Campaign Series Middle East - 3.10 UPDATE

[Crossroads]

In the same vein, the Public Beta for the Middle East 3.10 release is now available at the Matrix Games forum.

If you spot anything, please let us know, either here or at Matrix. This time, the emphasis was once again on advancing the user interface and in-game dialogs with a new iteration. Your participation is appreciated

Edit: We have a couple of weeks before handing off the final files to Matrix for the official 2.10 and 3.10 updates scheduled for November 19. All feedback is greatly appreciated!

[Crossroads]

Public Beta 3.10.1 has now been released and is available from the same linked posted as above. This hopefully is it for the mid-November official 3.10 release as well.

Thank you for your testing and feedback. We're a small team, this really helps 

[Crossroads]

We are very happy to announce the 3.10.20 official release is out now - go get yours while supply lasts!

All Campaign Series games are 50 % off as well - unless you buy the bundle offer, which adds a further 10 % discount into your basket.

Thank you to all the beta testers, we're a small team, your efforts helped a lot! Ho ho ho!

https://cslegion.com/middle-east-1948-1985/cs-vietnam-2-10-and-middle-east-3-10-officially-out/

 

[Jason Petho]

Here is the second part for the March 1st stream. We changed games and started with Campaign Series Middle East and began to play The Crossroads scenario as the Israeli's against the Jordanians. The Jordanian Patton's have already decimated the some of our Shermans, which means I had to change my plans instead of the attack into Jenin I was planning. We decided to form a defensive line and then flank the city. It's a mess of a scenario, but we will try to see how it goes. Those Jordanians are well dug in!

[Jason Petho]

 I'm back to my regular program! Thank you for your patience. We returned the Campaign Series Middle East scenario THE CROSSROADS as the Israeli's. Our attack is going well, except for the fighting in the hills to the west of the city of Jenin. We have an armoured task force that have swung around the flank and have nearly encircled Jenin, although we have run into some reinforcements that have started their counter attack. The Jordanian tanks are brutal, basically every shot I am losing some Sherman's. While the Sherman's have a decent gun, their armour leaves a lot to be desired. The Israeli infantry have been suffering casualties against the Jordanian especially as the Jordanians are holding their fire until the positions are up close and personal. Progress, but it is a bloody affair!

[Jason Petho]

Trenches and bunkers and holy crap a whack load of Patton's. Our advance into Jenin has begun! Although it's a bloody mess. The bunkers on the outskirts of the city are positioned well and it's an affair to get in. We're making progress, but it is slow and we're suffering quite a few casualties as we advance. We managed to secure decent positions during the night, but day light is breaking and the Jordanian Patton's have made their appearance on our flanks. Plans will need to be changed, as things are going to get ugly...er.

[Jason Petho]

The battle is raging all over the map. The assault into Jenin is advancing, although city fighting is a hell of an experience. The Jordanians are well entrenched in the city. On the outskirts, the Jordanian Patton's have made their presence known and are completely dominating the  areas where they currently are. Dawn has also broken which makes things even more complicated outside of the city. I haven't figured out how I'm going to deal with the tanks so far, but it's a good battle indeed, keeping my interest piqued! 

[Jason Petho]

It's all about the ambushes this session. There is fighting all over the map as we try to hang on to our gains. We managed to secure Jenin after some heavy fighting and assaulting.  I  went through some basic things to take note of when assaulting and how to set up some ambushes. The ambushes are essential against the Jordanian Patton's as they completely outclass the Israeli Shermans. I also showed how to deal with armour in village/urban terrain with infantry, it's a game changer if the tanks aren't supported. It's a doozy of a fight, but we're making some excellent progress!

[Jason Petho]

We went over the latest news on progress with the British order of battles for the Spring update and then dove into the end of The Crossroads scenario as the Israeli's. It turned into a series of tank clashes which was unnerving as there was a lot of Patton's that are far superior to the M51 Shermans that are in the Israeli forces in this region. I suffered far too many infantry casualties, which is something I'll have to keep in mind for when I script these scenarios - Israeli casualties are generally frowned upon. What a fun scenario though and I'm grateful I didn't play against a human, HA!

