Welcome Back, Commander news & patch notes

Hello Commander,

Small update:

- fixed crash bug from Spanish version - fixed predator poster from the invisible boss scenario - some other minor bug fixes that occurred since last big update

News:

Oem The First is a content creator from Poland, and he said he will give a shoot at trying to donate localization for the Polish language for WBC, no promises but he will try. You can check out his Polish playthrough here: https://youtu.be/gkoYZrESc3A?si=OqT-ofiTrPLGM4S3 Meanwhile, MetalCanyon has just made a preview of our experimental collaborative project with Real Heroes Studio: Desolated District and I invite you all to check it out: https://youtu.be/EkjtA4bR2tM?si=LW7j4V9p3DqYReUQ DD is set to release on 22 of May(in 2 weeks from the time this announcement goes live) and you can wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2454070/Desolated_District/ And our 2 secret projects are still in development but no specific news from them yet.

And remember:

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/d395b0ded988573bdc14a123a698dd73c6e77eef.png Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commander, Good news, update time. For this big update, we had a lot of help from volunteers and here is what is new: - Bug fixes, usually bugs that were hidden and hard to reproduce, we finally managed to execute the ones we found. - More balance Adjustments. Fine tuning. - Chinese text localization, Credit goes to: MILK.FOR.FREE: 各位玩家大家好， 我是系列汉化者升雾代课老湿，很高兴此次语言类更新顺利地与大家见面了，希望在此次更新后各位能更好地体验游戏，我已经尽我所能地反复校对了这一部的翻译，哼哼，一切问题已经被我扼杀在摇篮中！（如果还是有问题那可真是闹麻了aaaaaaaaaa）如果你在游戏过程中找到了你并不满意的地方，或者某部分仍为英文的bug，欢迎在这里留言，方便我第一时间修复它们。 感谢各位对此次更新的耐心等待，以及对系列游戏与工作室的支持与喜爱。 期待在未来的作品与更新中与大家再见！ - Spanish text localization Credit goes to: Frank Rives Vox Sapiens - Voice acting localization for the Spanish version. Credit goes to: Gustavo Dardés Dylan Válido Alejandro Bono Javier Gómez René Sagastume Dylan Valido Santiago Florentín Jorge Riveros Santiago Florentín Franco Ferrelli We hope you still have fun with our game on rainy days. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello players, We have some important news regarding our 16 BIT NIGHTS company's future.

01 Welcome Back, Commander

The game has been released. We also provided a series of updates after release, and the game is now rock solid with a very positive rating. Unfortunately, the actual sales were under our expectations, and my partner and I had a lot of arguing regarding this, so we decided to "part ways," which brings me to the next point. You can check out the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3015620/Welcome_Back_Commander/

02 NEW GAME #1

My partner will work on a new game without me. He will use the artwork I made for previous Chromosome Evil/Welcome Back Commander games, and he will also use the 16 BIT NIGHTS branding for publishing, so even though we parted ways, we are still working together to some extent. He plans on experimenting with co-op multiplayer within an extraction squad-based type of gameplay. More details soon.

03 NEW GAME #2

I will also work on a game, but I don't want to give out spoilers yet other than it will be a new IP with unique squad-based gameplay. I will also be working on this one with a new partner. In addition, this year, I will also try to focus more on our YouTube channel and make full playthroughs of our games with commentary.

04 NEW GAME #3

In collaboration with Real Heroes Studio, we would like to announce a big demo update on Desolated District on 27 April. This is a fresh take for us since it's our first project as a collaborative effort with another developer studio. We have a minimal involvement rezumed to environment storytelling design, graffiti sprites, polish interface stage, design consultations, and marketing consultation. The game is a 3D survival crafting with a nice magical touch within a Kowloon Walled City theme. You can Wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2454070/Desolated_District/

05 Lovecraftian Days Fest

We would also like to announce that the Lovecraftian Days steam festival hosted by Fulqrum publisher has started, and Welcome Back, Commander, along with Chromosome Evil and Chromosome Evil 2, are participating. To celebrate this, we put together a new trailer that highlights some of the Lovecraftian-inspired bosses you can encounter in Welcome Back, Commander. Trailer link: https://youtu.be/1HYEjJh_0eU Link to event: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/lovecraftiandays2025

