Hey there Agents,

If you already played our previous turn-based tactical games, liked them and you're hungry for more, we’re returning to the dark heart of the American West with a new supernatural journey. With a gun full of lead and a fistful of witchcraft, raise an outlaw posse and chase down the devil to take back what’s yours in Hard West 2.

https://youtu.be/MlNyCD_ik6o

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282410/Hard_West_2/

Ice Code Games and Good Shepherd Entertainment are pleased to invite you to get a taste of the action, so mosey on over and sign up for the limited Closed Beta available through our website. Maybe move a bit faster since the keys are running out! 😉

If you have any questions and want to chat with us, our Official Discord Server is always the best place to visit.

https://youtu.be/MlNyCD_ik6o
Please wishlist Hard West 2 here.
Sign up for our Closed Beta here.

Hope to see you there!

Attention Agents!

John Wick Hex is now available for experienced strategists looking for a unique new challenge.

The game is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike like John Wick, the professional hitman of the critically acclaimed film franchise. Featuring a unique blend of strategic momentum-based combat, John Wick Hex captures the feel of the unique tactical combat from the films and blurs the line between the strategy and action video game genres. Perform well and progress in the main story mode (which features an original story created for the game) to unlock new weapons, suit options and locations. Each weapon changes up the tactics you’ll use and the manner in which you’ll play. Ammo is finite and realistically simulated, so time your reloads and make the most of weapons you scavenge on the job.

Those interested can now pick-up John Wick Hex with a limited time 30% launch discount. As an added bonus, players who already own Phantom Doctrine in their game library can purchase the new Hardened Tactician Bundle and pick-up both John Wick Hex & Hard West with a special extra 10% discount. Users who already own multiple games in the bundle can still complete the set and receive this special discount.

We're really excited to share the unique tactical gameplay experience that John Wick Hex has to offer with all of you.

Thank you for your time agents and good luck!

Attention Agents!

Phantom Doctrine 2 has just been announced.

Phantom Doctrine 2 explores new solutions in gameplay by investing in the action TPP format but expands on the story from the previous part with a significant twist. So if you're interested in revisiting familiar events from an entirely new perspective, we strongly encourage you to check out the new installment in the series – Phantom Doctrine 2.

CreativeForge Games

PLEASE NOTE: Good Shepherd Entertainment is not involved in the production of Phantom Doctrine 2 and has no connection to the project.

For a limited time only, potential new agents will be able to pick-up Phantom Doctrine for 80% off as part of Steam's Daily Deal offer! This means that it has never been easier to jump-in and start running your own covert agency.

To celebrate the Daily Deal Offer, we will be doing a special live stream here on Steam. So please join us to discuss the game and your favorite strategies for getting your agents out of hairy situations.

Thanks a million for your continued support and discretion. Please watch this space for new announcement surrounding the game and the world of interactive counter-espionage.

Greetings, Agents!

We are back with another patch for Phantom Doctrine, this time introducing Update 1.1! ːsteamhappyː

You will finally be able to alter the foundations of your spy agency by meddling with our declassified parameter sheets, and include some of your own ideas, based on a guide we've put together for you. Update 1.1 also includes additional Investigation Board content, improved support for ultrawide resolutions, minor improvements and bugfixes listed below.

As always, we sincerely hope that you'll enjoy the new possibilities, and the entire Team wants to express its gratitude for your ongoing support. Stay vigilant, Agents!

• A plethora of game parameters can now be accessed and modded via .csv files to provide new gameplay experience with Phantom Doctrine
  
• Custom agent portraits can be loaded into the game
  
• Standard enemies can have their outfit presets changed
  
• You may modify images, texts and parameters of the existing sidestories or even create your new sidestory events to add some interesting context to the main plot
  
• You may modify all in-game text or create your own localization, however, it will be a bit more tricky

All the details concerning modding and localization can be found here.

• Additional variants of Investigation Board snippets and new satellite photos
  
• Improvements to the already available names and surnames for Agents of various nationalities, and addition of new ones for more variety
  
• Cabal and Beholder Agents were subject to some body engineering treatments and had their stats balanced
  
• The Point of Interest popup on the World Map now displays the maximum number of Agents that may embark on a given Assault Mission
  
• Agents carrying bodies have been trained to open and close doors on demand
  
• VFX tweaks for weapon muzzle flashes and explosions

• The "plant explosives" mission type is now always loaded with the appropriate non-story levels
  
• Bargain ability Damage Threshold tooltip is now consistent with the actual boosted value (50DT instead of 200DT)
  
• Alt-tabbing while having the gamepad selected as the primary input device no longer causes the game to receive additional input from the mouse
  
• Workshop’s crafting assignment button states should now be more consistent with other facilities
  
