Dagger Directive news & patch notes

Dagger Directive Update 1.0 marks a major milestone for the game. With the depth, stability, and feature

set now in place, “Early Access” no longer reflects what the experience offers, so we’re officially calling this our 1.0 release.

New Weapons

• MK-18 Rifle in Black, Green, Tan

• M17 Pistol

• M32 Grenade Launcher

• M32 Scope

• P90 SMG

• M7 Rifle with Scope & Suppressor

• XM8 Rifle with Grenade Launcher & Scope

• M2 Machine Gun

• MK19 Automatic Grenade launcher

New Campaign - Shadow Strike

New Achievements

New Cosmetics

• 3 different Balaclava designs in 5 different colors

• Gas Mask

• Sunglasses

• Pakol in 4 different colors

• Ball cap in 4 different colors

• 2 Beanie designs in 5 different colors

• Boonie hat in 6 different colors

Quality of Life Updates

AI Systems

• Improved line‑of‑sight handling, including better interaction with environmental objects

• Adjusted reaction‑time evaluation and player‑visibility checks

• Resolved multiple underlying bugs that were impacting decision‑making, navigation, and combat behavior

Multiplayer Networking

• Reduced occurrences of black‑screen transitions

• Improved connection reliability during lobby creation and matchmaking

• Fixed multiple edge‑case failures that caused lobbies to disconnect unexpectedly

Performance

• Updated grass‑rendering behavior so foliage populates gradually rather than all at once

• Reduced initial load impact and improved overall frame stability

UGC Tools & Mission Systems

• Fixed bugs affecting custom weapons when loading into missions

• Improved reliability and consistency of custom‑weapon initialization across all mission types

• Added a new objective type: Defend Area, allowing creators to designate zones players must hold

• Added air‑strike selection options for custom maps, enabling more tactical mission setups

• Added ladders and animation triggers to broaden traversal options and scripted event possibilities

Steam Demo

Change Log

Updates

AI

• Reduced grass vision check interval from 3 meters to 1 meter.  This makes vision checks on players hiding in grass more accurate.  As before, if you in singleplayer, or the host in multiplayer, has grass disabled the AI will ignore the grass because it isn’t there.

• Reworked reaction times.  It now scales based on distance and difficulty.

• Reworked visibility checks to use different points on the player's body to get a vision percentage.  The old system was weighted too heavily to the upper body, it’s now more evenly distributed.

Attachments

• New reticle for M8541. It’s now first focal plane.  From 3 steps (6, 12, and 18) up to 18 steps with 1x change per step.

• M21 scope zoom has been changed to update with one zoom level per step instead of 3,6,9x zoom it’s now 3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9x.

• Added Magpul magazines in 3 colors

• Added XM157 a 1x-8x LPVO with a ballistics computer and range finder to display impact points in the reticle.  Default input is clicking the middle mouse button to set the range.

• Added M7 suppressor - usable on other battle rifles and on the M-240, M-249.

• Added XM8 Grenade launcher attachment

• Added XM8 Scope - includes infrared laser sight

• Added M2A1 Scope - a 1x scope for the M32

Audio

• Added voice lines for air strikes and mortar strikes. 

• Updated ambient audio for various maps. 

• Slightly decreased PKM and MG3 fire volumes to be more in line with other weapons.

Character

• Added gasmask

• Added sunglasses that reduce the lens flare from the sun.

• Added balaclava v1 in 5 color swatches

• Added balaclava v2 in 5 color swatches

• Added balaclava v2 pulled down under nose, in 5 color swatches

• Added beanie v1 in 5 swatches

• Added beanie v2 in 5 swatches

• Added boonie hat in 6 swatches

• Added pakol hat in 4 swatches

• Added baseball cap in 4 swatches

• Added BALCS SPEAR vest in 5 swatches

• Added PMC uniform in 4 swatches

• Added US SOF uniform in 4 swatches

Equipment

• Increased Stun Grenade radius by 25%. Players have a slightly lower radius than AI so it is less punishing.

• Increased drone and grenade network interpolation speed.

• Increased drone and grenade render distance to make it easier to see.

• Drones out of power can no longer be interacted with.

• Carrier Drone now primes grenades and chemlights when dropping.

• The Carrier Drone's attached item can now also be collected by holding the interact key on it.

• Carrier Drone now drops its attached item when destroyed instead of destroying it as well.

• When picking up the Carrier Drone its attached item is also picked up with it.

General

• Improved localization for all languages

• Set up proper third person positions for all equipment and weapons.  This is visible on other players in multiplayer and your own character when using one of the third person cameras.  It’s still not perfect but it’s a lot better than it was before.

• Added an adaptive cover system when crouched to help clear lower cover objects.  It can be turned on and off in the settings.

• Added 25 more achievements.

• Improved the ship.

• Lowered default Night Vision brightness by one.

• Last used Night Vision brightness is now remembered and applied.

Graphics

• Replaced SSAO with a better quality solution.

• Grass loads over a few seconds now.  So you will see some grass popping for the first few seconds after loading a level but performance has been greatly improved.

Input

• Improved the scope multiplier setting.  Increased range from 0 - 1 to -10 - 10.  This is a reduction in movement.  A higher number is a lower speed.

• Can no longer map other actions to inputs that are used by locked input actions.

Maps

• Improved the ship layout and decorations.  Added a MK19 and two M2s.

Missions

• Added 5 new missions and a new defend area objective.

• Updated loadouts for every mission to add more suppressors, swap out over used weapons, and adjust items for the weight changes.

• Added some ladders and mounted weapons to the previous missions. 

Save/Load

• Saves now display their difficulty level.

• Improved AI state saving/loading.

Strikes

• Added A-10 Warthog air strike.  One pass with the 30mm auto cannon.  The area is small but the rounds have high penetration and damage.

• Added AH64 Apache air strike. It hovers for 2 minutes firing the 30mm cannon at any targets it sees.

UI

• The selected Strike call in now deselects once it is successfully called in.

• Added Strike icons to their menu buttons.

• The compass icon now shows the icon for the Strike type called in.

• Last used server creation settings are now remembered.

• Added an Auto Saving indicator.

• Added a Centered Scope option in the general settings.

Weapons

• Added Mk-18 rifle with 3 color options

• Added M7 rifle

• Added M17 pistol

• Added P90 submachinegun

• Added M32 grenade launcher

• Added XM8 Rifle

• Added M2 mounted machine gun

• Added MK19 mounted grenade launcher

• Reduced M45A1 7 round magazine weight from 0.35 to 0.2 kg

• Reduced MPL-1 16 round magazine weight from 0.35 to 0.25 kg

• Reduced M9 15 round magazine weight from 0.35 to 0.2 kg

• Reduced Makarov 8 round magazine weight from 0.35 to 0.08 kg

• Reduced G18 21 round magazine weight from 0.35 to 0.25 kg

• Increased P90 weapon weight from 1 to 2 kg

• Reduced AUG 30 round magazine weight from 0.7 to 0.4 kg

• Increased FAL 20 round magazine weight from 0.28 to 0.4 kg

• Increased G3A3 20 round magazine weight from 0.3 to 0.4 kg

• Reduced SVD 10 round magazine size from 2x2 to 1x1 and weight from 1.8 to 0.4 kg

• Increased AWM 10 round magazine weight from 0.35 to 0.6 kg

• Reduced M7 20 round magazine weight from 1.8 to 1.2 kg

• Increased PSG-1 20 round magazine weight from 0.26 to 0.6 kg

• Increased M21 20 round magazine weight from 0.25 to 0.6 kg

• Increased PKM 100 round magazine weight from 2.2 to 2.6 kg

• Reduced MG3 100 round magazine weight from 3 to 2.8 kg

• Reduced M240 50 round magazine weight from 3 to 1.8 kg

• Added custom map support for the new Defend Area Objective.

• Added custom map support for ladders.

• Added custom map support for water volumes.

• Added custom map support for animation triggers.

Bug Fixes:

AI

• Fixed AI reloading too quickly

• Fixed RPG firing twice quickly

• Fixed AI seeing through some bushes due to missing collider meshes. Fixed RPG reloading over and over causing them to pile up on the floor.

• Fixed crouch offset.

• Fixed an error in the reaction time that could cause AI to have less than a .25 second reaction time when spotting a target at close range, or even a negative reaction time in some cases.

• Fixed AI clipping down into the ground when prone.

Character

• Improved leaving water while swimming when standing on a mesh and not terrain.

Equipment

• AI were not audibly responding to being stunned by Stun Grenades.

• Fixed Drones displaying the incorrect altitude.

• Fixed Drone activation meter remaining on after a Drone died mid activation.

• Fixed Drones draining their battery while the game was paused in single player.

• Drones that run out of battery are now removed from the Drone Controller list.

• Fixed Carrier Drone not Saving/Loading attached items correctly.

• Carrier Drone now correctly drops attached items with the activation meter.

• Fixed the Carrier Drone’s attached item being dropped from an offset position.

• Fixed some equipment being offset incorrectly when attached to the Carrier Drone.

• Fixed attached items on Carrier Drone not being positioned correctly for other players in multiplayer.

• Fixed the attached item launching when dropped by a Carrier Drone that was picked up.

• Drones are now visually held in the hand.

General

• Fixed some spots in the helicopter not triggering deployment.

• Fixed the flash when selecting to equip the weapon already in hands when using Third Person view.

• Fixed Binocular and Recon Drone pings not working without clearing the previous ping.

Input

• Fixed issues with tooltips and glyphs showing incorrect inputs in some cases.

• Fixed scope zoom multiplier not saving.

• Fixed being able to add duplicate input mappings for the same action.

Misc

• Fixed ragdolls exploding in weird ways.  There now needs to be a slight delay before new force from an impact is applied to a body.

Missions

• Fixed grenades in the weapons tutorial not spawning on top of the table.

• Fixed error in mission triggers that caused some to ignore the status of a previous required objective.

Networking

• Fixed an error that could cause players to spawn in the wrong position.

• Fixed an error that could cause players to never spawn and be stuck on a black screen.

• Fixed a time out that could cause the host to disconnect while loading into a mission.

• Fixed an error that would cause hosting a game to fail multiple times before working.

• Fixed network IDs not being recycled properly causing things to deteriorate over time.  Usually happened after loading into a game a few times.

• Fixed spawning in progress on missions with parachute spawns being at the original spawn instead of near existing players.

Save/Load

• Fixed the difficulty level not saving/loading correctly.

UI

• Fixed formatting issues with Strike UI call ins.

• Fixed active Strikes not appearing correctly on the map after closing and reopening the map.

• Fixed text overflow in the local server creation menu.

• Fixed max player server creation field not being clamped.

• Fixed the Load button missing in the single player defeat menu if the player had previously seen the defeat menu in multiplayer.

