Seven Years War: Releases End of October

[Grim.Reaper]

Saw this, looks interesting and releasing at the end of October....

http://thesevenyearswar.com/index.htm
http://store.steampowered.com/app/400470/?snr=1_5_1100__1100

[Blucher]

Real time battles no thanks. I will stick with AGEOD's Wars in America.

[JasonPratt]

Looks like an interesting indie competitor to the upcoming Cossacks 3! Except set a generation or two back, so not so much a competitor as a possible quasi-expansion in a way.

[Gusington]

Been looking forward to this.

[Freyland]

Looks interesting, but on the Steam video, during the battles the movement of the troops seemed to stutter.  Even his mouse was a bit jerky, like his rig couldn't handle what was going on.  A little concerning for optimization.

[Boggit]

It's still too early to tell, but it looks like it has the potential to be a good game. I'm a bit concerned about the jerky graphics, but looking at the past updates it seems the developer is still working on improving things. Has anyone played a beta of it?

[keppelmueller]

hi guys,

may i introduce myself, i am oliver, the developer of this game.

here is a link to my playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbPafvWljII1U6CrAVk4YoX_kRcZsw9RQ
(don't mind the older videos - graphics have been enhanced since then)

if you would like to get a sense of game depth, read the tutorial overview:
http://thesevenyearswar.com/tutorials.htm

and don't mind about rts and game flow - you can always pause the game and give orders, the battles run smooth so far (even the large ones with more than 100 regs). but rts in this case is a nice feature - e.g. cutting enemy supply lines with fast detachments  O0

[Gusington]

^Welcome, and thanks!

[bobarossa]

hi guys,

may i introduce myself, i am oliver, the developer of this game.

here is a link to my playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbPafvWljII1U6CrAVk4YoX_kRcZsw9RQ
(don't mind the older videos - graphics have been enhanced since then)

if you would like to get a sense of game depth, read the tutorial overview:
http://thesevenyearswar.com/tutorials.htm

and don't mind about rts and game flow - you can always pause the game and give orders, the battles run smooth so far (even the large ones with more than 100 regs). but rts in this case is a nice feature - e.g. cutting enemy supply lines with fast detachments  O0

I saw the website mention other platforms to come.  Will there be a GOG version (I hope, I hope)?

[Swatter]

Welcome!

[spelk]

R&SW look at the game..
http://kriegsimulation.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/the-seven-years-war.html

[Jarhead0331]

Interesting write up...although I would have liked a little more detail, I actually think I agree with the premise. There is a lot not to like about the game, but for some reason, it is still intriguing and worth struggling through to play and explore.

[W8taminute]

I placed a request in to Steam for a refund.  I wan't my money back and I will get it.

[sandman2575]

This feels like a case where 'a few more eyes' on the project before release would have helped. It's surprising some of the missteps that made it into the release, notably the glaring shortcomings of the UI and readability, inability to scroll map, etc. Seems like these problems could have been caught much earlier.

Anyway, hope these are priority changes for upcoming patch.  I remain on the fence in the meantime, purchase-wise...

[bbmike]

Yeah, this one is screaming "Buy me!" but I'll continue to wait to see if the issues are addressed.