MENACE - Dev Diary #16

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Dev Diary #16 - Deployment and Mission Preparation

Mission Preparation in MENACE
Today, we will cover the essentials of how to deploy your troops before taking on a combat mission in MENACE. Battles can be won and lost in deployment—that’s why mission preparation is a core element of the game.

Overview of the Battlefield
The first thing to do before playing any mission is to get an overview of the procedurally generated combat map. This is where all mission objectives are shown, including deployment zones and other vital areas.

The map provides an abstract view of the landscape, including structures, roads, and environmental features that must be considered when formulating a plan. Time of day and weather conditions are also displayed—nighttime combat, in particular, may require special preparation.

Assessing Enemy Intel
Enemy presence is also shown on the preparation map. Still, unlike topographic data, it’s more challenging to obtain real-time information on enemy movement and unit types.

This is why MENACE uses a slightly abstracted intelligence system, simulating orbital scans, intercepted radio traffic, satellite imagery, and intel from local sources. All of these combine into an intelligence rating. The higher the rating, the more likely it is to reveal additional information about enemy troops.

This can be essential, helping you plan for the presence of heavy weapons, vehicles, or special units.

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Thanks Couchpotato!

More information.

 

[Pladio]

Release the game already!

 

[Couchpotato]

Good luck with that it's probably one or two years away from release.

Probably Early Access is my guess first which means a longer wait.

 

[JDR13]

Release the game already!

Unfortunately, I think we've still got a significant wait ahead of us. It's apparently going to be early access first.

 

[Pladio]

Unfortunately, I think we've still got a significant wait ahead of us. It's apparently going to be early access first.

Oh that's interesting...
I don't tend to do EA much but this is maybe a game I could do it with.

Thanks for letting me know.

Also I think someone had mentioned it was releasing end of 2025. Maybe @Couchpotato ?

I'm not sure if that was EA release or full release though.

 

[Couchpotato]

Also I think someone had mentioned it was releasing end of 2025. Maybe @Couchpotato ?

Maybe 2025 was the EA release and that might still happen.

Remember EA launches are treated as the release date nowadays on Steam.

All I know was the game went quiet for a while then boom a glut of updates.