Battle Academy 2 expansion coming soon

Boggit · February 18, 2015, 12:02:12 PM

Hi all, I just got this press release...

Slitherine Press Announcement

For Immediate Release

Tanks are rolling again!
Battle Academy 2 gets a first expansion focused on the Battle of Kursk!

Epsom, UK – February 18th, 2015.

"Whenever I think of this attack, my stomach turns over." (Heinz Guderian – German General during WW2 – prior to the assault on Kursk)

Summer 1943 – The Soviet and German High Commands gather their strength for what they both believe will be a decisive battle. The Wehrmacht wants to retake the initiative on a front that tends to bog down due to the fierce resistance of the Red Army. The two armies, resupplied and rearmed, are now ready in the neighborhood of Kursk for one of the largest armored clashes in history!

Players will be able to relive the key moments of this huge air-ground operation on the Eastern Front in Battle of Kursk, the first expansion of Battle Academy 2! Following in the footsteps of the base game – which received an enthusiastic critical reception last year with a Metacritic score of 77% on PC and 80% on iPad – Battle of Kursk keeps the mechanics that made the series both approachable and very tactical while introducing new engaging elements. Along with a set of new units that bring diversity to the encounters, Battle of Kursk offers two campaigns with a carryover system. Often requested by the community, this carryover approach will allow the players to keep units from one scenario to another, forcing them to not be too fool-hardy in order to complete the campaigns!

So today we are happy to announce that players will be able to fight with the German and Soviet armies at Prokhorovka and other famous Kursk locations on March 26th!

Get more information on Battle Academy 2 – Battle of Kursk from its official product page. http://www.slitherine.com/games/ba2ku

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Nefaro · February 18, 2015, 01:39:02 PM

I wonder if they'll offer the base BA2 on a discount on or before then? ^-^ I would be tempted to pick them up if that were the case.

Gusington · February 18, 2015, 01:57:12 PM

GIGGITY! Love BA2, and will definitely be gettng this Kursk expansion. Thanks for posting, Boggit.

Boggit · February 18, 2015, 06:02:40 PM

No worries m8. :) I also got sent some pix, which I cluelessly couldn't work out how to embed into the post. I'll email you now. O0

Gusington · February 18, 2015, 08:08:20 PM

Thanks! If they are located online, use the URL to post here.

Apocalypse 31 · February 18, 2015, 11:31:53 PM

I've racked up close to 80 hours of gameplay in BA2. This is a day 1 purchase for me.

I will continue to play cooperative multiplayer until they shut down the servers or release a Cold War Battle Academy.

Gusington · February 19, 2015, 10:20:25 AM

Ooh Cold War BA would be fantastic.

Boggit · February 19, 2015, 10:03:26 PM

Quote from: Gusington on February 19, 2015, 10:20:25 AM
Ooh Cold War BA would be fantastic.

+1

Nefaro · February 19, 2015, 11:53:31 PM

Quote from: Boggit on February 19, 2015, 10:03:26 PM
Quote from: Gusington on February 19, 2015, 10:20:25 AM
Ooh Cold War BA would be fantastic.
+1

+3

jomni · April 02, 2015, 09:32:26 AM

It's out! http://slitherine.com/games/ba2ku

New feature: Linked carryover missions mean that excessive losses may leave forces too weak for final victory.

DennisS · April 02, 2015, 09:50:44 PM

How is the random battle generator for this game? I almost bought Hell for their skirmish mode.

jomni · April 02, 2015, 10:39:05 PM

Pick the size of the battle, pick the size of the map, pick a side (army), purchase units, play. I play more skirmish than canned missions.

Gusington · April 03, 2015, 10:50:55 AM

^That said I do like the canned missions and the mini campaigns. There are many things in BA2 done very well - adjustable difficulty, unit descriptions, optimization, AI...and of course the Battle of Kursk is quite fascinating to me...looking forward to playing this. May even rearrange my gaming schedule to get to it quicker :)

Boggit · April 03, 2015, 10:53:26 AM

Quote from: Gusington on April 03, 2015, 10:50:55 AM
^That said I do like the canned missions and the mini campaigns. There are many things in BA2 done very well - adjustable difficulty, unit descriptions, optimization, AI...and of course the Battle of Kursk is quite fascinating to me...looking forward to playing this. May even rearrange my gaming schedule to get to it quicker :)

IIRC, there is a knock on effect for core forces now in the game. If you take heavy casualties early on, there is some carry over making future missions more tricky.

Gusington · April 03, 2015, 11:03:28 AM

It's been over a month since I played but I think it did that in the original BA2 campaigns.