Metal Thunder News

[h3]The grind never stops, and neither do I. Thanks for pushing Metal Thunder to new heights![/h3]

[h2]🚀 BIGGER, BADDER, & MORE CUSTOMIZABLE[/h2]

[h3]🔧 Difficulty Modifiers Overhaul[/h3]

• You asked for it! —total control over your experience!
  
• 🔥 Tweak everything: enemy count, spawn rate, health, damage, speed, and armor.
  
• ⚡ Endless Mode & God Mode (Pick one, not both—nice try 😏).
  
• 🕶️ No UI Mode (Goes full immersion mode—still a work in progress).
  
• 🔫 No Reload Mode (Who needs reloads anyway?).
  
• 💥 Weapon Count Selection (Bring more firepower to your ops).
  

[h3]💰 Dynamic Currency Scaling[/h3]

• Higher difficulty = higher rewards. Push the limits, reap the benefits.
  
• Dial up the challenge and watch that currency pile up.
  

[h3]🔧 Armory UI Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed that annoying scroll bug where weapons just wouldn’t stop scrolling.
  

[h2]🎵 SOUND & ATMOSPHERE LEVEL-UP[/h2]

[h3]🔥 New Soundtrack[/h3]

• More atmospheric, more immersive, more Metal Thunder.
  
• Added more than 20 tracks to Metal Thunder.

[h3]🔊 Gunfire Sound Fixes[/h3]

• Used to be that rapid fire cut off your audio?
  
• Now it happens around 20+ projectiles overlapping—which is still badass.
  

[h2]🐞 BUG FIXES & QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

[h3]🚁 Helicopters Are No Longer Immortal[/h3]

• Yeah… that was a bug, not a feature. Now you can take them down.
  

[h3]💰 UI Refund System Fixed[/h3]

• Buying upgrades? Now properly refunds 75% of the purchase price if refunded.
  

[h3]🏅 Prestige System Fixes[/h3]

• Prestige weapon names now show correctly (no more ugly dev placeholders).
  
• 🔄 Ammo count & sortie count now properly carry over into prestige.
  

[h3]🔫 QoL Buff: Ammo Upgrades[h3]

• Whenever you upgrade your weapon max ammo count, it now gives the same amount to the current ammo count.
  

Also Mac version is now in v0.9.4

[h3]🦾 THANK YOU, COMMANDERS![/h3]

Metal Thunder is made by one dude in a chair, but this community is making it a beast Your feedback, bug reports, and ideas are shaping this game every single update.
You keep bringing the hype, the grind, and the feedback—Let's continue to keep making it bigger, better, and even more brutal.

💥 Go wreak havoc in Metal Thunder, and keep making this game legendary!

See you in the skies Commanders!
- Tolga, Dumbbell Games

Commanders,

Your support keeps Metal Thunder in the fight!
Every bit of feedback, bug reports, and suggestions help shape the battlefield.
Thanks to your contributions, I'm making the game better with every update—thanks for being part of the mission!

[h2]Fixes & Improvements[/h2]

• Decryption UI Fix – Fixed an issue where the decrypt animation could get stuck on encrypted text.
  
• Camera Stability – Resolved a bug causing occasional camera jumps after firing.
  
• Bullet Change Bug Fixed – A bug made the game too fun by altering bullet behavior with sortie count changes. That fun is now regulated.
  
• Upgrade System Restored – Previously, Gatling upgrades could apply to all guns due to a bug. That exploit is now history.
  

[h2]Gameplay Adjustments[/h2]

• Operation Thunderfield - Fix – Mission time extended to 30 minutes, as originally intended.
  
• Hellfire Fix – Now tracks dead center of the reticle for better accuracy.
  
• Weapon & Upgrade System Rebuilt – Entire system overhauled! Some balance inconsistencies may arise, so feel free to drop by our Discord with feedback—most of these fixes and changes come from your bug reports and suggestions!
  

[center]See you in the skies, Commanders! ⚡[/center]

Hey commanders!

With sortie count change, a bug prevented extra projectiles to not deal any damage.

Note to self : That's what you get for pushing an update at 5AM #realgamerhours

I'm all ears for any and every bug, you can find me up on Discord as usual

See you in the skies!

[center]Commanders,

Your continued support keeps Metal Thunder soaring![/center]
[center]Thank you for your dedication to the battlefield.[/center]

[h2]Quality of Life Improvements[/h2]

• Added an Invert Vertical option for camera controls.
  
• AI is now more responsive to orders, with improved pathfinding quality.
  
• Enhanced visibility for indicators, making them easier to spot in combat.
  
• Added indicators for available updates for each weapon
  

[h2]Balancing Changes[/h2]

• Damage Fall-Off System Implemented – Direct hits are now more rewarding.
  
• Increased Kill Rewards – XP and currency rewards for kills have been boosted by 1.33x.
  
• Sortie Count Upgrade Buff – No longer consumes additional ammo for single-shot weapons (30mm, 45mm, 102mm, etc.). More upgrade options will be added later.
  

[h3]Weapon Damage Adjustments: [/h3]

• 105mm – Damage increased by 3x.
  
• 45mm – Damage increased by 3x.
  
• Hellfire Missile – Speed increased by 1.5x, Damage increased by 1.5x.
  
• Maverick Missile – Speed increased by 1.5x.
  
• JDAM Bomb – Speed increased by 2x.
  

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• UI is now properly responsive on widescreen aspect ratios (e.g., 3440x1440).
  
• Prestige progression fix – Now correctly triggers at 40 total upgrades (previously, Level 1 was not counted).
  

[center]Stay sharp, keep the cannons hot, and keep the skies under control.[/center]

[center]See you in the skies! ⚡[/center]

Commanders,

Thank you for your continued support on Metal Thunder. I was dealing with some life problems recently and could not work on the game properly but I'm planning to return to schedule and will deliver bigger & better updates starting March

FIXED - AI in Frozen AEGIS mission should move normally
FIXED - Leaderboards should display kills properly
QoL - Leaderboards are extended to hold up until top 200

You can always contact me thru Discord! Waiting for your feedback Commanders!

See you on the skies!