• Fixed destroy objectives showing remaining targets on clients after the objective is complete.

• The AT-4 no longer shows a magazine slot in the inventory.

• Fixed missing Reset functionality on Graphics Settings Dropdowns.

• Removed non-functional Reset button from the Audio Settings.

• Fixed missing localization in the Chem Light tooltip type description.

• Fixed the Character Creation name field overflowing with long names.

• Map pings will now have the proper elevation set so the distance to the marker is accurate. 

Vehicles

• Fixed characters not dying when their vehicle explodes.

Weapons

• Fixed the AK74 and AK74M displaying the incorrect description.

• Fixed armor penetration on the 5.7mm rounds.

Workshop

• Fixed custom weapon and magazine upload process.

• Fixed custom weapons and magazines not loading when starting a mission.

• Fixed built-in attachments on custom weapons not loading properly.

• Fixed Custom Map Menu’s search and sorting buttons.

Known Issues:

- The Carrier Drone may not properly drop equipment attached by other players than the controller of the drone in multiplayer.

- Turning off shadows while running in DX12 causes the terrain to not render properly.

Hello Everyone,

New Weapons

M7 Rifle with Scope & Suppressor

XM8 Rifle with Scope & Grenade Launcher

M2 Machine Gun

MK19 Automatic Grenade launcher

This will bring you to having a total of 51 weapons plus 3 mounted weapons (2 grenade launcher attachments and 1 shotgun weapon attachment that can be considered weapons as well). That is a huge arsenal to choose from when making customized loadouts for each mission.

New Air Strikes

A-10 Warthog Air Strike

A single pass with the 30mm auto cannon. The area is small but the rounds have high penetration and damage.

AH64 Apache Air Strike

This will hover over a location for 2 minutes firing the 30mm cannon at any targets it sees.

New Campaign Missions

All Down Hill From Here

Fortress Fiasco

Diplomatic Defense

Island Incursion

We don’t want to spoil too much about what the details will be for these missions. What we can say is that there are new objective types, and new gameplay dynamics that will bring some thrilling new experiences.

New Achievements

Additional Quality of Life Fixes

Custom Map Fixes are coming to 1.0

We’ve been closely monitoring all reports coming in from our UGC creators and partnering directly with them to identify, reproduce, and troubleshoot the issues they’ve encountered. Through this collaborative process, our team has been able to isolate the root causes and implement fixes for the bugs they surfaced.

Additional improvements to AI

We’ve continued to gather a wide range of feedback about the AI following Update 0.9.0. Some of that feedback has been contradictory—especially around difficulty—so we took a step back and evaluated the AI from multiple angles. This included reviewing core behavior patterns as well as systems that indirectly influence AI performance, such as bush colliders and audio detection levels.

Based on that review, we’ve made targeted adjustments across several areas of AI behavior. Our goal with these changes is to create a more consistent and balanced experience for players, particularly when switching between different difficulty settings.

Freeplay Update

Hey everyone!

We’ve got some exciting news to share about the upcoming Update 1.0. The team has been making incredible progress on new maps, new weapons, and a ton of other content we know you’ve been waiting for. No need to stall, let’s get right into what’s coming next.

Missions

Last month, we teased one of the maps featured in an upcoming mission. This time, we’re giving you a top‑down look at the rest of the locations you’ll be exploring in the next batch of missions. We can’t reveal the mission types just yet, but you’ll be getting plenty more campaign details in future dev blogs and social updates leading up to release.

Weapons

As promised in our roadmap, we know many of you have been eagerly waiting to see the new weapons arriving with Update 1.0. This month, we’re dropping the first batch, your early look at what’s about to expand your arsenal. And don’t worry, this is just the warm‑up. We’re holding back some of the heavy artillery for next month’s showcase, so stay tuned.

MK-18 Rifle (Black, Green, & Tan)

M17 Pistol

M32 Grenade Launcher w/ Scope

P90 SMG

Uniforms

One of the surprises tucked into Update 1.0 is a refresh to player uniforms. We’ve been exploring new customization pieces, and there’s one item in particular that many of you have been asking about. Something that appeared in the demo but never made it into the live game. After some much‑needed updates and adjustments, we’re thrilled to confirm that the Balaclava is returning to your customization locker, available in 2 different styles and five color variants.

We’ve got plenty more in development, and we can’t wait to share each new piece with you as it comes together. Update 1.0 is packed with content, and this is just the start of what you’ll be seeing over the next few weeks. Be sure to follow us on our social platforms for extra previews, dev insights, and ongoing updates leading up to launch.

Update 0.9.0 & Hotfix 0.9.01 are now out the door. So what is next? This month we want to take a moment to and give you some insight into the team, go over an update of the roadmap, and even a sneak peek into something brand new. We are very excited about what’s upcoming.

The Team

Dagger Directive was created by a Marine Corps veteran, inspired by the tactical shooters that shaped his early gaming years, especially Delta Force. He wanted to build something that’s slower paced, and allow more open gameplay to encourage experimenting with weapons, gear, and strategy. His passion hasn’t slowed; he continues to evolve the game as it moves toward its 1.0 release and prepares to leave Early Access.

Roadmap Updates

This past year has been huge for the project and and the next phase is our most ambitious yet. Our sights are now set on Update 1.0 and officially stepping out of Early Access. With that milestone comes one of our biggest additions yet: the Global Ops Expansion, launching alongside 1.0.

Our last update 0.9.0 introduced some really cool features, however, it also introduced some bugs as well. We took each bug report and piece of feedback seriously and quickly got to work on fixing the issues. We identified three major points of feedback and made adjustments.

AI Updates

• Easy - “Normal” AI behavior after the launch of 0.9.0

• Normal - Previously “Hard” AI Behavior after the launch of 0.9.0

• Hard - “Hard” AI behavior before the launch of 0.9.0, but with adjustments so it’s slightly harder than before.

Key Binding & Controller Fixes

• Functions that cannot be changed/remapped the text will display Gray in the UI

• Mouse Wheel Functions for Zoom are working correctly again

Bug Fixed

• Fixed some Networking issues, including networking performance

• Fixed a Save/Load error that was causing players to load into a black screen

Change Log

Notes:

• \ Added “Easy” AI that is the normal from the 0.9.00 update.  Normal is the Hard AI from the 0.9.00 update.  Hard is back to where it was before 0.9.00 but with all the bug fixes and behavior changes so it’s a bit harder than before.

• \ Improved networking performance and a few other things.

• \ Altered the input map lock system to help alleviate confusion and getting into a stuck state. 

  • * Locked inputs now only exist for mouse and keyboard as it can always be the fallback if a controller is missing a critical input. 

  • * Locked inputs can no longer have additional inputs mapped to them. 

  • * Look x and y inputs are now hidden on mouse and keyboard as mapping mouse axis is not currently supported.

  • * Added opening the menu and scrolling in the menu to locked inputs.

• \ Updated Netcode package from 2.7.0 to 2.11.2

Bug Fixes:

• \ Fixed the default input for Zoom out not working correctly. Either Reset mappings to default or rebind the key to fix this issue.

• \ Fixed the Controls menu breaking if a controller was disconnected while it was selected in the menu.

• \ Fixed some controls not mapping to their correct controller.

• \ Fixed the mapping window not displaying the correct action name for some inputs.

• \ Fixed swapping an attachment show as floating for other players.

• \ Servers no longer show up in the server browser if the host has not fully spawned into the game yet.

• \ Fixed minor error on clients when host deselected a custom map.

• \ Fixed an error in the kick code that leads to getting stuck in a blank screen.

• \ Fixed an error that caused players to get stuck in a black screen when loading from the main menu.

• \ Fixed the onscreen keyboard not opening properly in the Server Browser, Direct Connect, and Create Server menu on the Steam Deck and Big Picture mode.

• \ Custom maps briefing audio no longer starts playing if you have the briefing muted.

• \ Fixed completion stars on the mission selected for custom maps sometimes displaying too many levels.

Known Issues:

• \ Some tooltips improperly display “Unassigned” for inputs that are mapped or the wrong controller.

• \ Rare issue when returning to the ship after a mission completes and one player not spawning in and getting stuck on a black screen.  We’re working on it!

In this patch we are continuing to follow the roadmap and launch the Custom Maps feature. This allows players to submit their own environments and missions. This bring a new wave of content coming in to the game. We suggest continuing to check back in the game to see what your fellow players have been cooking up. However, that’s not all that is included in this update. We have two other features we have included that came as a direct result from your feedback. Controller Support and improvements to the AI. We will go into detail about each feature included in this update and you can get the detailed change log at the bottom.

Custom Maps

We want to start by thanking everyone again for your help with the custom map beta. We were able to identify several areas of improvement and squash some bugs in the process.

Custom Maps will allows players to get new content from other players. New Maps with new unique missions. To access these missions, head over to the main mission board and look to the right, this is where the Workshop missions will be located. If you want to try a mission, click on it and press the subscribe button. Once you are subscribed the Missions will show up in the main mission board.

Thanks to community members Joules and CommodoreShawn there are already 3 new missions available. Make sure to check them out.

Controller Support - Beta

We know how important it is to be able to play your way, so we made controller accessibility a top priority. Dagger Directive now supports controllers like Xbox and PlayStation and also handheld systems like Steam Deck and ROG Ally.

When you launch the game, it’ll automatically detect your controller and load a default gamepad layout so you can jump right in to play. Also, just like with keyboard and mouse, actions are fully remappable in the settings menu. Set things up exactly how you like and play on the device that feels best for you. For a feature as detailed as this, we want to make sure we are addressing your needs. Which is why we are considering this first release as a Beta. We are planning to continue working on the controller accessibility (for example: adding a radial menu for weapon attachments), so we want your input. Please post any suggestions or feedback in our Discord.

To add some additional support for hand held devices (like a Steam Deck) we have also included a new setting in the Settings Menu (in the General tab). You can now find a “UI Menu Scaling” option. This can increase/decrease the size of the UI throughout the game*.

*Note: This UI setting is tied to your cloud save data so the setting will carry over if you change to a different device.

Default controls are setup as followed

AI Improvements

We hear your feedback loud and clear especially around the AI, so we took action. During this development cycle, we carved out dedicated time to address the most common concerns players have been raising. Alongside several design and functionality updates, we also resolved a number of bugs that were impacting AI behavior.

You should now see the AI reacting more realistically in combat scenarios. Key improvements include:

• Suppressors have a much greater effect. Using a suppressor now decreases the suppressed alerts and even prevents the alert depending on the weapon type and range.

• To offset the suppressors a bit we added a nearby impact alert. If you miss your shot and the round impacts the wall behind the AI then it still alerts them. If it passes by without impacting anything then there won’t be a reaction. The range scales based on weapon type.