06 16 BIT NIGHTS bundle

For our hardcore fans who would like to support us in the future, we also updated our 16 BIT NIGHTS bundle with a discount on ALL our games: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29954/16_BIT_NIGHTS/ Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commander, As we promised, HUGE update time with delicious extra content. ROADMAP where we are now: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/057974334455b7cd0ab3c960ac20148a175dfafb.png So yes, we did both step 2 and step 3 in this huge update. OK lets move to the point, what is new: Ballance: - some minor balance adjustment - Spider boss + 500 HP - DEFCON 3 got + 1 more day - DEFCON 1 got + 2 more days Bugs: - some small bugs - morale bug on Spider boss - repetitive maps Loose Ends: - replace spycam item unlock achievement with final engineer character unlock(the one with searchlights) FINAL EXTRA CONTENT: - Mausoleum Boss(DEFCON 3): inspired by ... can you guess the movie's inspiration + easter eggs? This map contains a big seek & destroy battle between your squad and an ancient evil, in addition to this you will also need to fight a mini-boss inspired from another famous zombie movie. - Junkyard Boss(DEFCON 3): Flesh started growing on top of broken cars and started assimilating the junkyard turning it into a real obstacle course. Destroy it now or face the consequences later. - Ambush 1 scenario(DEFCON 1): you must run through a DiscoClub building while being pushed from behind by a large swarm of infected - Ambush 2 scenario(DEFCON 1): you are ambush from both sides and you must choose the direction you want to push in. NOTE: Please understand that such big updates may cause some new bugs, but don't worry, we are here. Report all critical bugs and we will fix them. We also have many news regarding our brand but we don't want to end with bad news so we will keep the reveal for a later time. We hope our game gave you a unique experience and will make more players happy in the future. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/d395b0ded988573bdc14a123a698dd73c6e77eef.png Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commander, We have read all the reviews and feedback, and it filled our hearts with joy to see we managed to make so many of you happy. Because of this, we have made an important decision. The new extra content of the game will not be released as a DLC. Why? I don't think it's fair to have the initial players who supported our game during the most critical game release phase to have to pay again. We also don't want to raise the game price because we want this game to be as accessible as possible to everyone.

So we decided that the new extra content will be released for FREE as part of the main version updates.

New roadmap commander: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/d91e1efdcd26205e42e3dbd7cdc1b0554874f54c.png How are we going to cut our losses? Our losses are our own and it is not your responsibility to help us out. So this is how we will do it: We will release a very expensive 20$-25$ DLC in the form of an artbook, I will tell you by now, 20$ for an artbook is not worth it, and this is why this artbook will be TOTALLY OPTIONAL, it wont bring any value tot he actual game and it is simbolical only for the ones of you who still want to support our studio, think of this DLC as a sort of optional donation. No strains attached. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, on to the juicy part. UPDATE TIME. We added a lot of stuff that will test your tactical and survival abilities to the max. Bug Fixes: - Cannot see the interface because the unit panel does not disappear after I exit skilldex and crafting - Unit with rifle cannot change it for sniper and LMG (normal 7.7mm weapon pool) - Plant killing achievement not working - CRASH: game crashed when pressing "next" button from the ending movie fast - BUG: units have strange animation when switching weapons, this also happens after interaction - Grenade launched shooting on the opposite side - Turret upgrade on engineer shows +2Range +1Damage but in the stats bar it shows +Accuracy and +Range. - The extraction grade does not match the spec bubble line from the ending movie - Some units have the wrong loadout - Steam achievement "Kill Destroy 100 infected." is not working Ballance: - Engineers encounter range cost, from 40 to 150 - Mission A and Mission B from end DEFCON 4, that vision custom reduced by 50% - added final weapon balance(more firepower to some upgrades) - added final balance for food cost per unit per day for each difficulty setting - added re-ballance HP growth each defcon for all infected - added re-ballance HP growth each defcon for tentacles(aggro 5 will now be a LOT more dangerous) - added an additional 1 hunger penalty to the map: police station from DEFCON 4 - added an additional 1 hunger penalty to the map: tin can factory from DEFCON 4 - added + 1 AGGRO after extraction TD mission - added + 1 hunger penalty after extraction TD mission Extra content: - 1 new morning event for DEFCON 5 (fast reward or long term reward) - 1 new morning event for DEFCON 4 (reward vs penalty) - 1 new morning event for DEFCON 3 (big penalty to one vs small penalty to all) - 1 new morning event for DEFCON 2 (sacrifice epic moment) - 1 new morning event for DEFCON 1 (pay or support the consequences) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/45b523007cb2e7c7e0a95ab2f326715acca0f180.png Because we added so much new stuff, some new bugs may appear, but don't be afraid, we are here and we will crush all reported bugs. This been said, we invite you all to our Discord community if you want to live chat with us, we are never too busy or too arrogant not to talk to our fans. Soon we will also make an announcement about the future of our studio. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Commander, hard times ahead, the new update is here. Commander, get ready! Bug Fixes: - fixed some tooltips text - on the final 2 bullets, the Grenade launcher will not select - the engineer can still build barricades even if he got 0 materials - i had 4 aggro and I could not select a choice for max aggro penalty Major Ballance Update: - The morning event that gives + 500 legendary components, adjusted to give 300 Legendary components - added 10 more HP per DEFCON to normal zombies(should be 40 HP per defcon now) - added 15 more HP per DEFCON to tentacles (should be 30 HP per defcon now) - all common components loot boxes amount reduced by 10-15% - all rare components loot boxes amount reduced by 25-40% - some legendary components loot boxes amount increase by 10% - precision skill damage bonus increased from 2 to 3 per level - extra damage backpack upgrade, damage increased from 1 to 3 - extra HP upgrade increased from 5HP to 15HP - 3 upgrades for the soldier helmet received, now extra bonus damage for ranged weapons This list is not very long but it will have a major impact on the game balance. Besides this one we will do one more update regarding balance, probably tomorrow morning so I will add here what will be added so I don't need to spam announcements: Until Monday: - weapon value changes - infected gain more HP per defcon, different amount for all difficulties - final tuning regarding the game balance After this, we need to decide our studio's future, lots of delicate choices to be decided in March. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Commander, we salute you! Time for another update. Good news everyone, "Welcome Back, Commander" just got approved for steam Trading cards. Special: - 5 Trading Cards added - 3 backgrounds added - 5 emoticons added - Foil Badge added {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/f30a67b2f284ae99c5ad8719356da609de195abf.png Bug Fixes: - Speech bubbles are missing from the ambulance on the warehouse map - BUG: seif from Police Station 2 is not interactable - motivation speech from camp choice, make it locked if all the units have full morale - when trying to interact with seif engineer say "only an engineer can do that", it should say "only a soldier can do that" - if you engage a zombie with the main weapon and then switch to grenade launcher he will shoot automatically risking all to die - incendiary upgrade for grenade launcher does not set area on fire - CRASH: Building a spotlight turret with the enlarged area of effect upgrade seems to cause the game to crash on the desktop. Ballance: - new encounter balance (enemy encounters and firetruck affected) - add 15 HP per DEFCON stage to tentacles only Polish: - custom locked states for all buttons in camp so that you can also see the locked choices

