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Recent News & Incoming Prologue UpdateJun 2, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, We're proud to report that our current stats show our game's free co-op prologue has been activated on Steam over 300 000 times, matching our initial wishlist and then some! So, thank you again for trying out SWAT Commander: Prologue! Many of the game's improvements just wouldn't be possible without your involvement, so we appreciate every bit of feedback that we can use. And speaking of using your feedback, our team is of course still hard at work introducing further enhancements to our main app, due to be released in Early Access soon. What's very relevant to the prologue, however, is that we're going to use our progress with the main game to do a solid new update of the prologue app as well. Stay tuned for news on that, too. For more updates on both our progress and the EA release date, we invite you to follow the full SWAT Commander game here on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619310/SWAT_Commander/ Over and out, SWAT Commander TeamWeapon Update – SWAT Commander: Prologue, version 0.7.5.14Apr 22, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, We continue gathering feedback and using it to find ways to improve the prologue for you. Our latest solutions bring you this patch. EQUIPMENT Changed the position of all primary weapons relative to the player's camera to make the first-person perspective more convenient Implemented new weapon movement animations for primary weapons to achieve a much smoother effect and better handling simulation Fixed the issue with the smoothness of the thrown grenade flight for clients Fixed issues with throwable camera movement Enhanced explosion effect of sting grenades when displayed at longer distances Changed the default equipment preset for new players to improve game experience if equipment loadout screen isn't used before a game is started Fixed heavy armor model on officer in equipment loadout screen UI Fixed HUD errors in displaying the incorrect ammo information in some contexts Some animations in the Briefing UI have been sped up for faster navigation and better usability Improved the functioning of the ""Ready/Not Ready"" button in the Briefing screen Added the option to select a random Entry Point in the ""Entrance"" tab of the Briefing screen The list for adding friends to your lobby will now be sorted by which of them are online Fixed issues related to the game HUD's grenade icons Standby for further updates. Over and out, SWAT Commander TeamFurther Prologue Updates and ImprovementsApr 15, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, We continue our work on improving the prologue. All of it is based on the invaluable feedback with which you've been providing us and of course our drive to improve your experience with our preview of the game. So, today we're rolling out another update, this one for version 0.7.5.13, patch 0.4. Here's a brief reminder of the recent changes to the prologue: Updated difficulty levels: the Easy level now provides conditions better suited for getting to know the game's mechanics while the other levels were adjusted to improve the gameplay experience Updated Civilian behavior: Civilians are now more willing to comply with SWAT operatives' orders. Adjusted FXAA anti-aliasing to improve its visual presentation. Reconfigured the lobby system to focus on manually adding players via Steam friends list to improve the co-op experience. Fixed a stability issue reported to occur when Officers are in combat and when Suspects deploy grenades against you. Fixed the issue of grenade icons not appearing on screen for grenades thrown by Suspects. Based on your reports, we've resolved a number of matters that could cause the game to become unstable. Your general experience with the prologue's stability should now be improved. Version 0.7.5.13, patch 0.4 changes: The Briefing screen has been revamped with more compacted sections for easier, more intuitive navigation. Many of our players have been, for example, skipping the option of selecting the entry point where you start the mission. We intend for this to make the Briefing features easier to access. Fixed an issue that allowed the camera to clip through walls and doors. Fixed an issue where some barricaded doors were in the wrong position for players who joined someone else's multiplayer lobby (clients). We've reworked a number of the game's features. They are now not impacted so much by the players' internet connection during co-op gameplay, which should result in general performance improvements in the game. 👉 CRUCIAL NOTE: Please remember that the functioning of the multiplayer lobby depends on the host as well. Make sure you have a stable internet connection and your configuration meets the game's specs if you wish to host a game. Standby for further updates. Over and out, SWAT Commander TeamSWAT Commander: Prologue, version 0.7.5.13, patch 0.1Apr 12, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWe continue gathering feedback and using it to find ways to improve the prologue for you. Our latest solutions bring you this patch. Fixed a stability issue reported to occur when Officers are in combat and when Suspects deploy grenades against you. Fixed the issue of grenade icons not appearing on screen for grenades thrown by Suspects. Based on your reports, we've resolved a number of matters that could cause the game to become unstable. Your general experience with the prologue's stability should now be improved.SWAT Commander: Prologue, version 0.7.5.13Apr 8, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsUpdated difficulty levels: the Easy level now provides conditions better suited for getting to know the game's mechanics while the other levels were adjusted to improve the gameplay experience Updated Civilian behavior: Civilians are now more willing to comply with SWAT operatives' orders Adjusted FXAA anti-aliasing to improve its visual presentation Reconfigured the lobby system to focus on manually adding players via Steam friends list to improve the co-op experienceUpdates / Thank You for Joining the Prologue’s LaunchApr 5, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, We're creating SWAT Commander for you and we stand with you as our community, so following our prologue's launch, we'd like to first thank you all for joining to give the game a shot. We're excited to see that you are playing SWAT Commander, and we would also appreciate any constructive feedback from you if we can use it to improve the game. We are a small team with big ambitions, and we would like to make sure to bring you a title you will enjoy. Without you, it is impossible. Following that, we realize our co-op prologue hasn't met many of your expectations and we want to do what we can to address your concerns and further enhance your experience with SWAT Commander. To that end, we've already updated the prologue. Based on your recent gameplay experience, we would like to give you the solutions: - We've resolved an issue that caused some language versions of the game to be unavailable - We've disabled the Quick Match feature in favor of making public lobbies simpler. Go to 'Browse Lobby' and join from there for a game with random players. - Your lobby's roster is now locked once everyone selects the 'Ready' status; it re-opens only after the mission is over - The team bar now features a permanent 'leave lobby' button to make exiting one easier 👉 CRUCIAL NOTE: Please remember that the functioning of the multiplayer lobby depends on the host as well. Make sure you have a stable internet connection and your configuration meets the game's specs if you wish to host a game. Those are our updates for now. Much like in a SWAT intervention where something unexpected happens, you respond, you adapt, and then you persevere. We remain in the line of duty. Over and NOT out, SWAT Commander Team SWAT Commander: Prologue Is Now Available!Apr 4, 2025 - Community Announcementshttps://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/40768937/ed6c72fe1dda15dc072c6fd45a6e906ddfc9d075.png Officers, 👮♂️ The long wait is over and we're happy to lay the following report on your desk: The free co-op SWAT Commander prologue is now available to all! We need to mobilize as many SWAT units as possible. The violent shootout at a local service station needs your immediate intervention in the ""Hot Reception"" mission. So get together with your fellow officers to restore peace and order in one of three available game modes! 