Gears Tactics — patch notes and updates
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| Xbox Games Showcase Followed by the Gears of War: E-Day Direct Airs June 7 | 2026-03-30 | You held the line, now get ready to lock in.Join us on June 7 at 10am PT at the Xbox Games Showcase for the Worldwide Reveal of Gears of War: E-Day, then stick around for the Gears of War: E-Day Direct immediately following the show for a deeper look into the brutality and horror of Emergence Day.Learn more here |
| Update - 23rd March 2021 | 2021-03-23 | Attention Gears fans! Here are the patch notes for the latest update for Gears Tactics! Gameplay Fixed final boss not taking explosive damage correctly from Torque Bows. Visuals Fixed enemies sometimes appearing too bright in gameplay. Fixed enemies sometimes appearing at the wrong level of detail. Fixed atmosphere appearing cut off in some cinematics. Fixed lighting on Ukkon's robe in some cinematics. Stability Fixed a rare rendering crash. Fixed a rare crash when using the narrator. Miscellaneous Renamed "New Game - Jacked" to "New Game - All Content" TC |
| Gears Tactics Title Update | 2020-12-01 | Attention Gears fans! Here are the patch notes for the latest update for Gears Tactics! This Title Update will be out at November 30, 2020 at 7:00 pm PT. The full patch notes can be found below: All Platforms - General - Improved narration in the equipment screens. - Improved narration of the hit chance UI element. - Fixed white flash that could occur for one frame in the loading screen. - Fixed the character animation snapping when backing out of name customization in the Barracks. - Fixed goggles not disappearing from the Deviant Sniper when it is killed by a headshot. - Fixed flickering between the occlusion shader and some buildings in Ac |
| Developer Blog: Deviant Enemies and Supreme Equipment | 2020-11-04 | Welcome to the latest Gears Tactics blog where we’re covering the new features being added to the game. As a reminder, these will be available to both PC and console players starting November 10, 2020. As we looked at adding new features to Gears Tactics, we wanted to ramp the action and encounters across the entire campaign. Deviant Enemies Welcome Deviant Enemies. Deviants were sprung from the demented mind of the Locust geneticist Ukkon, who was continuing his experimentation by harnessing the power of Imulsion. He found that controlled injections of Imulsion into his foot soldiers resulted in highly powerful units like the Disciples and t |
| Gears Tactics Developer Blog - Jack Update | 2020-11-04 | Get ready for an all-new addition to your Gears Tactics squad – Jack! As any Gears fan knows, Jack is a flying robot and valuable friend on the battlefield. In Gears Tactics, he is a permanent squad member with a dedicated skill tree that will ensure he’s a critical factor in your mission to take out Ukkon. With four quadrants and 27 skills at your disposal, how you choose to upgrade Jack is really up to how you like to play. Jack begins with a base Cloak skill that will let you send him around the battlefield largely unnoticed – but be careful, as soon as you use a skill or interact with another player, Jack’s presence will be known. If want |
| Gears Tactics Update Dev Diary | 2020-11-04 | Gears Tactics is getting a major update on November 10, 2020. Check out our latest Dev Diary to see what to expect and some brand new gameplay footage. |
| Gears Tactics New Content Update Coming Nov 10!!! | 2020-09-18 | On November 10, Gears Tactics is getting a free major update that adds new features to this critically acclaimed game. This update will coincide with the console version of Gears Tactics alongside the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S console launch. Check all the new items being added to Gears Tactics: Jack joins the fight – Gears of War’s signature companion bot, Jack will join Gabe and the heroes of Gears Tactics as a new playable character. In Gears Tactics, Jack is a new hero that changes the dynamic of the encounters, with 20+ new skills ranging from empowering auras to hijacking and controlling enemy units. New powerful enemies – Deviant |
| Gears Tactics Title Update 3 | 2020-07-16 | Attention Gears fans! We’re rolling out our latest update for Gears Tactics! And as an added bonus, we’ve added two new armor patterns - Heroes and the Monsters – for you to unlock and keep your squad looking fresh. Our latest Title Update is out at July 15 at 8:00 pm PT. The full patch notes can be found below: Gameplay & Tuning Added the ability to select units with 0 AP. By default this is on for click selection and tabbing through units. Tab selection of 0 AP units can be disabled in the gameplay settings using the “Cycle Zero AP” setting. The XP curve after level 7 has been flattened so each level requires the same amount of XP instead o |
| Gears Tactics Title Update 1 | 2020-05-11 | Hi there Gears fans! We hope you've been having a blast out there with Gears Tactics. Over the past few weeks, we've been closely monitoring your feedback to identify fixes and emergent issues to prioritize in our post-launch title updates. Our first Title Update will launch tomorrow, Tuesday May 12th, at approximately 8pm PT! The full patch notes can be found below: Gameplay Fixed an issue where units can’t be selected, most notably seen in Act 1 Chapter 6. Fixed game turn getting stuck when using the Vanguard Distraction ability on a Sniper Drone that is pinning the Vanguard. Fixed the Vanguard Breach ability re-applying the AP/Heal buff mo |
| Gears Tactics Developer Blog - Things You Should Know | 2020-05-04 | Hi everyone! We hope you're having a blast out there in Gears Tactics. We're back with another Dev Blog to cover some of the things you should know to be armed for battle out there in Tactics! Fail Conditions and Ironman Gears Tactics is a story-driven game, which means that certain Hero Characters are essential to the narrative at the heart of our campaign. In any mission of any kind, any present Heroes must survive the fight. If they die at any point, it’s game over. For those of you diving into Insane, there’s no Down state in the game – so if any Hero takes critical damage, it’s time for a checkpoint reload. Ironman is also available in G |
