I am streaming the demo of Cascadou, showing you how to play the game - and then we see if we can complete a Normal Run!

Hello!

Boring mandatory updates are behind, now we can focus on cool stuff:

• Game is now much more pleasant to play on a gamepad and small screens (like Steam Deck).

• Enemy highlight ability reworked and is using post-processing instead of widgets.

• Squads now have three slots for abilities: Heavy, Drone, Tool.

• Squad widget on HUD adjusted for better readability and to support abilities.

• Aim assist feature for suppressing fire enabled by default.

• Hotkey to reinforce selected squad added.

• Onboarding "puzzle" on first level made easier.

• Of course, more localization fixes and minor bug fixes.

VEIL engineers improved enemy highlight system. Enemies are scanned with adjustable pulse.

This approach allows to have more gameplay around scanning ability without sacrificing required user guidance, and will help to play with fog of war in upcoming the multiplayer.

It also looks better, and this post processing shader is much more performance friendly than the previous widget based system.

Based on community request around inventory anbd loadouts, ability system had to be adjusted.

Abilities now have three interchangeable slots:

• Heavy slot (rockets, artillery..)

• Tool slot (Medkit and other upcoming items)

• Drone slot

This new system allows to add these improvements in the upcoming updates:

• Equip each squad with medkits or tools without sacrificing firepower.

• Have a designated drone for each squad.

• Increase combat variety in the upcoming multiplayer

Remember, your feedback matters, and game is gradually moving towards the originally raised topics.

Note: Because of this feature some input keys changed.

Drone control is now on \[ Tab ] and Toggle Drone Camera is on \[ 5 ].

Tool slot (Medkit) is \[ H ]. Heavy ability and Grenade stayed on \[ T ] and \[ G ].

Widget reworked to accomodate changes in the ability system.

Press \[ Shift ] or \[Left Trigger ] to see more commands.

Icons were made slightly bigger to be visible on the small screens.

Explicit icon for crouch is added, to allow for the better indication of the squad stance.

Note: there are gameplay nuances in the interplay between sprint and crouch orders, they can be used for your advantage in the combat.

Now for suppressive fire mode, your aim will be adjusted towards the enemy in the range.

This change is made to address the main pain-point in players (and my own, honestly) feedback - "The enemy was not killed when I was aiming at it."

This issue was even more prominent on the smaller screens like Steam Deck has.

Adding it makes sense, because when it comes to direct fire control your troops already know what they are shooting at, so there is no need for unnecessary limitations from the game.

Feature can be disabled in the game settings, but I highly recommend to give it a shot and check how positively it affects the gameplay.

Was debating whether it had to be added, but it makes gameplay much smoother, especially on the gamepad.

The moral aspects of being able to replace your lost troops that easily will be left aside.

Remember our goal - zero combat losses.

• Volume sliders made logarithmic. That allows the better control in the zone of low volume.

• Onboarding "puzzle" on the first level is made easier.

• Welcoming message on the main screen fonts were fixed for localization. (Sorry for that bug).

• Minor UI issues here and there were fixed, whatever.

• Game is fully playable on the gamepad.

Strategically, we move towards adding the first Skirmish map (including loadouts and more drones).

Tactically the closest goal is to make it into the "Great on Deck" category on Steam.

Game is incredibly immsersive on Steam Deck

This month community key winner is Mr.Mugger, because I recently discovered his crazy in-game editor screenshots in the community hub.

To those who scroll until the end, thank you!

Game is already playable on Steam Deck, and recent update makes the gameplay shine.

However, there are still some minor Main Menu issues with settings to overcome before I can start certification, but they are unrelated to the gameplay.

If you want to play on Deck before the official announce:

1. Change to "forward_shading" beta branch

2. Set Graphics settings to Lowest

3. Set Resolution Scale to 75%

4. Enjoy

Playing Drone Perspective on Steam Deck feels incredibly immersive, give it a try!

Thank you for all rays of support I receive from you!

Remember, this is fully independent and community driven projet.

No publisher, no investors. Just me and you who are reading this and playing Drone Perspective.

(And our desire to have the best tactical simulator of the modern combat).

Your support matters a lot.

Stay safe!

//Demetri

PS More info about development process available on project Discord in #dev-diaries channel.

ver.1.7.1.8 Added a “Details” button on the protagonist selection screen

We have added a new Details button when selecting your protagonist.


You can now search characters in various ways, such as by name, type, or clear status.

■ Fixed an issue when creating Original Characters

We fixed a display-related issue that occurred during Original Character creation.

Thank you for your continued support of VTBattle!

I have to get to work fixed everything love you guys

Steam offers a unique suite of tools to distribute games without worrying about the financial or technical aspects of shipping a game, plus a workshop where users can share their unique creations and achievements, artworks, screenshots shareable across the platform.
In my case, it has also offered me some publicity, i.e the possibility to have a community without advertising. I feel grateful.