CALL TO ACTION

Please let us know of any balance suggestions, we want to have the balance in the final state by the end of this month. If you consider any weapon is too OP or to weak tell us. If any enemy is too OP or to easy let us know. If resources are to many or to few(currently I think we are going to reduce resources for components in next update because we noticed some people reach end of game with a LOOOOT of them, but if we are wrong let us know now) Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Commander, Small update today Bugs: - class restriction tooltip removed - on DEFCON 1 lock the extended day choice from camp by default - the engineer can still build barricades even with 0 materials - the LMG upgrade gives 20 damage instead of 20 ammo upgrade bug - in the stats menu replace "Accurasy" with "Accuracy" Ballance: - the camp menu balance for heal - the camp menu balance for the cure - the camp menu balance for army support - the camp menu balance for boot camp Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Commander, the new week started. Remember we said we want to push one more Big Update but no promises? Well, we managed to deliver it, but no reason for us to take credit for it because without your current support, this would not have been possible since we still run on personal savings. So what is new? Bug Fixes: - glitch: helmets and backpacks can be bought again and again to infinity - rpg final upgrade gives the same thing - BUG if you spam the reload key during reload you lose ammo fast and a lot. - At the police station I crafted the environment turret but my engineer could not deploy now his own turret - BUG: if select multiple units and press "r" to reload weapon they will all play reload animation and show reload icon but the actual weapons will not reload - warehouse map sprite on top of story panel - electronic shop the first 2 story panels are form a different mission - bug, when you click on the border of skilled the + disappears - HOTKEY not working: "Switch Weapon" and "Switch to hands" Ballance: - Ballance: add 15 more HP per DEFCON level for zombies - In Cinema boss final room we only left 8 spiders - camp encounters price balance Text Updates Polish - TEXT: update text from 7.7mm resource icon to: "7mm this ammunition is used by rifles, LMG, and engineer personal turrets." - TEXT: update text from 9.9mm resource icon to: "9mm this ammunition is used by pistol, SMGs and environment Turret Boxes." - TEXT: taski65.PNG replace this text with: "Level: current level of this character. Row 1 cost 1 skillpoint, row 2 cost 2 skillpoints and so on." - TEXT: on workshop map "task166.PNG" replace "wait for" with "help" New Crticial mechanic(the juicy part of the update): - New Camp Menu. Now you can choose from all possible choices during the camp menu but only 1 per visit so it does not get too OP. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/31455648dca788b6629c859b87e621953123b6a7.png This new addition to the game affects the gameplay in a big way and some bugs might slept through but we are here, if you encounter bugs, tell us how to reproduce and we will smash them out of this world. What is next: - big balance adjustments - bug fixes - maybe a bit more extra content as a DLC or as a game update, but no promises, this one is again based on how much support we get so it's up to you. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Commander, this is just a small patch, the previous update was big and all big updates cause some new bugs, it is normal, and today's update is a fast fix for them + some other fixes Bug Fixes - BUG: engineer can interact with seifs objects at no outcome - on the Greenhouse map bugged one plant on top of the network object - CRITICAL: end DEFCON 3 scenario, eye buildings, and worm buildings are now invincible - The mouth door also does not work anymore as intended - BUG Timmy's hearts don`t count as destroyed after their health depleted. Ballance - Ballance: now, the bravery skill only replenishes 1 point of morale when leveled up similar to the hunger skill Stay close guys, I think we have one more surprise for you coming soon. Also, next week we plan on doing big balance changes, The first will be the random encounters with zombies, they will become a bit harder. If you have notes for balance now is the time to share it with us. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Commander, are you ready? Big update time! Today's update was possible due to the Splattercat video, it got some nice exposure to be able to push one more big update. If you haven't seen it: https://youtu.be/wgJ73Ty4EaY?si=LnFl0jSvDHSZiND5 And if you want to help us out, please share this video to increase exposure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We also made a couple of fixes yesterday as well but we did not had time to make any announcements for them. Now on to the update: Bug Fixes: - gram fix Subway: The last word in the description says "Resqued", it should be "Rescued" - gram fix "Relicves of the past" should just be "Relics of the past" (museum map) - shotgun upgrade the wrong title - food requirement for marketplace scenario(defcon2 ) fix - CRASH: turret crash - the difficulty load bar from the command room load bar displays easy difficulty instead of normal difficulty. - wall spider he must only become active after door D1 is opened - BUG now any upgrades that still use a negative value for reloadSpeed are making it take longer which - BUG invincible origin plants at lab 2 QoL: - 7.7mm tooltip updated to include turret - food tooltip consumption adjusted according to difficulty - based on YOUR feedback: we added HP interface for all bosses if you have the scanner item. And it's adjusted according to each boss. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/b2c73301734c24cfe6e2443162d3c566da302024.png A. Spider Boss, Flower Boss and Cthulu Boss got loading bars B. Light Boss and Timmy got damage stage type of display C. Invisible Boss got counter New Content: - we added many new sprites on some maps to better help out with the learning curve for first time experience of new players and also to consolidate the Lore of the game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/3014b7858326c6022e441ee8153afda4738c4c18.png - We also added some eater eggs posters inspired by movies that inspired us to create this game, happy easter egg hunting! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/b4118bf156359c5a4a3430ebc3dad394285bff59.png - Map Greenhouse received a major facelift: enlarged the play zone, added foreshadowing to Flower Boss including mechanics, and added an extra food fridge for a better balance of food - Map Grocery Store received a major facelift, added foreshadowing to Spider Boss including mechanics, and added an extra food fridge for a better balance of food ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We also heard your feedback regarding camp RNG and Skilldex and maybe, just maybe we can afford to push one more big update with a new mechanic, but no promises. Few words: I am aware that our game is very niche so I must state what our game's core pillar is by posting this meme again: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/d395b0ded988573bdc14a123a698dd73c6e77eef.png Good luck Commander! Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Commander, update time! Bug Fixes: - worms can attack through walls - reload speed upgrades from armor do not seem to work, - reload speed from shotgun upgrades doesn't seem to work either - overwatch speed of the machinegun upgrade does not work - upgrades not working: RPG3_1, Rifle1_1, Minigun0_1, Shotgun2_1, Shotgun1_1, SMG1_1, AssRifle1_1, AssRifle4_1 - after killing light bosss the normal waves did not spammed anymore - extracting civilians from apartment boss does not complete the save civilians objective - when the soldier selected grenade launcher he got an invisible weapon in hand - CRASH FIX When I upgrade the LMG accuracy upgrade with legendary gears the game crashes - CRASH FIX when trying to select the 10% accuracy and +1 damage upgrade for the machine gun. - CRASH FIX fully upgraded my engineer*s secondary weapon, a flashlight turret. Placing it for the first time on the map led to a crash Ballance: - the hunger cost per unit to be based on game difficulty - 15 for easy mode, 30 for normal mode, 50 for hard mode and 75 for nightmare mode. - reduced speed of wall spider spawning small spiders, so he will spawn more rare Good news: We are preparing one more big update soon. Regarding the Steam Achievements bug, we will make a ticket to Steam today so we can identify problem and fix. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Commander, you ready? Update time! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/d395b0ded988573bdc14a123a698dd73c6e77eef.png Bug Fixes: - CRASH: The game crashes when I evac soldier and the last soldier gets killed by the shark boss - gram fix replace "yoau" with "you" - gram fix replace "iminent" with "imminent" - tentacles appeared on aggro 4 when they should only appear on aggro 5 - achievements for killing plants and small spiders - MachineGun Overwatch upgrades bug - Wrong icons on heavy swat encounter - MachineGun Stock Bug - Pockets C Backpack Upgrade Bug: The Pockets C upgrade actually increases your looting speed by a great amount instead of reducing reload time - door achievement bug - The loot common components achievements have incorrect values - On Shark Boss change "save Jim" into save civilians - progress on civilians rescued grade bug - SMG Silencer The SMG Silencer upgrade bug Ballance: - when you lvl up the hunger skill the + 1 hunger point should arrive full not empty - wall spider spawn rate of small spiders increases the delay by 3 seconds - reduce default electric barricade addon damage by 10% - reduce barbwire default damage with 10% - increase default fault price for building a barricade with an engineer to 50 materials(repair costs you leave them at 10 cause repair is slower) - when level up health of the unit the new health also come heald, if he gets 1 lvl of HP he must get +10HP to cap and +10HP actual HP - reduce the requirement for termination grade for ending movie by 25% Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commanders, Good news or bad news first ? So let's start with our situation Update, the bad news first. The release results are far below our expectations. But even though we received so little support, that little support was AWESOME, we noticed players who already finished the game 7 or 8 times in the first week of release, seeing you so invested in our humble creation with your stories on our Discord made our hearts grow, and for you, FOR YOU we dedicate this EXTRA content update! I don't know how other indie developers are but for us, the situation is as follows: Do you enjoy our humble creation? = We will eat that motivation on naked bread and push a stellar effort to make a bit more extra content. We make money from our humble creation? = We will add more content with a more professional pipeline perspective, not very motivating to the heart but it pays the bills and at the end of day this is very