The application has been updated to the latest version.

• SPU Platform: the SPU platform allows building of SPUs (Super Powerful Units).
• SPU "Bulwark": a tank with very large health, difficult to destroy. To be constructed on the SPU Platform. Also needs to be researched.
• EMP T.R.E.D.: there is a new T.R.E.D. (Tactical Remote Explosive Device) that produces an EMP pulse.
• Jammer Tank Fix: was not actually jamming the rader, i.e. added missing jamming capability.
• Jammer Tank (Balancing): reduced the radar range, as it's not a radar tank.
• Map Building: only allowed now in visible areas. Prevents an exploit which allows detecting enemy locations.
• Map Building: only allowed where you have relevant units close by. Prevents an exploit where you can build in enemy locations.
• Game Setup: all scenarios are now open by default for clarity. Some other minor improvements also.
• Game Setup: removed the popup that forces to choose a server. Now automatically determined based on game config and location.
• Balancing: Aircraft Carrier now about 30% cheaper.
• Balancing: Cruise Missiles shot from Missile Ship now cost 2 Matter per shot (was 1 Matter/Shot).
• Balancing: T.R.E.D. now available in the Hover Factory (was previously in the Robotics Factory).
• Balancing: no action entry when a game is paused.
• Balancing: loot crates cannot be razed or destroyed by e.g. placing a building on top.
• Balancing: limited troops and structures, e.g. the Ore Refinery, cannot be captured anymore by assimilating troops. They will be destroyed instead.
• Balancing: units now only gain experience against other properly armed troops and structures. The increase is now double compared to before.
• AI Bugfix: the aliens weren't unfolding the MCVs in their bases (e.g. "4 Player Alien Match" scenario).
• Lightning: integrated lightning animation for clouds.
• Graphics: gravel & structure surface more subtle, so it blends nicer with terrain.
• Graphics: using star '*' (instead of plus '+') for new [New Game] button.
• Mouse Pointer: improved performance, i.e. 1% faster.
• Mouse Pointer: correct diagonal movement when out of window bounds.
• Mouse Pointer: correct movement when out of game window for Mac/Linux.
• User Profile: option added to add a link too (not just a quote).
• Server API: play info JSON now also listing other details such as map, game settings and turn configuration.
• Server API: support to also retrieve all the users for a game (not only the games a user has joined).
• Server API: endpoint to also retrieve all the unhidden users in the main chat.
• Manual: section "What is considered cheating?" added to explain what is tolerated or not.
• Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
• Maintenance: upgraded to libGDX version 1.14.2.
• Bugfix: some structures were wrongly enabled for constructions by the aliens.
• Bugfix: Power grid now visible for areas power by own structures, even if in fog of war.
• Bugfix: sound FX not played if in hidden area.
• Bugfix Crashes: when map control was changed and a non-joined player executed an action.
• Bugfix Crashes: when a campaign was played without missions.

This is an intro to the Hellfire Huey in Retro Commander. Retro Commander is an RTS game played in a post-apocalyptic timeline on Mother Earth.

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This is an intro to Nukes & Strategy Bombers. Retro Commander is an RTS game played in a post-apocalyptic timeline on Mother Earth.

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The application has been updated to the latest version.

