Release | Trick Or Treat and your Apocalypse Terminal Hello commanders! Welcome to your Coldwartober briefing! Today we are hunkered down in the war room preparing for the Steam Halloweens sale which starts today and we will be there with some sweet discounts on the base game and all the DLC, now is a great time to pick it up for a -30% discount. Get your friends a copy so you can play them. You only need 1 copy of the DLC if you do this! Having g… | — | |
| In-game event | The Soviet Elites and Tabletop Fest Sir, we have something urgent to discuss… the elites seem to be upset at your latest decision and have been applying political pressure in other areas, forcing us to counteract their moves and spend resources we need elsewhere. We have seen an increase in security events around your last meeting… Welcome to today’s Dev Diary. it’s Seth here and I hope you are having an excellent October. We hav… | — | |
| Game update | Patch notes Version AN/GSQ-235(V)984 CHANGELOG GAME · Updated the setup of wargames to better reflect the Scenario types · Improved the UI for Tutorial and Scenario selection · Added tool-tip in the Editor for Game type · Updated the Game Modes to be I) Head to Head, II) Tutorial, III) Scenario · Fixed the text for military units to be correctly shown · Fixed an issue where the coloring of Soviet mods would be incorrectly colored… | 7495724 | |
| Major update | New Player Experience Hello Cold War strategist! As the game is growing and reaching a lot of new players, today we are launching a much-anticipated update of the in-game Encyclopedia. Join me, Seth, as you boot up game version AN/GSQ-235(V)982. The New Encyclopedia Like any grand strategy game, Terminal Conflict is a dense game with lots of information to remember. One of the most requested feature is by new player… | — | |
| Community | Meet Seth You may have noticed a unique style in the last development diary. Maybe you have even seen some new brilliant tweets. Indeed, a new person has joined our PR and community engagement team. Meet our new veteran strategist, Seth! Some of you may know me through my other project: The Strategy Informer, where I review and promote the discovery of strategy and strategy adjacent games. As an indie ga… | — | |
| In-game event | West German Wirtschaftswunder There is no choice between being a communist on 1500 calories a day or a believer in democracy on 1000. -General Lucius Clay Welcome to the Miracle on the Rhine, the “Wirstschaftswunder”. Today we present a series of US financial decisions in the West German region. Battle the specter of Communism by gaining the hearts and minds of the German people. Poverty brought on by the war is pushing mor… | — | |
| Major update | Research Decisions - Tank Weapons Programs Guns and tanks and planes are nothing unless there is a solid spirit, a solid heart, and great productiveness behind it. - Dwight D. Eisenhower. A deeper modernization is underway as we complete the new set of weapons program decisions. A warm welcome to this week’s development diary! Research and Development Unlike the Space Race and Nuclear Technology that is at your direct control, the milit… | — | |
| In-game event | Policies - A goal in Pursuit John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”. With his words in mind, our engineers have created new tools for your terminal to allow you to do just that. Become a leader, and make better choices as today we talk about how you can aspire to pursue policies. Before you enact Is a policy not available to be enac… | — | |
| Major update | Celebrating Lunar New Year Good fortune is coming your way! We kick off the Lunar New Year with this brand new development diary and announce that we will take part in Steam’s Lunar New Year Sales! Pick up your terminal, or one for a friend for a 33% discount on Terminal Conflict starting February 11th at 10:00 am Pacific. Bring me the News Zip zap, your terminal might boot up quick, but we focused this past two weeks on… | — | |
| In-game event | Decisions and the 2020 Review Hello there brave Cold War strategy fans! We hope you have started the New Year in style as a new season of the Cold War is brewing. With 2020 behind us, here is a short review of accomplishments: · A full release of the game in Q3 2020 · Terminal Conflict Community has surpassed 1300 members · We started new partnerships and launched the intelligence focused Eyes Only DLC with the Hearts Of Ir… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.