| Gears Tactics Developer Blog: Veteran Missions | 2020-04-29 | Welcome to our last in our launch series of developer blogs! Introducing Gears Tactics’ Veteran Mode - the end-game awaits. Continue The Fight Once you complete the story-driven campaign at the heart of Gears Tactics, you have a few options – replay the campaign on a higher difficulty (if you are feeling super bold, toggle on Ironman!) or head into Veteran Mode. Veteran Mode is all about pushing you to the limit as you level-up to survive and continue the hunt for Legendary equipment and ultimate bragging rights. Veteran Missions follow a structured flow – first, you’ll take on side missions to help gear and train up your squad. Once you comp |
| Gears Tactics Out Now! | 2020-04-28 | Today, a new chapter in the Gears saga begins with the launch of Gears Tactics, a fast-paced, turn-based strategy game developed from the ground up for PC, now available with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta), Steam and Windows 10 PC. Gears Tactics has garnered praise from media reviews: PC Gamer and 3DJuegos lauded the title for merging the core gameplay mechanics of the genre with the action-packed intensity and signature tone of Gears of War. Similar sentiment was shared by USgamer who praised Gears Tactics for having a strong narrative focus interwoven into the campaign, while GameSpot and Game Informer further celebrated the title as distinct |
| Tuning Your PC For Tactics | 2020-04-28 | With Gears Tactics, we set out to create a "a strategy game worthy of the PC." This meant more than just gameplay, but a game that performed well in a wide range of PC specifications, all while upholding the high visual standards that players expect from a Gears game. In this article, you'll find the recommended system requirements for Gears Tactics, how to get the most from adjustable settings, Intel Xe compatibility, and a list of accessibility and other features (Color Blind mode, Razer Chroma support) so that you can dial in your rig to perfection, with a little help from the game's benchmark mode. FROM THE GROUND UP FOR PC The Coalition |
| Gears Tactics Developer Blog - Customization | 2020-04-25 | We’re closing in on the final few days before the launch of Gears Tactics! To help tide you over, let’s dive into our fifth Developer Blog where we going deep on how you can craft the playstyle – and look – of your squad on the battlefield. 5 Classes, 150+ Skills At the core of your units in Gears Tactics is their Class. Each Class is focused around a different role on the battlefield loaded with unique Skills, weaponry and core abilities. Each Class has over 30 skills to unlock in a simple but customizable Skill Tree, where 1 action point (earned by levelling up a Character) equals 1 ability unlock on the tree. Split across two sides, any sk |
| Gears Tactics Developer Blog - Enemies | 2020-04-22 | Get ready for the fourth blog in our Gears Tactics Dev Blog series, as we give you the advanced intel on the Locust enemies you’ll be facing on the battlefield. Ukkon The big bad himself – Ukkon is the monster who creates monsters. This Locust scientist is responsible for the genetically engineered creatures that have terrorized the people of Sera since E-day, including the Brumak, Reaver and Corpser. Even worse, he’s now using Imulsion to create a new breed of biological horrors. Here’s what stands between you and him when you get playing Tactics next week. Locust Drone The backbone of the Locust Army – resilient, smart and coordinated. Dron |
| Gears Tactics Developer Blog - Heroes | 2020-04-17 | We’re back with our third Gears Tactics Dev Blog, as we dive into the Heroes taking the fight to Ukkon alongside your recruited and customizable Gears! Gabriel Diaz Gabriel “Gabe” Diaz is the character at the center of Gears Tactics’ story and the father of Gears 5 protagonist Kait Diaz. A natural born leader and tactician, Gabe is the key to building an organized force to take down Ukkon. Formerly a Lieutenant Colonel in the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG), Gabe demoted himself to Sergeant after the Battle of Gatka Ridge – a brutal battle that soured Gabe’s opinion of the COG and its leader, Chairman Prescott. Unfortunately for Gabe, |
| Gears Tactics Developer Blog - Bosses | 2020-04-10 | We’re back with another Gears Tactics Dev Blog, our new blog series that drops oh-so juicy details about our upcoming strategy game releasing April 28th. In our second blog, we’re talking about the biggest and baddest enemies of them all – Bosses. Mad Man’s Monsters For those of you who have yet to enter the world of Gears of War, or just need a refresher, your enemy are the Locust – an underground dwelling species that has invaded the human world of Sera from their Hollow deep below the surface. The Locust are a diverse group of monsters ranging from scaled-humanoid Locust Drones to flying squid-legged Reavers to the giant missile-laden Brum |
| Gears Tactics Developer Blog - Gameplay Pillars | 2020-04-06 | Welcome to our first Gears Tactics developer blog! Over the coming weeks, we’re going showcase some of the key features in Gears Tactics so you know what to expect from this new squad-based strategy game releasing on PC this April 28th. For our first blog, we’re going to cover some of the core pillars behind Gears Tactics that define its unique gameplay in the strategy space. More Enemies, More Action, More Freedom Gears Tactics takes squad-based tactical action and gives it one hell of a shot of adrenaline with a big side of freedom. Firstly, you’re going to take on huge numbers of enemies all at once. How huge? We’re talking up to as many a |