{"id":23174,"date":"2026-07-14T14:11:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/ground-branch-roadmap-2026-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:11:57","slug":"ground-branch-roadmap-2026-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/ground-branch-roadmap-2026-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"GROUND BRANCH Roadmap 2026\u20132027: V1.0, Campaign Chapters &#038; the Multiplayer Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <strong>GROUND BRANCH V1.0 launching July 16, 2026<\/strong>, BlackFoot Studios has laid out where the tactical shooter goes next \u2014 and it&#8217;s a roadmap of <em>planned<\/em> additions, not a scramble to finish. Hitting V1.0 means GROUND BRANCH has delivered its core promise: a stable, content-rich tactical shooter with a campaign framework and mod support. Here&#8217;s the full post-launch plan through 2026 and into 2027 (dates are tentative, per the developers).<\/p>\n<h2>July 2026 \u2014 V1.0.0 (Launch)<\/h2>\n<p>The launch build ships everything in the 1.0 package \u2014 the returning <strong>Operations campaign<\/strong> with its new Northwest Pakistan <strong>Prologue<\/strong> (two missions set two years before the main events), the new <strong>Outpost<\/strong> map, the <strong>Extraction<\/strong> quick mission, a major <strong>enemy-AI overhaul<\/strong>, new player locomotion, a new door\/breaching system, the armor and hit-reaction systems, and the base for multiplayer. (See our full <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/ground-branch-1-0-whats-new-server-hosting\/\">GROUND BRANCH 1.0 rundown<\/a> for everything in the launch build.)<\/p>\n<h2>Summer 2026 \u2192 Winter 2026\/2027 \u2014 the Campaign Chapters<\/h2>\n<p>Following launch, BlackFoot Studios will roll out <strong>three new campaign chapters<\/strong> across three updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>V1.1.0 \u2014 Chapter 1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>V1.1.1 \u2014 Chapter 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>V1.1.2 \u2014 Chapter 3<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each chapter adds a <strong>new hotspot with 3\u20134 new missions<\/strong>, and every hotspot gets its own <strong>dedicated Ready Room<\/strong> themed after the area. Chapter 1 is also where the proper <strong>friendly-AI system<\/strong> for Operations arrives \u2014 at launch, the campaign is lone-wolf and co-op only. Each release keeps bringing new features, improvements and fixes alongside the story content.<\/p>\n<h2>V1.2.0 \u2014 the Multiplayer Update<\/h2>\n<p>After Chapter 3 lands with V1.1.2, the team is planning a dedicated <strong>Multiplayer Update (V1.2.0)<\/strong> \u2014 a focused pass on multiplayer improvements \u2014 shipping alongside <strong>Mod Kit (SDK)<\/strong> updates for maps and missions. Notably, the Mod Kit <strong>won&#8217;t receive updates until V1.2.0<\/strong>, so this is the release community map and mission makers will want to watch.<\/p>\n<h2>Beyond the roadmap<\/h2>\n<p>The broad shape of what&#8217;s coming: continued campaign chapters, the multiplayer update and Mod Kit, ongoing AI work, more maps, weapons and gear, and steady quality-of-life passes. BlackFoot Studios has said they&#8217;ll share more detail on each in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<h2>Get ready to play the campaign \u2014 and beyond \u2014 with your squad<\/h2>\n<p>GROUND BRANCH shines in co-op, and the campaign&#8217;s Operations missions are playable lone-wolf or co-op from day one. The most reliable way to play together \u2014 and to run the PvP modes as the multiplayer side grows \u2014 is a <strong>dedicated server<\/strong> that stays online 24\/7. On a dedicated server you control maps, mission rotation, AI count and difficulty, and player slots.<\/p>\n<p>The GROUND BRANCH dedicated server is officially Windows-only and involves SteamCMD and config files, so a managed host saves the hassle. <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/ground-branch-server-hosting\">XGamingServer&#8217;s GROUND BRANCH server hosting<\/a> runs on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X hardware with instant setup, one-click updates and a visual config panel. New to it? Start with <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/docs\/ground-branch\/game-modes\">Game Modes &amp; Missions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/docs\/ground-branch\/configure-your-server\">Configure Your Server<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The full GROUND BRANCH post-launch roadmap: V1.0 on July 16, three campaign chapters (V1.1.0\u20131.1.2), and the V1.2.0 Multiplayer Update with the Mod Kit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ground-branch"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GROUND BRANCH Roadmap 2026\u20132027: V1.0, Campaign Chapters &amp; 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