• We changed the way they respond to fire. Instead of firing in the direction of the incoming fire they will narrow in on you over time. This is randomized so they may get lucky and fire near you or they may get unlucky and fire 50-100m away from you.

• The AI’s accuracy now decreases over time. Originally it would increase to provide more of an opportunity to return fire but it never decreased again. Breaking contact and re-engaging them would mean they started with very high accuracy. Now it falls off again if they are not actively shooting so they have to build up to higher accuracy again.

• Adjusted the fire delay based on the last time they had a target. This causes the AI to start with heavy fire and have it fall off over time. It resets if they see a target again.

• Lowered their night time vision a bit more to make it easier to sneak around at night and break contact if needed. Their flashlights still improve their vision as long as the target is in the flashlights cone.

This is another incremental step in our effort to improve the AI to account for various play styles. They were a bit too difficult now and hopefully we haven’t gone too far in the other direction. We’d love to hear your feedback and we’ll use it to make more improvements!

Host Unable to Revive Bug

We’ve been tracking reports where the host couldn’t revive other players. This one was tricky to reproduce, so it took some digging, but we’re confident we found the culprit. The issue should now be resolved. If you still run into this during gameplay, please let us know so we can keep hammering on it.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to play the game, reach out with feedback, or just took a moment to let us know you are having fun. With 0.9.0 out the door, we’re already moving into Patch 0.9.1, focusing on more AI improvements, performance, controller polish, and the fixes that keep the game feeling better with every update. We take your feedback seriously, and we’re committed to making thoughtful, meaningful changes that elevate your gameplay experience.

Change Log

• \ Reduced shot passed by alert distance for all weapons.

• \ Using suppressors further reduces the shot pass by alert distance.

• \ Reduced range for the AI under attack distance to help prevent too many AI from responding at once.

• \ Each bullet now has a max distance for pass-by alerts.  Shots that are too far or moving too slowly will no longer alert AI.  Ranges between 75m-600m depending on the round. Suppressors further reduce this range.  This further helps to reduce the number of AI alerted by one shot flying by.

• \ AI reacts to bullet impacts now.  If your suppressed shot misses, and you fire from far enough to not trigger the suppression alert, impacting a wall close to the AI character will trigger a nearby impact alert.  This offsets the previous change a bit.

• \ Accuracy now falls off over time instead of just going to the max and staying there.  So if you break contact and then attack again they will have the lower starting accuracy.

• \ Increased fire delay based on the last time the AI saw a target or received a combat alert.  This causes their suppressing/blind fire to reduce over time if they no longer see a target.

• \ Added a shot delay reset if the AI sees a player after not seeing them.  Improves reaction time when seeing a target while searching for them.

• \ Reduced volume of fire against helicopters.

• \ Improved post processing effects, mainly around color correction.  Scenes shouldn’t be quite as dark during the day as they had been before.

• \ Added the friendly fire indicator to the binoculars.

• \ Reviving is now radius based instead of needing to look directly at the interactable.  This should make it easier to start reviving.

• \ The game will now detect if it’s running on the steam deck and set the proper graphics settings for you.  It will only do this the first time it’s launched on the Steam Deck.

• \ Added improved controller support that includes default button mapping, button icons are displayed in the menu, and added more input options to allow taps or holds to activate actions.  Tap and hold times can be adjusted in the General Settings tab. 

• \ Input mapper now displays what was mapped.

• \ Multi-axis keybindings now properly show all inputs and are locked.

• \ Unassigned keys now display as “Unassigned” instead of a blank area.

• \ Fixed the incorrect dialogue playing when the intel is collected on Dock Disruption

• \ Fixed found drug dialogue occurring twice on Dock Disruption. Previous saves will still have the issue.

• \ Magazines now update their weight based on the ammo remaining

• \ Added a clock to the map menu that displays the current mission time.

• \ Steam keyboard will open when using a Steam Deck or Big Picture Mode when selecting a text field.

• \ Added UI scale options for 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x, and 1.25x.  The Steam Deck will default to 1.25x.  This can be changed at any time from the General Settings menu.

• \ Added custom map support (https://www.daggerdirective.com/custom-maps-guide)

Bug Fixes

• \ Fixed AI side stepping back and forth too often..

• \ The PGO-7 description now has the proper magnification listed.

• \ Fixed 1x scopes showing as 2x in the UI.

• \ Cleaned up shaders to improve performance and batching.

• \ Fixed Move Left and Move Right being reversed in the Settings UI.

• \ Fixed controller support count.  It was limited to 1 controller.  You can now have up to 100 connected.

• \ Potential fix for Host not being able to revive other players.

• \ Fixed death cam not working in multiplayer when dying from fall damage.

• \ Fixed impact effects rendering only on one side.

• \ Improved performance in and around the armory by ~15%.

• \ Fixed input name displaying incorrectly when adding an additional mapping.

• \ Fixed left and right movement controls displaying the opposite description.

• \ Fixed not being able to remap one direction of movement and look axis input.

• \ Fixed the environment post processing not matching in the ship when you select a mission. It had been slightly different.

• \ Improved Players IK.  You should not see floating weapons on players anymore.

• \ Fixed a few issues around networked objects not cleaning themselves up and ending up floating in the ship scene.

• \ Fixed an error in mission loading where the clients could start loading before the host has finished sending all mission info causing the clients and host to get stuck in a black screen.

• \ Fixed drone orientation not saving.  Affects new saves going forward.

• \ Magazines in the players inventory now save and load ammo counts correctly.  Affects new saves going forward.

• \ Fixed mortar strikes not resuming when loading from a save.

• \ Controllers names are now plain text to make them easier to read.

• \ Fixed the crouch input mapping dialogue not displaying correctly in the training.

• \ Fixed floating suppressor on AK74.

• \ Fixed missing suppressor slot on SVD.

• \ Fixed custom weapon pistols not slotting into pistol slots.

Known Issues

• \ Swapping an attachment can cause it to show as floating for other players.  Detaching or dropping the old one and then slotting in the new one avoids this.

• \ Rare issue of rejoining a game failing and sitting on a black screen.

• \ Custom maps briefing audio starts playing if you have the briefing muted.  Turing the mute off and on again fixes it.

• \ Completion stars on the mission selected for custom maps will sometimes display too many levels.

Hello Everyone,

It’s the end of April and we are exited to give you updates about the work being done on Dagger Directive. First, we would like to mention our surprise to the players reactions to our April Fool’s joke. We didn’t expect so many people would want to have the opportunity to hunt a monster like Sasquatch. We defiantly took note and are exploring what we can do with this interest.

The focus this month has been on wrapping up the custom map system and getting it ready for beta testing. We are happy to announce that the Custom Map Beta will be starting on Monday May 4th and will run until Monday May 11th. All the details like access, maps/missions available for testing, and what feedback we will be asking will be available on our Discord.

Free Play Mode Status

We also have an update on the second feature we revealed last month. Unfortunately, the recently announced feature Free Play Mode is going to be moving to update 1.0. We have received lots of feedback from players on what the mode could be and we want to make sure we meet the your expectations.

Additional Accessibility

In addition to spending more time on the design development of Free Play Mode, we have also decided to start working on adding controller support for the game. We want to make Dagger Directive available to more players who may prefer to play with controllers or play on portable devices that support Steam games.

Custom Maps Beta - Starts Monday, May 4th

Next week we will be starting our Custom Map Beta. We are looking to have custom map makers submit maps and really test out the process of submitting environments. The Beta will start on Monday 5/4 @ 10am PT and go until Monday 5/11 @ 10am PT. This will help us work with custom map makers to ensure the guides and the process for uploading new maps and missions is effortless and players are able to easily jump in and play the new content that is created.

The Beta is not just for map makers. It is also open to people who want to try out the custom maps and provide feedback on the process as a player. So if you are interested, feel free to join us during those dates. Instructions for how to access the Beta can be found on our Discord.

We are looking forward to working with everyone during the Custom Map Beta. It will help ensure that the feature works effectively at launch. After the Beta we will be continuing to wrap up the features for Update 0.9.0, which should be releasing before the next Dev Blog.

~ Agent Paca‑Tunity

Patch 0.8.03 is a small update to the game. The majority of the work is not visible since it is prep work for the release of the custom map feature. However, we have released some pending changes we had completed related to the custom weapons workshop. A list of those changes are listed below in the change log.

Change Log:

- Back End Updates for Custom Maps

- \ Added Tag filtering to the workshop menu.

- \ Added Equipment tag to items uploaded through the Workshop menu.

- \ Updated existing Workshop content to include the “Equipment” tag.

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• Fixed an issue where players joining a server mid‑mission could get stuck in a failing state. No more dropping into a doomed mission like you just walked into the wrong cabin in a horror movie.

Hey Everyone,

We hope you are enjoying the new weapons coming in from the community.

Here are some examples of the new items Community members have made:

Great work Nvsble & SabinyAK!

If you want to get involved in making weapons check out the guide here.

What’s Next

The energy rolling out of 0.8.0 didn’t slow us down for a second. The team jumped straight into Hotfix 0.8.01, tightening up UI issues around Custom Weapons and clearing out a handful of bugs players had been bumping into. That patch was just the warm‑up.

Work on 0.9.0 kicked off immediately after, and there’s a ton of exciting content in development. New systems, new toys, new surprises—enough that I officially joined the crew at Arcane Alpacas to help bring all of it to life with you. I’m here to make sure you get clear, timely, player‑first updates on everything happening inside Dagger Directive. Whether it’s patch notes, feature previews, or behind‑the‑scenes insights, I’ve got you covered.

There’s a lot coming, and I can’t wait to share it with you. So let’s get started!

UGC Maps

The next update delivers a feature the community has been buzzing about for months. The UGC wave continues, and this time it’s all about Custom Maps. Players will be able to build and submit their own environments and missions, opening the door to entirely new ways to play and experiment inside Dagger Directive. Check out these screenshots of the mission editor and the mission working in the main game.

A full step‑by‑step guide—similar to what we released for Custom Weapons—will go live on the website so creators can jump in with confidence. The Discord will be the first place to hear when those resources drop, along with early clarifications, examples, and dev notes.

While the guide is being finalized, the UGC channels in Discord are already active. They’re a great place to meet other builders, swap ideas, and start shaping the kinds of missions and environments you want to bring into the game.

Something Completely New

Stepping into the next update means stepping into an entirely different perspective on combat. Free Play Mode flips the script on traditional tactical gameplay. Instead of reacting to enemy waves, you can take command from the other side—deciding when, where, and how to deploy units against other players. It’s a chance to test your strategic instincts in a role you’ve never had before.

This mode also opens the door to completely unpredictable encounters. If you’ve ever wondered how you’d perform when dropped into a random battle with no prep time, Free Play Mode is built for exactly that. Every match becomes a fresh challenge shaped by the host’s decisions and the chaos of the moment.