Making games is not my job, however I have learnt immensely about software by shipping to thousands of users and it's been a pleasure to express my creativity and provide regular updates.

Anyone can publish on Steam. This means tens of thousands of rubbish products appear every new year - and anyone who joins the platform is treated equally with them.

Historically, engines and asset stores already enabled many to create fake products. In the age of AI, no evidence remains that any effort went behind a new game.

The most blatant example are the adult games actively promoted by the platform. Steam has stubbornly refused to remove games related to harm and incest until payment processors like Visa and Mastercard courageously stepped in and froze their accounts, despite having no financial interest to censor the platform. The UK government also courageously stepped with its Online Safety Act, encouraging them to restrict sensitive purchases behind a credit card, however Steam has chosen the rogue path and the same games continue to be distributed to minors through retail keys.

Steam is very clear that it now has no interest in ethics, effectively tainting its partners while it maintains its interest in its 30% share - nearly half of the money.

Why are ethics important? As long as humans have existed, we have lived in a world that has always been filled with violence, war, denying each's other rights, minorities rights, destruction of animals and the environment, including sexual violence, today promoting global leaders such as Tr*mp or Put*n or local ones who have also committed the same violence both in their public and private life. While God is the obvious remedy against the wicked, they sometimes sleep on the job and artists and the platforms not only have a right to say in what is right or wrong but also they show what they are worth when they do so or not.

There is no oversight. This means:

• Anyone can create a fake product and list it for $200.

• Anyone can generate keys to create scams and generate unfair competition with Steam prices. In the case of Humble Bundle, it was used to support charity. In case of DailyIndieGame, G2A, Eneba, Kinguin, there is no legitimate use other than harming Steam and developers.

• Anyone can update their game, replacing the files with a virus.

• There is a Terms of Service covering some of these issues, but infringements are not monitored or punished even when done in plain sight.

A community has formed around these problems called Sentinels of the Store — a positive group of users who spend time reporting abusive or fraudulent listings. They’ve filed thousands of reports and flag issues diligently; unfortunately, the totality of those reports are ignored. \[[url="https://url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Sentinels_of_the_Store"]url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Sentinels_of_the_Store[/url]]Sentinels_of_the_Store\[/url]

Steam locks features behind a Profile featured limited checkmark, which acts like a yellow badge for Jewish people—a mark that signals exclusion. This status is not possible for indie developers to obtain unless they pursue aggressive wealth and success. Steam has misrepresented the purpose of this feature—it does not prevent low-quality games from flooding the platform and getting vetted—but it can block legitimate developers from gaining trust and visibility, which in some cases is crucial for their survival.

For some vetted publishers, this status is granted historically and automatically to all their new games. This means that even a new and unsuccessful game, such as "Sex Adventures - GangBang Surprise", can receive this elevated status despite having achieved no recognition, success, or quality by any metric.

While Steam highlights its expanding revenues and users, the platform is actually flooded with bots. Developers are routinely contacted not only by scammers and rogue key retailers but also by services offering reviews, wishlists, and simulated user activity. Games that get involved into these questionable third-party services tend to perform better—a practice that the platform inexplicably allows.

In a place where you can't distinguish the fake from the real, anyone could accuse you of anything and smash a tomato in your face - imagine you also happen to have family and friends watching and worrying about what other people are doing to you - that's not a good place to be, right?

I will continue to be a user on Steam for the charity and sales events, but I am no longer interested in selling software here unless significant changes are made. Perhaps publishing free software on Steam could be the answer.

Thank you again for your attention, understanding and support
Paul Demanze

The issue that prevented players from completing Phase 1 has been resolved.

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On November 17, maintenance work will be carried out on the game servers. As a result, the game may be unavailable from 10:00 to 11:00 (UTC+3).

Please note that the time of the maintenance is approximate and may be changed. We apologize for any inconvenience.

On November 17, maintenance work will be carried out on the game servers. As a result, the game may be unavailable from 10:00 to 11:00 (UTC+3).

Please note that the time of the maintenance is approximate and may be changed. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Dear Saviors,

I'm delighthted to announce that The Savior From Above has crossed 30.000 total players!

It's amazing to see that even after almost four years since release, so many people from all over the world discover and play my game every day. Thank you for being a part of this! 🔥

The Savior From Above has always been free and always will be, but it still took some money to make.

Please help reaching the donation goal to cover my expenses, by purchasing one of the donation DLCs below. In return, you'll receive an exclusive digital artbook and the game's original music tracks.
Thank you for your support! 🙏

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1755400/The_Savior_From_Above__Silver_Donation/Or choose the Gold or Diamond tier. (Same content, but bigger help.)

Hold on❗

There's an equally great way you can support my work. Please take a moment to check out my upcoming game and smash the Wishlist button! Cosminomy has been around for a while now, but still needs some work. I'm working hard to finish it as soon as possible. 🚀

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3113400/Cosminomy/

Safe journeys,
K