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Updates

Keep track of the latest features, balance changes, and bug fixes.

August 30, 2026

Unit movement changes

  • BalanceI've started working on mixing up the unit meta, which has been completely dominated by Light Tanks. As a first step, the movement of Light Tanks has been reduced from 6 to 5. At the same time, indirect vehicle movement has been increased to make them easier to reposition: Artillery 5 -> 6; Rockets 4 -> 5; Missiles 4 -> 5. I've also started designing two new direct vehicles to add more choices alongside the light tank.

August 25, 2026

AI improvements

  • BalanceThe AI will now try to move units away from a production building before attacking to stop it from baselocking itself as frequently.

August 20, 2026

AI build logic changes: take two

  • BalanceMade further adjustments to the AI's build logic. I'll let this bake for a couple of days and see how the AI performs.

August 19, 2026

Fixed win condition bug

  • Bug fixFixed a bug where the win condition for rout wasn't being properly checked on day two. If you manage to wipe out the enemy's army that early, it should count as a victory.

August 16, 2026

Added four additional themes

  • FeatureAdded four additional themes: Mesa, Swamp, Sakura, and Autumn. Also updated the mountains in most of the existing themes to make them more varied.

August 11, 2026

AI build logic changes

  • BalanceThe AI has studied the guide page more deeply and has made some adjustments to its build logic.

August 11, 2026

AI build logic changes

  • BalanceThe AI has studied the guide page more deeply and has made some adjustments to its build logic.

August 10, 2026

Re-worked Artillery and added range indicators

  • BalanceRe-worked the Artillery unit. It can no longer move and shoot in the same turn. Instead, it now has a movement of 5 and a range of 2-3. To compensate, the Artillery has seen a damage increase across the board. The Sniper remains the only indirect fire unit that can move and shoot in the same turn. These changes will be applied starting from tomorrow at 00:00 UTC.
  • FeatureAdded range indicator UI for indirect fire units. When selecting and moving an indirect fire unit, range indicators will be shown to help visualize the unit's range.

August 8, 2026

Discord server is open

  • FeatureThe Daily Wars Discord is now available. After joining, you can link your Discord account on your profile to sync your display name and roles to the server. This is my first time creating and managing a Discord server, so please let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions.

August 7, 2026

Achievements are live

  • FeatureAdded achievements. Thre's both milestone achievements such as career wins, and more unconventional ones such as successfully killing a Heavy Tank using a Rifleman. Recent achievements are featured on each player's profile, and you can also access the full list of achievements from there. Can you earn them all?

August 5, 2026

New victory conditions and map feature

  • FeatureAdded a new map feature: captureable monuments. Each owned monument increases an army's firepower by 10%.
  • FeatureMaps can now have new victory conditions. Besides rout (defeat all enemy units), some maps now require you to capture a certain number of cities, while others require you to capture all monuments.
  • FeatureImproved the tutorial a bit to better prepare new players for the daily map(s).
  • Bug fixFixed some issues with rendering of roads.

August 3, 2026

Introducing medals and replays

  • FeatureAdded medals and a monthly and all-time ranking system. The top 3 scores on each daily leaderboard will be awarded a medal. If multiple players tie for the same score, they will all receive the same medal. For rankings, medals awarded are converted to points: Gold 5p, silver 3p, bronze 1p. Medals are counted from 2026-08-01 onwards.
  • FeatureYou can now watch replays of other players games. You can access replays from the leaderboard of a given map. Replays for a day are available after the leaderboard is closed, as to not spoil the current day's map, and are deleted after a week.

August 1, 2026

Streaks on the leaderboards

  • FeatureShow off your daily streaks on the leaderboards. Players with streaks of 7 or more days gets a small flame icon next to their name.

July 27, 2026

Graphical Overhaul

  • FeatureThe game has been given a graphical overhaul with new art for units and terrain.

July 19, 2026

Enemy AI should be less suicidal.

  • Bug fixThe AI should no longer lose a game by suiciding it's final unit to a counterattack, and should overall be more careful to not needlessly sacrifice units.

July 18, 2026

Statistics breakdown

  • FeatureAdded a stats page with charts showing units built and killed across all players.

July 17, 2026

New production building

  • FeatureAdded a new production building "Base". Bases can build both units from the Barracks and the Factory, and increases the capacity for both.

July 16, 2026

Capacity Increase and damage tweaks

  • BalanceProduction buildings now grants 5 capacity each, up from 4.
  • BalanceRPG damage vs. Battle Copter reduced from 40% to 30%.
  • BalanceRPG damage vs. Transport Copter reduced from 60% to 50%.
  • BalanceLight Tank damage vs. Battle Copter reduced from 40% to 30%.
  • BalanceLight Tank damage vs. Transport Copter reduced from 60% to 50%.