Cossacks 3

[Grim.Reaper]

Judging by what ive read on the official forums pre-orders will be accepted soon{?}with a release date around the end of the year if not sooner hopefully. It appears to be at this point Steam only with physical copies only being available in certain areas, aka the United States lol.

Looking forward to see how this one turns out....

[Boggit]

I loved the original Cossacks, so this is really good news. Sadly, it doesn't play on Windows 7 without getting into a mess on screen. I still have the disks, but need to find a way to get the game to work. Will Dosbox do it?

[Huw the Poo]

Cossacks wasn't a DOS game so probably not.  Try using win95/98 compatibility mode.

[Boggit]

Cossacks wasn't a DOS game so probably not.  Try using win95/98 compatibility mode.

IIRC, I did, but after the startup video I got a load of scrambled graphics. Pretty yuk, and undecipherable.

[Gusington]

I think the same thing happened to me last time I tried to play on a Vista machine, years ago.

[Huw the Poo]

Bugger.  Well, GoG claim that their version is compatible and their anthology is only £4, you could always pick that up.

[Boggit]

Bugger.  Well, GoG claim that their version is compatible and their anthology is only £4, you could always pick that up.

Yeah, I know. But it's pretty galling when you have paid for all the disks in the first place. :( Thanks for mentioning it though. :)

[AchillesLastStand]

The Cossacks 3 site just got updated with new info today............

1. Will you develop the game further after the release, not counting the Mod's support?

The release of Cossacks 3 is not the end of our work on the project, but the beginning of a new stage. We are planning to release a whole range of large free updates and DLC, which will bring new nations, additional missions and full campaigns to the game. Patches for the games balance and error corrections will be released regularly.

2. Will the pre-order version differ from the main release of the game?

Yes, the pre-order version will contain some additional bonuses for gamers. Which bonuses, we can't say for now, but it's going to be something worthy.

3. Which 12 nations will get into the release version?

Austria, France, England, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Sweden, Prussia, Venice, Turkey, Algeria

4. Still, why the game mechanics of the first Cossacks?

After release, the game can be developed in an unpredictable script, obtaining new and interesting changes, additions to the game mechanics, balance and so on. However all this will become possible only after the game comes out. Thousands of gamers will be able to express their wishes and remarks. We consider the game mechanics of the first Cossacks to be the best starting point, the base from which to move forward. For in our opinion and in the opinion of the majority of the gamers, the game-play of the original game proved to be the most successful.

5. What about the fans of Cossacks 2 and American Conquest? The gamers liked the innovations of these games.

As we already said, the game mechanics and game-play elements of Cossacks 3 will be very close to the original Cossacks.

However with the help of the free toolkit coming with the game, the moders will be able to make absolutely any changes to game-play, balance and sets of units they desire.

We will support the promising and demanded modifications at the official level. Which include promotion, polishing quality and coding at the level of the engine and the script.

6. Will the AI in Cossacks 3 also be taken from the first Cossacks?

No, the Artificial intelligence of your future computer adversary is written from scratch.

7. Will the game have a mission editor?

The script editor will be based on the trigger concept (comdition -> action) in which we gather all our missions. It will be available with the release version of the game.

8. The new Cossacks3 is in full 3D. What level of freedom will the camera have?

In the release version we are planning to make the range of camera motion standard for classic real-time strategies games, it will provide for optimal overview and ease of operation. The limitations of the camera can be easily changed or even removed in the modifications. But we don't support the idea of free camera.

9. Will it be possible to add the new units?

The simple toolkit in the game will allow for easy import of 3D models into the game and to configure its cooperation and options.

10. Will Ukraine possess melee infantry?

In the release version it will not.


Looks like it will ship with 12 nations with more being added via DLC. Remember when DLC used to be called an expansion? Id like to find the gaming Einstein who came up with "DLC" and "Digital Copy" and beat them with a common sense baseball bat. Anyhoos this looks like an insta buy for me.

[Grim.Reaper]

Does this have a release date or when pre orders start?

[AchillesLastStand]

The release was scheduled for late 2015 but has been pushed back to early 2016.

[Grim.Reaper]

Thanks

[Grim.Reaper]

For those interested, they are accepting beta testing applications...

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UGbggoaGSHL26ffWvViHsKku9L9RY6SQ6hxwRNAGH_c/viewform?pref=2&pli=1&edit_requested=true

[AchillesLastStand]

Done, and TY.....

[AchillesLastStand]

Looks like Cossacks 3 will be released on September 20 2016.......

http://www.gamewatcher.com/news/2016-19-07-cossacks-3-brings-back-classic-rts-warfare-this-september

Here are the minimum requirements, please take with a grain of salt.

• OS: Microsoft Windows XP

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320, 1860 MHz

• RAM: 2048 Mb (DDR2 SDRAM)

• Video card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256 Мб)

• Screen resolution: 1280x1024

• Processor and video card manufactured in 2007.

For the normal operation of the game 1024 Mb RAM will be eno

[Jarhead0331]

Man...this thing has been in development for years. It does look great, though.