• Tiles no longer guarded by enemy units after the effect of the Distract ability fades are not marked as dangerous anymore
  
• Fixed: The issue of agents being sometimes blurred out in the Forger’s Agent Customization screen
  
• The game can now be launched also in 3840x1080, 3440x1440 and 2560x1080 resolutions, providing proper access to the Main Menu
  
• All loading screens should be now properly displayed in ultrawide resolutions
  
• All Investigation Board files and snippets regardless of the chosen language are now properly displayed and accessible also in the 1280x1024 resolution
  
• Fixed: A rare occurrence in which enemy agents who were supposed to enable the CCTV systems were not only disabling them, but also hijacking the game camera altogether, resulting in a softlock
  
• Various text and localization fixes

If you encounter any issues, wish to chat about Phantom Doctrine or just poke the Devs, our Official Discord Server is where we’ll keep hanging out.

Greetings, Agents!

This time we're back with some additional content to spice up tactical side missions and provide you with some more insight on various mechanics and features in Phantom Doctrine. Also, we fixed some of the issues kindly reported by you, for which we're very grateful. You may review all of the changes below. Thank you very much for your ongoing support and now we're getting back to work, as more is in store. ːsteamhappyː

• New variations of side missions throughout the entire campaign. They were added to the random pool of the following mission types:
  • Ambush
    
  • Conspiracy Cell
    
  • Enemy Recon
    
  • Informer Assassination
• An in-game encyclopedia, full of information and hints regarding all aspects of gameplay in Phantom Doctrine. It’s available from the main menu as well as from the pause menu during strategic and tactical play

• Fixed: endless black screen during the first launch of the game
  
• The interface can no longer be locked by bringing up the pause menu at the exact moment a panel on the world map opens
  
• The “ASSIGN” tooltip will no longer appear in all free slots at the same time on the Loadout screen after entering a secret cheat code on the gamepad ;)
  
• Fixed: buttons on the Loadout screen are no longer assigned to both the support powers list and to unassigning agents / unequipping gear
  
• Suppressors have been slightly adjusted for a better fit on some weapons
  
• An enemy agent with the “Cabal Sleeper Agent” influence perk will correctly join the player’s team when combat is triggered in the first turn
  
• Enemy agents correctly appear on the POI screen from a tactical mission which ends in failure
  
• Minor text fixes

If you encounter any issues, wish to chat about Phantom Doctrine or just poke the Devs, our Official Discord Server is always the best place to visit.

During the ongoing Autumn Sale Phantom Doctrine will be available at a 30% discount - the highest so far. If you feel that it's the right moment to enter the dark and convoluted world of espionage and intrigue, take charge of your own spy agency and set out to prevent the Conspiracy from this intel is obviously classified.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEEQ4B2o-5s
https://store.steampowered.com/app/559100/Phantom_Doctrine/
Also, if you already played Phantom Doctrine, enjoyed the story and believe that it deserves to be nominated for the “Best Alternate History” Award, then... well, let's say you'll make a bunch of Devs incredibly happy and grateful. ːsteamhappyː
You may vote here: https://store.steampowered.com/SteamAwardNominations

If you're more into the Wild West (with a weird twist) than into the Cold War setting, check out our previous turn-based tactical game Hard West, which is currently available at a 85% discount! Let the standoff begin!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6y9iBFHL9w
https://store.steampowered.com/app/307670/Hard_West

If you have any questions or just want to poke the Devs, our Official Discord Server is always the best place to visit.

Hope to see you there!

We are back with another set of updates and additions to mark the upcoming Halloween season! You may find the detailed description of all the improvements and changes below. As always, we want to thank you for your ongoing support, suggestions, conspiracy theories and being a community any Developer would envy.

Get into the spirit of the season and bolster your agency with Spooky Spooks and Pumpkin Spies!

• New, Halloween-themed character customization options: new hair and eye colors, face painting and unique.. headgear
  
• For a short time Halloween-themed models and textures will appear throughout the tactical levels so keep an eye out!

Furthermore, we are delighted to invite you to our Hideout for a Dev Livestream today at 18:00 CEST. Flamingo and obj_dude will be playing Phantom Doctrine, answering your questions and having fun with you. There is also a chance that we'll convince them to use some of the props we slipped into the streaming room... ːsteammockingː Hope to see you there!