important. You don't like our humble creation? = We respect your opinion, we will try better next time and if possible we will try to improve it in the limit of funding but eventually, we cannot spend huge time working on something that "might" be good so we need to know when to cut our losses and move on. Surely this does not mean we won't fix the bugs & maintenance. We care about our brand and no matter the outcome we will provide full professional support in fixing all critical bugs. We like to be fully transparent with our audience. Roadmap Update {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/764f7b4ed75a16c26bcbb44378487f39457eb017.png ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update #6 UPDATE TIME Ballance: - we made the apartment encounter give 2 hunger feed instead of one to better balance the new hunger mechanic - we added different hunger < food mechanic cost for the different difficulty settings(the tooltip is not working but we will update that one too soon). 15 for easy mode, 30 for normal mode, 50 for hard mode, and 75 for nightmare mode. ANd the BIG STUFF: We decided to add extra content, that's right, new maps. "Feels like Racoon City all over again ..." We also increase gameplay time for all difficulties as follows: DEFCON 5 + 1 day DEFCON 4 + 1 day DEFCON 2 + 1 day DEFCON 1 + 1 day NEW MAPS: 01. Warehouse - DEFCON 5 - increase map pool > more gameplay time + replaibility - more common components in order to better balance the components(yes, we noticed many of you had a lot of rare and legendary components but very little common components so we decided to go big and try to balance them via environment map design not trough just changing numbers) - secret hidden 40mm because we noticed some of you asked to find more 40mm, well now we made such a design that we have 40mm in almost all new maps but they are mostly all hidden in secret place for you to discover) 02. Greenhouse - DEFCON 5 - increase map pool > more gameplay time + replaibility - easy way to learn about Network object mechanics - More Blood sample data quest progress because we noticed that blood sample data progress from the game is at the limit and many reached the ending without having this side quest complete - more common components in order to better balance the components 03. Back Alley - DEFCON 4 - increase map pool > more gameplay time + replaibility - we thought about bringing a fresh type of gameplay approach, this map is not focused on a defensive approach but rather focused on aggressive gameplay, you need to push forward in the back alley of the city to find your way out before to many infected swarms your strike team - more common components in order to better balance the components 04. Grocery Shop - DEFCON 4 - increase map pool > more gameplay time + replaibility - more common components in order to better balance the components - more food + hunger feed objects in order to better balance the new food mechanic - more challenging map design with 2 entrance points 05. Back Alley 2 - DEFCON 2 - increase map pool > more gameplay time + replaibility - we thought about bringing a fresh type of gameplay approach, this map is not focused on a defensive approach but rather focused on aggressive gameplay, you need to push forward in the back alley of the city to find your way out before to many infected swarms your strike team - more common components in order to better balance the components - Interesting spot to make quick path decision 06. Streets - DEFCON 2 - increase map pool > more gameplay time + replaibility - cola machines to better balance hunger stats - biggest map the game engine can handle, its huge - push forward & don't look back type of gameplay/objective 07. Lab 3 - DEFCON 1 - increase map pool > more gameplay time + replaibility - new approach, defend + push forward type of gameplay - balance better a final chance at having more blood sample data quest - connecting with Chromosome Evil 1 lore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What will happen next? This month we will be focusing on fixing bugs because surely such a huge update will generate some new bugs. So if you encounter bugs, don't be afraid, do not panic, we are here, tell us how to reproduce and we will fix. Also this month the second focus will be to polish the game balance. At the end of this month, the game will be at this point at 101% from all points of view. And after this month ends we will only provide bug fixing in case we missed any critical bugs and reports that come later. There is also a small possibility that we might release a Map Editor DLC in the future or some content DLC but these are conditioned by how the game performs on Steam so we will not make any kind of promises in this regard. As for our studio's future, we don't know yet, we might quit game dev and return to our day job or we might take our chances for one more small project. We will make a public announcement in this regard soon. If you want to live chat with us, you are all invited to our Discord, we are never too busy or too arrogant to not chat with our fans. Invitation Link: https://discord.gg/ak5zXQxR7D CALL TO ACTION Share the news about our humble creation on social media, with your friends, its the best you can do. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commander, Ready for an update? This one is big Bug Fixes: - 12Ga craft item from the engineer was not generating 12Ga - incorrect upgrades on machinegun - electro barricade addons were causing the zombies to attack faster instead of slower - crash if all units get extracted but last one died - ammo collect after a mission Quality of life QoL: - added a new monitor in the command room that displays the current crafting discount New Mechanic: - Now at the end of each day if you have food it will automatically consume 50 food per unit and they won't go hungry anymore at the end of the day, this will not only balance the food resource and hunger but also add more flavor to the survival core gameplay. - we removed the full hunger replenishment from lvl up of hunger skill because of obvious reasons. Ballance: - More progression: Now zombies evolve on each DEFCON and they will gain +25 more HP per DEFCON level, this will affect only normal zombies. - plus 1 damage for traps - decrease cooldown for healing tics for medic medkit and healpod - unit pool update: we removed all units that had conned gear so now they are all unique. - for the soldier's unique skill "precision" we increase damage for ranged weapons by 1 additional point - for the health skill we added additional 5 HP points per level - level up XP cap per level re-balanced better What's next? We have not reached any of our release milestones but we still want to push a content updated with additional maps. Why? Because even though the ones that supported the game release are very few they are freaking awesome and the next update is for YOU! Good luck Commander! Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commander, Time to push another update. Bug fixes: - cinema boss's final wall spider was spamming small spiders while off-screen fixed - cinema secret vent path blockage glitch fixed - exploit with stamina+mele fixed - engineer wrong error when interacting with certain objects fixed - exploit with electrical barricade addon fixed, we lowered attack speed but we increased damage - grade A achievement for civilian evac fixed - some other minor glitches fixed - grenade launcher fixed - unlockable hero with grenade launcher now has the correct loadout - some more item tooltips fixes Ballance: - minor balance adjustments - HP for heavy armor zombie increased Good news: You will not lose your saved game from updates! Bad News: In order for fixes to take effect you will need to start a new game, old files are corrupted but still playable. regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commander, Time to push another update. Bug Fixes: - barbwire deployment bug - critical bug where the load game freeze - game achievements civilians grade A was not working - game achievements finish game on normal mode was not working - game achievements small spider killed was not working - game achievements plants killed were not working - game achievements for full weapons upgrades(all of them) was not working - hp bonus for engineer backpack upgrades was not working - suppressor from sniper now has the correct tooltip - heal aura of medic not working if the unit was too far - medic with rifle and other wrong unit loadout glitches - piercing upgrade for machine gun now fixed - medic and engineer start bonus equipment item fix Ballance: - minor balance adjustments Quality of Life QoL: - added possibility to access the escape menu during the start new game screen - animated ping added for NPCs too - vaccine and fuel quest progress will cap now at 100% so as not to confuse the players Situation: We try to hurry with our goals before we run out of personal savings but at the same time we don't want to make any kind of mistake in regards to the game. Mainly it's just good news for you but bad news for us aka we set the goal to have the game in perfect state by the end of this month by which I mean the game should be 100% stable, with no critical bugs and balance optimized. With today's update, I say we reached 90% of the goal. regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commander, Time for an update. Bug Fixes: - medic started with SMG - medic buff kit had incorrect tooltips and its upgrade tooltips - fixed bind keys mechanics from settings - stealth choice not consuming food resources sometimes - special new game items(from achievement reward) for 10% discount was not working at all - special new game items(from achievement reward) engineer hazmat suit not working Ballance: - Increased grade requirements for looted resources on ending movie - increase cooldown for plants on lab boss scenario by 2 seconds - increase cooldown for origin plants on lab boss scenario by 4 seconds - reduce HP of small spiders by 10% Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commanders, we now push the first update. TBH we were scared that more bugs would get away from our tests but apparently, it was pretty smooth so far. v1.1 Bug fixes: - Discount choice 10% and 10% for crafting it discounts wrong up to more than 60% - Achievements for dead killed members and finish the game on normal got reset after you close the game - Turret crash game when attacked by zombies in 50% of cases - The medic journal item tooltip was fixed as well Additionally, because we had a smooth reception so far as well we decided to add some extra Quality of Life features based on your feedback. - Temporary NPC now have waypoints too - The Turrets also display their HP now, no longer hidden - Screen scroll limit so that you don't lose yourself in the map scrolling(additional don't forget you can double click on portrait for center camera) We updated the Roadmap: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/5dc6a0bb75a3b00ce7949812f77eeca967ac94ea.png Thank you for your support! We hope you are enjoying the game so far. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Welcome Back, Commander,

