Officers,

SWAT Commander is taking part in Steam's Next Fest event from October 14-21! The event starts at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (19:00 CEST) and will once again feature the demo of our game!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619310/SWAT_Commander/

Check out the progress we've made with the various features of SWAT Commander. We've been hard at work enhancing the gameplay, so let us know about your latest impressions!

The SWAT unit will be standing by for your orders at Next Fest!

Over and out,
SWAT Commander Team

– Status report?
– The name of the game has changed.
– We're gonna need details.

Officers,

And details you shall receive. You're bound to have noticed that you're looking at a completely different game title in your announcements. Yes, "Tactical Squad: SWAT Stories" is now officially "SWAT Commander".

Why and what does that involve?

The main reason why we're doing this is because we want to refresh our game's image and start operating under a more concise, recognizable name. All in an effort to have our game reach more players more easily. A sort of a fresh start if you will.
But are we expecting a new name to do the trick? Certainly not, after all the work and improvements that have been put into the game, we're bringing back more regular updates to let you know what we're planning – here on Steam, our Discord server, our X feed, perhaps even more?
In fact, we may soon just have some news for you around the corner that involve great opportunities for SWAT Commander!

Is this a different game now? Are there new developers? Were you facing any problems?

None of the above, luckily! We're still working together as the exact same team on the exact same tactical team shooter simulating special police forces operations with both single player modes and co-op. Our previous name caused no problems for the game or the project's continuity. We all just strongly believe that this new title will be much more manageable and effective and telling the world what kind of game we want to bring it.

So, stay tuned for more updates. After all, it won't be much longer until you can play our game and, as mentioned above, we're going to have a lot to report on.

Over and out,
SWAT Commander Team

Officers,

Long time no report, but we've got something for you now that's bound to catch your attention.

Tactical Squad: SWAT Stories is taking part in Steam's FPS Fest event, taking place from April 15-22! The event starts at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (19:00 CEST) and hosts a broad range of everything that's first-person shooter!

To celebrate the occasion, we're once again bringing you a sample of the game!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619310/Tactical_Squad_SWAT_Stories/

In the demo, we're revisiting the game's first mission – Silence of the Hansons – both in co-op and single player with two new game modes!
For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to see it yet, bring your SWAT squad to a mission involving a trio of dangerous individuals suspected of holding prisoners in their lone farmhouse.
For those of you who have played it before, we'd like to share our many improvements to general gameplay, AI, and some new quality-of-life features that are bound to make your experience with the game even better.

See you at the FPS Fest!

Join our Discord server[discord.gg] to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!

Officers,

We're pleased to have gathered a new round of valuable intel from you all in Tactical Squad's second playtest. But now, it's once again time for us to pause and execute our newest plans for the game. We wouldn't be able to make them so easily without your input!

We're going to conclude the second playtest with the end of January 19th CET. If you haven't tried our second mission yet, be sure you do before we pause!

Maintain open comms for future updates!

Join our Discord server[discord.gg] to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!

Officers,

Tactical Squad: SWAT Stories, is undergoing its second announced playtest!

↓ Sign up and download it right here! ↓

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428730/Tactical_Squad_SWAT_Stories__First_Shot/

We'd like to collect as much feedback about Tactical Squad as we can, so please talk to us and the other players on our official Discord server and/or use our feedback form (link in the game's menu).

Join our Discord server[discord.gg] to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!

Officers,

As we work on numerous aspects of SWAT Stories, its prologue version, "First Shot" receives several fixes and improvements. But we know there's a piece of news you've been waiting for even more eagerly. So, we're happy to confirm that our game's playtest returns tomorrow on Friday, November 24th at 3pm CET (9am EST) WITH A BRAND NEW MISSION – "HOT RECEPTION".

We'll make another announcement once the playtest is available to remind you about it. Remember, we'll be using the prologue's app for it right here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428730/Tactical_Squad_SWAT_Stories__First_Shot/

Only when the playtest is live, will you be able to sign up (you won't need to sign up if you took part in the first playtest) and download/update the game.

Here are some updates you can expect in the second playtesting round:

GAMEPLAY

• New mission - Hot Reception
  
• Improved suspects' AI behavior models
  
• Improved operators' AI reactions
  
• Revised evidence mechanic model
  
• Added a possible spawn for an "exceptionally creative" suspect
  
• Added new interactive elements: gas tanks, rolling chairs, CCTV cameras, interactable doors on furniture
  
• Added the 'Ping' function - setting a marker at a certain place in a cooperative game

EQUIPMENT

• Improved grenade physics
  
• Improved optical sights
  
• Fixed Tablet issues in Chinese localization

BRIEFING

• updated Briefing screen
  
• Changed the logic of creating a lobby and switching the status between private and public lobby
  
• Added 'Quick Match' feature
  
• Added text chat for the team in the lobby
  
• Updated menu and weapon customization screen

TUTORIAL

• Fixed gameplay issues and localization errors in various languages

VISUAL

• Added glass damage effects on cars
  
• Added environmental response to weather changes
  
• Fixed visual issues with blood spawning
  
• Fixed a number of miscellaneous visual glitches

Add our game to your wishlist to support our project and join our Discord server[discord.gg] to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!

Over and out,
Red Mountain Games & Ritual Interactive

Officers,

Our game's playtest has been a resounding success thanks to you – more than 376 000 total individual participants and the invaluable feedback you've been providing us with.

The reports and opinions we've been gathering from you have transformed into ideas and adjustments that we've been working hard on introducing into the game, both prologue and final version.

We've also reached a point where completely focusing on the development plans we have so far is the best course of action for the game, without rehashing previous ideas or looking for new ones that could distract us from accomplishing what everyone is expecting Tactical Squad to become.

This is why we're going to pause the playtest with the end of October 22nd, the coming weekend. You're still very welcome to try out the game until then!

Do stand by, as we'll definitely call on our officers again to participate in future operations!

Join our Discord server[discord.gg] to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!

Officers,

Our game's free prologue, Tactical Squad: SWAT Stories - First Shot, is undergoing its announced playtest!

↓ Sign up and download it right here! ↓

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428730/Tactical_Squad_SWAT_Stories__First_Shot/

You can participate for 2 weeks, July 17th-July 31st. We'd like to collect as much feedback about Tactical Squad as we can, so please talk to us and the other players on our official Discord server and/or use our feedback form (link in the game's menu).

Some time after finishing the playtest, we're going to release the prologue for good! Expect a relevant announcement for that, too.

Join our Discord server[discord.gg] to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!