Our latest update is now live! We've greatly improved the early game, enhanced the overall experience through some handy quality-of-life changes and added some new stuff to encounter.
The update includes the following changes:
Improved readability on all ships - silhuette changes and color changes make all ships visually unique
on ships dying there is a chance for a ship-wreck to spawn, which can be used as ammunition
arc strike is awarded very early
attack loop has also been moved into early game to provide more variety
On battle restart all dialogs/cutscenes you already heard will be skipped automatically
Equipped Argo Upgrades now are shown on the HUD
Asteroid levels are deterministic now, and will always spawn the asteroids in the same manner (and easier)
Early game missions have been improved, including a new enemy type launching assault-pods
Weapon telegraphing improved on several weapons, which were difficult to read
more argo upgrades earlier to introduce choice earlier
new enemy weapon introduced to hard-counter attack paths
increased difficulty in early game
Your Drone Swarm Crew
Update 1.2.2 now available for download
Dear Captain,
We have just released a small update
The update 1.2.2 includes the following fix:
Fixed performance issues related to the new video player
Your Drone Swarm Crew
Update 1.2.0 now available for download
Dear Captain,
We have just released the update 1.2.0!
The update includes the following changes:
Improvements
Increased strength of Asteroid pushback on warp in
Ship names are now displayed above their healthbars
Fixes
Video playback issues for cutscenes and uprades
Several loca issues
Argo loadout should properly despawn weapons in loadout screen (e.g. switching from laser array to single laser hardpoint)
Crash that could occur when drones leave the sensor range
Your Drone Swarm Crew
Update 1.1.0 now available for download
Dear Captain,
We have just released the update 1.1.0! We worked on fixing many issues. Next to it we also add an unique Halloween mode.
See all changelogs in detail here:
- physical swarm abilities balanced to make bigger ships less affected - Psionic burst cannon now also targets single ships instead of requiring a group of ships to shoot - Gate animations are now always triggered in cluster transition systems - reduced the damage any ship takes from just the drone impact for physical abilities - transit state drones are invulnerable (so when they return to the Argo, they cannot be harmed on the way) - fixed various issues with swarmpools (orb of power, warpout, returning to the correct pool) - improve shield scrambler to actually target the right ships and show an fx on the ship that is affected by the component disable modifier - fixed interaction with energy attack drones and skin shields, allowing to do damage through the shield - Seamless Travel between systems - Improved stability on battle restart - Improved setup of missions in Chapter 7 and 8 according to feedback - resolutions below 1080p are now supported with appropriate text rendering - HALLOWEEN - turn on Halloween mode in the settings to turn your drones into a swarm of bats - fixed remaining ui-layouting bugs
Known Issue: -On some machines it can happen that videos are not played correctly (can be skipped by holding "F" pressed)
Your Drone Swarm Crew
Update 1.0.2 now available for download
Dear Captain,
We have just released the update 1.0.2 that will fix the following issues:
Fixed potential crash
Fixed UI not reflecting allegiance state right away
Fixed several Argo Upgrade Visual errors (EMP, Mines,
Fixed instances where ships would not "do anything anymore"
AI improvements
Adapted "Story Mode" difficulty to be more forgiving
Fixed several loca issues
Fixed several small issues in encounters
Fixed Asteroids having offset colliders and swarm-colliders
Fixed several small enemy weapon issues
Fixed issue with mouse buttons not be reset on input-resetting
Your Drone Swarm Crew
Drone Swarm is out now!
Good day, Captain!
Drone Swarm is out now!
Control a swarm of 32,000 drones in this strategy-adventure set in space! Jump from system to system and battle powerful alien fleets. Destroy enemy vessels, slam them into one another, block attacks and outsmart defenses.
• Control a vast swarm of 32,000 drones
• Think quick and defeat your alien opponents in fast-paced space battles
• Keep adapting your tactics to counter ever more challenging enemy fleets and loadouts
• Use and combine unique swarm abilities to efficiently defend and attack simultaneously
• Evolve your swarm and upgrade your mothership to withstand the enemy
• Journey through an expansive story campaign featuring over 100 encounters
• Use your environment to your advantage and outsmart the enemy
Watch the Launch Trailer: [previewyoutube="qghHYZAFWUY;full"]
Drone Swarm | Release Livestream
Dear Captain,
The wait is finally over: Tune in today at 6 PM CEST / 5 PM BST / 9 AM PST when Game Director Julian Mautner from stillalive studios will present the final version of Drone Swarm and celebrate the launch of the game with you.
We will have enough time to answer your questions, of course. The livestream will be available in English here on the Store Page starting at:
6 PM CEST 5 PM BST 9 AM PST
Your Drone Swarm Crew
Drone Swarm | Steam Game Festival - Autumn Edition Livestream
Dear Captain,
Tune in on Sunday at 6 PM CEST / 5 PM BST / 9 AM PST when Game Director Julian Mautner from stillalive studios will show almost the final version of Drone Swarm in the course of Steam Game Festival - Autumn Edition livestream program.
We will have enough time to answer your questions, of course. The livestream will be available in English here on the Store Page starting at:
6 PM CEST 5 PM BST 9 AM PST
Your Drone Swarm Crew
Drone Swarm | Steam Game Festival - Autumn Edition
Good day, Captain!
Drone Swarm will be released on October 20!
Control a swarm of 32,000 drones in this strategy-adventure set in space! Jump from system to system and battle powerful alien fleets. Destroy enemy vessels, slam them into one another, block attacks and outsmart defenses.
• Control a vast swarm of 32,000 drones
• Think quick and defeat your alien opponents in fast-paced space battles
• Keep adapting your tactics to counter ever more challenging enemy fleets and loadouts
• Use and combine unique swarm abilities to efficiently defend and attack simultaneously
• Evolve your swarm and upgrade your mothership to withstand the enemy
• Journey through an expansive story campaign featuring over 100 encounters
• Use your environment to your advantage and outsmart the enemy
Drone Swarm | Steam Game Festival - Autumn Edition Livestream #1
Dear Captain,
Tune in on Thursday at 5 PM CEST / 4 PM BST / 8 AM PST when Game Director Julian Mautner from stillalive studios will show almost the final version of Drone Swarm in the course of our Steam Game Festival - Autumn Edition livestream program.
We will have enough time to answer all your questions, of course. The livestream will be available in English here on the Store Page starting at:
