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Command the sky in a tense real-time strategy simulation where you manage a nation's air defenses. Analyze radar contacts, scramble interceptor jets, and make split-second decisions to protect your airspace from hostile threats.

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Bug Fixes & Additions

23 Dec

Update - 23rd December 2025 - Build 0.3.6.3

Hi guys! There's quite a few features and fixes in this update:

Christmas Event (December 24th)

Special seasonal scenario available on Christmas Eve (19:00 your time). Look North ;)

Unique gameplay mechanics and festive UI elements
If you miss it, you can launch it manually in the ASMA console, with SANTA01, but you've got to figure out the super secret authentication code. Hint: very famous singer this time of year ;)

Hercules & Chinook Logistics System

C-130 Hercules Supply Flights: New logistics system to move fuel and weapons between military airfields

Hercules fly from RAF Lyneham with ALBERT## callsigns

Chinook Support Flights (VORTEX##): SUP (Supply) /RDP (Redeploy) runs between bases

Chinooks can deliver ammunition and supplies to civilian airfields, expanding your logistics network

Baseline fuel/weapons stocks added to all military airfields

Active Operations integration shows in-flight logistics missions

Interceptor & QRA Improvements

QRA will no longer retask redeploying (ferry) fighters

Fixed interceptors getting stuck at 0 knots when interacting with slow contacts

Interceptors now divert to surviving airfields if home base is destroyed

Interceptors resume their assigned mission after refuelling instead of RTB

RTB aircraft won't detour to tankers unless fuel is critical

Fixed CAP tasking - interceptors no longer disappear when retasked

Improved escort stability - fighters match escorted aircraft's speed properly

Tanker & Refuelling Improvements

Tankers slow to realistic AAR speeds while offloading

Fixed tankers getting stuck "preparing for departure" after being tasked

Tanker landing circuits are now realistic with proper downwind and final legs

Tankers pick runway direction based on inbound track

AWACS Improvements

AWACS RTB landings no longer get stuck circling near airfields

AWACS descends properly on RTB

Better handling of retasking to new loiter points

UI & Controls

Right-Click Menu Toggle: Available in Aircraft Control tab to enable/disable map context popup

Flight Info panel tab hover tooltips fixed

Discord join button added above main menu version label

Ident Bar count display widened to show 100+ correctly

Fixed camera zoom snapping to full-map view

Combat & Enemy AI

Improved enemy air-to-air engagement behaviour

Enemy escorts keep pace during time acceleration

Diverted RTB aircraft correctly show at divert airfield

Interceptors RTBing to destroyed airfields now divert to nearest surviving base

Active Ops correctly distinguishes Redeploying vs RTB/Diverting status

Key Bug Fixes

Fixed ID assignments repeatedly affecting Public State meter

Fixed training mission time speed persisting into Combat Ready

Fixed MAP overlays not restoring correctly after training

Fixed ASMA message clicks duplicating text

Fixed time speed hotkeys changing while typing in Help/Track List

Fixed civilian aircraft tracks clumping after landing

Fixed duplicate civilian airline callsigns

Fixed IFR aircraft doing 360° turns on final approach

Thanks for all your feedback and I hope you have a great holiday!

If you do see Santa in the game, be sure to share it on Socials!

Allan.

Air Defender

25+ dollars?!

I am a lazy game dev and I don't see why I couldn't just make this myself, Whats the reasoning of that price?! Edit: Nobody reads anything so id like to remind people, RTC was written in assembly for about 3 years and the guy gave away the first versions for free, Writing something in assembly is insanely difficult. (they also didnt use AI because it didn't exist yet!) Stardew valley took 6 years and costs 15 dollars, it generated 500 million dollars Look at any indie solo-dev game on the market thats ...

28 Dec @ 1:15pm

General Discussions

Please Please Please Multiplayer

As above please bring multiplayer into this. It's a fantastic game and was sort of able to do it over Discord with my community

MrJayDarlington

30 Dec @ 12:16am

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Bug Fixes & Additions

10 Dec

Update - 10th December 2025 - Build 0.3.5

Tankers

Fixed the need for repeated clicks to place a tanker track.

Fixed a new bug with tankers taking off with less than 100% AF (Available Fuel for Air-To-Air Refueling).

Air Defender

Bug Fixes & Additions

6 Dec

Hi guys!

Some pretty significant updates and fixes applied. Hopefully these will make your experience much better.

There's still plenty to do and I'll keep you updated with the latest fixes and new features.

Cheers!

Allan.

Update - 6th December 2025 - Build 0.3.4

New Features

- Tanker Fuel Management: Tankers now track their own flight fuel (F%) separately from offload fuel (AF%). UI shows both values so you know when tankers need to RTB vs when they're empty for receivers.

- Codewords Reference: Added "Codewords" tab to Help menu with NATO/RAF brevity codes (BANDIT, BOGEY, FOX ONE/TWO/THREE, JUDY, TALLY, SPLASH, PAN PAN, MAYDAY, and more).

- Jump To Camera: New ">" button in Active Operations quickly centers the camera on any aircraft.

- Aircraft Fuel Display: Fuel percentages now show for all active aircraft (interceptors, tankers, AWACS) in the Assets panel.

Performance Improvements

- Major FPS improvement during Critical Raid scenarios

- Significant FPS boost when Combat Air Patrol (CAP) missions are active

- Improved FPS when AWACS L11 radar is active

- Training missions no longer spawn excessive civilian traffic during time acceleration

Balance Changes

- Increased Tanker Capacity: VC10 tankers carry 45 tonnes (was 20), Tristar tankers carry 70 tonnes (was 25). Tankers can now refuel 7-12 interceptors instead of just 2.

- More Interception Time: Enemy aircraft now spawn at least \[redacted] from the nearest radar, giving you more time to scramble and intercept.

- Raid Spacing: Raid waves are spaced further apart to prevent overwhelming the player.

Bug Fixes

Interceptors & QRA

- Interceptor pairs now stay together when retasked via right-click menu (IDENT, ENGAGE, ESCORT, CAP, RTB, Refuel)

- CAP pairs RTB together when one is ordered to return

- QRA pairs RTB together during intercept missions

- Fixed duplicate RTB voice announcements for QRA pairs

- Fixed takeoff timing issues with time acceleration

- Tornado F3 now correctly carries 180 cannon rounds (historically accurate 27mm IWKA-Mauser)

AWACS & L11

- Friendly aircraft (interceptors, tankers, AWACS) no longer turn white when L11 is active

- AWACS flies smooth racetrack patterns instead of darting/snapping

- AWACS smoothly joins racetrack on arrival instead of teleporting

- AWACS radar contacts appear immediately when clicking an AWACS with L11 enabled

- Fixed AWACS showing wrong speeds (~420 knots now correct instead of 600+)

- L11 no longer creates tracks for parked aircraft at airfields

- Fixed L11 visuals following wrong aircraft when switching AWACS selection

Tankers

- Tankers properly descend when redeploying to new airfields

- Fixed tankers disappearing instead of flying back to base on RTB

- Tanker type (VC-10 K3, Tristar K1) now persists correctly after save/load

- No more RTB voice announcement when redeploying tankers (ferry flights are silent)

Radio & Audio

- Radio channels no longer auto-switch when new missions start

- Fixed duplicate radio channels appearing on CAP retask

- Removed unnatural 2-second gap in MC track-of-interest radio call

- Fixed voice sequences continuing after ordering RTB

- Fixed jamming audio persisting when retrying Bear Hunt

Training Missions

- Needle in a Haystack mission now properly shows results when complete

- Bear Hunt mission now properly ends when all objectives complete

- Smarties mission retry now properly resets radar and asset states

- Fixed subtitles continuing when game is paused

Map & UI

- Danger Areas map overlay now works correctly

- Fixed Church Fenton airfield code (now correct EGXG)

- EW diamonds (red markers) properly clear between game sessions

- CAP anchor markers properly removed when interceptors are retasked

- Fixed aircraft duplicating in Active Operations list

General

- Emergency scenarios (squawk 7500/7600/7700) now spawn correctly once per 6 hours instead of multiple times

- CAP aircraft only auto-engage enemies in Critical Tension State, not during transit

- Fixed civilian aircraft flying faster than their real-world maximum speed

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Guide

Bloodhound Surface-to-Air Missile Guide

A guide to activate the Bloodhound SAMs and how to use them

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9.9 hrs on record

Posted: 27 December

Early Access Review

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☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

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☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
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☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

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☐ Floppy Disk
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☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

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☐ Just press 'W'
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☐ Significant brain usage
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☐ Dark Souls

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☑ Worth the price
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☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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SIMVAL

3 people found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny

Recommended

420.2 hrs on record

Posted: 27 December

Early Access Review

I love this game, played for almost 400 hours since it came out!

ben-bryan

2 people found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny

Recommended

4.9 hrs on record

Posted: 29 December

Early Access Review

This game has a cool concept, and enjoyed the first few hours of gameplay. But I feel like there is still a quite of few issues, not enough things and lots of civilian airliners going over 250 knots under 10,000 ft.

But I do see the potential it can have in the future, but currently in its EA state, I would not recommend buying it, unless you want to support the developer and hope it is awesome down the road.

Coffeewusky

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Map is far to busy

Did the limited tutorials... still don't know what all the things are at the top of the screen, obviously S for suspect as that's in the tutorial, Z when you're ID'ing and H for hostile I guess, even though that wasn't explained. No idea what P, A, U or X is all about. First real game, immediately lose points for not identifying a spoofer? No idea what that is, wasn't explained. Am I supposed to authenticate every plane on the map, to find the spoofer? because that would take hours, it's very busy. Sent...

CloversDrop

30 Dec @ 11:42am

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Not seeming to grasp it

Tutorial taught me that planes flying way beyond their limits are quite sus. Identify a Cessna doing 500 knots at FL410, flag it as hostile - wrong. At some point told Russia are attacking and had no clue what I'm doing. Guideance/Tutorial really needs to improve. It currently explains a small number of things while leaving a LOT not explained, even the videos are quite lacking. Finding the UI or shortcuts don't always work. Lost my bottom menu and some other UI elements which meant I couldn't do much bu...

Jason

2 hours ago

General Discussions

Smarties

The game looks beautiful. Keep up the good work! As I go through the training levels I noticed that in "Smarties" turning the L11 on does not work, the whole right click panel is not responsive.