- 2026.9.4 Experimental Patch Notes & September Development Update - 4 September 2026
THE BAY AREA IS COLLAPSING. The virus is loose across the peninsula. Flashpoints are erupting across the region as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front. The battle for the Bay Area continues.Experimental Update HighlightsTactical Map ExpansionThe Tactical Map has received a major expansion, bringing more battlefield planning, zone management, and command feedback into one interface. Zone Status cards can now surface and control Civilian Intake, evacuation routing, travel modes, Martial Law, CERC Reputation, and related zone information di…
- 2026.8.21.1 Experimental Patch Notes & August Development Update - 21 August 2026
THE BAY AREA IS COLLAPSING. The virus is loose across the peninsula. Flashpoints are erupting across the region as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front. The battle for the Bay Area continues.Experimental Update HighlightsMinimap OverhaulMore control and more information directly from the Minimap. The Minimap has received one of its largest usability passes yet, with mouse scroll wheel zoom support, rotation + Q& E support, bookmarks, improved panning, Its size was improved by 20%, improved damage alerts, and additional multiplayer improve…
- 2026.8.13.1 Now Out: Final Push to Escalation - 13 August 2026
THE BAY AREA IS COLLAPSING. The virus is loose across the peninsula. Flashpoints are erupting across the region as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are already in the field. Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front. The battle for the Bay Area has begun.Patch Notes for 2026.8.13 (All Branches): Structure BlueprintsBlueprints allow users to "capture" their base and turn them into reusable designs to deploy and rebuild across game sessions. You can upload them to the steam workshop making it easier then ever to quickly build "Mega" bases and deploy your will across the Bay Area.As an added bonus you c…
- 2026.8.4.1 + 4.2 Experimental and Normal Patch Notes - 5 August 2026
THE BAY AREA IS COLLAPSING. The virus is loose across the peninsula. Flashpoints are erupting across the region as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are already in the field. Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region. These transmissions come directly from the front. The battle for the Bay Area has begun. Patch Notes for 2026.8.4.1(Experimental) + 4.2(Normal) :Fixed a patrol bug that could cause vehicles to stop functioning after the gas station requirement was triggered.Ground vehicles now project their movement target toward a valid fuel restoration point, preventing them from becoming stuck while attempting to refuel at Motor Pools.Added addition…
- 2026.7.31.3 Quality of Life Update Live + GPU Fog of War Tonight on Experimental - 1 August 2026
THE BAY AREA IS COLLAPSING. The virus is loose across the peninsula. Flashpoints are erupting across the region as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are already in the field. Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region. These transmissions come directly from the front. The battle for the Bay Area has begun. Update Now Live on Public and ExperimentalThe current Public and Experimental build combines three major waves of development work: the July 11 Experimental update, the July 27 Experimental update, and the newest changes completed between July 27 and August 1. For the sake of readability, the newest August 1 changes are displayed below. The July 27…
- 2026.7.27 CERC OPS Arrives on Experimental Plus Major Fixes - 28 July 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.7.27 Change List on Experimental This Experimental update includes another substantial round of performance work, combat improvements, balance adjustments, crash fixes, interface updates, and visual polish. The larger Fog of War overhaul remains under active development and is not included as a completed feature in this update. CERC Ops is now live and in the wild!Thousands…
- World Reveal of CERC Ops This Saturday! - 24 July 2026
A New Way to Monitor the Battlefield This Saturday, during the 100th episode of CERC HQ, we will hold the world reveal of CERC Ops, a new tactical companion built specifically for Cepheus Protocol. CERC Ops connects directly to an active game session and provides a live operational view of the battlefield on a phone, tablet, laptop, second monitor, or console browser. It is designed to give players access to critical battlefield information without interrupting the main game. Live Battlefield Information on Another Screen CERC Ops allows you to monitor units across the map, select and follow individual forces, inspect live zone conditions, track evacuation progress, review operational information, and draw up battle plans while the game continues in real time. During Saturday’s broadcast, we will demonstrate how CERC Ops connects to Cepheus Protocol, how its live unit tracking works, an…
- Massive Performance Gains and Smarter Fog of War Are Coming - 20 July 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones. CERC forces are already in the field. Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images above were captured during recent combat deployments across the region. These transmissions come directly from the front. The battle for the Bay Area has begun. Core Improvements and Community AuditAs outlined during CERC HQ on Saturday, we are continuing to refine the core of Cepheus Protocol across performance, pathfinding, system scalability, and quality of life. A substantial portion of this work is already live on Experimental. Feedback through Steam and Discord has reported that the current build is already substantially smoother and more s…
- 2026.7.11 AI, Performance & Helicopter Systems Update on Experimental - 12 July 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.7.11 Change list on Experimental :Performance Added new subsystem optimizations to significantly improve mid and late game performance.Reduced CPU overhead across AI, vehicles, projectiles, animations, and gameplay systems.Continued optimization of visual effects and core gameplay systems.HelicoptersImproved helicopter AI movement, landing, and combat behavior.Improved fast…
- 2026.6.19.5 Discord Integration Fixes + Launcher - 20 June 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.6.19.5 Change list:Fixed an issue with Discord authorization that could repeatedly prompt players to log in after enabling Discord integration.Added a new launcher experience (can be skipped via launch options) designed to improve communication with players, provide a clear view of current development priorities and roadmap progress, and highlight CERC HQ broadcasts to incr…
