SWAT Commander News

Officers, 👮‍♂️

In this update we describe our change to how civilians will react more dynamically to the chaos of a mission, making protection and restraint an even bigger challenge.

[h3]Civilian Behavior[/h3]

Here’s what’s in the improvement:

• Hiding: During a shootout, civilians will instinctively look for places to hide, adding realism and tension.
  
• Increased Mobility: Civilians will now move around the map more frequently, creating unpredictable scenarios for your team.
  
• Fleeing Danger: When danger is near, civilians are more likely to run from it, making quick reactions crucial to ensure their safety.
  

This change adds complexity to your missions – keeping civilians safe while managing suspects just got a whole lot harder. We can’t wait to see how you adapt to these situations! 🙋

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Over and out,
SWAT Commander Team

Officers, 👮‍♂️

Here's something we added for the sake of both our new and returning players and the experience it's meant to improve for you through visual enhancements.
There are a few such changes we're introducing, so we'll write more about them in future posts as they become ready.

[h3]Weather and time-of-day variants[/h3]

The various missions of SWAT Commander will be available in randomly selected variants for weather and time-of-day combinations. However, our system will track your previous configuration, so it doesn't repeat throughout mission playthroughs.

This opens possibilities of replaying your favorite mission under an entirely different mood or setting. Silence of the Hansons in broad daylight? Hot Reception with a roaring thunderstorm outside? All a possibility. ⛈️

What’s more, these conditions affect the behavior of characters, adding another tactical layer to the game. For example, manipulating the fuse box at night can give you an advantage by making it harder for Suspects to aim but instantly making them alert. Mind the mission briefing, however. Some Suspects may come equipped for such circumstances! 🔦







Next post – More gameplay-related updates.

Over and out,
SWAT Commander Team

Officers, 👮‍♂️

2025 is the year of SWAT Commander – it's when we'll finally be ready to launch early access. Stay tuned for announcements about relevant dates concerning the free prologue and the game itself.

In the time leading up to these releases, we want to start posting some more regular development updates here on Steam. We've gone through a few playtests, gathered a lot of feedback, and realizing there's a lot we still needed to do to bring you the best game that we could, introduced lots of different changes and enhancements to SWAT Commander, both visually and gameplay-wise. ⭐

[h3]Automatic area cover[/h3]

SWAT Commander can only benefit from improvements to the officer's AI, so this feature has been one of many aspects we're focusing on. With the officers being more responsive and effective in single-player, it'll obviously be a better experience with the game.

One way we can accomplish this is by having them relocate properly after combat, in accordance with police protocol. Now your squad takes advantageous positions in the room when they're done engaging hostiles. Ones that offer the most protection in case weapons go hot again. 👁️

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More updates to come!

Over and out,
SWAT Commander Team

Officers,

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. EDIT: The demo will remain available until November 6th, 12:00 CET (03:00 PT).

Over and out,
SWAT Commander Team

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!



[h3]↓The demo will be available for a limited time during the event on the game's main page!↓[/h3]

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