This mode will give the server host the ability to control the battle and play in a whole new way. We will be dropping more details on this as time goes on.

Community Beta Sessions

Several of the upcoming features are big, experimental, and shaped directly by how they feel in players’ hands. To make sure they land the way they should, we’ll be inviting the community to help us test them. Your feedback will play a major role in tuning these systems so they’re fun, intuitive, and worth the wait.

Community Beta sessions will be announced across our social channels, along with details on how to join and what each test focuses on. Following our socials is the easiest way to stay in the loop and catch every update tied to Dagger Directive.

Twitter

Instagram

Blue Sky

Threads

Be on the look out for more!

~ Agent Paca‑Tunity

We appreciate everyone continuing to dive in and put the new custom weapons to work. The creations coming in from the community have been outstanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing what you forge next as the arsenal grows.

• Fixed bug where the creator name was not showing or showing as “Unknown”

• New UI Menu to let you set the Title, Description, Preview image, and workshop visibility when uploading or updating a weapon

*Please note: When updating you can set everything except the description. It won't overwrite the existing description.

Change Log:

• \ Swapped the vertex limit to a triangle limit check when uploading models.  Increased the limit to 3,500.  It now properly checks the FBX file.

• \ Updated the “Custom Weapons” disabled server browser icon to match the “Cheats” off icon. 

• \ Added a new upload menu to allow creators to edit the title, preview image, and visibility settings when updating a workshop item.  It allows you to customize the des

Bug Fixes:

• \ AI were spawning multiple flashlights in some cases as they attempted to randomly select attachments.  This led to drops in performance on night maps once the AI were alerted.

• \ Fixed attachments not always going into the preferred front slots when dragged and dropped into place in the inventory UI.

• \ Fixed swapping front attachments allowing the M203 and Masterkey to slot into invalid slots.

• \ Fixed inventory highlighting for sights with multiple attachment types such as the C79 that can attach to carry handles and rails.

• \ Fixed AWM top rail attachpoint rotation.

• \ Disabled the second, wider, spotlight on the AI’s flashlights to further improve flashlight performance.

• \ Fixed the character's head missing in the drone camera when the player camera setting is set to First Person.

• \ Fixed Mission Accomplished pop up if all players die outside of the evac helicopter.

• \ Fixed direct connect error caused by the addition of the listen port setting.

• \ Improved performance of magazines with a mass of zero which were causing physics performance issues when dropped.

Hi Everyone!

Update 0.8.00 is here!  With it you’ll find the custom weapons and magazine, multiple front attachment support, exporting and importing of loadouts, two new third person camera views, along with various other small improvements and bug fixes.  Below you can read about the new features and at the bottom you’ll find the full change log.

Custom Weapons and Magazines

You can now create, share, and play with custom weapons and magazines through the Steam Workshop.  We’ve created templates and guides to help get you started creating weapons and magazines.  You’ll also find the M1928 Thompson and a 20 round magazine on the Workshop.

Workshop:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2437670/workshop/

Custom Content Guide:

https://www.daggerdirective.com/custom-content

There's a local testing system so you can make sure everything works before uploading it to the Workshop. Local testing is only available in single player. You'll find two items listed in the Workshop named "Local - ".

We’re looking forward to seeing what you all create!  In the Discord you can find new channels to discuss and share what you are working on and report any issues with the tools.

Custom weapons work in multiplayer and we've added a new toggle when creating a server to say if they are allowed or not, just like the cheat toggle. Anyone using a custom weapon in multiplayer causes the other players to also download that weapon. You can see which servers allow custom weapons by looking for this icon.

Multiple Front Attachments

Since the demo, weapons have only supported one front attachment. Today you can finally have more than one!  You no longer need to choose between a PEQ-15 and an M203, you can have both.  The only restriction is that the M203 and Masterkey must still go into the bottom slot.

The inventory layout has changed to make room for all of the new slots.  The front attachments are off to the left of the weapons with the muzzle attachment slot in the center and the four rail slots in a ring around it.  You may see on some weapons that the under barrel slot is on the left or right instead of the bottom.  This is due to how we’ve chosen to implement the attachment system for custom weapons.  To keep it simple, instead of having to list every attachment that is compatible with a weapon we instead base compatibility on the rail type.  Bottom Rails accept everything while the other three block the M203 and Masterkey.  

We've loosened some of the other restrictions too. This was to reduce the complexity of the modding tools. Our old system required us to specify which attachments can slot to which weapons and which attachment slots. Now compatibility is based on rail types for scopes, suppressors are only restricted by weapon types, and magazines now use a tag based system. You may be able to attach things in an unrealistic way, however we think it's better to leave the choice up to you rather than create rigid and limiting restrictions.

The key bindings have changed slightly too.  With the last update we added a new key ‘J’ as a way to toggle the top flashlight attachment.  This was not a great solution and has been replaced with a new system.  Tapping the attachment toggle, ‘X’ by default, will now toggle attachments in a priority order.  Under barrel weapons first, then sight lights, then lasers and flashlights.  

To toggle other attachments you need to hold ‘X’ to open the new attachment toggle menu.  From there you can set the attachment states on any of the weapons attachments.

Exporting and importing loadouts

You can now export any of your loadouts, send them to a friend, and they can import the loadout into to be saved and used any time. To export simply click the "Export" button on the selected loadout. This will copy it to your clipboard to be pasted into a chat message or into a text file to be saved.

To import, just click the new "Import" button and paste the loadout text into the text box and click "Ok". You will now see the new loadout in the list with the others.

Third Person Cameras

The third person cameras are no longer half broken debug console commands.  We’ve cleaned them up and added a proper setting to the options menu.  At any time you can open the settings and change between; First Person, Third Person - Over the Shoulder, or Third Person - Centered.

Thanks for taking a look at the update! You can find the full change log below.  We’ll have more info on upcoming content later this month in the Dev Blog Post!

- Dan

Change Log

March 17, 2026 - V0.8.00 Weapon Mods

Notes:

• \ Added support for multiple front attachments.

• \ Tapping ‘X’ or the attachment toggle will toggle based on priority, holding the button will open a quick select menu to select individual items.

• \ Removed the “Toggle Secondary Attachment” key for the sight light as it’s handled by the new attachment toggle menu and shortcut.

• \ Suppressors have been made more generic.  They now attach based on types of firearms instead of specific weapons.  This was done to make custom weapon compatibility easier.  You can still play realistically if you want to or have a little more freedom, it’s up to you.

• \ Added Proper third person cameras.  Settings can be found in the General Settings tab.  “First Person” is the default, “Third Person - Centered” Places the camera above and behind the character.  It leans slightly when you lean.  “Third Person - Over Shoulder” is a closer camera and will look over the shoulder of the hand you select and swaps sides when leaning.

• \ Added Loadout Import/Export so you can share your loadouts with your friends

• \ Militia Mountain - increased the exfil helicopter speed

• \ Added custom weapon and magazine support. More info can be found here (https://www.daggerdirective.com/custom-content) (https://steamcommunity.com/app/2437670/workshop/)

• \ Added a toggle to allow or block custom weapons when creating a server.

• \ the default listen Port can be edited in the direct connect menu. This applies to all network games.  You can also change it in the console with the “net-port “ command.

• \ The text input field popup now automatically selects the text field upon opening

• \ Reworked the Inventory menu to account for the new attachment slots.

Bug Fixes:

• \ Fixed AI not spawning with RPGs when they should.

• \ Fixed duplicate loadout names appending the next index instead of replacing

• \ Fixed minor visual issues with Poseidon in the hub

• \ Dropped magazines from reloads now appear to come from the weapon instead of floating in the air in front of the character.

• \ Fixed drone weights showing 1kg.

• \ Destroying drones in the Armory no longer stops them from respawning.

• \ Fixed networking with dropped drones not appearing for other players.

• \ Added checks to help avoid the issue where you can get into a broken state at the end of a mission and the “Mission Accomplished” menu is stuck.

• \ fixed IP and port not saving and loading properly in the Direct Connect menu.

• \ Fixed the clients seeing the wrong mission selected when returning to the hub.

• \ Fixed the wrong map displayed in the hub and having the ability to break the game by firing mortars in the hub.

• \ Fixed a connection issue resulting from mission transitions.

• \ Parachute now loads its state properly.

• \ Fixed text input placeholder text not being localized

• \ Fixed highlighting for ammo in multi round weapons. 

• \ Fixed compass not displaying full 360 degrees.  

• \ Fixed the SMAW spotting rifle showing up incorrectly in the inventory.

• \ Fixed text overlapping in the binocular menu’s strike call in buttons

• \ Fixed mixed up destruction states on vehicles

• \ Fixed SMAW Spotting round having slightly different ballistics vs the rocket, they are now the same.

• \ Fixed missing localization and mislabeled death messages from secondary effects such as shrapnel or explosions.

Known Issues:

• \ Rarely, when joining a multiplayer game with custom weapons, the weapon mesh may take some time to load in. The offsets may be off until the player swaps weapons.

• \ If the Workshop is down, icons may not load properly even from a local cache. We'll improve error handling in the future.

Hi Everyone! It’s another short dev blog this month as we’re finishing up custom weapon support and a few other features for the 0.8.00 Update.

Custom Weapons

Interacting with custom weapons will be done through a menu in the armory.  From the menu you can subscribe/unsubscribe, create, and update weapons and magazines.  

Configuration Menu

Originally the configurations were done in a text file but we’ve created a UI to make it easier to work with.  From this menu you can create and edit the weapon or magazine settings.  You can adjust the weight, recoil, fire modes, ammo count, and more.  We've reworked many of the weapon systems to make it more accessible for modding. Most recently we swapped out the strict Magazine compatibility system with a simple string tag based system. You can see in the image below that the Magazine Tag is set to "thompson" tag. If you want to make a drum magazine for the Thompson we uploaded, you'll just need to add the "thompson" tag to your magazine and it will work with ours and with any other weapons on the workshop using that same tag.

Same for existing weapons in the game. If you create a weapon with the "stanag" tag it will work with all of the stanag pattern magazines in the armory. We'll be providing a full list of the tags we use internally and you'll also be free to create new tags as needed.

We’re currently preparing the guide and model templates which we will release before the update goes out.  This way anyone can get started creating weapons and magazines to have them ready for the day the patch releases.

Third Person Camera

We’ve had quite a few requests for a third person camera mode. While we had a version we did quickly in the console commands, it hasn't always worked properly. We’ve gone in and cleaned it up. You'll soon be able to select from "First Person", "Third Person - Over the shoulder", or "Third Person - Centered" camera modes from the settings menu.