[Jason Petho]

We returned to the Middle East as there is a slight delay in starting of the Mekong. This was a good reintroduction to how play the game and things to think about and tactics to use. I played all the Teaching Set scenarios and a short one at the end. With a couple hours, I was able to get through them all pretty quickly as they are only 6 turns each. They are great for learning how the system works and how the weapons become more deadly as the decades pass. They are best against a human opponent, PBEM, Hot Seat or LAN, but as you can see, you can still practice against the AI. 

[Crossroads]

It's been a while, but we're finally back with public betas for both of our Campaign Series titles.

While these updates continue the work of bringing the remaining UI elements in line with the new visual style, the real star of the show is the completely revised United Kingdom Order of Battle. It's been updated for Middle East and, for the first time ever, is now included in Vietnam as well. To quote Inglourious Basterds, I think this just might be Jason's masterpiece. At least for now!


Before you get started, please disable any mods you may have enabled via JSGME before installing the update. Also, if you've opted for legacy map graphics by renaming the 3D_OLD folder, be sure to switch back to the new stock graphics before updating. For more details on this, see the Release Notes section titled Enabling Old 3D Map Graphics. This is important!

Downloads

• For Vietnam 2.20.00 Public Beta, you can download the update directly HERE
• For Middle East 3.20.00 Public Beta, similarly, you can download the update directly HERE

Change Log 2.20.00 / 3.20.00 (October 29th, 2026)

Enhancements

- Updated CS Middle East with the completely revised UK order of battle.
- Added the completely revised UK order of battle to CS Vietnam as a new nation.
- Scenario Information dialog is now non-modal and can remain open while playing the game.
- Updated the Arrived, Scheduled, and Release dialogs to use the two-tone gridview. Added organizational information to the display. Release turn numbers triggered by the event engine are now clearly marked as "CSEE". All three dialogs are sortable by column title.
- Updated the Target dialog to use the two-tone gridview. It is also sortable by column title.
- Added sortable columns to the Location and Objective dialogs as well as for the Forces and Strength tabs of the SITREP dialog.
- Updated the Artillery and Air Support dialogs to use the new two-tone gridviews. These are now sortable by column title.
- Improved Edorg read functionality to support complex comment structures in data files, with enhanced error reporting for greater clarity.
- Added three selectable screen‑edge scroll zones — Narrow, Medium, and Wide — allowing players to choose how large the edge "scroll box" is before mouse‑driven map scrolling activates.
- Added details to on‑map tooltips so that when a carrying unit is highlighted, the organization details of the carried unit are also displayed.Enlarged the Jump Map dialog by 50% and adjusted the elevation‑contour algorithm to better match the actual map colors.
- Upgraded the Jump Map dialog to use the latest game-specific color schemes.
- Reintroduced the white vertical marker in Hex Info Unit Action Thermobars to indicate the minimum amount of action points required to perform a fire mission.

Fixes
- Fixed Air and Artillery Support Dialog selection events where, under certain circumstances, Toolbar and cursor icon did not reflect a correct Fire/Move state.
- Added safeguards to on-map tooltips to prevent them from displaying under AI control causing for instance replay to stop.
- Fixed the image resize issue with Bulletin, Message, Note, and Remark Dialogs where dialog sizes now dynamically match that of the loaded image.
- Fixed a bug where, under certain conditions, it was possible to enter a water hex if an enemy boat was present.

Note that the game manual is still being updated and will be included with the next 2.20.10 and 3.20.10 installations.

Your feedback is appreciated 

[Jason Petho]

Digging them out is a challenge indeed, but fun nevertheless. It is interesting to try different tactics. I'm using the 2.20.10 BETA UPDATE, and found another issue related to assaults and tunnels. Hopefully this will be resolved for the official release. The battle itself is going well, although I lost some more gunships. Crap, that really hurts as they are my most effective unit for causing Viet Cong casualties, especially if I can catch them in the open. 3rd/1st Marines have been released and are flying south. Our final push will be coming soon!