Grand Tactician, American Civil War

[Grim.Reaper]

Grand Tactician now has a release date of August of August 21st, but it's heading to Steam Early Access first.

Steam page hasn't been updated yet.

thanks but a clarification please.  will early access start on august 21 or will early access be sometime prior to august 21st with full release on august 21st?

never mind, just saw the tweet....it will start early access on august 21.

[HoodedHorseJoe]

I've updated my post anyway as you're right, it is worded a bit weirdly! Apologies.

[Sir Slash]

Thanks for the head's-up Joe. 

[devoncop]

Great news.

This could be a total triumph if it achieves its aims.

My concern is that we have only seen scripted tactical batttles so far.......the crux will be if they can get the strategic side balanced and well integrated.

Fingers crossed.

[ArizonaTank]

The Total War guys should have done ACW a long time ago. Glad to see an indie stepping into the gap. Hopefully the game will do transition from tactical to strategic well.

[devoncop]

The Total War guys should have done ACW a long time ago. Glad to see an indie stepping into the gap. Hopefully the game will do transition from tactical to strategic well.

This title is promising depth that Creative Assembly have never even attempted. The Total War franchaise has in my opinion largely abandoned the serious wargaming crowd for a more mainstream audience whereas this looks to have done the opposite. I share your hopes !

[Sir Slash]

Me too.  :dreamer:

[Gusington]

If this game is a success I would give anything for them to use their game model and engine on a European of a similar era, like the Franco-Prussian War or the Crimean War.

[HoodedHorseJoe]

If my memory serves, back when they first announced themselves it seemed liked it was a toss-up whether they'd go down the ACW route or the Napoleonic route. They may have even run a poll on it to try and decide, not sure.

Clearly you yanks wanted to spoil it for everyone and voted for the minor, uninteresting conflict that is the ACW.

On a serious note, if they had the will to do Napoleonics all those years ago, hopefully they may return to it (or something similar) once The Civil War is out the door.

[devoncop]

If my memory serves, back when they first announced themselves it seemed liked it was a toss-up whether they'd go down the ACW route or the Napoleonic route. They may have even run a poll on it to try and decide, not sure.

Clearly you yanks wanted to spoil it for everyone and voted for the minor, uninteresting conflict that is the ACW.

On a serious note, if they had the will to do Napoleonics all those years ago, hopefully they may return to it (or something similar) once The Civil War is out the door.

Given that at least one of the developer's of this offering has already released his interesting but ultimately flawed Seven Years War game I imagine the chances of a European follow up are pretty high. The issue of course is that with the ACW diplomacy and all of its minefields of credibility v flexibility for the player can be pretty much ignored whilst Europeans being expert backstabbers and master's of subterfuge would require a big investment in a diplomatic mechanism that made sense :).

Having said all of that a game based on this engine for either a Napoleonic or Seven Years War in Europe era would be phenomenal.....

I could see an American War of Independence conflict fitting in pretty well too.....could that satisfy both Europeans and the colonials ? 😉

[Manassassas]

If this game is a success I would give anything for them to use their game model and engine on a European of a similar era, like the Franco-Prussian War or the Crimean War.

One of the developers was the brains behind Seven Years War - which showed a lot of promise but was ultimately quite slow and buggy.

[Gusington]

An American Revolution game would be choice!

[SirAndrewD]

An American Revolution game would be choice!

Or World War 2!  There are so few!   >:D

But, on a serious note, I'd like to see Napoleonic Wars done this way as well.

But yeah, there's a much bigger gap for the Revolutionary War in games.  Kind of a surprising one.

[HoodedHorseJoe]

If they can nail asymmetrical design - Zulu War.

[Gusington]

^YES