Loadout Importing and Exporting

Another new feature coming is the ability to export and import loadouts to share with others.  This is all done in the loadout menu.  Simply select the loadout you want to share and click the `Export` button.  This will save the loadout text to your clipboard to be pasted in messages or a text file to share with others.

Importing is just as easy.  Select the `Import Loadout` button and paste the loadouts text into the window.  You will then be able to select and play with your new loadout.

This isn’t everything coming in the next update and we’ll have more information to share over the next couple of weeks as we prepare for the Weapon Mods patch release!

Thanks! - Dan

Hi Everyone!

The SAS update is here!  With it comes new weapons, attachments, uniform options, updates to maps, and a list of AI improvements and bug fixes.  You can read more about what has changed below.  At the bottom you will find the full change log.

Weapons and Attachments

SPAS-12 - a semi-automatic shotgun

M10 - a compact sub-machine gun with an optional suppressor

Update MP5 and MP5SD models - pictured with the illumination and aiming device

HK G36 - Seen here with the new M68 Aimpoint sight

HK G3 - It includes rails to attach scopes and sights.

FN FAL - Similar to the G3 but has a higher rate of fire.

MG3 - it lacks attachment points but makes up for it with a very high rate of fire.

AWM - Chambered in .300 WM and includes rails for front mounted attachments.

PGO-7 - this is the scope from the RPG and you can now use it on any of the AK style weapons.

Uniforms

You can choose the new SAS Smock and select from eleven different color and camouflage patterns. You'll find the Zip Front Assault Vest with five different color options.

Mission updates

We’ve made various changes to the missions in the second campaign.  All of the maps received additional enemy patrols, props, and buildings.  The largest changes were to Runway Rampage and Manufacturing Meltdown.  You’ll have access to the new AH-6 strike in some of the missions too.

Runway Rampage has more enemies along the long walk out to the village, the runway objective was broken up into three smaller objectives to help prevent the need for back tracking, and we filled out the area with trees for additional cover.

Manufacturing Meltdown is in a much better state.  Props like boxes, furniture, and vehicles have been added around.  Additional enemies and patrols were added.  Locations of existing enemies have been moved to make the mission feel better paced.  The terrain colors were adjusted too.

The next update will include custom weapons and workshop support so check back soon for those!

Thanks!

- Dan

Change Log

Jan 31, 2026 - V0.7.00 SAS

Notes:

• \ Slightly reduced flashlight brightness and improved the cone

• \ Added M-10 Suppressor

• \ Added M24 Suppressor

• \ Added PGO-7 Scope for AK style weapons

• \ Added M68 CCO red dot sight

• \ Updated ACOG mesh and texture

• \ Added aiming flashlight for the MP5/G3A3 - Press “J” to activate this attachment.  This is a step towards having multiple activatable attachments.

• \ Added a carry handle adapter to the ACOG, C79, and M68 to make them compatible with weapons that do not have removable carry handles.

• \ Added .22cal, .300 Blackout, .338 Lapua, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.8mm, and 5.7mm to prepare for upcoming custom weapons.  Will be adding more in the future.

• \ Increased random rotation speed when dropping items so they fall over properly.

• \ Improved C2M1 - additional enemies, buildings, and props.

• \ Improved C2M2 - additional enemies, vehicles, buildings, props, improved objective visibility.

• \ Improved C2M3 - additional enemies, lots of trees, buildings, props, split the 1 large air field objective into 3 smaller objectives, improved ground and grass textures.

• \ Improved C2M4 - additional enemies, props, trees.

• \ Improved C2M5 - additional enemy patrols, additional buildings, added foliage, improved terrain textures, added furniture, streetlights, and destructible boxes and barrels.

• \ Made the AH6 air strike available in various missions in the second campaign.

• \ Compatible item names are now sorted alphabetically.

• \ Added SAS Smock with 11 variants

• \ Added SAS Zip Front assault vest with 5 variants

• \ Updated car textures

• \ Added AI AWM - a .300 Win Mag sniper rifle

• \ Added FN FAL - a 7.62mm battle rifle

• \ Added M10 - a .45 ACP submachine gun

• \ Added H&K G36 - a 5.56mm assault rifle

• \ Added H&K G3A3 - a 7.62mm battle rifle (shares magazines with PSG-1)

• \ Added MG3 - a belt feed machine gun

• \ Updated MP5 model

• \ Updated MP5SD model

Bug Fixes:

• \ Fixed an issue where the AI could appear stuck after flanking a player.

• \ Fixed AI seemingly ignoring players' gunshots when in certain states.

• \ Fixed AI continuing to suppress the last known player location after too long of a time. 

• \ Reworked state transitions to avoid AI flip flopping between states too quickly.

• \ Fixed bone weights on characters arms.

• \ Added trash to the dumpsters so you can climb out and no longer get stuck in them.

• \ Fixed terrain holes in a few places where players could get stuck.

• \ Fixed missing exifl compass markers in the tutorial missions.

• \ Fixed error that could cause players to spawn in and die right away when experiencing poor internet connection speeds.

• \ Improved host migration

• \ Added additional feedback when you are disconnected.

• \ Fixed a spawning error caused by the host disconnecting as a player is joining.

• \ Added a 45 second timeout when joining a game so you don’t sit in the “Joining” screen forever if the host has a poor connection.

• \ The server browser no longer gets stuck when refreshing servers if you close the window while it’s refreshing.

• \ Fixed error that would cause the save system to fail when saving inventory items that are held by AI in certain situations.

• \ Players' stances are now saved and loaded properly.

• \ G11 Hyper burst now has the proper recoil.

• \ Fixed missing ammo belts on belt fed weapons after reloading a few times.

• \ Fixed an issue with auto slotting front attachments on weapons with built-in bipods.

• \ Fixed compatible item names for some pistol magazines.

Hi everyone!

We’re at the end of the year and I wanted to thank you all for the feedback and support!  We released the demo back in February and since then we've added co-op, released into Early Access in June, had a few bug patches, released the 90’s update, had a large performance patch, and we’re just about done with the SAS update. Looking into next year we've got the SAS update first, then the weapon mods, map mods, and then finally the third content update along with leaving early access.

Keeping this update post short since the next one will have a lot more info. Here's one last preview of what’s coming in the next update:

Thanks again for a great first year and we’re looking forward to building up to the full release in 2026!

Happy New Year! - Dan

Hi Everyone!

There’s not too much to go over since the last patch notes included some preview content, so this will just be some additional info.  We’ll go over some more details of upcoming features like the SAS Content update and the Custom Weapons update.  This content is in addition to fixing issues from the performance update last week along with continuing to improve performance, improve gameplay, and fix bugs.  You can view the previous update info and notes here:

Preview: SAS Content Update

Here’s another preview of the upcoming SAS Update.  You’ll get some new uniform options, updated MP5 and MP5SD models, along with new weapons including the H&K G3A3 (as seen in the previous patch notes) and the FN FAL (seen below).

Update MP5SD:

New Uniform and Vest Options

FN FAL

Preview: Custom Weapons Update

The current flow for custom weapons is for you to download the .fbx template file we've created. This has a base weapon and empty nodes.  You’ll create your own weapon, move some nodes around on the template such as the muzzle, attachment points, hand IK positions, and various other controls to fit your weapon.  Then you’ll create a data file that has the weapon stats.  You will also create some inventory icons and screen shots for the Workshop.

Next you’ll go into the game to the Custom Weapons board in the armory. Then Find your weapon listed and be able to both test and upload your weapon from within the game.  If you need to update the weapon later on you’ll simply update your local files, head to the armory, and upload the updated files.

Most of the remaining work is in creating an easy to use editor for the stats file.  Right now it’s just editing a JSON text file, so it was not the most intuitive thing to work with, and we want to make the process as smooth as possible.

Thanks! - Dan

Hi everyone! 

Sorry for the delays in getting this update out.  It took a lot longer than anticipated. Sorry for not keeping you all updated on the progress too.  I’ll work on keeping to the devblog schedule and responding to discussions.  The good news is you won’t have to wait this long for the next one.  Improving performance was our main goal but we’ve included a few new graphics options and some bug fixes too.

Performance

The best way to show off the performance improvements is with a video.  On the left is patch 0.6.02 and on the right is 0.6.03.  This is recorded on a Steam Deck.

You’ll notice an overall performance increase on lower end PCs such as the Steam Deck.  Higher end PCs will see improvements with stuttering so the game should feel smoother. 

Graphics settings

A couple new graphics options have been added.  First are some presets; Low, Medium, High, and Steam Deck.  This will set up your graphics options to things that we have found work well on various devices.

We’ve added two new shadow rendering settings.  You can now set the distance shadows render and the number of shadow cascades. These can be used with the shadow resolution setting to help you find a good balance between distance and quality.  Using the presets is a good starting place if you don’t want to fiddle with the settings.

Lastly the graphics settings are now saved to a text file so if something gets messed up, you can delete the file and it will reset your settings.  The file is located in:

“C:\\Users\\\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Arcane Alpacas\\Dagger Directive\\GraphicsSettings.config”

Feedback

I saw some comments that we have not been responding or that we’ve abandoned the game, rest assured we have not abandoned the game.  We’re here and working on it!  I have not done a great job keeping up with Steam discussions and I did forget to put out the dev blog last month.  I will work on improving communication and sorry for creating concerns!

Future Content

While we’ve been focused on performance that doesn’t mean we aren’t working on other things.  Here’s a preview of the custom weapons system and one of the new guns.

You’ll be able to upload weapons to the Steam Workshop for others to use.  Magazines can be shared so a weapon you make can use a magazine that already exists in the game, or one someone else made.  We’re still working to improving the workflow, UI, and general polish.

* Yes the Thompson will be in the Workshop for everyone at launch!

Here’s a sneak peak at a new gun coming with the next update:

Below you can view the patch notes, thanks!

- Dan

Patch Notes

Nov 20, 2025 - V0.6.03 Performance improvements

Notes:

• \ Replaced the vision with a more accurate and performant system

• \ IK has different quality levels at different ranges

• \ Lots of small performance improvements, too many to list them all. This is where most of the time was spent.

• \ Improved pooling performance.

• \ Improved hitbox and collider performance.

• \ Improved stats and achievements performance.

• \ Added graphics presets for; Low, Medium, High, and Steam Deck.

• \ Added new graphics settings for Shadow distance and Shadow cascade count.

• \ Improved the grass quality for lower grass detail settings

• \ Antialiasing settings are now named Off, FAA, MSAA x4, MSAA x8 and not just low-high.

Bug Fixes:

• \ AI no longer becomes stuck when drones are active.

• \ Fixed AI getting stuck when failing to path in the idle state.

• \ Ai can target the Zodiac now, it was set to the wrong faction.

• \ Fixed an error in the projectiles that kept them from fully penetrating an object in some cases.

