Field update

Let the machine find its pace

dWars v0.4.2 · 17 June 2026

A new GPU benchmark sets a safer unit cap, Sydney Showground joins the map list, and we're bringing dWars to Supanova Sydney 2026.

New

A new GPU benchmark can run the real sim across rising unit counts, then store the highest cap your machine can hold at the target frame rate.
The graphics settings screen now includes a Re-run Benchmark path and a Max Unit Count control, so you can tune the size of the fight from inside the game.
Sydney Showground is now built into the map pipeline and available for custom-level work.
We'll be demoing dWars at Supanova Sydney 2026 at Sydney Showground, 19-21 June.

New players now start on a medium unit cap, giving slower machines room to breathe before the battlefield gets crowded.
Level boot now respects the lower of the authored unit cap and the measured hardware cap, so big fights scale down instead of stranding weaker GPUs.
Custom Level Editor drafts now warn and clamp when a unit-count choice pushes past the safe range.

Promoting a build to /play/latest/ now carries the Addressables catalog and bundles with it, so mission briefings and tutorial pages no longer vanish after release.
Tutorial panels begin preloading from Home, reducing the chance of opening the tutorial onto an empty page.
Sydney Showground map generation now produces the movement, terrain, and level assets the game expects.

Desktop only for now - mouse and keyboard are required.
The Level Editor is still a first pass: custom drafts are for play sessions, not saved campaign progression.

Optimization is not surrender. It is choosing where the army can actually stand. - Neesa