The stream will be available on Phantom Doctrine's Steam Page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/559100/Phantom_Doctrine/
Or on Good Shepherd Entertainment's Twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/goodshepherdentertainment

• A pack of new character customization options has been added: headgear, clothes and accessories
  
• Two brand new multiplayer maps: Unit ‘Theta’ and Safehouse
  
• The Loadout Screen now has buttons to strip non-participating Operatives of their gear, deselect the tactical team and clear the Support section, all for a more streamlined experience
  
• Added new warning pop-ups after selecting “Restart”, “Exit to main menu” or “Exit to desktop” from the pause menu
  
• Exiting from an active multiplayer game requires confirmation
  
• Selected multiplayer maps are now visualized in the lobby
  
• Unlocking of Body Engineering compounds has been tweaked and improved to facilitate access to early game unlocks later on
  
• Items obtainable early in the campaign are now more readily available in late game
  
• The “Actor” perk can now be switched in the main menu to work the way it used to post-launch (disregarding the enemy Agents field of view)
  
• The pop-up window in strategic gameplay about new secrets can now accommodate up to 4 lines of text
  
• The list of aliases used in Secret Files has been significantly expanded
  
• Technologies unlocked by campaign progress now have a ‘New’ marker visible
  
• Formatting of descriptions for Technologies in the Workshop has been improved
  
• The delay before arrival of reinforcements has been corrected at the beginning of the KGB campaign
  
• Buttons on world map pop-ups have been adjusted to match the text size for their corresponding choices
  
• Navigational buttons in the multiplayer session setup screen have been improved
  
• The ambient sound in hideout facilities has been adjusted
  
• Health bar in action camera view has been repositioned
  
• Placement of targets behind high cover during incoming fire has been improved
  
• Line of fire in full auto mode to targets behind cover on higher floors has been tweaked
  
• Improved wind sway animations for potted plants
  
• Improved movement and idle animations for female Operatives
  
• Idle animations improved for civilians standing by tables
  
• Use animation for Heartbeat Sensor
  
• Miscellaneous animation and model improvements for the character customization process
  
• Multiple minor localization tweaks and fixes

• Eliminated a potential blocker in chapter 6. of the campaign
  
• Solving two secret files at once no longer causes any issues
  
• Reassigning agents between jobs using key bindings will no longer causes rare issues with progression
  
• Miscelanneous fixes and stability improvement
  
• Vancouver’s icon will no longer be obscured by UI text
  
• Infirmary can now correctly be fully upgraded
  
• Buttons now display correct states on side story pop-ups in the world map
  
• Deployment zones can no longer be switched using the pause keyboard shortcut
  
• A character’s make-up will now be correctly visible on all screens
  
• The game can no longer be saved in the deployment phase
  
• Controller inputs will no longer be registered on game loading screens
  
• Improved descriptions for “Respiratory” and “Sensory” Operative stats
  
• Improved and clarified descriptions for tooltips on the Loading Screen
  
• The number of secrets to be found will now correctly decrease when an enemy Agent in vigilant mode starts to clean up
  
• Miscellaneous improvements to tooltips, labels and descriptions
  
• Clothes will now fit agents of all body types correctly
  
• Agent portraits repositioned in the location window to correct a minor issue in English and French versions
  
• Miscellaneous improvements and fixes for graphics and displays

If you encounter any issues, wish to chat about Phantom Doctrine or just poke the Devs, our Official Discord Server is always the best place to visit.

Greetings, Agents!

We are back with another batch of improvements and fixes for you today. All of the changes are listed below, and the entire Team is continuing their hard work based on your feedback and suggestions. We truly appreciate how vocal and helpful the community around Phantom Doctrine is, and promise to continue supporting the game as we have been doing so far.

• On Easy and Medium difficulty, enemy reinforcements will be delayed somewhat if there are still enemies remaining on the map
  
• Crafted Support Powers can now be sold
  
• In the selection window for crafted items, there's now a count of such items already owned
  
• The character panel now shows duration of effects granted by reactive abilities
  
• Increased visibility of secret containers after a tactical recon or other ways of revealing a room (Spotter etc.)
  
• Overwatch range is now adjusted to a weapon's maximum range (yay!)
  
• Improved visual line of sight for attacks against targets on higher floors
  
• Improved pistol animations for characters in half cover
  
• Improved the list order of available tech unlocks in the Workshop
  
• Clarified the message about the unavailability of Conversion Treatment when there's no room in Crew Quarters
  
• Improvements to the details of body type and face on the character creation & customization screen
  
• Increased level of detail for the operatives' clothes on high quality setting
  
• Reduced damage dealt by sniper rifles with tranquilizer darts
  
• Added audio feedback when attempting to use an unavailable navigation button in strategic screens

• Pause menu can no longer be opened when a Side-story Event window is open on screen (fixes a progression issue in Chapter 6)
  
• Secret Files generated in late stages of the campaigns should now have all their names working as intended
  
• The game can no longer be sabotaged by opening the Move Hideout prompt and the Investigation Board at the same time
  