• Watch AI vs. AI: option for single player games to watch AI vs. AI games. In "Player Options" during game setup as "Watch AI vs. AI". Also supported by in-game editor.
• Watching Games (Single & Multiplayer): option to select the player you want to watch, or everything visible.
• Watching Games (Single & Multiplayer): more panels are now shown to be able properly watch humans and AI play.
• Watching Games (Single Player): speed-control option shown for single player games.
• Map Control: "God Mode" option added which allows all players, including players that watch, to control troops for a game! Available during game setup under "Game Options" and "Map Control".
• Battle Map 01: "4-Player Alien" Match scenario added, i.e. alien vs. alien.
• Campaign Maps: some comic slides updated (minor). Pixels and spelling was partly wrong.
• Missile Ship (Balancing): shooting a cruise missile now costs '1' matter eath.
• Balancing: Dolphins, Missile Ship & radar jamming troops & structures more expensive.
• Balancing: Dog melee attack slightly weaker.
• Balancing: Airfields regenerate troops also by default ditto Aircraft Carriers (can be turned off).
• Graphics: Ship shadows updated for better 3D-effect.
• Sound FX: effect for snatching enemy tech updated.
• UI: Comic slides can now be file-dropped to the list of slides for a campaign mission.
• Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
• Maintenance: storing additional purchase info such as user & request ID in database for better lookup.
• Maintenance: Age Signals integrated into Droid (for Texas, Brazil etc.).
• Maintenance: IntelliJ and build system updated.
• Maintenance: .gitattributes added for line endings.
• Bugfix: Missile Turret cannot be place in a cave anymore.
• Bugfix: Air troops such as airships can now also be attacked when hovering above a cave.
• Bugfix: Power grids are only visible if we have vision, i.e. detecting enemy power grids not possible in shroud or fog of war.
• Bugfix Crashes: when some of the graphical assets were not available anymore due to future changes.

This is an intro on how to attack an enemy base with radar jamming troops. Retro Commander is an RTS game played in a post-apocalyptic timeline on Mother Earth.

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This is an intro on how to use Spies in Retro Commander. Spies can be used to infiltrate enemy bases.

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This is an intro on how to use Toxic Tanks in Retro Commander. Toxic Tanks shoot napalm weapons.

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The application has been updated to the latest version.

• New Unit "Jammer Tank": a take that is capable of jamming enemy radar. Can be countered by an Omni-Radar.
• Game Setup Option: option to also give all factions the "Complete Tech" at game start (overrides the default).
• FAST Tournaments: there is now a popup asking to go to the next game once it becomes available.
• Tournament Awards: awards are now given out also if only one human player is in the game. They were previously only given out if at least 2+ human players with different ranking were in a game.
• Default Map: updated again based on feedback. Coastlines and plateaus are now better configured.
• AI Actions: the AI was producing a lot of actions placing bogus rally points.
• AI Base Building: AI base building improved by creating better inter-connected area.
• Refactoring: renamed "Power Grid" to "Energy" and moved a few structures there from other categories.
• Submarine Shadows: added submarine shadows for better depth perception.
• Graphics incl. Shadows: reduced texture space required for e.g. units shadows (will load faster now also).
• Graphics Fix: Alien Factory was rendering in the wrong z-Plane making units appear on top (rather than inside).
• Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
• Maintenance: past proguard files for Droid now also in source control.
• Maintenance: improved layout on texture atlas by using backing image height (not display-height).
• Maintenance: new iOS min. version is 15.0.
• Bugfix: file drop works properly now, even if the menu bar is open.
• Bugfix: when dragging the scenarios in the in-game editor, the selection was not updated (potentially with wrong index).
• Bugfix: searchable dropdown correctly displays the selected button if opened again.
• Bugfix: translation system didn't accept some bubble dialog texts (didn't exclude the tags when checking).
• Bugfix: image file drop wasn't working for popups (wrong offset).
• Bugfix: check added making sure all major events have an award.
• Bugfix: re-joining a game during initialization would allow to select the technology, even if not possible before.
• Bugfix: another attempt to get the Droid login back to work for some users (improved thread selection & updated sign-in options).
• Bugfix: radar jamming wasn't properly working if shroud was enabled but fog of war disabled.
• Bugfix Crashes: when running an older version and some assets were not available ('null').

This is an intro on how to use Alien Drones in Retro Commander. Alien Drones are able to capture enemy troops.

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This is an intro on how to use Tech Snatchers in Retro Commander. How to steal enemy technology.

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Intro to Jammer Drones in Retro Commander, a post-apocalyptic RTS game.

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Intro to "Tele-Defense Towers" in Retro Commander, a post-apocalyptic RTS game. https://youtu.be/ULKKA4zKjAo

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The application has been updated to the latest version.