- 2026.6.18.2 Weather System, Discord, Vehicles, and Pandemic Fixes - 19 June 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.6.18.2 Change list:Speculative crash fix for https://discord.com/channels/469412014427602944/1517178563135144120/1517209529715134716Added Discord API + Discord Integration Weather System added (Hail, Thunder, Fog & Clouds based on time of day)Updated some of the longer hover tips for Civilian Intake Bus states to use newline to help them fitFixed a major flaw with 'edge det…
- 2026.6.11.1 QOL Improvements and Bug Fixes - 11 June 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.6.11.1 Change list:Reduced Bobbing on larger vehicles when they turn in placeDiscord/Youtube main menu graphics updatedImproved Guard to make Units run when their targets get too far awayImproved Right click Attack orders to function more reliably as users expect. Units will only move as close as they need to so they can attack X unit instead of always moving on top of them…
- 2026.6.8.2 Civilian Evacuation Live On Public - 8 June 2026
Civilian Evacuation Is Now Live On PublicCivilian Evacuation has now moved from Experimental into the default Public install of Cepheus Protocol.For the last few weeks, players have been able to test the system on Experimental while we continued working through the core loop, save/load behavior, multiplayer support, civilian flow control, intake behavior, and the wider session reliability issues that come with a system this large.As of this update, Civilian Evacuation is now stable enough for normal Public branch play.That does not mean the system is finished. It means the core loop is now far enough along that players can run a full session from beginning to end with the modern evacuation systems active by default. From here, our focus shifts into bug triage, flow cleanup, vehicle reliability, guard AI behavior, RTS quality of life, and the next major infected faction push.Tutorial on…
- 2026.6.2.1 : Now out! - 3 June 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.6.2.1 Change list:Adjustments to the Zone Widget to try to fit all the info when top meter is near full of data (due to high power, infection level, and income from zone)DNA hides from Cinematic nowMass Unit Deletions and Mass tree removals don't spam the activity log anymore and are "Combined"I.E Removed 4 Obstacles (Total Cost) instead of trying to list out every single i…
- 2026.5.30.6.2 : Hotfix - 31 May 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.5.30.6.2 Hotfix Change list:Fixed Infection Count going negative during live gameplayFixed a Save/Load issue where Infected Count could reset to 0Improved Infection counter to count active and inactive infection including Chelsey into the base count. The last major update The Next 60 Days of Cepheus Protocol...Civilian Evacuation is now playable from start to finish, and to…
- 2026.5.30.6: Evacuation Waystations and Efficiency Controls - 31 May 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.5.30.6 Change list:Major Gameplay UpdatesCivilian Intake, Migration, and Bus BehaviorUpdated Intake Bus behavior so buses in zones set to WalkOnly will no longer assist with Intake. They will only help zones that are comparable with their transit method .Added Bus Waystation support. Intake buses and Civilians will now prefer these Waystations in the target zone when one ex…
- 2026.5.24.1 & The Next 60 Days of Cepheus Protocol - 24 May 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.2026.5.24.1 Change list:Fixed Dead Air SOC's having a weird offset in certain areas of the mapFixed a fog of war issue on Dead Air on initImproved the Helicopter nav on Dead AirFixed a Chelsey duplication glitch that occurred when loading a save 🎧 The Next 60 Days of Cepheus Protocol...Civilian Evacuation is now playable from start to finish, and today’s update is focused on ho…
- 2026.5.22.9 Experimental Civilian Evacuation Preview, SF North Live - 23 May 2026
Update On Progress… Live on Experimental Civilian Evacuation Mechanics Progress UpdateThis month’s update is focused on two major pieces of the rebuild: Civilian Evacuation and San Francisco North. Civilian Evacuation is entering Experimental as an early preview, and San Francisco North is being included as an early incubator look at the future Bay Area map. Both are playable early because they are now far enough along to communicate the direction of the rebuild, even though both still have work ahead of them.Construct an Intake euthanization facility to dispose of infected and uninfected civilians as you see fit. But every atrocity has consequences. Kill enough civilians, and the survivors will hear of your crimes, form militias, and come for revenge.For the full original overview of the Civilian Evacuation Mechanics check out this articleCivilian EvacuationCivilian Evacuation is one o…
- Civilian Evacuation Changes Everything - 11 April 2026
The virus is loose across the Bay Area. Flashpoints are erupting across the peninsula as entire districts fall into chaos and infected swarms push deeper into civilian zones.CERC forces are already in the field.Embedded military reporters and frontline operators are transmitting battlefield coverage directly from active operations. The images you are about to see were captured during recent combat deployments across the region.These transmissions come directly from the front.The battle for the Bay Area has begun.🎧 Update On Progress…Civilian Evacuation Mechanics Progress UpdateFor the full original overview of the Civilian Evacuation Mechanics check out this articleOver the last four weeks, we’ve made major progress on the Civilian Evacuation Mechanics. These updates represent a shift from early implementation into full system integration, touching population control, logistics, AI beh…
- Phase 3 is fully underway, and the end is in sight - 27 March 2026
🎧 Last Time on CERC HQ…Cepheus Protocol | CERC HQ | #84Civilian evacuation is finally coming together, and it’s reshaping how every system in the game connects.Phase three kicks off with a full evacuation framework. You can now purge or relocate entire buildings, shift populations between zones, and manage reputation based on your decisions. A new civilian hold system tracks infected, dead, and evacuated counts in real time, while evacuation orders and zone flow create a dynamic map-wide population movement.DNA systems are getting a major upgrade. Enemies now drop DNA, scientists can collect it, and a new DNA collector passively generates resources based on infection levels. This ties directly into upcoming research systems, letting you invest in detection tools, upgrades, and long-term progression.There’s also a wave of improvements across the board. New weapons are being added, vehic…
