I've just received this "heads up" press release from Slitherine...
STRATEGIC COMMAND IS OUT ON STEAM!
Strategy legend lands on the beaches of Valve!
Greetings Wargamers! We are proud to bring you Strategic Command, an award winning, approachable Operational Wargaming title directly to your PC. Our goal is to bring this incredible genre to the mainstream audience, bringing in as many users to share in the tactical genius of the Strategic Command system.
After it's release on the 17th of November 2016, the strategy legend Strategic Command is coming to Steam! Command an entire plethora of nations as either the Axis or the Allies in the turbulent years of World War 2. You can start from the invasion of Poland, all the way to the actual invasion of Normandy to the eventual capitulation of the Reich.
You must also focus on technological improvements to ensure your faction wins the war, including a consistent amount of recruitment and reinforcement to make absolutely sure that your nations are on top of the technological race, and that your armies are always able to refill their ranks.
Under your leadership history can be completely changed, can you get Turkey to join your war effort as the Reich? Or perhaps you can convince Romania to instead fight for the Allies with the right diplomatic skills. It's all up to you, become the mastery of Europe through political and military prowess!
· Take command of the two super coalitions, the Axis and the Allies, and re-fight WWII in Europe!
· Play on a top-down hex based map where each hex covers 20 miles that includes all the key cities, railroads, logistical centers and maritime trade routes.
· In addition to the Grand Campaign starting in 1939 Strategic Command also includes scenarios starting in 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1944
· A realistic Fog of War simulates the historical atmosphere where you have to make decisions with only partial knowledge of your opponent's intentions and dispositions.
· Play with a choice of 3-D unit graphics or NATO counters if you prefer a more traditional wargaming experience
· Research and upgrade your units with a unique level of choices! Infantry Weapons, Rockets, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Amphibious Warfare, and more!
· Use Diplomacy to win over new allies and use your intelligence to undermine the enemy!
· With more than 100 unique strategic level Decision Events!
· Very easy to use editor to make your own "what-if" scenarios or create new maps and campaigns from scratch.
Thanks for posting this Boggit, it's a big milestone for us having our first release on Steam! :)
We've made a lot of improvements since the initial release too, much of it based on player feedback, so I recommend anyone who played it when first released to patch up and check out the new features.
These include a whole set of buttons in the lower screen enabling you to really quickly reinforce, upgrade, operate units, with no need to right click. It is really handy for reinforcing a line of battered units, as now it just takes seconds to do! 8)
Bill
how does this compare to HOI IV? i own hoi iv but havent played much. waiting for patches to AI and also have other games to occupy what little time i have for gaming these days :'(
have seen thread on this game from last year into march of this year. both games have been improved upon in that time. recent comparisons would be appreciated!
This is not a geopolitical game like HOI.
There are lots and lots of gameplay videos on youtube, as well as some reviews out there, e.g.
http://kriegsimulation.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/strategic-command-wwii-war-in-europe.html
This is from a pre-release version, we've made a lot of improvements since based on player feedback! :)
There's currently an After Action Report underway using a mod designed by crispy131313 that's worth taking a look at, as its designer has been challenged to a PBEM game:
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4299671&mpage=1&key=
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi34.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd128%2FBill101%2Fcrispy%252024Jun17_zpscxkp8czd.jpg&hash=a0e59f1948cc7adf99657de5efd5d41847729c74) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/Bill101/media/crispy%2024Jun17_zpscxkp8czd.jpg.html)
I really like the SC engine. Any plans for SC WWI to be released on Steam?
^Or SC Pacific? (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarcentral.com%2Fpics%2Fplease.gif&hash=79b5fa88c4dbd5efb66763bad0d968825be8d4ef)
Battlefront may still have the rights to those
We will have some more projects in the pipeline, but it's far too early for us to say anything more at the moment.
All I can say for now is keep your eye out for future announcements, and enjoy the current game in the meantime. :)