Drone Squad Commando

Devlog

• Level Progression Rework & Gameplay Focus
  March 03, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Level Progression Rework & Gameplay Focus After our latest playtesting session, I decided to simplify the Forest layout and focus more on clear progression and player learning. Forest – Learn the Co... Continue reading

  
• Farmland Fire Maze & Heat Distortion
  February 27, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Dev Log Update – Farmland Fire Maze & Heat Distortion We’ve made some major adjustments to the fire progression and visual feedback system in Drone Squad Commando . New: Farmland Fire Maze Work in... Continue reading

  
• Herd Rescue, Supply Drops & Fire Wall Progression
  February 24, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Herd Rescue, Supply Drops & Fire Wall Progression This past week was focused on level iteration, gameplay layering, and mission progression structure . We explored multiple map layouts and built a new... Continue reading

  
• New Mission Update – Confined Forest Navigation Test
  February 18, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  New Mission Update – Confined Forest Navigation Test This build introduces a new mission set in a more confined section of the forest. Unlike the previous open areas, this level is intentionally tig... Continue reading

  
• Core Systems Update: Scoring, Zones, and Support Drones
  February 10, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Drone Squad Commando – Development Update We’ve made some big strides toward closing the core gameplay loop and setting the foundation for future systems. This update focuses on scoring, zone logi... Continue reading

  
• AI Drone Navigation, Collision R&D & Early Multi-Drone Testing
  February 06, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  AI Drone: Travel-to-Target on Command (R&D) 1. A large part of the past few days was spent designing, breaking, rebuilding, and refining how AI drones move toward a selected target on command. This in... Continue reading

  
• Fire Progression UI, Zone Lockouts & New Rescue Targets
  January 29, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  🔥 Update: Mission Progress Systems, Pocket Zones, New Pickups & Audio Pass 1. Zone Fire Progress UI (Forest / Farm / Town) Added a 3-bar Map Progress UI that shows how long each zone has left befor... Continue reading

  
• Drone Range, Fire Spread & Game Loop
  January 22, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Latest Build – Development Updates Game Loop & Mission Flow (Iteration in Progress) Refined the core game loop around Agent Mode ↔ Drone Mode switching , signal range, battery life, and fire sprea... Continue reading

  
• Revised Drone Controls and New Test Level
  January 15, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Capstone Pitch & Direction Update My teammate and I pitched our Capstone project to the class this week, and we received a huge amount of valuable feedback from both our classmates and the instructor... Continue reading

  
• Controller First Pass - Agent to Drone switch
  January 05, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  🕹️ First Playable Build – Controller & Core Systems Test This is the first-pass playable build of the project, focused on validating core controller inputs and basic gameplay systems before exp... Continue reading