Hi everyone! Today update v1.2 went live! Mostly, this fixes some known issues and UI. Check out the notes here!

• Horde Mode: 'Character Select' and 'Stage Select' menu now close correctly
• Resized the font used for non-Roman alphabets, as it was often displaying too large
• The cursor no longer automatically highlights the first row
• Horde Mode: 'Main Menu' button no longer inaccessible with controller after going game over
• Numerous in-game bugfixes

Hi everyone! Today we have a new update for Dog Duty: v1.1! Find the full patch notes below Horde mode (leaving beta!)

• 2 new Horde Mode stages to play: River & Swamp! Which makes for 3 total stages

• Added scoring system to track your stats
• Tweaks on adaptive challenge, and challenge overall
• Fixed some issues on shop screen

• Vehicles may now be controlled as "tank mode", using the game controller's d-pad
• Enemy A.I tweaked to work better on specific cases
• Swamp Depot 1 changed to make better use of space and gameplay fluidity

Hi everyone! Today is the day. Dog Duty was launched out of Early Access and v1.0 is now live! I want to thank you all for the support and trust you've given us during the Early Access period of Dog Duty. A lot has happened, and it is all thanks to your feedback! Thousands of bugs have been squashed, new enemies and vehicles were added and even a whole new game mode was implemented into the game! Now of course, this v1.0 comes with some patch notes, so here they are!

• Added a brand new Horde mode map
• Completed Horde Mode screens
• Tweaks on horde calculations and challenge
• Fixed issue that could halt boss wave on Horde Mode
• Fixed collisions/map of Swamp's Armor Supply
• Improvements on gamepad's target snapping
• Added a very specific and secret character on Horde mode, that may be unlocked by doing something very specific ;)

Hi everyone! As Dog Duty is coming out of Early Access on Thursday (!!!), we spoke with Leonardo Zimbres of Zanardi&Liza about his past, his experiences in development and his journey towards the launch of Dog Duty! You can check out the full interview right here: https://www.soedesco.com/news/how-real-time-tactics-game-dog-duty-came-to-be/ I hope you're all excited about Dog Duty coming out of Early Access, and I'll see you all on Thursday! -Marten

Hi all! Update v0.995 has gone live and it brings quite some nice controller updates and of course more updates for Horde Mode! Check it all out below

General

• Fixed issue blocking player progression on Swamp Depot I
• Dpad icons are now displayed more clear
• Dpad buttons now function in menu button selection
• Added target-snapping to gamepad-mode
• Dualshock 4 button icons now displayed, if player uses a Dualshock

Horde Mode

• Fixed issue on boss wave
• Now there's a wave score screen
• The level now restarts after you've been defeated
• Added chemical grenades to first waves (replacing the incendiary grenades)

Hi all! Another patch dropped, and this one brings things like post processing effects, a boss fight to horde mode and AI fixes! Check out the full patch notes below

• Added post processing effects to increase graphical quality. This can be turned on and off in the main menu options
• Boss fight added for the end of Horde Mode
• Fixed AI issues in Horde Mode
• Changed the Shop UI in Horde Mode
• Shop in Horde Mode now works correctly for gamepad players
• Fixed the stuck animations of Otto in both campaign and Horde Mode
• Tweaks for balancing enemy strengths and presence in Horde Mode
• You may now select characters for your squad before starting in Horde Mode

Hey everyone! With pride I'm announcing today that Dog Duty will leave Early Access and go into full release on 17 September 2020! The Early Access period has been great, with a lot of player feedback, interaction and things added and improved to the game. We cannot thank you enough, but this doesn't mean that we're done with updates! Please keep your eyes on the Steam page for any news. Seeya! -Marten

Hey all! As Horde Mode recently made it into Dog Duty, there's been some new stuff that's been added into the game for this new game mode. Check it out:

• Added BotPods for automated defense
• Added 2 new turret modules: Hydra Rockets and Artillery
• Fixed issue that prevented placement of objects on certain tiles
• Squad now is automatically healed after wave complete
• Fixed an odd issue that blocked gamepad input on some certain conditions

Hi all! Today we have great news, as an all new game mode was just added to Dog Duty: Horde Mode! Battle waves of enemies with your squad and survive! You can find the new game mode by clicking 'play' in the main menu and clicking the button on the bottom! As this is a very early implementation of Horde Mode, we're very eager for your feedback! Please let us know what you think and what could be improved on the Steam Community Hub. We're planning to iterate this mode very regularly, so stay tuned for updates! This patch also contains some other fixes, so here are the full patch notes for v0.992

• Added a beta version of a Horde Mode. Battle waves of enemies and survive in this brand new game mode! We're eager to hear feedback and ideas on this!
• Heroes now have a brief recover animation, and will take a little more time to get up
• Fixed issue that showed turret ranges after leaving Vehicle-Setup
• Fixed a physics issue that could block the hovercraft on a specific spot near Swamp's POW Camp
• Fixed an issue that prevented the hovercraft from being a target on specific situations
• Fixed some specific blocking situations involving the map, vehicle icons etc.
• Now the pause screen and general menus do not overlap while using a game pad

Hi everyone! As we've gotten quite a lot of new players with the Steam Summer Sale, I just wanted to let you know that we're still very much looking for feedback on the game! Any feedback we could work with is interesting to us, so if you have any, feel free to leave it as a Steam Community Hub post, or join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/soedesco to let us know! Stay tuned for our next update post! -Marten

Hi everyone! There's a new patch available for Dog Duty that introduces a new and improved way to control your vehicles and new AI vehicle models. Check out the full patch notes right here:

• Gamepad Vehicle Controls changed to "Tank-Mode" for a more natural feel
• Made layout changes to Swamp Outpost 1 and 2
• Made layout changes to Desert Outpost 1 and 2
• Made layout changes to Desert Boss Outpost
• Added a helicopter crash site
  
• Revamped all AI reinforcement vehicles
  
• Added the complete soundtrack into the game
• Remastered the voice audio to blend in better with game SFX

Hi everyone! There's a brand new update live that brings something a lot of you requested in reviews, more variation in enemies, updated explosions and new soundtracks! There is now more variation in enemies you'll encounter in each region of the game, which spices things up quite a bit! Check out the full patch notes here:

• Added a LOT of new soundtrack from Bettina Calmon!
• New enemies (six in total) with different kinds of weapons. From machete soldiers to ballistic shield troops, they will challenge our heroes' pragmatic skills!
  
