GENERAL IDLER — patch notes and updates
Stored observation / content update:
Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Update 1.3.0: FRONTLINE, Race Your Steam Friends for the Map | 2026-11-05 | Generals, Two updates in one post. 1.2.6 brought match rules, new sounds and controller rumble. 1.3.0 turns those rules into a mode of its own, FRONTLINE, and lets you play it with your Steam friends. New: FRONTLINEFRONTLINE is a short match on a fresh map. Up to four generals start with only a home country, and the first to hold half the map wins. A match lasts 20, 30 or 40 minutes. Your campaign is not touched. Press FRONTLINE on the main menu. It has two modes:SKIRMISH: you against AI generals.MULTIPLAYER: you and up to three Steam friends. AI generals take any empty seat. How a match playsEvery general picks a home, then the race for free |
| Update 1.2.0: 15 Languages, the Whole World Map and Rivals That Grow Stronger | 2026-10-16 | Generals, Two updates in one post: 1.1.1 made every New World Order a harder war, and 1.2.0 brings the game to fourteen new languages and fills in the map. Everything here is new since 1.1.0. New: 15 LANGUAGESGeneral Idler can now be played in:EnglishDeutsch (German)Français (French)Italiano (Italian)Español (Spanish, Spain)简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)العربية (Arabic)کوردی (Kurdish Sorani)Українська (Ukrainian)Русский (Russian)日本語 (Japanese)한국어 (Korean)Nederlands (Dutch)Polski (Polish)Čeština (Czech) The game starts in your Steam language. To change it, open Settings → LANGUAGE: every language is listed in its own name, and the switch takes a se |
| Update 1.1.0: Scenarios, a Scenario Editor and Steam Workshop | 2026-10-12 | Generals, Many of you told us the campaign needed more variety. Update 1.1.0 is our answer: a whole new mode, the tools to build your own wars, and a way to share them. Everything here is new since 1.0.5. New: SCENARIOSA separate mode on the main menu. Each scenario is one war with its own starting map, its own rivals and its own goal. Your campaign is untouched: scenarios have their own saves and never affect your campaign progress, achievements or leaderboards.ENCIRCLED (HARD): Switzerland, ringed by three rival generals in France, Germany and Italy. Break the ring.ISLAND NATION (NORMAL): New Zealand, the most remote nation on Earth. Hop th |
| Update 1.0.5: AUTO-INVADE, armies on the map, and every fix since launch | 2026-10-10 | Generals, This is our first post since launch, so it covers everything from 1.0.0 to 1.0.5. A lot of it came straight from your reviews, forum threads and messages. Thank you, and keep it coming. NewAUTO-INVADE. Unlocked by your first Nuke, a switch on the ARMY tab. When your Army Power reaches 3× the cost of the cheapest country in reach, it invades for you (1.5× with Global Infrastructure). Auto conquests skip the popup, so the map keeps flowing.Your army on the map. Zoom in on a target and your army appears as war-table miniatures, massing at the border while Army Power builds, with ships for sea crossings. When the country falls, they mar |