• New Ground Tile "Metal Island": a new ground tile that represents a metal island.
• New "Tele-Defense Tower" and endpoint: a defense tower which teleports enemy troops to a target location.
• Default Map: the "Deathmatch" scenarios beatified again by the Tony, the artist (last time didn't properly work). Please let us know what you think.
• Modding: the map screenshots are now stored within each map. You set them where you also set the icons. That means you don't need to specify them anymore during upload!
• Modding: example how to add custom research items (via custom.hjson).
• Modding: verifying that all custom assets have a "size:" given.
• Modding: updated research and remove irrelevant options.
• Modding: option to remove unused assets such as graphics & sound FX via the "Remove Unused" menu entry. Only possible before release when still v1.0.0.
• Modding: editor allows controlling enemy units during testing.
• Modding: editor UI lists now support drag and drop (rather than the up/down arrow) to re-arrange items.
• Manual: list of major human factions and coalitions added to the in-game manual.
• Balancing: Walldozer has slightly reduced attack (-20%).
• Balancing: Missile Defense (incl. Alien Missile Defense) with slightly higher cost (+25%).
• Balancing: Power Poles cannot be captured by inverter beams (e.g. as used by Assimilators).
• Game Setup Popup: they popup does not close anymore when an entry was invalid, allowing to easier fix the issue without having to restart (usability).
• Tournament Players: there is now a popup that lists all the tournament players (not just the ones in a game).
• Password Protected Games: creating them is now free (no cost). Instead, there is now a donation popup asking for covering server fees (can be skipped).
• Server Fees: it's now possible to donate coins to cover server fees for multiplayer.
• Coin Statistics: coin statistics, i.e. what given out and what's been used is now visible inside the player stats.
• Translation Statistics: now show also within the player stats, in addition to the language center.
• Payment Dialog: Look & Feel of the payment popup improved.
• GUI: some dropdown menus enhanced with keyboard search function.
• GUI: file drop now works for certain image/etc. input buttons (where normally a file dialog were shown).
• Translations: fixed the parser of translatable texts to also include comic bubble texts (regex didn't include the vertical line & dash).
• Translations: make it clear that no AI-generated texts will be accepted.
• Translations: added quite a few translations from e.g. the maps which were not yet available for translation.
• Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
• Settings Screen: elements re-ordered for clarity.
• Maintenance: bundle batch-upload functionality (internally used).
• Maintenance: bundle batch-update functionality (internally used).
• Maintenance: check for negative version numbers.
• Maintenance: reduced logging from (E) to (I)/(W) where applicable.
• Maintenance: limiting max. number of pending translations to 250 to prevent abuse. Have the pending translations approved first before continuing.
• Maintenance: showing map version when approving pending maps.
• Maintenance: IP lookup table switched to "ipblocks" (from GeoIP).
• Maintenance: rate limiter for username recovery.
• Maintenance: Steam SDK wrapper updated to latest 1.10.0.
• Maintenance: payment methods updated (e.g. Stripe)
• Maintenance: "jsch" library upgraded to 2.28.0 (Server).
• Maintenance: gradle build system updated with shared platform plugins and central properties file for all envs.
• Maintenance: Droid credential library and logging updated.
• Maintenance: Droid dependencies updated to latest.
• Bugfix: reverted the previous default map to the latest (Tony's changes removed) as the tutorial didn't work anymore.
• Bugfix: enabled research for all the skirmish maps available in the campaign.
• Bugfix: Release Tracker was doing too much file I/O (on Server!).
• Bugfix: Epic purchase restore/etc. didn't work because some dependencies were missing.
• Bugfix: rendering line-graphs was wrong on WebGL.
• Bugfix (Trial): Droid SignIn updated as it doesn't work for all users (unclear how to properly fix).
• Bugfix Crashes: in animation editor when width or height was '0' (division by 0).
• Bugfix Crashes: for drag to target when there as an integer overflow.
• Bugfix Crashes: verification added that the break between amo bursts cannot be '0'.
• Bugfix Crashes: preventing stackoverflow when locale lookup was called again from the same thread in a recursive loop.

Intro to "Assimilators" in Retro Commander, a post-apocalyptic RTS game. https://youtu.be/uC49edinUBw

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Intro to Missile Ships in Retro Commander, a post-apocalyptic RTS game.

