I'm thrilled to announce the official launch of No Plan B on Steam, following a highly successful early access phase with an impressive 90% positive reviews!
In No Plan B, the challenge is to carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.
It launches with a 10% discount available for one week:
I'd like to express my infinite gratitude to the 20,000 Early Access participants who contributed to shaping the game into its 1.0 state. A special acknowledgment goes to the testers who dedicated a significant amount of their time to reporting bugs, help me enhance the game design, and refining its balancing over the course of 2 years. Additionally, heartfelt appreciation is owed to the translators whose efforts made it feasible to release the game with support for 22 languages.
Supporter Edition
The game launch is synchronized with the release of the "Supporter Pack" DLC, bringing a range of new character customization options to boost the tacticoolness of your squad and make your mission replays even more epic.
Please note that purchasing this DLC primarily demonstrates your support for the game and the customization options don't provide any gameplay advantages.
The DLC joins the "Supporter Edition" bundle alongside the full game and its soundtrack. Good news: players who purchased the bundle before the release should automatically receive the DLC.
V1.0 Changes
Here are the changes introduced by 1.0:
New Character Voices: the 4 factions now have both male and female voices, recorded by the awesome Ivy Moody (SWAT/FBI female voices), Hannah Melbourn (Robbers/Gangsters female voices), Brian Watts (SWAT/FBI male voices) and Jarret Griffis (Robbers/Gangsters male voices).
New Keyart: It was a great honor collaborating with Gray Shuko on the creation of the new key art. I sincerely hope you enjoy it!
Game Modes Unlock option: begin the game with all game modes unlocked.
Seasoned Squad option: max out your characters' XP.
Persistent XP option: retain their earned XP when restarting a campaign chapter.
Hollywood Mode option: breach rooms fearlessly, facing enemies who seem to have forgotten how to aim.
Performance Optimizations: while I'm not claiming the game will run smoothly on a potato, you should notice significant improvements in performance, particularly on larger maps.
Other Bundles
I'm also hosting the "GFX47 Games" bundle that contains both Gladiabots (my previous game) and No Plan B. If you already own Gladiabots, you should get a nice additional discount on No Plan B:
Lastly, I've teamed up with my friends at Helios Studio and Drakeling Labs to provide you with even more discount opportunities. Be sure to check them out below:
If you notice any bug or issue, please report it from the game or reply to this post.
Improvements
Updated community translations
Fixes
Fixed the game sometimes getting stuck when some custom mission files are missing
Reminder: switching to the test branch
In the Steam client, right-click on the game from your library and select "Properties". Select the "BETAS" tab. Select the "test" branch listed in the dropdown menu under "Select the beta you would like to opt into".
The game then should automatically update to the test version.
To switch back to the public branch, just select "None" in the betas dropdown.
Test Branch Update! (RC 7)
Changelog
If you notice any bug or issue, please report it from the game or reply to this post.
New content/features
Integrated the new Robbers/Gangsters male voices by Jarret Griffis
Improvements
CPU and memory usage optimizations
Updated the game icon and the boot/loading backgrounds with the new artwork by Gray Shuko
Reduced opacity of the path of the unselected characters
Disabled the "Update timeline when selecting a character" option by default
Updated community translations
Fixes
Fixed aim targeting triggered when right-clicking on a character while the character menu is shown
Fixed the game sometimes freezing when dragging a character
Fixed the campaign chapter restart not always working
Fixed the persistent XP option tooltip
Fixed the right-click release sometimes not being detected and rotating the camera when the left clicking
Fixed the tutorial/shooting range target down SFX
Reminder: switching to the test branch
In the Steam client, right-click on the game from your library and select "Properties". Select the "BETAS" tab. Select the "test" branch listed in the dropdown menu under "Select the beta you would like to opt into".
The game then should automatically update to the test version.
To switch back to the public branch, just select "None" in the betas dropdown.
No Plan B "Completion" Update (Beta 17)
New Survival Mode
Finished the campaign and wondering what's next for your squad?
Dive into the new survival mode! Earn XP and rewards as you tackle an endless series of missions.
Each round, select from three missions with different objectives and rewards.
Like in campaign chapters, your squad's health, XP, and arsenal persist, but reset if you fail. How many consecutive missions can you complete, and how high will you ascend on the leaderboard?
