Iron
Command

Version 0.9.70

Everyone in before the start. A multiplayer match now begins only once every player has loaded, and the loading screen says who it is waiting for; a player who drops is not waited for, and after a minute the match goes ahead. Guests see the movement line of every unit in a group move, and a queued attack on an enemy that slipped into the fog stays marked where it was last seen.

Several B-120s on one CARPET BOMB now lay a pattern like the B-2's MOAB: strips side by side, each bomber on the one that keeps the tracks from crossing, every strip shown while you aim. Jets and bombers fly above helicopters and drones instead of shoving them aside, and the Deathray, a satellite, flies over everything. On the Inland Sea, AIs build their Naval Dock on the shore in front of them, so they field navies at last, and Calm reaches twice as far for oil on large maps. Hold Shift to pan twice as fast with the arrow keys or WASD. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.70.

Version 0.9.69

Iron Command runs on macOS. A build for Apple silicon Macs (M1 or later) on macOS 13 or later, signed and notarized by Apple: unzip it, drag IronCommand.app to Applications and double-click. It is the same 0.9.69 as on Windows and Linux, and all three play together online.

A new look, Frontline: every menu in charcoal and amber over a drifting coastline, Skirmish, Sandbox and the lobby in three columns, and the in-match HUD to match (Options > HUD Look brings back the classic one). Shared control, a new lobby option, lets the first guest play the host's side as co-pilot: one base, one army, two mice, with each other's cursor, selection and orders on screen. Ask an AI a question and it answers from its own game, its units, oil, plan and why it is attacking you, though Aggro inflates, Extreme lies and Defense and Calm stay vague. Every voice says twice as much, about 9,900 lines. Plus long-range units no longer fire blind into the fog, Rapiers now shoot down B-2s, and guests see Tesla, Prism and Deathray beams. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.69.

Version 0.9.68

The B-2 Spirit, a stealth flying wing from the Airfield (5,200 oil) that carries one MOAB a sortie: it drifts in under a drogue chute and goes off with 900 damage at the centre, falling off across a 200 px blast. Anti-air sees the B-2 only inside 3 tiles, and several of them lay a pattern round the click with tracks that never cross. The B-120 gave its stealth to the B-2 and is now the Carpet Bomber; the Bomber is now the B-1, dropping a stick of three bombs a pass. AIR OP sends every Ready F-6 Multi, Rapier and B-1 of an Airfield or carrier to hold a point, rearming and going straight back out. The F-6 Multi, Helicopter, Gunship, Harpoon and Thunderhawk are now lit 3-D models that bank into their turns. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.68.

Version 0.9.67

Full-strength missiles, and 120 fixes. Missiles and rockets used to burst a little short of the target; now they do their full stated damage at any frame rate, so SAM Towers, Destroyer anti-air, F-6 Multis and Rocket Soldiers hit harder. A blast now reaches a large building anywhere on its footprint, so bases take more from bombs and shells. Online, a started match is kept for two minutes if everyone drops, and orders given during a drop are carried out once you are back. Aircraft that lose their base find another, paths no longer clip coasts and cliffs, the selection panel scrolls, and big armies and busy bases cost far less to draw and to send. Everyone in a match needs v0.9.67.

Version 0.9.66

d0kost and Stigern get busy. The two easter-egg civilians near the middle of the map now do push-ups, type on a laptop or jog a few laps between their walks and chats, and online players see their names, chat and antics too. Jets roll from a standstill down the runway and lift off at flying speed, the B-120 and the F-44 Rapier have their own voices, island AIs keep room for a Tech Center and power their bases, and the online relay caps how much it holds so one abuser cannot run it out of memory.