Strategic Command: American Civil War Announced

[steve58]

Just saw this over on Matrixgames

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10126&t=382559

https://www.matrixgames.com/game/strategic-command-american-civil-war

...and they are looking for Beta testers.

[al_infierno]

Wow!  If there's one way to get me back interested in the SC series, that's definitely how.   O0

Now we won't have to deal with air force units taking up valuable hex space that infantry should hold.

[Grim.Reaper]

Don't even have to click.....got me at strategic civil war game.

[Anguille]

Saw it too. Must buy for me

[Rayfer]

After having looked at the screen shots on the Matrix site, I'm not so sure about this one.  It looks like it has the 'no stacking' limitation of the WW2 iterations of the game.  It's far too early to say but the screenshots look like long WW2 front lines plopped down on a hex map of the USA.  I hope I'm wrong about it and that there is more to this than meets the eye. I hope I'm wrong.

[Dammit Carl!]

Oooo...am indeed...intrigued... :dreamer:

[Geezer]

FWIW I agree that the screenshot showing some kind of continuous front covering many miles doesn't look something that ever occurred in the Civil War.

[bobarossa]

Think I'll stick to Forge of Freedom or AGEOD's CW2 for my civil war fix.

[Anguille]

After having looked at the screen shots on the Matrix site, I'm not so sure about this one.  It looks like it has the 'no stacking' limitation of the WW2 iterations of the game.  It's far too early to say but the screenshots look like long WW2 front lines plopped down on a hex map of the USA.  I hope I'm wrong about it and that there is more to this than meets the eye. I hope I'm wrong.

Maybe i was over optimistic. We'll see.

[ArizonaTank]

Over the years, I have managed to purchase and play all of the SC series...but really only like one of them: WWI (particularly with the official Blue Max mod).

The WWII games I find to be just mediocre...mostly because there are just so many better WWII grand strategy games.

So I can't say I am really looking forward to this one. I don't think the traditional SC non-stack mechanic would lend itself well to 19th century and earlier warfare. But I could be wrong.

I might pick it up after a few years when it goes on sale.

[son of guest]

I'm such a slut for Civil War games but that is a disturbing screeenshot.  They could have followed the mechanics of the Simonitch or Victory Games Civil War games as a model for army movement.  It would have simplified things quite a bit and captured more realistic strategic movement.  Of course I'll buy it anyway because...

[Gusington]

 ;D

[CJReich46]

Oooo...am indeed...intrigued... :dreamer:

Agreed. I am intrigued as well. This could lend itself to some killer modding.

[matt3916]

I'm a definite "wait and see" on this one.  From the hype, "Strategic Command: American Civil War comes with a massive 296 x 224 map, covering all of North America from Canada and New Mexico to the Caribbean at a 15km/9mi scale. This is the largest hex-based map ever offered by the Strategic Command series!"

They seem to be really proud of this.  Looks to me as if more than half of this "largest hex-based map" is totally irrelevant to the American Civil War.  Central America, really?

[planetbrain]

If there's stacking I'm in. Otherwise no. IMO a game without it is like playing '15 Puzzle'.