  
• Updated effects for fire and explosions
• Fixed bug that prevented player vehicles from getting repairs on friendly locations
• Added markers showing each hero/enemy weapon radius, that shows on the "Reality-Check Mode".
• Fixed enemy odd behaviour on a specific Capital level.
• Fixed parking area display on Desert Pow Camp
• Removed odd tip on a particular Capital level
• Fixed issue when player soldiers try to collect pickups during vehicular combat
• Fixed and issue where reinforcement warning wouldn't dissapear
• Fixed flag change cutscene on Swamp Boss location
• Fixed odd behaviour of enemy stuck far away from player's Hovercraft

Hey all! It's Marten here and I just wanted to give you guys a sneak peek into some work in progress stuff. The devs sent me some provisional artwork and I couldn't resist sharing it with you guys, as there's new weapons and new enemies coming to the game!

New Weapons

New Enemies

Hi all! The final 3 languages were added to Dog Duty today!

• Polish (Polskie)
• French (Franais)
• Turkish (Trk)

• The 3 main bosses in each region are now more challenging
• the last capital blockade in Octopia is now less hard to defeat

Hi all! Another 3 languages were added to Dog Duty today!

• Spanish (Espaol)
• Korean ()
• Japanese ()

• Fixed pathfinding on River World locations
• Fixed ladder on Desert Pow Camp.
• Fixed stairs on Desert Depot 1
• End game now displays traditional credits roll, and some things related to endgame
• New Splash Screen art
• Revision on the new achievements that were added recently

Hi everyone! I'm glad to announce that 4 new languages have been added to Dog Duty! These are the languages:

• Italian (Italiano)
• Russian ()
• Traditional Chinese ()
• Thai ()

• Added sandbag jumping animations
• WASD keys may now be used to control vehicles in a "tank mode"/"hull relative" fashion
• Main Menu background art changed
• Boat sounds doesn't play on map screen anymore
• Boat health doesn't show on map screen anymore
• Added and changed achievements to better reflect the new gameplay elements of the game
• Lots of performance improvements, optimizations etc.
• Boat movement is now more fluid and fun
• Some invisible walls were added to the beach area in the desert
• Enemies are laughing again

Hi everyone! I'm happy to announce that as of now, Dog Duty has Simplified Chinese and German language localization! There's definitely more languages coming to Dog Duty, so stay tuned for more updates!
Have a good day and stay safe! -Marten

Hi everyone! Today I have some GREAT NEWS, because we have a big update live right now! v0.94 is now available for all of you to play, and there's some juicy stuff in there. Let's dive into it with the patch notes! Reinforcement System Overhaul

• Added a new specific soldier model to act as reinforcement, so it will be clearer which soldier is a reinforcement and which one isn't
• The reinforcement vehicles are also new, and characterized as police vehicles. (New boats for swamp/river, new car for desert)
• There's also been some minor tweaks like timing and other details

• Added a new troop transport vehicle, that carries up to 8 soldiers, with the additional of a shooter on the roof or a parabomb launcher
• The new Octo-Light-Tank, will be participating on some patrols in the Desert.

• Lots of improvements on general game performance
• Some tweaks and changes on the UI/HUD: for example, the inventory icon now is a backpack, among other changes
• WASD now may be used to control vehicles on World-Mode
• Corrections on the intro conversation at the Octopia gates
• There's now a new "Radio-System", to help entering and exiting locations

• Chat baloons now show more lines, helping the readability of bigger text
• There's now NPCs when you conquer a location. They may tell useful information... or not

• Added new loading screen to.. well, show when things are loading, of course!
• The endgame animation was remade

• Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor would disappear when getting back to main menu
• Fixed a bug where landmines would explode infinitely
• Fixed a bug where some buttons would not show up properly in specific cases
• Fixed a bug where the intro location was not showing as conquered location
• Fixed details like opening a new game file after deleting a file and selecting a new item to buy after buying an item
• Fixed an issue with scrolling through available mounted weapons in the vehicle's menu with controller

ALL RIGHT! So quite often we're getting the question: What is Dog Duty!? So, we went ahead and made a quick little video to explain you JUST THAT! Check it out here and learn all about what Dog Duty is: https://youtu.be/6OGceVasqq8 Of course, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask them in the discussions, but this video should cover most of it! Have a nice weekend! -Marten

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that Dog Duty is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One in Spring 2020! This also means that at that moment, the Early Access period will end and the 1.0 version will come out on Steam. I just want to thank you all for playing the game during Early Access and sharing your feedback. This doesn't mean at all that it's too late to share your thoughts, if you have any feedback, feel free to leave it in the Steam Community Hub or in a review! The next step for Dog Duty is localization! We already have some ideas which languages should be added to the game, but we'd love to know if you have any further suggestions! Feel free to leave them down here in the comments. That's all for now, have a great day! -Marten