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A storm chasing simulation/strategy based game that immerses players in the thrill of tracking and intercepting tornadoes.

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Development Update 04/30/2026

Apr 30

Hey, storm chasers! It's been a while — almost a year since the last development update. I want to be upfront about why, and reassure you that the project is very much alive.

This past year has been the most demanding of my life outside of game development. I'm in my final year of college, running TIMMYG Studios as a self-employed business at the same time, and recently moved into my own apartment — turns out it comes with power and internet bills too! Between coursework and keeping the business going, development time has been limited. But Tornado Emergency has never been cancelled, and I've never stopped working on it.

With that said, here's what's new.

Updated Main Menu

The main menu has been overhauled with a refreshed theme and style.

Hail Denting

Get caught in a hailstorm and your vehicle will show for it. Hail now physically dents vehicle paint, so your chase rig will look the part after a rough run.

A Few Shots From the Field

Some previously unseen shots of the map and a few tornadoes for good measure.

What's Next?

The focus remains on bug fixing, polishing, and finishing out the remaining content. Updates will be more frequent as life settles down. Thanks for sticking around, and stay tuned!

Tornado Emergency

Potential interceptors?

Is there any chance of interceptors from movies like Titus or the Tornado Wrangler? It would also be fun if there was the dominator 1 & 2 and the TIV 1, and possibly the TAV or Suba Tiv and Dominator Fore. I know there is a good chance none of these are coming but it would be cool....

Draco The Gaming Dragon YT

Apr 20 @ 6:45pm

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Development Update 05/30/2025

May 30, 2025

Hey, storm chasers! Here's an update on the latest development progress for the game.

Updated Radar System

Reflectivity Scan

Velocity Scan

The radar and map system has been overhauled with new hover popups for warnings, a spotter network showing other players as green blips, and visibility for your placed probes and storm reports. Lightning bolts tracked by radar stations are now displayed, and there's an alert indicator in the top right showing the count and highest severity of active warnings.

Minimap

Trees not visible in screenshot for development purposes

Added a minimap to the bottom left of the HUD for navigation and awareness.

Short Range & Damaged Radar Stations

Yellow/orange blips show short range stations, red blips show destroyed stations

Short-range radar stations (yellow/orange blips) have been added, similar to those found at airports and schools. Radar stations can now be destroyed and will show their last scan with a red blip indicator.

Radar Station 3D Models

Radar station models

Added 3D models for radar stations.

This is a smaller development update as I've been busy with final exams. At this point, the main tasks remaining before release are tweaking, bug fixes, and adding the rest of the vehicles and player outfits.

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Development Update 04/20/2025

Apr 20, 2025

Hey, storm chasers! Here's an update on the latest development progress for the game.

New Tornado Visuals

Completely reworked tornado shader for more realistic appearance

I've completely reworked the tornado shader. Previously, the tornado was rendered via effects being applied to a procedural cone geometry. Now, the tornado uses volumetric effects to create a more realistic appearance as well as fit in better with the volumetric clouds.

The new shader allows for much greater control over the tornado's appearance, enabling much larger tornados as well.

Map for Early Access

Current map details and future expansion plans

While the map is still expanding and will continue to be improved, currently there are 3 populated areas/3 counties, with the rest being highway and rural roads. The map is 15 x 15 km or 265 km². While the amount of roads may appear small, the length of each road is quite long.

Environmental Details

Planes and birds in the sky to make the map feel more alive
Realistic reflectivity on road signs and reflectors
New foggy weather state

What's Next?

My focus is now on bug fixing, adding more buildings and neighborhoods to populate the map, adding the rest of the vehicles and probes, and more testing to ensure everything works as expected before release.

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Is the game done for?

We haven't heard from the main dev in 6 months, we haven't heard from the other devs in a month and I want to know why. If you did close the game, even if only 10,000 people buy it, you guys would make 140,000 if you sold it for $20. If you guys did shut it down then you would be losing a lot of money....

Draco The Gaming Dragon YT

Nov 27, 2025 @ 7:59pm

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when are you expecting the game to come out?

its been a while and there hasn't been any development showcases lately, have you stoppped working on the game or stopped showing development progress?