• \ Fixed lower detail grass looking stretched out.

• \ Improved host time out to fix host migrations.

• \ Fixed connection error handling, if you get an error connecting you’ll end up back in the main menu instead of stuck in a loading screen.

• \ Improved spawning which should help reduce the number of errors when loading into some of the heavier scenes.

• \ Fixed scope sometimes rendering when iron sights are active.

Known/existing issues:

• \ Turning shadows from on to off can sometimes not take full effect until you load into a new scene.

• \ Leaving and rejoining a game as a host can cause the server to get into a broken state.  We’ll have a fix in the next update.

• Updated Unity to 6000.0.58f2 to fix a security vulnerability in the engine. This brings some additional changes and updates to the engine and may also improve Vulkan performance on Nvidia GPUs. More info: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01

• Fixed a black screen error when attempting to play the game on systems with Qualcomm CPUs.

• Trouble with connections during a host migration can stop new players from spawning.

• PSG-1 suppressor is back in the armory
• Tracer rounds are back in the armory. One magazine per rack has tracers.
• Fixed stuck AI breaking objectives. They may still get stuck and be killable but the objectives will be completed properly.
• Added . When enabled equipment will no longer encumber the player.
• Improved player spawning during multiplayer games.

Hi Everyone!

The first of our planned content updates is here!  The 90’s Pack, In it you’ll find a selection of weapons, attachments, and uniform options from real life, games, and movies from the 90’s.  See a full list of new additions, changes to gameplay and missions, and bug fixes below.

New Weapons

You can now choose from ten additional weapons, two new sights, and a new type of grenade! Here's the ones we haven't shown off yet. We added a slight zoom if aim with a weapon that does not have a scope equipped, or if you are wearing NVGs.

Colt 727 - a 5.56mm carbine

Aimpoint 5000 - has a slight zoom to give it a slight advantage now that we've added zooming without scopes.

AK74M - a semi or fully automatic 5,45mm rifle

M1911 - a semi automatic .45 caliber pistol

M950 Calico - a semi or fully automatic 9mm submachine gun, includes 50 and 100 round drums

Hawk MM-1 - a semi automatic 40mm grenade launcher

M136 AT4 - a single use anti tank weapon

New Uniforms

We've added a few new patterns for uniforms, helmets, and vests.

Updated Ship and Missions

The ship and the first five missions have received layout, art, and pacing improvements. We'll be continuing to work on these and the other ten missions for future updates.

Thanks for taking a look and for all of the feedback! Below you'll see the full list of additions, improvements, and bug fixes.

- Dan

Change Log

September 15, 2025 - V0.6.00 The 90’s Update

New Weapons

• Pancor Jackhammer - a semi or full automatic shotgun.  Uses 10 round drums of buckshot or slugs.

• M950 Calico - a semi or full auto submachine gun.  Uses 50 or 100 round drum magazines.  Supports scopes.

• MM1 - Hawk - a semi auto 40mm grenade launcher.  Holds 12 rounds at a time.  Does not support attachments.

• M1911 - a semi automatic .45 cal hand gun.  Uses the same magazines as the M45a1

• Colt 727 - a semi or full automatic 5.56mm rifle.

• M16A2 - a semi or burst fire 5.56mm rifle.

• Colt SMG - a semi or full automatic 9mm sub machine gun.

• AKS-74U - a semi or full automatic compact assault rifle.

• M136 AT4 - a single use anti tank weapon.

• AK74M - a semi or full automatic assault rifle.

New Attachments

• Aimpoint 5000 - a 1x red dot sight that includes weaver rail extension to allow it to attach to weapons with carry handles.

• C79 - a 3.4x scope that allows adjustments from 200-800m.

New Equipment

• M68 - an impact variant of the M67.  Has a 0.25-0.35 impact fuse and a 5-7 second post impact fuse in case it lands too early.  Has a red stripe around the base of the fuse to distinguish it from the M67.

New Uniform Items

• Raid BDU – Tiger Stripe Desert

• Raid BDU – Tiger Stripe

• Raid BDU – Woodland Urban

• Raid BDU – M81 Woodland

• Raid BDU – MOUT Urban-T

• Raid BDU – Track Urban

• Raid BDU – Olive Drab

• Raid DBDU – 6-color Desert

• Raid DCU – 3-color Desert

• Raid BDU – All-Over Brush

• Raid BDU – Black

• Raid BDU – Desert Night

• TG Faust Vest – Spray Paint, Desert 

• TG Faust Vest – Spray Paint, Olive 

• TG Faust Vest – ERDL

• TG Faust Vest – Black

• Pro-Tec - Black

• Pro-Tec - Spray Paint, Desert

• Pro-Tec - Spray Paint, Olive

Notes

• AI: Reduced AI vision at night to make it more difficult for them to spot players at night.

• AI: AI can now spawn with flash light attachments.  They’ll turn them on when in combat.

• AI: Flashlights now affect AI vision.  If you are illuminated by a flash light you will be easier to see.

• AI: Time of day now affects AI accuracy.  The darker it is the less accurate they are when shooting.

• AI: Added an animation for when they get stunned by a flashbang.

• AI: Added AI callouts for when the player is near bushes, trees, and smoke.

• Gameplay: You can see who killed you in multiplayer by looking at the chat window. 

• Gameplay: Added crosshair zooming.  Adds a slight zoom when you click the scope button without a scope active.  It still slows your movement but you can see a little farther without a scope. This works on mounted weapons and with night vision.

• Gameplay: Added \. The \ menu can be accessed in the Pause Menu by entering an input sequence found in Poseidon’s Bunk.

• Gameplay: Added ammo information to the magazine interact message

• Gameplay: Recon drone lasers now scale based on distance to improve visibility at far distances. 

• Gameplay: Added the option to choose between white phosphor or green night vision.  The option can be found in the settings menu.

• Gameplay: Your player will now make a grunt and a screen effect will flash when hit.

• Inventory: Backpack now fills out horizontally first instead of vertically when auto slotting items.

• Inventory: Magazine slots on weapons now support multiple rows for individually loaded weapons such as shotguns and grenade launchers.

• Inventory: Weapon icons are now centered in the weapon slots.

• Inventory: Added items weights to the item info window.

• Levels: Improved Missions 1-5.  Added additional enemies, clutter, trees, adjusted terrain, and buildings.

• Levels: The ship’s visuals have been improved.

• Levels: The armory has had a second floor added, weapons are now mounted on the wall, launchers can be found in the boxes along the wall. 

• Levels: Oh Crude: you now ride in on the raft. 

• Weapons: Reduced sway for M21, M24, MP5, MP5SD, and UMP

• Weapons: Increased sway for M240, M249, PKM, and PSG1 

• Weapons: Reduced weapon equip/unequip times for SMGs

• Weapons: Increased weapon equip/unequip times for Sniper Rifles and LMGs

• Weapons: Increased reload speed of the M1014 and masterkey.

• Weapons: Increased M203 round weight.  Was using an incorrect value before.

• Weapons: Updated the M67 with a new mesh and texture.

• Weapons: AK style weapons now support flashlights and the PSO-1 scope.

• Animations: Added new player animations for different movement directions.

• Weapons: RPG now has a spotting rifle attached to enhance target acquisition.

• Weapons: BACK BLAST AREA CLEAR! – RPG, Javelin, SMAW, and AT4 now have back blast that will kill.

• Weapons: Minigun audio replaced and it now visually spins down.

• Weapons: Magazines now say "Heavy" when mostly full.

• UI: Compass now displays the degrees for more precision.

• UI: Players can now disable the compass in settings.

• UI: Players can now disable the crosshair in settings. 

• UI: Updated character customization menus

• UI: Out of date save versioning can now be mission specific.

Bug Fixes

• AI: Fixed alert priority issue that caused the AI to sometimes run backwards.

• AI: Fixed a movement target error that forced a constant re-pathing, causing them to appear to stand in place while sliding across the ground when close to a player.

• AI: Fixed the friendly gun shot alert not passing along the correct target position in some cases.

• AI: Fixed error with lighting during night missions.  Lights will now apply the correct vision effect on the player.

• AI: Added missing Cartel callout for “By the barrels”

• Drones: Fixed drone battery level not saving

• Gameplay: Fixed items like grenades sometimes showing when the binoculars are active.

• Gameplay: Fixed typo in “Boots on the Ground”

• Gameplay: Fixed friendly fire warning not showing up properly when using scopes at longer ranges.

• Gameplay: You can no longer jump while parachuting.

• Inventory: Fixed icons getting stuck floating on the grid in some odd cases.

• Levels: Fixed floating pole in C1M2

• Levels: Added transparency to the helicopter windows

• Weapons: Fixed scopes turning off when attaching a magazine to individually loaded weapons.

• Weapons: Fixed shotgun pellet distribution

• Weapons: Fixed scale on the M21.  It was smaller than it should have been.

• Weapons: Fixed suppressor positions on multiple weapons.

• Weapons: Projectiles no longer kill the AI that fired them or the player if the player is using speed mult cheats.

• Weapons: Fixed scopes rendering with a lower than normal color accuracy causing banding and other visual artifacts.

• Weapons: Fixed bipods “attached” message remaining on after a weapon is put away.

Hi Everyone!

We’ll keep this month's update a bit shorter as we’re busy finishing up the first content update. 

MicroProse Podcast

First up, we’re on the first episode of the new MicroProse Podcast!  You can listen to it in a few different places and hear a bit more about the development and future of the game:

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/69HJD5dCzs3Lo2o8KYWPui?si=cKNk1mpkQRyAag2DFtujeQ

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/0Emdb3RrMbM

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579827980851

Upcoming Weapons and Equipment

Next, here’s another preview of a few things you’ll see, we’ll have a much larger overview of all the content when it releases.

AKS-74U - a compact variant of the AK-74

Colt M635 - a 9mm variant of the CAR-15

M68 - a fragmentation grenade with an impact fuse

Upcoming AI improvements

Finally some AI updates.  We’ve been adding to their possible weapons, tuning sight distances, reaction times, and of course fixing bugs.  One of the bigger changes coming in the next update is that they will be able to use flashlights. The flashlights will affect their vision at night. We’ll go into more detail about all of the changes in the patch notes when it releases. 

Check back soon for the content release!

Thanks!

- Dan

Hi everyone! We've got a small hot fix to correct a few issues from the previous update. August 5, 2025 - V0.5.05 Build: 725 Changeset: 4710

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed loading from a save causing duplicate magazines to float in the air.

• Fixed multiple rounds loading into the M203 and M1014 if you reload and then try to pick up additional shells.

• Fixed graphics setting menu not displaying properly the first time it’s opened

• Fixed XM29 not loading its magazine when loading from a save or into a mission.

Thanks, - Dan

Here's another preview from the next content update:

Hi Everyone!

