New Escalation Flow + Director Guidance

Major Demo Update

The demo has been reworked to better highlight escalation and improve overall flow.

Intro

Thank you to everyone who’s been playing the demo, the feedback has been incredibly helpful. This update is a direct result of that, and it’s a big one.

Core changes

The demo flow has been redesigned to better emphasize progression and escalation.

Instead of starting at the full world map, you now begin in the US and expand outward into larger regions. The full global scale is reserved for the full game. This improves pacing, makes progression clearer, and gives each promotion more impact.

A new Director system has also been added. The Director will guide and command your operations, helping clarify objectives while reinforcing the game’s tone.

Improvements summary

This update focuses on:

• clearer progression

• better onboarding

• less visual noise

• smoother interaction

Patch notes

• Fixed upgrades occasionally bugging out when closing the UI early

• Improved upgrade selection responsiveness

• Added Director system (fully localized)

• Added additional tooltips for clarity (Intel Board, Mail, etc.)

• Reduced visual noise (removed unnecessary city VFX)

• Overhauled Operator Manual for clearer upgrade direction

• Expanded automation tracks for Special Operations

• Fixed issue where newly unlocked cities could fail to register

• Fixed rare crash when changing languages

• Fixed milestone progression not updating correctly

• Fixed graphics settings not applying on load

Thanks again for playing, I’d love to hear what you think of the new flow and the Director system.

– Ignace