Welcome to our one hundred and sixteen development status update.

We are coming to you with some news and work in progress update regarding in-game museum editor called by us Museum Creator.


As promised in the last development update. With the upcoming update 1.6.0 (which you can read more about here) we will add a new tank. Yes, yes, another Tiger, this time version E, which we made for Tank Squad a month ago and which we will also include in TMS.

This one is a bit different in comparison to Tiger 213 which uses final textures with camo/colours already applied. Tiger E is made in "classic" approach where colours, camouflage, decals can be applied as you wish. The model itself obviously contains few changes. Few elements have been added and few have been removed.

There is also a commander version in Tank Squad but… fourth Tiger in TMS? Maybe T-70? :)


We are preparing a major update tentatively numbered 1.6.0, which will include a number of new features and fixes. One of the most important things the patch will bring is Stage 2 of the Roadmap. The main fiddle here is played by the Museum Creator. We wrote about it in Dev Status #114.

In addition to an editor for the museum, where you can build and configure rooms to your heart's content, there will also be a decorator props shop. This includes a shop with so-called ‘Museum Collectibles’ aka ‘Metal Objects’. - that is, what can be extracted on extraction missions, i.e. weapons including machine guns, medals, decorations. In addition to this, the patch will also include the aforementioned Tiger E.

So yeah, altough we are working heavly on Tank Squad we did not forget about TMS ;)


We have come to an agreement again with Console Labs. The original company porting TMS to ‘old’ generation consoles. Robert and I decided that, unfortunately, there are only 24 hours in the day and a lot of work to do, whether it's on Tank Squad or unfinished business at TMS, so we couldn't make the port on our own in time, even though we had managed to order development versions for the ‘new’ generation of consoles. Ordering the port to Console Labs was also recommended by our main investor.

More here: Official Console Labs statement[www.facebook.com]

screens from latest console build

Console Labs is currently working on a port for the ‘new’ generation. The port will include this game in version 1.5.5 which means for sure both DLC1 and DLC2. What is planned for version 1.6.0 should also be included in the port, especially as work on the Museum Creator has been going on for some time and the current version of the repository used by Console Labs already includes this editor.

screens from latest console build

For more information about the port, follow their Facebook profile where information about the port will be posted.

https://www.facebook.com/consolelabs

screens from latest console build

That's as much as we wanted to show you, let us know what you think in the comments!

Thanks for all the support and have a good weekend.
DeGenerals

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Welcome to our one hundred and fifth-teen development status update.


We as DeGenerals S.A. are organizing a military event. A festival of World War II games in a wide range of genres from a variety of developers who share a common passion to military and history set games. Multiple titles are on sale, make sure to check them out!

Our games Tank Mechanic Simulator and Tank Squad are taking part. TMS and both DLC will be on discount. TMS -75%, DLC1 -40% and DLC2 -20%.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/407130/Tank_Mechanic_Simulator
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1485420/Tank_Mechanic_Simulator__First_Supply_DLC/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1065400/Tank_Mechanic_Simulator__Shermans_DLC/

Head on over to World War 2 Games Sale, on now with discounts, demos and more through June 6th at 3rd at 7am Pacific time.

Link to sale event: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44891389/sale/WW2GamesSale


We took the opportunity to update the Tank Squad demo version. We have gathered a lot of feedback from playtests and also from the current demo version. The demo version contains a number of improvements, many new things and fixes. We have introduced many things to the game according to your feedback and suggestions.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2622470/Tank_Squad_Demo

Below is the list of changes in the new version:

• New rendering pipeline
  
• Tank Crew mode
  
• Xray/Hit cam (kill cam not yet implemented)
  
• Additional effect like suppression, damage indicators
  
• Optic ocular changing scale while zooming
  
• Extinguishers
  
• Smoke grenades
  
• Localization
  
• Notebook updated (visuals and logic)
  
• Vehicle status on Repair Station
  
• Visors (Tiger I)
  
• VFX update
  
• German voice overs (partly, still work in progress)
  
• New engine sounds for Tiger I
  
• Proving Grounds (Shooting range)

• Changed BiRP to URP 14 (rendering pipeline feature)
  
• CPU & GPU Optmization
  
• Tanks, characters, weapons shader/materials optimization
  
• Desync fixes
  
• Improved ballistics
  
• Spalling (when penetrating vehicle armor)
  
• Shrapnels (every explosion)
  
• APHE effect (explosion after triggering HE fuse and reaching designated meter offset)
  
• HEAT effect (as a cone after first fuse trigger)
  
• Effective armor calculation - based on attack angle
  
• Effective projectile armor penetration - also based on attack angle
  
• AI infantry anti-tank behaviour
  
• Changed and optimized vegetation shader
  
• Optimized vegetation meshes
  
• Changed SSAO to HBAO
  
• Implementation of Beautify postprocessing
  
• Added texture arrays, for better CPU-GPU memory handling
  
• Optimized environment meshes
  
• Streamlined GPU usage (no more CPU waiting for GPU rendering)
  
• Optimized Indirect Instancing
  
• Changed Shuriken particle system, for VFX Graph (still in implementation)
  
• Better looking Impostors (far away meshes)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1498130/Tank_Squad?snr=2_groups_partnerevents__100703

Thanks for all the support and have a good weekend.
DeGenerals

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Welcome to our one hundred and fourteenth development status update.

We are coming to you with some news and work in progress update regarding in-game museum editor called by us Museum Creator.


As we mentioned in previous development status - part of a stage from the roadmap is about extending a museum rooms. We would like to present you something we have been working on for quite some time now.

The Museum Creator, as we called it, is an upgrade that can be purchased from the Upgrade Panel. Each unlocking adds another room to the Tank Manager which we can modify. It is currently possible to unlock and have 100 such rooms in the game. Each of these rooms have a maximum of 12 slots. Unfortunately, we have some capacity constraints in game performance.

There are 12 slots, but nothing prevents you from creating your own museum for, say, six tanks. By moving a tank to a slot in the room, the game will take us to the Museum Creator. On the initial screen we have the choice to use a template, create a new one or load an existing save. The template will include a layout prepared by us with objects - in our case these objects are called museum props. But if you want to start from scratch, it's not a problem. There will be only basic logic components on a scene such as the computer, editor stand, player spawn or tank slots.

Props can be moved around the scene to adjust their position. Update will already contain a collection of props that you can put on the scene to build our own museum. Some of the items are already prepared by us for you to choose from, but the fun is that you can make the props by yourself.

You will be able to upload props to the Steam workshop as mods or download other mods like props to the game. Once you have built a room, you will be able to save it for your own use or share it and publish it as a mod on the Steam workshop. Alongside the roadmap update, we are preparing an update to the modding tools which includes newly edited tutorials in PDF form. As well as a tutorial written for Museum Creator, which will be available directly on Steam in the guides section for TMS.

That's as much as we wanted to show you, let us know what you think in the comments!

Thanks for all the support and have a good weekend.
DeGenerals

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1065400/

Have a good one!
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Welcome to our one hundred thirteen development status update.

To start with, apologies for being out of touch for so long with development status. Without wishing to beat around the bush, 2023 was a tough year for us. We were forced to reduce the number of people employed in the company in order to start getting back on track. In the meantime, we have been working hard in parallel on our second game, which, as a reminder, some of our community may not yet know or be aware of - the game is called Tank Squad.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1498130/Tank_Squad/

This is not our excuse, no less we have imposed on ourselves a considerable chunk of bread to do, and we do not want to let you down. That is why we have some, we think, positive news. No less, time will verify and show.


We've been rolling out the promised Roadmap stages for a couple of weeks now. We have now put something on the agenda that I think most people are waiting for* - a little joke, we know what a large number of players are waiting for, about it a paragraph below ;) That is, issues related to the number of museum slots as well as further performance improvements. This stage is called - Extended Museum

We are at the stage of designing and prototyping new gameplay, e.g. constructing museum rooms from presets as well as manually inserting and editing e.g. walls, floors, decorative elements, i.e. parts from tanks, posters, stands using a tool in hand. Michal "WinteR5" is designing the UI issues to start with.

Ultimately, it will be an in-game editor that allows you to create your own museum, which may have one room or more rooms, e.g. for 2 tanks or 5 vehicles. In the next dev status we will show the progress on this gameplay element.


It is high time to move officially on the subject of a TMS port on consoles. We have not spoken for a long time, or have answered in an evasive manner. This was intentional, as some of you may already know or have guessed what this is all about. Anyway, we will try to explain it to you.

We decided together, Robert and Michał, that it was worth trying to take matters into our own hands. To make our own port, of our game, with our own hands. For the last few weeks or even months we have been preparing the ground, i.e. the technical background, in order to get down to it.

The result is that we already have special versions of consoles in the office - so-called dev kits for PS4 and PS5. Yes, we'll do the PS4 to start with, then the PS5, then we'll move on to Xbox consoles. As you read this we hear your reactions, rest assured. We're not going to do everything at once 😏 We have to start somewhere... 🙂

To recap, keep your fingers crossed, we are asking for support and trust for the umpteenth time. 2024 promises to be an interesting year.

Removed:

• Christmas event (all events still can be activated manually in game options)

Thanks for all the support and have a good weekend.
DeGenerals

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Update 1.5.4

Added:

• Extraction Location Selector in Workshop

Fixed:

• Christmas tree position
  
• Workshop christmas & halloween props

https://store.steampowered.com/app/407130


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1485420/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1065400/

Have a good one!
Degenerals

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Update 1.5.3 is up!



Added:

• Option to build tanks through crafting menu

Fixed:

• Incorrect Tiger 213 name in tank shop
  
• [M4A3E8V2] Incorrect position for suspension arm pin elements - now are correct
  
• [M4 Mid][T34 Caliope] Shell rack dedicated for HE missiles is too big - now is scaled correctly
  
• [M4A3E2 Jumbo] No longer the Gudgeon pin B appear in the shop as gudgeon pin A
  
• T34 Calliope problematic position of bolts for air exhaust elements
  
• Panzer IVG Engine Ignition wires dependancy change, it had dependency outside engine module and caused confusion.
  
• Use Legacy Tank Marks option now correctly updates the value of the text in game settings [modified] Disabled Halloween update

Thanks and have a good one!
DeGenerals

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Update 1.5.2 is ready to play!!



Fixed:

• Incorrect material state for Tiger213 drive system
  
• Little Willie and Little Candy parts are interchangable

Thanks and have a good one!
DeGenerals

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Update 1.5.1 is up!

We are adding a long awaited sandbox to the game. You can choose the sandbox mode while you are creating new profile - there is no way to add it to an existing one.

Please remember that you can't earn any achievement in sandbox mode!


Added:

• Sandbox mode (to be switched on in profile menu, when creating new profile)
  
• Sandbox checkbox to New Profile Panel
  
• Sandbox icon in Profile Panel

Modified

• Stats Panel to support sandbox mode

Improved:

• Fixed null ref on extraction
  
• Incorrect texture for BT-7 in shop menu
  
• Little candy is now correctly displayed in storage menu
  
• Tiger 213 is now correctly displayed in storage menu
  
• Little candy and tiger 213 use the same pool of parts from their original tanks (little willie and tiger respectively)
  
• Halloween contract now correctly showing

Thanks and have a good one!
DeGenerals

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