The game has been released!

we are so excited and scared at the same time to see your reactions to our humble creation, even though this is our 5th self-published game, for some reason, we realized each game release feels like the first one. So as usual if you encounter bugs report them in the bug report topic, tell us how to reproduce them and they will be crushed, as for future content that is all up to you.

Roadmap after-release

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/88526c3c8d3a75598acbe07b285c78cc42ae37a2.png Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commanders, Time for some news. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/4cb01108c993d6362365405aa707125bed024aaa.png

STATUS

- Game content 100% done All content is done, and if we get good release results we might consider adding even more content after. - Test for bugs 60% wip We try to exterminate all bugs before the release but just in case some getaway don't panic, no matter the release results we will fix all reported bugs after release as we did on previous Chromosome Evil and Chromosome Evil 2. Full customer support. - Test for balance 90% wip This is almost done but we will also make adjustments after release based on your feedback if needed. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/53f48a5945c909f0a0d63ac382dc8746ec4ca4b7.png

STORE PAGE UPDATE

As you can see from the pics we just posted, we updated the storefront. We also plan to update the demo but we are not sure if we will manage to do that before or after the main release.

RELEASE DATE AND PRICE

The release date remains the same: 6 Feb 2025. We also decided on the final game price: 9.99$, so this will be the cheapest game from the "Chromosome Evil" franchise. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/d1e7e85d5ceb4a079bf7b063ac824d6c3ed93c5d.png Next time we will push an announcement it will be when the game releases. See you soon Commander!

Good news Commander! We finished adding all the content for the game. This also includes a long ending cartoon movie with 16 scenes, some of them with heavy animations and some of them with different iterations based on the ending you get with the choices you made. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/56156be2e94d4f524058b6ae358aae2f1fe2b6d2.png I was always disappointed when I played games as a kid and most games just had a congratulations screen at the end or a very short cutscene so this time we can have a really rewarding ending. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/63d8b2e5ae496258e90302e35b9c4635c19e7028.png Where are we now? Well, now we have entered the testing phase. On our remaining tasks list: - Test for critical bugs - Test for hidden bugs - Ballance adjustments In the next 2-3 days I and my partner will hunt for critical bugs and first balance adjustments, then we will have a private beta on our Discord community(you can join commander) to hunt for hidden bugs. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/41a3511ca4acbbefc075ec45108af14b32710aca.png AAAAAAAAAAaaaaand, the Steam Next Fest is just a few days away, and "Welcome Back, Commander" got approved for participation. So much work left and so little time. Ok time to go back to work. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hello Commander! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/d358c9ecae478aae2dc639dd09dd9459aecf9b84.png The final release date is now set. And now, considering Christmas was here, we decided to make a small gift update on the Demo. We added 2 new scenarios: The cloth shop and the Bar. A preview of one of the maps can be found on our Twitter here: https://x.com/16bitnights/status/1872277216148787569 If you want to support us, feel free to drop us a follow. In addition to this, we re-balanced enemy stats, gun stats, and other small stats. Also, we increased the demo playtime by 1 extra day. And some additional polish is included, QOL stuff like animated waypoint when you order a unit to move and other tweaks. The full game is now at 95% complete. Stay tuned for more news to come soon. Remember, we are small indies and we rely on your help more than you think, so if you can share, or re-tweet the news about our game creation with your friends that would mean a lot for us. Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/2f0ed522a14ad13e758d3ef6329be9c66144fc8e.png Merry Christmas Everyone! We have the final release date for "Welcome Back, Commander":

6 February 2025

Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Good news Commander, We managed to finish the bosses, and one of them is the origin scenario for Timmy from "Chromosome Evil 2"(the main inspiration for this one was SCP: day breaks) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/2ad106aea53b8cb06710fdd7604909dfd4496ced.gif And ofc we have other new interesting bosses, such as the light boss, flower boss, chameleon boss and more. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/6acc6e29c0565469c2db6786fe0ce578d2c962bc.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/59d8663b31cb78b8e75d23bc90e27b1807876c1d.png In addition to this, we also finished all random encounters. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/b19bbbef787ee5d8d172793627baa9c7c3930d85.png And we added enemy portraits for special random encounters and also established infected lore. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/c0ec7592eafd959ad01c64f888abb0f8aedb1dc3.png Where are we now? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/3d26fded3073557568f9ebe03720f9424ffb083e.png We have 4 scenarios left to make + ending cutscene. After that in January, we will do testing and balance. We are just 2 people so some bugs may escape but as in our previous Chromosome Evil 1 & 2 titles, everything that gets reported it will be fixed. We also plan on updating the demo soon and we will also be participating in Steam Strategy Fest. And as usual, if you want to support us smash that wishlist button and join our Discord. Invite: https://discord.gg/ak5zXQxR7D {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45055019/b95a9df0826941544e5cd50ca515604ed85e50d7.png Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS

Hi, We have BIG news and a call to action. Let's start.

1. Main Project "Welcome Back, Commander"

Well it happened, we remained out of funding at the beginning of this November but after serious consideration, we decided to push forward by using our personal economies which should allow us to extend development time until the middle of Q1 2025. "Welcome Back, Commander" is set to have 2-3 hours of playthrough but high replay value and high production value. We are still in discussion on what the price will be but as a general idea, the game will cost a minimum 5$ - a maximum of 10$. We also need to decide what secondary monetization to have, some possibilities are still on the table, maybe you players can help us out with a vote?

A.

we release the game for 5$ and if we get enough attention on the game we we will keep updating the main game version but increase the price gradually up to 20$ to cover development costs.

B.

we release the game for 5$ and we also add one supporter DLC for 30$, it will have MINIMAL cosmetic content but it will be 100% optional as in just for the people who enjoyed our games to support us and if enough support on this DLC then we will keep pushing free content on the main game.

C.

we release the game for 5$ and we add 3 content DLCs(extra maps, extra endings and other content) for 10$ each DLC.

CALL TO ACTION

Meantime if you want to support us, smash that wishlist button like u love it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3015620/Welcome_Back_Commander/ We hope to have it released in Q1 of 2025.

2. Collaboration with "Real Heroes Studio"

So, a couple of weeks ago we met the solo dev from "Real Heroes Studio", he had a game called "Desolated District" in which we saw potential, and after some ideas exchange, we decided to help him out in his endeavors. This will be an experimental collaboration for "16 Bit Nights". We will contribute to "Real Heroes Studio" with Marketing consultancy, environmental storytelling design, and some other minor investments. If the experiment will turn out to have a positive outcome then we will consider investing in other small indie developers in the future.

CALL TO ACTION

You can smash that wishlist button and find this magical open-world-survival-crafting game on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2454070/Desolated_District/ We hope to have it released in Q2 of 2025.

3. Overall situation

2025 will be a very risky year for us and we need all the support we can get. If you want to support us, smash the wishlist buttons for "Welcome Back, Commander" and "Desolated District", smash it like you mean it! Regards, Cristi P. - 16 BIT NIGHTS