Drone Squad Commando

Devlog

• Fleet Expansion & Tactical UI Improvements
  April 28, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Drone Squad Commando continues to evolve toward a more complete tactical simulation experience, with a strong focus on player choice, mission clarity, and presentation quality. This update introduces... Continue reading

  
• Navigation, Narrative & Training Systems Update
  April 21, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  This update focuses on improving mission clarity, pilot training, and command-level feedback systems. Navigation Complexity – Town Zone Introduced additional rooftop structures, including cell and a... Continue reading

  
• Camera Clamp Fix, Fire Boundaries & Narrative Kickoff
  April 16, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  This week focused on gameplay stability, readability, and early narrative setup. Camera Fix Resolved a camera rotation issue where the view could flip over the drone. This was fixed by clamping the Sp... Continue reading

  
• Navigation Improvements and AI Scatter System
  April 14, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Navigation Guidance Improvements Based on recent playtest feedback, we added light beacons / vertical light beams across the map to help guide the player toward key areas. These visual markers make it... Continue reading

  
• Material Updates, Fire FX Improvements & Gameplay Fixes
  April 07, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Material Updates, Fire FX Improvements & Gameplay Fixes This week we focused on visual realism improvements, gameplay fixes, and polishing environmental details . Ground Material Improvements We revis... Continue reading

  
• Fire System Optimization & Interactive Burning Materials
  March 31, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Performance Settings To help the game run reliably across different hardware configurations, we changed the latest build with lower default quality settings . The game now launches using Low / Medium... Continue reading

  
• Fire Interaction & World Polish
  March 26, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Forest Zone – Burn System Integration Implemented burned material transitions for the forest zone Using Material Functions , based on the setup we prototyped in the test level Fire progression now i... Continue reading

  
• Fire & Cinematic Updates
  March 24, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  Environment & Atmosphere Added dynamic vegetation movement around the helicopter to simulate rotor wind Increased environment detail around the intro cinematic area Introduced flying embers from the v... Continue reading

  
• Build Progress: Cinematics, Atmosphere & Gameplay Polish
  March 17, 2026 by GUS|VFX

  🎬 New Cinematic Intro (Major Update) We’ve introduced a cinematic opening sequence to establish mood and context right from the start. The scene opens with a close-up of fireflies (Niagara partic... Continue reading

  
• 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