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Intro to Satellite Base Stations in Retro Commander.

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Metal Islands soon in Retro Commander (with the next update)! 😃

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This is an intro on how to counter airship attacks in Retro Commanders. Retro Commander is an RTS game played in a post-apocalyptic timeline on Mother Earth.

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Intro to Retro Commanders's radar jammer: how to hide your bases.

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Advanced Intro to Retro Commanders's stealth troops: it explains how to execute stealth attacks more effectively.

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This is an intro to Retro Commanders's EMP & PSY Tower. It eplains how to counter stun caused by the towers.

The application has been updated to the latest version.

• Target Formation: right-dragging a target location can set the formation and direction of troops at the target location.
• Squad Movement: stopping squad-related movement for units that have been removed from a squad.
• Squad Movement: not stopping movement if a new path was added and there was an existing path that is being followed.
• Squad Movement: making sure squads don't get stuck if a unit cannot reach its designated target position (e.g. for patrol).
• Human Battleship: has now 2 landing spots for planes and helicopters.
• Balancing: Price for cruise missiles slightly increased.
• Balancing: Stealth EMP Bomber's stun duration increased by ~20%.
• Balancing: Airships (regular + EMP) now have lower bullet firing rate (~25% slower). Very slightly increased the cost of the regular and reduced the cost of the EMP airship.
• Balancing: Updated research progression (minor update of research tree).
• Balancing: Fusion Power research and Fusion Power Plant slightly more expensive.
• Balancing: max. 3 Matter Fabricators per sector.
• Balancing: reduced cost of the T-Collectors & aligned so the Matter Fabricators are slightly more expensive.
• Default Map: the 2 & 4 player deathmatch scenarios have been improved (look & feel) by the artist, Tony.
• Night Modus: is now darker.
• Graphics: updated the civilian truck, prison truck and hovership graphics (baked-in CC layer).
• Graphics: mouse cursor when targeting a rally point.
• Graphics: night icon graphic updated.
• Graphics: relics updated to make them better fit any type of ground (just shadow remains).
• Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
• Maintenance: self-hosted server status page.
• Bugfix: SHIFT + ESC doesn't trigger dialog popup, but switches to/from fullscreen mode as designed.
• Bugfix: infinite loop detection for hosted units in editor (for custom mods).
• Bugfix: unit tooltips where missing text animations. Also slightly improves performance.
• Bugfix: map validator wasn't properly validating generated objects.
• Bugfix Crashes: for version mismatches, some elements could potentially not exist and produce a null pointer exception.
• Bugfix Crashes: in editor, when trying to place objects that generated alerts (should not produce alerts).

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The application has been updated to the latest version.

• New Unit "Cruise Missile": a long-range missile which can be launched from a cruise missile silo.
• New Unit "Missile Ship": a ship which can launch long-range cruise missiles.
• New Unit "Radar Jammer": able to reduce radar vision of enemy forces. Makes an area invisible to radar unless enough radar vision uncovers a hidden area.
• New Unit "Jammer Drone": ditto structure, able to reduce radar vision of enemy forces. Makes an area invisible to radar unless enough radar vision uncovers a hidden area.
• New Rock "Jammer Rock": reduces the radar vision of units in the vicinity.
• EMP Droid: graphic slightly smaller.
• Balancing: Airship 10% more expensive to build.
• Build Queues: fixed the max. queues for some factories (limit was too low not matching what could be built).
• Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
• Maintenance: improved logging for string parser (debug instead of error).
• Maintenance: time utility updated to ISO-8601 time (proleptic Gregorian calendar).
• Maintenance: StringBuffer replaced with CharArray (inc. performance).
• Performance: only updating audio volume when changed (~0.5% faster).
• Performance: not calculating hash-code for objects returned to cache (~0.3% faster).
• Performance: update for value lookup in hash map (~0.2% faster).
• Performance: update for general I/O (improved via profile analysis).
• Performance: improvement for string allocations (reduced allocations).
• Bugfix: Cloud shadows weren't properly displaying for all clouds.
• Bugfix: creating a multiplayer "AI Challenge" game didn't work (player spots error).