Steam Achievements
In this update, a multitude of new Steam achievements has been added, offering an array of challenges for each faction, game mode, and equipment to overcome.
Some of these achievements require significant time and dedication. How many of them do you think you will successfully unlock?
Weapon Attachments Unlock
Weapon attachments are now unlocked by slot rather than individually.
Unlocking a slot will require more XP, but it will grant you the option to choose from all available attachments.
New Voice Lines
Voice lines for the male characters of the SWAT and FBI factions, recorded by Brian Watts, have been integrated. Voices for the female characters and other factions will be recorded and integrated at a later time.
Game Credits
Game credits have been updated to include members of the Discord who participated in translation and testing.
Full changelog
This update also comes with a lot of improvements and fixes detailed in the following posts: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1269020/view/4059501135884983265 https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1269020/view/4059501135895386157 https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1269020/view/4059501135899242884 https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1269020/view/6924917129972956492
Test Branch Update! (Beta 17.0.3)
Changelog
Here's the changelog for the latest test build available right now on the test branch (check out the next chapter to try it).
New content/features
Added the game credits
Improvements
Highlight the newly unlocked attachment slots
Moved the next weapon attachment slot unlock progress bar to the character setup screen
Improved the main menu home layout
Fixes
Fixed the mix of characters in the squad management scene when changing profiles
Reminder: switching to the test branch
In the Steam client, right-click on the game from your library and select "Properties". Select the "BETAS" tab. Select the "test" branch listed in the dropdown menu under "Select the beta you would like to opt into".
The game then should automatically update to the test version.
To switch back to the public branch, just select "None" in the betas dropdown.
Beta 16 "Smooth Sailing" Patch (Beta 16.6.0)
Fixes
Fixed the mix of characters in the squad management scene when changing profiles
Fixed game mode related tips appearing in the loading screen
Test Branch Update! (Beta 17.0.2)
Changelog
Here's the changelog for the latest test build available right now on the test branch (check out the next chapter to try it).
Weapon XP now unlocks whole weapon attachment slots instead of individual attachments
Added a blink effect on the skill level up buttons
Fixes
Fixed game mode related tips appearing in the loading screen
Fixed the survival leaderboard button icon
Reminder: switching to the test branch
In the Steam client, right-click on the game from your library and select "Properties". Select the "BETAS" tab. Select the "test" branch listed in the dropdown menu under "Select the beta you would like to opt into".
The game then should automatically update to the test version.
To switch back to the public branch, just select "None" in the betas dropdown.
Beta 16 "Smooth Sailing" Patch (Beta 16.5.0)
Fixes
Fixed some props blocking path in generated maps
Test Branch Update! (Beta 17.0.1)
Changelog
Here's the changelog for the latest test build available right now on the test branch (check out the next chapter to try it).
Improvements
Improved the leaderboard title to show the squad options
Improved the survival screen level label
Updated community translations
Fixes
Fixed characters sometimes going throw floors when auto-pathing between floors
Fixed crash or infinite loading on huge custom maps
Fixed initial campaign state when creating a new squad
Reminder: switching to the test branch
In the Steam client, right-click on the game from your library and select "Properties". Select the "BETAS" tab. Select the "test" branch listed in the dropdown menu under "Select the beta you would like to opt into".
The game then should automatically update to the test version.
To switch back to the public branch, just select "None" in the betas dropdown.
Test Branch Update! (Beta 17.0.0)
Changelog
Here's the changelog for the latest test build available right now on the test branch (check out the next chapter to try it).
New content/features
Added a new survival mode (unlocked by completing the campaign)
Integrated new voice lines for the SWAT and FBI factions recorded by Brian Watts
Improvements
Game modes are now unlocked separately by each squad (except for the campaign which is still unlocked once by completing the tutorial)
Added new game mode helps
Memory usage optimization
Updated community translations
Reminder: switching to the test branch
In the Steam client, right-click on the game from your library and select "Properties". Select the "BETAS" tab. Select the "test" branch listed in the dropdown menu under "Select the beta you would like to opt into".
The game then should automatically update to the test version.
To switch back to the public branch, just select "None" in the betas dropdown.