It’s already the end of July and here’s our development update.  Today you’ll see a new update for the game that includes a new shotgun, carrier drone, networking improvements, and bug fixes.  You can view the full change log at the bottom of this update.

New Features

Carrier Drone

The new carrier drone opens up some new ways to play.  You can attach small items such as magazines or explosives to the bottom and deliver them to different locations on the battlefield.  Let’s say you see a patrol coming down the road and want to set up an explosive to ambush them.  Attach an explosive, fly the drone to the ambush point, and drop off the explosive to detonate later. Or maybe a buddy is out of ammo for their M249, attach a box of ammo and fly it over to them.

M1014 Shotgun

Next up is the M1014 semi-automatic shotgun. It accepts any optic that uses 1913 rails and can hold a flashlight or PEQ-15 on the front.

Throw Magazines

You can now toss magazines to your buddies if they are low on ammo and you're pinned down. To throw a magazine, place it into one of the item pouches, equip it, and then toss it as you would any other thrown item. This is also how you attach magazines to the new carrier drone.

Multiplayer optimizations

A lot of work has gone into improving multiplayer performance and stability.  We added three features to help with this.  First was  One issue you may have seen is that you can spawn into a mission and not see other players or enemies.  This was caused by a backup in the message queue.  So the first change was to increase the send rates while lowering the size of each message. Our tick rate was 10, so 10 times per second we were sending the full information on each object you own.  We changed this to instead send a little bit every single frame.

While spreading out the load improved reliability, we still had an issue with the volume of data.  The next step was to reduce the size of each message.  We went through each object's update message, organized the data, and added compression where we could.  The largest boost was compressing quaternions into a single 32bit number and then decompressing it on other clients.

Finally we set up priority based send rate adjustment.  Priority is modified during gameplay to increase the priority based on the distance from players, if the object is moving, and how much of a threat the object is to a player.  So if an object is not moving we send its position less, if players are very far away from something we send its position less often, and this can be changed per entity type which allows us to increase the priority for important objects like helicopters and enemy characters while lowering rates for less important objects like boxes or smoke grenades. 

Here you can see a visualization of this working.  Watch the increase in messages as the weapon falls from the shelf.

All of this work has allowed us to play multiplayer on a simulated 2G cell phone internet connection!  There’s still improvements to be made but this should be a very noticeable improvement for everyone.  We’ll continue to tune and improve the networking, packet sizes, and update rates for objects.  So if you see something moving slowly just let us know and we’ll get it fixed.

90s Sneak Peak

Last month we showed off the road map.  The next update will be the 90s Pack!  We’re hard at work preparing this first content pack and we want to offer a sneak peak:

The future is looking bright!  

Thanks!

- Dan

Change Log

July 29, 2025 - V0.5.04 - Build: 719 Changeset: 4662

Known issues:

• When loading a save with the XM29 it doesn’t start with a magazine.

Notes:

• Added mission difficulty completion stars to the mission buttons

• A mission is now selected upon entering the ship in single player. It selects your last selected mission, next mission after a victory, or the first available if one is not set.

• No key assigned inputs will no longer appear in instructions as they just added more text that wasn't needed

• Your own player now shows up on the compass while operating a drone

• Added confirmation when deleting a save file

• The player now moves faster with nothing in your hands or just a knife.

• Players can now send mortar strikes from the map.

• Added lens flares to flashlights.

• Players are notified with a pop up in the free fly camera when they are being revived.

• Improved networking performance (See the dev blog for details)

• Added ping and packet loss information + icons that show in the top left corner if they are bad enough.

• Replaced host star icon

• Fire rates are now saved on weapons.  This applies on the load out selection menu too.

• Night vision state is now saved and loaded instead of falling back to the default.

• Added a new setting to reduce or remove the zoomed view look input multiplier.  Defaults to 1 to have zoomed views reduce input speed proportionally (this is how it works in previous versions).  Set to 0 to remove the reduction all together and have the zoomed view move as fast as it would without being zoomed.

• Added Toggle Walk input.  You can set the key in the input manager

• Shotgun swaps slower if changing weapons (equip time). 

• Added m1014 shotgun 

• Added carrier drones to transport equipment, magazines, or drop explosives.  Look at the drone while holding an item to attach.

• Increased mortar strike size by 50% for both HE and Smoke

• You can now throw magazines.  Place them in one of the pouches and throw like you would with a grenade.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix for exfil helicopter not failing mission when it was destroyed.

• Fix for the failed mission pop up spamming every couple seconds.

• Fix for Convoy and Cache Clash missions not failing when the infil/exfil helicopter was destroyed. 

• Fixed error with AI navigation on clients.

• Fixed radio tower particle size rendering differently in scope views.

• The infil helicopter no longer leaves if there are dead players inside.

• Fixed mission status saving constantly causing performance issues during the Victory menu.

• Joining a multiplayer game after the mission has been defeated now shows the proper status for the joining client.

• Fixed reload issue when loading a save with an M203 or various other weapons.

• Fixed save issue that would cause vehicles to sometimes move back to their starting position after loading.

• Fix for being able to quickly reload a shotgun. 

• Fix the missing shotgun sounds.

• Fix for bipods not being able to be placed on certain objects.

• Fix for drone sounds not turning off when the battery dies.

• Fix for not being able to complete the tutorial achievement.

Hi everyone!  

We’re a bit late on the June Dev blog (It was a busy month) but here it is!  We launched into early access on June 3rd and since then we’ve released a few updates to fix bugs and improve stability. Thanks for all of your feedback and support!  It has been a massive help in tracking down and fixing issues. In the last patch notes we mentioned that we’re going to be taking some additional time between updates.  Rest assured that we’re nowhere near done with Dagger Directive.  Below you will find our roadmap so you can see what content we have planned.  Today will also see a couple releases; a small patch to fix a couple issues from the last update, and the demo is back!

Update 1.5.02

Small update to fix two issues with the last update.

July 3, 2025 - V0.5.02 - Hot Fix

Known issues:

• Only the first 100 lobbies will appear in the server browser

• Reloading issues with OICW

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed gunshots sometimes not playing when joining an in progress match

• Fixed an incorrect offset that the gunshots were playing from

• Increased how many sounds can play at once so sound shouldn't noticeably cut out in intense situations

• Fixed an issue where loading and saving multiple times could compound an issue with objectives loading.

Road Map

We’ve had a lot of questions about what content we plan on adding or what features we’re working on.  Here’s our current roadmap.  A few notes: First the content should not change but the order of the items may change.  We’ll keep you updated if things move around.  Second, this is the larger features only so if you don’t see something it doesn’t mean we aren’t working on it, it’s just too small to go in here.

Body Armor System

Armor is an existing system but we’ve heard questions about it and wanted to clarify how it currently works.  There are two types of body armor;  Kevlar and plates.  The players always have both plates and Kevlar while the enemy will have a mix.  Each projectile has different properties that affect the outcome when hitting the different types of armor.  Range, velocity, diameter, and mass is taken into account.  Slower pistol rounds will be easily defeated by Kevlar, while rifle rounds will tear through it.  Rifle rounds can be stopped by plates but have a chance to weaken the plate to the point where it becomes useless.  Feedback and a bit of gamification have been added in to make the outcome more clear and the feature a bit more forgiving/less random for the player.  Impact effects look different when hitting armor, they appear grey or tan vs. the red blood effect you normally see.  Armor is only on the chest so you may see both red and grey impact effects.  This can happen if the bullet passes through the arm, or another body part, and impacts the chest behind it.

* VFX scaled up for visibility

Gamification comes in with the chances.  Each hit on armor will increase the chance that the next hit penetrates.  This stops the true random effect of firing multiple shots into armor and getting very unlucky.  A shot or two getting stopped by armor can be fun.  Firing 10 shots, having all of them get stopped by armor, and then getting shot once and killed is not as much fun.

The demo is back!

As promised, we’ve re-released the demo.  If you or someone you know has been looking forward to the demo, now’s the time to try out Dagger Directive!  It’s the same missions as the previous demo, just built off the latest live version and with multiplayer disabled.

Demo Link

Thanks!

- Dan

Hi everyone!

Update 0.5.1 is here!  This update was focused on improving objective and mission stability while also fixing bugs with multiplayer.  We’ve reworked each mission to simplify and improve the objectives.  Because of the rework, any in progress mission saves will be invalidated.  Your campaign progress saves will still be there.

We had hoped to get this update out last week but needed some extra time to test and polish the features. As a heads up, we will be increasing the amount of time between updates.  This will give us additional time to work on larger features such as AI improvements, the mission editor, weapon mod tools, and give us the ability to batch new weapons and equipment into larger updates.  If major issues are discovered with patches we will of course hot fix them so you won’t have to wait long for critical fixes.

Objective Improvements

Stationary and Vehicle Target Visualization:

For objectives that require you to destroy stationary targets or vehicles, you’ll now see their positions marked on the map screen.

Character Target Visualization

Objectives that require you to kill enemy characters will display the area but not specific locations at first.  Previously you’d need to kill a percentage of the enemies, this percentage was hidden and which gave it a random feeling.  You will now have to kill all of the enemies in the area.  If enemies leave the area due to getting alerted or just wandering off, you will not have to kill them.

More than three left:

Three or less left:

Complete:

Full Patch Notes

Important:

• In progress missions saves will be invalidated. Campaign progress will still be there.

Known issues:

• Only the first 100 lobbies will appear in the server browser

• Joining in progress can sometimes cause other players gunshot sounds to not work. This fixes itself over a short period of time. All other sounds and your own gunshots sounds work fine.

Notes:

• Added new art for the RPG-7.

• Added new art for the M8541 scope.

• Quick click throws objects at max power. Holding still allows you to throw at specific power. 

• Added a “Delete All” button to clear all saves from the list. 

• Added a confirmation popup when exiting the application.

• Added a confirmation popup to return to the main menu and changed the Main Menu button in the Pause Menu to use the Warning color.

• Exit button in the main menu now uses the Negative color to keep it consistent with the Pause Menu.

• Lowered binocular range readout and activation instructions.

• Added an “Auto-Run" toggle.

• Adjusted NPC volumes to not sound right next to you as much when they are nearby.

• The player's character now shows up on the compass in the Free Fly Camera when dead.

• Added Night Vision to the Free Fly Camera.

• Added Free Fly Camera instructions.

• Can now jump to players in the Free Fly Camera.

• The build information now remains on in the multiplayer menu and it and the connection text is shifted a little from the side so it doesn't look cutoff anymore. 

• Added a button to Return to Ship when selecting a single player player.

• The Continue button when selecting a single player player now greys out if there is no active mission with a valid save. Now displays valid save information.

• Split the Audio settings out into its own tab.

• Added a statistics board to the Bunk.

