MERCS BLACKOUT

0.1.72

MERCS | BLACKOUT — v0.1.72
Tactical Intelligence Update
NEW — TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK
Added faction-specific intelligence terminals at HELIX and OBSIDIAN headquarters.
Players can now use REQUEST INTELLIGENCE to receive reconnaissance assignments.
Added approximate enemy activity markers to the tactical map.
Intelligence assignments are shared and managed server-side, preventing duplicate missions.
Added temporary intelligence reports with automatic expiration and cleanup.
NEW — FSF ENCOUNTERS
Added three potential FSF defensive positions across Al Hadra.
Introduced dynamic enemy encounters for low-population sessions.
Players can investigate hostile positions and use SEARCH INTELLIGENCE to recover battlefield information.
Encounters feature controlled AI spawning, cooldowns, and automatic cleanup.
IMPROVED — BATTLEFIELD AI
Improved QRF assignment reliability and retry behavior.
Improved defender waypoint recovery and patrol management.
Refined population-based AI activity to prevent interference with active reinforcements.
Improved AI encounter isolation to reduce unnecessary server load.
IMPROVED — OBJECTIVES & FACTIONS
Expanded headquarters radio coverage to support capturing objectives in any order.
Added custom faction flag materials for HELIX, OBSIDIAN, and Free State Forces.
Preserved vanilla Campaign ownership and capture behavior.
NOTES
Tactical Intelligence encounters currently operate during low-population sessions (1–2 players).
New features require dedicated-server runtime verification.

0.1.71

0.1.70

0.1.69

0.1.68

0.1.67

0.1.66

0.1.65

0.1.64

0.1.63

AL Hadra migration progress
Added AL Hadra DEV scenario/world support
Added new West/East HQ locations
Added ALPHA–GOLF objective layout
Added objective floor/backup CPR patrol structure
Updated AL Hadra navmesh references for working AI pathfinding
Preserved existing BLACKOUT progression, AI Director, QRF, and persistence architecture
DEV/TEST BUILD
AL Hadra is still under active validation
Dedicated-server testing of HQ assignment, objective initialization, patrol binding, and progression is next

0.1.62

0.1.61

BLACKOUT Update

- Continued AI Director / QRF improvements
- Improved long-range QRF movement and recovery behavior
- Added internal QRF arrival validation for live-server testing
- Improved roaming patrol integration with the active objective system
- Updated server browser description formatting
- General stability and persistence validation

No major gameplay changes intended with this build — primarily AI validation, cleanup, and backend improvements.

0.1.60

0.1.59

0.1.58

0.1.57

0.1.56

0.1.55

start of AI "patrols" to increase player hostile interactions outside of objectives.

0.1.54

AI navmesh fixes

0.1.53

Navmesh Stuff

0.1.52

0.1.51

0.1.50

0.1.49

0.1.48

0.1.47

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0.1.45

0.1.44

0.1.43