How to opt into Experimental

To opt into experimental install "Cepheus Protocol Experimental" in your steam library. It is no longer a beta opt in but an entirely new game granted when you purchase the base game.

Patch Notes

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Effectively, the amount of faction units you can see at one time has increased greatly, and no longer gets 'muscled out' by regular civvies)
Added logic to make Faction units be able to 'spawn to virtual' directly, so units purchased by a Faction don't cause nearly as much a performance hitch, and instead just devirtualize when needed
Added a few more name variants to some Civvie faction archetypes (to reduce 'duplicate' name situations)
Quick change for non-riot behavior to not go to DEFEND (since defense squads are around), but IDLE
Adjusted build areas so players can build in more zones in Western Treasure Island
Lowered cost to of Civvie expansion: 20 for a new base (from 100) and 125 for stronghold (from 350), so they will build more stuff more quickly
Fixed a save/load issue with civilian's 'captured bases', causing warfare and the like to start breaking if civvies captured a base from another civvie faction in a different zone
Started adding 'civvie faction tracking' in a zone, for use to display which civvie factions are present, in the InfectionZone widget
Updated the InfectionZoneWidget to display civilian faction 'prefixes' (just first letter of both words, for now, of their faction's display name) of each Civilian Faction that has a base in the currently-displayed zone
Fixed an issue with civilian units not removing themselves from the default 'civilian faction' sometimes, causing the player to be unable to hit them with guns even if that civilian faction is hostile to the player
Added another safety to Leviathan tunnel spawning to not spawn them 200z or higher above of build location meshes: ideally, this means they no longer can spawn tunnel entrances on top of buildings
Fixed a mesh issue with the Leviathan Tunnel entrances (which was causing the weird black splotches)
Updated hlods/ build data
Damage resistance increased from small arms fire against low cal, medium, heavy & ap tier weapons added to civs
Added a world valid check to resolve a crash speculative https://discord.com/channels/469412014427602944/1101073558689562636/1101073558689562636
AP Rounds added as an upgrade for Civilian groups so they can better fight Juggernauts/Levi's in mid-late game

Please note the following going forward (Restart your game/steam to get the update if needed [/expand]

Known Bugs

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Nothing yet

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General Development Updates

[expand type=details] https://youtu.be/GV3YOssGEfs https://youtu.be/LOdVk1yiuak

Letter from the Producer

https://steamcommunity.com/games/979640/announcements/detail/3718325557390407190

New Roadmap system

We now have a new system for our community to follow along on development. This website will break down all the major systems that are coming each patch. It will not include hotfixes/bug fixes. Sections inside TBD can be included randomly if we are ahead of schedule https://www.notion.so/cepheusprotocol/Cepheus-Protocol-31f1b25ce00148d6844825f4a0c0bc08 [/expand]

Ways to Support Development

[expand type=details] Everything goes towards expanding the team and building a better game!

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Cepheus Protocol Anthology

Experience the outbreak of the Pangu Virus from multiple perspectives across as the brave heroes of the Center for Epidemic Research and Control battle tirelessly to stop the spread of a cataclysmic alien virus that has mutated innocent people into monstrous creatures of unimaginable power https://store.steampowered.com/app/1707120/Cepheus_Protocol_Anthology_Season_1/

First 40 Minutes of Cepheus Protocol Anthology Season 1

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[ 2023-04-28 01:53:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Pangu Virus has been unleashed in San Francisco, turning thousands of innocent lives into mindless beasts that feel no pain and have no fear of death. With each passing hour, the Pangu Virus evolves, creating new and ever more horrific mutations with one goal in mind… Spread.

You are Captain Winter, a military officer fighting alongside the Center for Epidemic Research and Control(CERC). With a massive arsenal and the resources of the US Government behind it, you and CERC will stop at nothing to ensure the terror of the Pangu Virus does not escalate beyond containment, even if a whole city and millions of lives must be sacrificed.

Cepheus Protocol is inspired by classic RTS games such as Company of Heroes and World in Conflict, alongside the book World War Z.
Survive if you can against a relentless enemy that evolves and grows more powerful with each day.
Build specialized units from a variety of bases that can be placed anywhere in the open-world map.
Battle those infected by the Pangu Virus across four open-world islands, featuring unique and challenging environments.
Choose from three combat tiers that play to your style. Each tier has specialized units, equipment, and weaponry.
Engage a relentless horde of infected which numbers grow larger and stronger with each territory captured as you battle for control of San Francisco.
Hunt Patient Zero, who races across the city seizing territory. Each capture zone increases her population as the virus spreads and possesses all organic matter.
Form an alliance or side against the Anarchist and Police factions, which struggle to survive among the madness that has enveloped San Francisco.

Note: Steam Remote Play is for allowing your friends to try out the game if you already have purchased it. It's not for online co-op: that is is planned in the current roadmap, but is not complete yet

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