• UI will no longer rebel when a location window and a crafting completed window are open at the same time
  
• Tracked down an elusive bug when World Map locations would sometimes appear in the Hideout screen
  
• Rare copies of the game with a predilection to crash after being closed have now been taken behind the shed and shot
  
• A Dispose of Body use which would result in combat no longer blocks the game
  
• Pins for intelligence snippets on the Investigation Board can no longer be displayed off screen
  
• Keyboard shortcuts can no longer resume the game while in the Save/Load screen
  
• Civilians at the top of the stairs will appropriately run away from armed persons
  
• The UI will no longer freeze when a location window and an event window pop up at the same time
  
• Enemy Agents while in Vigilant mode will now reactivate security and clean up intel at the appropriate time
  
• No more crashes while selling weapons to vendors. Capitalism.
  
• Facilities can no longer be selected in the background with a mouse cursor while the Pause Menu or the Save/Load screen is open
  
• Agents with the Loyal perk will no longer participate in Chapter 6 sidestory events
  
• Improved scaling for cinematics on ultrawide monitors
  
• A lost informer in the Informer Assassination mission will no longer appear in MKUltra as a captured enemy
  
• KGB Campaign: Operatives undergoing training can no longer be assigned to the story-related fight in the Hideout
  
• Agent training is now interrupted in the case of a Raid
  
• Tutorial pop-ups will no longer appear at the same time as Side-story Events
  
• The Tactical Plunder achievement now only counts Secret Containers
  
• Exiting the Moving Hideout screen can no longer be done with a hotkey
  
• Disposed of a superfluous message about an agent returning from MIA status after some time has passed from his rescue from an Enemy Cell
  
• The Cabal Sleeper Agent perk won't prevent an Operative from joining the enemy's side (duh!)
  
• NPCs will correctly return to their patrol after investigating a Decoy
  
• Overwatch won't trigger through closed door
  
• Eliminated inconsistencies in discoverable aliases between different language versions
  
• The controller prompt for locking the door no longer appears right next to an agent on overwatch
  
• Objective text in Chapter 3. fixed
  
• Eliminated cases when a slider for the secrets list at the mission summary screen would be displayed unnecessarily
  
• Clipping issues for shotgun-carrying agents in the Loadout Screen fixed
  
• Women's Hippie Glasses color-corrected (yay!)
  
• Ambient sounds range on large maps has been increased
  
• The annoying MKUltra sound was told to be more on the down low
  
• Audio volume settings now affect the Multiplayer Lobby as intended
  
• Superfluous animations after moves beginning in half cover removed
  
• Fixed rare cases text errors in the Spanish localization's Secret Files

If you encounter any issues, wish to chat about Phantom Doctrine or just poke the Devs, our Official Discord Server is always the best place to visit.

This patch contains requested improvements and fixes. As always, thank you for your support and all the feedback. Rest assured that further updates are in the works and we're always interested in hearing from you!

• Dispose of body/pick up agent cutscenes are now skippable (yay!)
  
• The Interconnected ability now only works after a successful tactical recon of the mission area
  
• Volume of cinematic cutscenes played during missions adjusted
  
• Improved enemy agent behavior while in vigilant mode
  
• Removed an exploit resetting agent Heat with a tech unlock
  
• Improved tooltips for armor, weapons and items when comparing them

• Removed an issue with endless slow-mo for overwatch triggered for enemies in cover
  
• Skipping a turn with the evac panel open will not block the UI
  
• Removed a potential block caused by an enemy vigilant Agent trying to turn laser sensors on again
  
• A patrolling Agent will no longer fall off the map while jumping down
  
• Tracked down an eliminated a pesky rare bug which could block the game when choosing an enemy and an ability in the tutorial
  
• A rare technical issue when opening a new secret file is now dead and buried
  
• After rescuing an operative being interrogated in an Enemy Cell location, Danger gain will be correctly reduced
  
• An Operative working on a Hideout assignment can't be hospitalized because of a Side Story Event at the same time
  
• Agents in support cutscenes are now dressed in correct clothes
  
• Opening a door will no longer cause a nearby civilian to move
  
• Corrected a tooltip repetition for single shot stats of SMGs and rifles
  
• The system cursor should no longer appear and supersede the in-game cursor
  
• A disguised Operative carrying a body will now correctly upset civilians on sight
  
• Removed an exploit from a KGB story mission, allowing to load a game and revert to infiltration mode
  
• Corrected World Map text in the Italian localization
  
• Improved gunshot sounds passing through grids with cars
  
• Smashing of already broken glass will no longer be attempted
  
• A variety of small fixes

If you encounter issues or just want to chat about Phantom Doctrine, our Official Discord Server is always the best place to do it.