Devlogs
Devlog 1
This update is a bit all over the place. A few major changes such as renaming the game and adding the HQ Evaluations. HQ Evals are the way HQ communicates to the the player. Every 5 days, one appears in the inbox and grades the platoon leader's choices. The biggest part of this update is the continued polish to appearance. A full list is shown below of all elements touched in this update.
Terminology:
- Game name changed from '1917' to 'Western Front'
- Changed 'Section' to 'Squad' to better represent US Army naming conventions
Content:
- HQ Eval
- HQ Evals appear during Night Phase every 5 days
Appearances:
- Split the 3 stats on Squad and Soldier cards for better visibility
- Updated 'Continue' button text to to show context
- Night phase swaying lamp added
- Desk wood texture added
- Mission outcome report orange and red for showing lower tiers of success
- Mission outcome report gray for Autofail
- Animated Fog added to Mission card drop slots
Quality of Life:
- Dragged Squad cards may be dropped anywhere on a Mission card rather than just the drop slot
Bugs:
- Disabled squads do not appear during Day Phase