2026-08-31 15:11 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
Have you started building your airfield yet? There’s still time to join Round 2 of our RAF Airfield Map Jam!Your challenge is to recreate a real RAF airfield in the United Kingdom that was operational during World War II using the Ground of Aces map editor.Choose the airfield you want to recreate and make it your own. Historical accuracy is welcome, but don’t forget about gameplay: your map should also make for an interesting Ground of Aces experience, whether designed for beginners, experienced players, or somewhere in between.Airfields connected to the Battle of Britain are especially encour
2026-08-19 07:10 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
We have a new update for Ground of Aces, bringing a new official map alongside a range of improvements and bug fixes!And this new map is a special one: RAF Duxford, originally created by community member Sten_M as an entry for our RAF Airfield Map Jam contest back in April.Sten_M took 1st place in the contest, winning prize money as well as the opportunity to have the map reviewed by the Ground of Aces dev team for possible inclusion in the game. And we loved what we saw. So after some adjustments, RAF Duxford is now joining Ground of Aces as an official map!Before we take a closer look at the
2026-07-28 14:13 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
We are pushing out a small hotfix update to adjust the following:added burning vfx for wallsfixed minor air control graphical bugsfixed animation bug with injured crew members executing other tasksfixed minor issue with crew members task assignmentThank you so much for playing and sending back your reports and feedback!
2026-07-21 14:55 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
Thank you to anyone who sent us their latest reports!Our programmers just pushed out a hotfix to address these two issues:fixed issue with air attack sometimes being blocked by a timer bugfixed an issue with airplane ammo not being refilled properly
2026-07-20 15:13 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
Things are heating up at your airbase! Major Update 6 is now available and introduces fires, airplane accidents, and the long-requested Air Traffic Control Towers to Ground of Aces.A big thank you to everyone who helped us test these features on the Steam testing branch over the past weeks. Your bug reports and feedback helped us improve the update before release.If you participated in the test, you can now switch back to the default Steam branch and continue playing with the official release.Fires and Fire AccidentsExplosions, crashes, and other incidents can now start fires. Fires can spread
2026-07-02 13:38 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
A few weeks ago, we gave you a preview of some of the upcoming features. We’re now far enough along in development that we’d like to test them with the community and gather your feedback before the official release.We’ve updated the testing branch, which is available to everyone who owns Ground of Aces on Steam.Your feedback helps us figure out what we need to adjust and if there are unexpected bugs that haven't appeared in our testing sessions yet. The official update release is planned for later in the month. How to Switch to the Testing BranchRight-click Ground of Aces in the Steam library
2026-06-12 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
Our team is hard at work on expanding Ground of Aces, and we’re currently aiming to release the next major update in July.Today, we’d like to give you a first look at some of the new features that are currently in development and planned for the upcoming update.What you see here is only part of what we’re working on, and things may still change before the update is released.Fire!Welcome to Ground of Aces: Hell Edition.One of our goals with this update is to create more dramatic and memorable moments on your airbase, especially when you get attacked.To achieve that, we’re introducing a new fire
2026-06-10 11:01 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
Our programmers prepared some fixes that are now ready as a small update.Changelog:Fixed Unlock Summary Window appearing on plane skin unlockFixed Fence ToolFixed crew assignment highlights for AA gun in tutorialApplied some performance improvementsSlightly injured crew members will use sickbeds if they have no other things to doThey will prefer sickbeds over other tasks in a future updateFixed typos + localization improvements
2026-05-21 15:27 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
The submission phase for the Ground of Aces RAF Airfield Map Jam has ended, and we received 6 fantastic community-made maps inspired by historic RAF airfields from the Battle of Britain.After reviewing all submissions, we selected 3 finalist maps for the community voting phase. Here in alphabetical order by username:RAF Tangmere by BearguardRAF Biggin Hill by Snorkman81RAF Duxford by Sten MogonNow you, the community, can try them out and decide who gets the first place on the podium!To make it easier for everyone, we added them to the Community Maps List inside the game. So this means:All you
2026-05-21 15:18 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
We have a new round of patches for you. Thank you for your reports!Changelog:Added in-game information to equipment and props with special functions, explaining what they doAdded Barbed Wire as a buildable fence typeAdded fence build tool for Metal Fence & Sturdy Wooden FenceAdded Camouflage to HQ shipmentAdded Intel to HQ shipmentAdded Electronics to HQ shipmentsAdded backwards compatibility for quest unlocksAdded missing quest iconsAdjusted scroll speed in crew menuAdjusted scroll speed for plane list in mission preparationAdjusted scroll speed in plane managementAdjusted low integrity icons
2026-05-13 13:11 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
To re-enable full functionality of the map editor for the map contest, we have made following changesChangelog:Re-enabled the following props in their current condition for the map editor:Sturdy Wooden FenceSturdy Wooden Fence PoleSimple Wooden FenceSimple Wooden Fence PoleMetal FenceMetal Fence CornerFences will be updated in the future to be draggable like walls. Happy editing!
2026-05-12 12:58 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
Thank you for all the reports since our new Major Update. We have already implemented some fixes and improvements that are now available with this Hotfix update.Changelog:Fixed issue when starting a new game with pre-existing planes on parking spotsFixed crew orientation when painting Spitfires and BlenheimsFixed some tutorial highlightsAdjusted thumbnails of prop icons to be more uniformAdjusted the Kittyhawk's size for navigation to be the correct sizeUpdated some translations
2026-05-07 17:59 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
On May 8th, we remember Victory in Europe Day. A moment that marked the end of the war in Europe in 1945.To commemorate the occasion, you can discover more WWII stories in the World War II Games Sale which also includes our game Ground of Aces with a 35% discount:WORLD WAR II GAMES SALEGround of Aces shares several bundles with other WWII games, so if you are looking for games for the best deal, look at this list:And while this one is not WW2-related, it's a very fresh new bundle we are very excited about, so let's also share it here:Going Medieval was one of our big base-builder inspirations
2026-05-07 15:18 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
Our new major update, "Bootcamp," is out! Learn more about what is new in this update here.New Features / ContentLinear Tutorial ModeFor this major update, our team focused on something that has been one of the most common requests in reviews, surveys, and general feedback: a proper linear tutorial mode that gradually unlocks the UI and guides you through every important step. Many new players felt overwhelmed by the game’s systems and UI when playing for the first time, so this is an important step toward improving onboarding as we move closer to the 1.0 release.Please note: Not all languages
2026-04-30 13:46 UTC · Community Announcements · arbiterin
We've already seen some very cool map creations from the community and we want to take the chance to celebrate the creativity of our player base with a community contest:Recreate a historic Battle of Britain airfield using the Ground of Aces map editor and submit your creation for a chance to win prizes. The main prize: €250 (~ $292) prize money. And maybe your map can even be added to the game as an official map…Which airfields are part of the Map Jam?To guide the competition, we’ve curated a list of historically significant RAF airfields. Choose one of the following and bring it to life insi
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