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A full graphics menu taking shape. Next: the fixes from that review, then the sky.
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Shadows, glow, new skies, real building geometry
Soft shadows, glowing fire and energy, painted skies, towers with real depth.
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Graphics wave: everything switchable
One menu that goes from pure 1998 to everything on.
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Host stations r3 and effects r11 live; the floor arrives
Better explosions today; a detailed floor coming with the presets.
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Sulgogar and host stations
Every faction's host station remastered.
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Surface v5 on every unit, and a showroom
The whole roster in one consistent battle-worn finish.
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Rework rounds 2 and 3: yellow veins, living arcs, a whiter host station
Electricity crackling over the alien ships; a host station that looks like the box art.
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Rework round 1: aliens lose their guns, buildings get damage
Aliens that look alien again; buildings that look like a war happened.
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VR P9 and P10: big maps, movable panels, build by hand
Every map fits on the table; build squads with your hands.
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VR P8: the living diorama
The battle in miniature on your coffee table, then jump into any tank.
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VR P6 merged, P7 Command Deck
Choose Classic VR or a commander mode.
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VR P4 and P5: 41 to 120 fps
120 Hz on a Quest 3, open cockpits, a proper pause menu.
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VR P3: first play in the headset, comfort and aim
Comfortable VR with an adjustable vignette.
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VR P0 to P2: a Quest 3 build
Urban Assault in a standalone headset.
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Faction rollout, buildings pilot, twelve look calls
Other factions arriving, and the first remastered building.
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All 14 Resistance units in New Look
Every Resistance vehicle is remastered.
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Trailers made, then parked
A trailer exists. It needs a re-cut before it can go public.
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First drive in the new tanks; the New Look edition is born
A separate 'New Look' edition, so the classic Reforged stays untouched.
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Batch 1: Wiesel, Jaguar, Tiger, Fox
The first HD tanks driving in real campaign levels.
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Reforge begins: the Eisenhans pilot
The first remastered vehicle, and the look that every later unit follows.
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Installers built (and parked)
Proof it can be packaged for Mac and Windows. Public release waits on a 'bring your own game' version.
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Wave 11.1: the second-map bug
No more corrupted textures on your second mission.
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Wave 11: all 12 FMVs restored
The intro and mission videos, cleaned up, with a switch back to the originals.
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Wave 10: proving the AI is smarter, killing the shimmer
Data behind the 'smarter AI' claim, and calm, stable ground in motion.
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Wave 9, the AI wave: Urban Assault Reforged 0.6.0
A smarter enemy commander and squad radio chatter. 'UA Reforged 0.6' on the title screen.
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Waves 7 and 8: crisp UI text and HUD
Sharp menu text and HUD at any resolution.
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Waves 4 to 6: every level in HD, rumble you can switch off, LAN play
HD textures everywhere, a 'Constant Engine Vibration' checkbox, multiplayer between our own machines.
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Wave 3: controller, draw distance, first HD textures
Play with a PlayStation pad, see much further, sharper ground.
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Wave 2: readable at modern resolutions, full game plus Metropolis Dawn
Menus you can read, smoother edges, both campaigns.
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Wave 1: it boots on a Mac
The original game, unchanged, running on a modern Mac.