🚨 🔗 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428730/SWAT_Commander_Prologue/ Over and out, SWAT Commander TeamSWAT Commander: Prologue Reaches 300 000 Wishlists!Apr 1, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, 👮♂️ We are both humbled and honored to report this mission status update to you today: SWAT Commander's free co-op prologue has just reached over 300 000 wishlists! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44144295/519962d058cf36b7a20ff59a5f3a276d7a317741.jpg Just as we've known the support of our fantastic community through the time and work we've been putting into developing SWAT Commander, so too we know the duty of delivering to you the game you're waiting for. 👏 Remember, SWAT Commander: Prologue becomes available to play for free to everyone on Steam this Friday, April 4th! 🔗 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428730/SWAT_Commander_Prologue/ Over and out, SWAT Commander TeamSWAT Commander: Prologue Releases on April 4th!Mar 20, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, The time has finally come! We're proud to announce that SWAT Commander's free prologue is going to officially become available here on Steam on April 4th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428730/SWAT_Commander_Prologue/ As a reminder – SWAT Commander: Prologue is fully co-op, so grab a few friends to tackle the challenges of the "Hot Reception" mission! Take note: You 'can' start the game as a single player by readying up in the multiplayer lobby by yourself but this increases the difficulty considerably! Enter the Bernard Tire & Auto Center to resolve the aftermath of a brutal gang shootout and bring the perpetrators of the resulting violence to justice. The mission can be played in three different game modes, altering the mission's objectives. Study the operation's briefing, manage your officer's equipment loadout, and select either of two different entry points for the designated area to commence the intervention. Check out our release trailer for the Prologue here: Over and out, SWAT Commander Team New Game – Laundering Simulator!Feb 25, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsIntroducing Laundering Simulator! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3432750/Laundering_Simulator/ Meet Eddie Wiser, the unlikely hero of our new project's story. Though he may not seem like it, Eddie's been handy with the hammer and wrench ever since he was just a wee troublemaker. https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/40768937/368fec66ea6ee80457e06640a4905e709fcbcdd2.gif Always tinkering with one machine or another and with an equal penchant for running into trouble with the law, he eventually grew up to be a sly entrepreneur. And his brilliant scheme of the day is to run a laundromat as a front for a whimsical forgery workshop hidden away in its back! https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/40768937/e266a322c10beef24dc30697e57f2ca36dfef3c8.gif What led him to such a wild enterprise? Well, it'll be your job as the player to find out as you help Eddie run his daily activities: Serving the laundromat's customers Repairing machines Decorating your venue Ordering supplies Placing all the different items and managing space Handling laundromat finances Assembling various counterfeiting machines in the back Selling the different fakes to your friendly neighborhood fence Accepting special counterfeiting jobs Dealing with the local mob and authorities Taking care of an infuriating grandmother https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/40768937/13feb1c22441f26a42a7feb9cd8ada4af354f2ff.gif Whew! Eddie's got his hands full, so he really needs your help! Check out Laundering Simulator's Steam page and add it to your wishlist!Demo Extended!Oct 22, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, Surprises in the middle of an operation usually lead to dangerous situations but this time it’s the good kind of a surprise! The SWAT Commander demo will be available for a longer time after the end of Next Fest with a completely brand new mission – Breaking Point. A group of well-armed suspects has stormed the offices of a financial company, accusing them of large-scale fraud. Hostages have been taken, so it’s up to the SWAT unit to rescue them and restore order! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1897040/SWAT_Commander_Demo/ We’ll let you know in advance when we’re ready to end the demo. Over and out, SWAT Commander TeamNext Fest | Demo!Oct 14, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, 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! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40516656/296624c8c4e97770728ab6923ed82220f1a29709.png ↓The demo will be available for a limited time during the event on the game's main page!↓ 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 TeamSWAT Commander!Jul 24, 2024 - Community Announcements– 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 TeamFPS Fest | Demo!Apr 11, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, 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! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44144295/8bd98a63d20e10645e16a31685f656d983a22595.png To celebrate the occasion, we're once again bringing you a sample of the game! ↓A limited-time demo available during the event on the game's main page!↓ 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 to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!Second Playtest Pause Soon!Jan 15, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, 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 to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!Second Playtest Launch!Nov 24, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, 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 to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!Updates and Second Playtest!Nov 23, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, 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 to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features! Over and out, Red Mountain Games & Ritual InteractivePlaytest Pause Soon!Oct 19, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, 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 to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!Playtest Launch!Jul 17, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsOfficers, 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 to take part in the discussion of Tactical Squad and its features!
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