• Improved the mission system. Removed multistep objectives and replaced them with single steps to reduce complexity.

• Added objective area displays to the map screen.  Stationary or vehicle targets are always displayed on the map with target dots.  Character targets are hidden until there are three or less, then they will show up as target dots.

• Improved the destruction objectives.  Instead of needing to destroy a hidden percentage of spawned targets, you now need to destroy all targets in the area.  If a target leaves the area they can be ignored.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix for issue with dragging the first rocket round into the slot will not work.

• Fix for shotgun only reloading one shell when pressing “R”.

• Fix for mortar strikes not continuing to fire when the host leaves while the strikes are in progress.

• Increased the "Start Mission Trigger" to fix the dead spot near the cockpit which resulted in the mission not starting.

• Fix for shotgun not playing reload sounds for 4 rounds even though you may be reloading less. 

• Fixed NPC voice spatialization not working correctly.

• Fixed Peace Keeper NPC voices having a further range than they should have.

• Fix for helicopter rotor blade shadows not showing. 

• Fix for drone camera rotation. Added limits on the vertical rotation. 

• Fix for pausing all audio when the player pauses the game. 

• Fix for Ai getting dragged by vehicles after you killed them. 

• Fix for vehicles driving through each other. 

• Fixed an issue if no mission was selected when muting briefing through the Settings Menu.

• Fixed the scroll wheel not scrolling statistics in the player select menu.

• Fixed Airbase Assault's default time not being an increment of 15.

• Fixed cases where players could fail to spawn when joining an in progress game and be stuck in a blank screen.

• Fixed a case where hosting a game, leaving, and joining another game could result in a blank screen.

Thanks!

- Dan

Hi everyone!

This week's patch is here!  This patch is focused on improving performance, especially around networking.  We reworked the way the network messages are sent to reduce the CPU cost and size of the messages.  There was a general pass on over all performance and we took care of a few big issues.  There’s still a lot to improve on too.

Next week's updates will be focused on improving the mission and objective system to make it more robust.  We’ll be continuing to fix bugs and improve performance too.  Thanks for playing and for all the bug reports!  It has really helped us track down and fix problems quickly.

Known issues:

• Only the first 100 lobbies will appear in the server browser

• Issue dragging the first rocket round into the slot will not work.  Pressing “R” does.

• The shotgun only reloads one shell when pressing “R”.  You can reload through the Inventory menu.

• If the owner leaves during a mortar strike the strike ends early.

Notes:

• Reworked network serialization for all entities to improve performance and reduce traffic.

• General performance optimization pass on the game.

• Spread out AI alert reactions over a few frames to improve performance.

• Added the command line argument option "-default_input_bindings" to reset input bindings on launch. Adding this for one launch of the game in its Properties -> General -> Launch Options will perform the reset. Remove the option afterwards so it doesn’t keep resetting.

• Added the mission name to the map

• Removed the server password character minimum

• Added a copy to clipboard button for the server info menu's join code

• Split NPC and Commander voice volume settings out from the SFX volume setting

• Changed the press input text to be more clear about holding the input down

• Aligned the compass distance text for player pings and mortar strikes lower down to the other compass markers

• Separated the WASD keys from the map controls.

• Setting the XM29 target range automatically adjusts the sight range. 

• Added a connection error message that displays if you fail to connect to Unity’s backend.

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Bug Fixes:

• Fixed locked key bindings allowing additional key bindings but not being able to remove them.

• The default input bindings for the mouse cursor, look, and console can no longer be unbound or changed to prevent getting into a no input state. Additional bindings can be added, changed, and removed on top of the defaults.

• Fixed engine noises and ringing volumes not being controlled by the SFX volume

• Fixed issue where small menu movements along the x-axis were not caught.

• Fixed Steam friend invites not sending the passwords and failing to join password protected games.

• Skipping the tutorial will now skip the on ship commander messages.

• Fixed the Iron Wolves RPG unit using Player uniforms instead of their faction’s uniforms

• Fix for the character's head not rotating when using the Javelin.

• Fixed the Javelin locked on sound continuously playing when you are killed while using it.

• Fix for overlapping commander audio when getting multiple messages

• Mortar strikes in single player pause when players pause the game.

• Mortar strikes no longer spam when loading in from a saved mission where mortars were used before. This fix applies to joining multiplayer sessions as well.

• When saving, magazines retain their ammo count. 

• Fix for RPG and SMAW rounds getting stuck in players when reloading.

• Revive meter goes away once the player is revived.

• Fix for minigun breaking players when pressing X.

• L85 now uses STANAG mag

• Fix for OICW sight not being able to decrease range. 

• Fix for flashbang stunning players that were out of range.

• Fix for XM29 range finder not setting target distance.

• Fixed briefing continuing to play when the mission was unselected 

• Fixed an error that caused some objectives to not be completed properly.

• Increased the start mission trigger to cover the front section of the helicopter.

• The evac helicopter spawns properly at the end of Railroad Recon.

Thanks, - Dan

Hi Everyone!

We have another small update today. This includes a fix for anyone that was not able to continue their saved character profile after yesterdays patch along with a few other issues. Apologies to all who were unable to continue their character profile.

Next week we'll be focused on improving general performance and multiplayer stability along with fixing bugs.

Build: 669

Known issues:

• Only the first 100 lobbies will appear in the server browser

• Javelin menu becomes unusable in multiplayer if killed when actively holding it and revived

Notes:

• Added "Optional" text to the server password and placeholder text to clear up confusion that it is not mandatory.

• Changed Private Server text to say Local Server instead to have a more clearly defined distinction between passworded and local servers.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix for players whose characters are not loading properly after the last update.  You should now either load into the hub or to the start of the last mission you played when clicking continue.

• Fix for clients crashing when completing objectives throughout the game. Most noticeable on the first objective of Chemical Crossfire but could affect all missions.

• Fixed the Javelin target lock beeping continuing after death and through loads

• Fixed a crash that can be caused by a corrupted global data save file.

• Fixed Manufacturing Meltdown not loading in multiplayer.

• Fixed OICW airburst range finder key binding.

• Controller localization for Xbox and PlayStation controllers

• Fix for inverted settings on mouse and controllers.

• Fix for sensitivity on menu not applying to controllers.

Thanks!

- Dan

Hi Everyone!

First I’d like to say a big thank you to all of you!  It’s been amazing to hear all the feedback and seeing so many of you having fun!  We’ve also gotten a lot of reports of issues with crashes or blockers, especially while loading from a saved game.  We’ve spent the last few days focused on fixing single player and improving stability. Our first patch is here and thanks to your help we’ve been able to track down and fix a number of issues.  Our goal for this first update was to fix as many saving or loading, random hang ups, and adding missing settings as we can.  There is one downside to all of these changes, any in-progress mission saves you have are invalidated.  Your character saves, progress through the campaigns, and your saved loadouts will all still be there. If you continue to run into issues please continue to report them here in Steam or in our Discord (https://discord.gg/NnY2JrNPPd) We’ll continue to be focused on improving stability, fixing issues with multiplayer, and fixing bugs over the next few weeks.

Change Log

Important:

• All previous in-progress mission saves are invalidated. Character saves, progress through the campaigns, and your saved loadouts are not affected.

Known issues:

• Only the first 100 lobbies will appear in the server browser

• Destroying all of the BRDMs in the first objective of Chemical Crossfire is likely to cause non-host players to crash

Notes:

• Key bindings now allow modifier key combinations (Shift, Control, Alt).

• Updated Default key bindings to use Shift + (1 - 6) for Pouch selection on top of the original  6 - 0. Requires resetting key bindings to take effect.

• Removed Console hotkey key bindings to prevent confusion.

• Updated credits with additional artists.

• Added setting “Invert Menu - Y Axis” so the menu and gameplay axis can be inverted separately.  “Invert Look - Y Axis” only affects the camera controls now.

• Slightly reduced AI’s ability to see drones.

• Increased smoke grenade throw distance to be the same as the frag.  Also increase the power meter duration.

• Updated localization for all languages.

• Recon drone can now place a marker and toggle its laser.

• Added control instructions to the drone menu.

• Added new pinging activation to binoculars. 

• Equipping a new loadout from the loadout board now destroys your old items instead of dropping everything on the floor.

• Added Commander dialogue during the training intro flight that informs the player they can leave the training at any time through the Pause Menu.

• Increased helicopter speed in the training intro flight to reduce the time it takes to reach the landing.

• Adjusted enemy voices to have a further out volume falloff and increased volume.

• Reduced tank volume and distance.

• Reduced truck engine volume and distance.

• Added Invalid mission save version handling.

• The message popup menu can now be colored based on its message.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the "Game - Y Axis" input sensitivity labeled as "Menu - Y Axis" incorrectly.

• Fixed missing localization and audio for the compass intro.

• Fixed the Reset keybindings preventing new key remapping.

• Fix for m203 and SMAW breaking all input.

• Fix for color selection menu allowing players to interact with the UI behind it.

• Fixed magazine retention reload not returning the magazine to the player’s inventory.

• Fix for interacting with only the button you’re actively holding, not hovering.

• Fixed privately hosted multiplayer servers not spawning entities on the ship.

• Fix for black screening players when joining and setting up the compass player icons. 

• Fixed swapping an item with the ground slot in the inventory menu breaking.

• Fixed vehicles going all the way back to their first waypoint when loading from a saved game.  Now they will properly resume the path.

• Fix for sub-objectives not completing loading from a save.

• You’re no longer able to pick up grenades once they start cooking and fixed a crash caused by attempting to interact with a grenade while it de-spawns or trying to pick up a grenade once it has been thrown.

• Fix for dialogue messages playing all dialogues up to current objective in a loaded mission. 

• Fixed dead drones appearing for joining players in multiplayer.

• The player will no longer drop their equipped item if they die in the middle of swapping items.

• Fixed chance for pick ups to not properly clean up when destroyed.

• Fixed thrown and placed equipment not saving and loading their positions correctly.

• Fixed drones not saving and loading correctly.

• Fixed objectives not loading correctly from a saved game.

• Miniguns properly spawn when loading from a save.

• Fix for “Completed Missions” stat getting triggered more than once at the end of a mission.

• Fixed a crash while joining in progress caused by the AI in vehicles.

• Fixed an error with the tank not responding when it found a target.

• Fixed the HE drone not exploding.

• Fixed missing localization for the killed by rotor blades stat.

• Fixed Manufacturing Meltdown being unable to save.

• Fixed Quick Saves appearing in the Save Menu and breaking if overwritten.

• Fixed missing colliders on fishing boats.

• Fixed missing collider on Rock C3M5.

While we're mainly focused on fixing issues in the existing build, we’re also preparing the first content update! Here’s a sneak peak of some upcoming content:

Thanks again!

-Dan