Polish update

A smoother way into battle

dWars v0.1.16 · 3 February 2026

A proper loading screen, frame-by-frame inspection while paused, and the groundwork for replays.

New

Loading screen. Entering a level now shows its name and a VS header while the map loads, a progress bar (first render at 25%, pathfinding to 100%), and audio pips when it's ready. No more flash of half-finished pathfinding before play starts.
Frame step-back while paused. Press ] to step forward a frame (as before) and [ to step back one — handy for reading exactly what happened on a given frame.

Changed

Groundwork for a deterministic replay system: your commands are now logged with full context (frame, positions, headings) as you play, setting up match sharing and exact bug reproduction down the line.

Known issues

Frame step-back is counter-only for now — it rewinds the clock, not the battlefield; units stay where they are.

Every command, logged. For posterity. Mostly. — Neesa