Steel Tigers

[GibbyG]

Looks like the long awaited sequel to Steel Panthers is coming....

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3885806

[jomni]

I'm more concerned about the discontinuation of Battle Academy. Hope the BA derivatives / mods from 3rd party devs will still be developed.

[-budd-]

The way i read it is slitherine won't be using the engine to develop more games in house. My guess is they'll be letting other dev teams use the engine.

[Gusington]

I really hope some further development is done with the Battle Academy engine and it doesn't languish and die.  :'(

[GibbyG]

Funny, a couple of years ago an announcement of a new Steel Panthers would have been received with a lot of enthusiasm.  The first three posts in this thread were concern for Battle Academy.  High praise for BA.

I believe Hell was based on the BA2 engine and it was developed by Hunted Cow so it seems like they may allow development to continue as -budd- said.

[Jarhead0331]

I'm just disappointed that they are not calling it "steel lions". I would have even been excited with "steel leopards"...oh well, I'll have to wait until the third or fourth run in the series.

[jomni]

Funny, a couple of years ago an announcement of a new Steel Panthers would have been received with a lot of enthusiasm.  The first three posts in this thread were concern for Battle Academy.  High praise for BA.

I believe Hell was based on the BA2 engine and it was developed by Hunted Cow so it seems like they may allow development to continue as -budd- said.

Yeah, I particularly like Pike and Shot (by Byzantine Games).

[Airborne Rifles]

While I admit that a successor to Steel Panthers makes me drool, I just can't see an initial release being as deep as SPMBT or SPWWII have become through the efforts of a few dedicated people who have researched and created OOBs for nearly every relevant country in the world. The 2d graphics have never bothered me, though I am intrigued by what the games could look like in 3d. I hope any new game is as editable for OOBs and scenarios as the old ones.

[Tuna]

So if the 15 year old 'free' version of Steel Panthers cost fifty bucks, what is this one gonna cost? 

[Rayfer]

Just my opinion....but I wish they would put the phrase 'spiritual successor' to rest for good.  I have seen it used so many times and yet when they come out they don't live up to the hype....Xcom and Master of Magic come to mind, but there have been others.  They make the same mistake with movies all the time, like that recent head-scratcher remake of Mad Max. The pc gaming world has radically transformed since those old ancient games came out, it just aint' going to happen. They are gone and they are never coming back. Let new games be new games and be good games in their own right without be a 'successor' to anything.

[Airborne Rifles]

The guys who do SPMBT and SPWWII have done an outstanding job keeping the game alive, making it better, adding features, and doing the research to update OOBs. I don't think there is any other game out there that has the depth and accuracy when it comes to ground military equipment and organization over the past 70 years. It's worth the $50 and more. And it you don't want to shell out the cash, you can always just play the free version at lower resolution. What I love about the game, as a soldier, is that it isn't gamey. The best way to win in nearly every scenario is to apply sound and doctrinal military planning and tactics. The AI is somewhat limited, but a good scenario designer can manipulate the editor in many ways to make things very difficult for the human player without simply adding more enemy forces, in effect making the AI behave like a very cunning human opponent.

[LongBlade]

Funny, a couple of years ago an announcement of a new Steel Panthers would have been received with a lot of enthusiasm.  The first three posts in this thread were concern for Battle Academy.  High praise for BA.

Meh.

Battle Academy is a fun little game but it fails in comparison to Steel Panthers in terms of realism.

Hopefully Steel Tigers will live up to the legacy.

[Apocalypse 31]

I really hope some further development is done with the Battle Academy engine and it doesn't languish and die.  :'(

I love BA2. Still playing cooperative games.

[panzerde]

The guys who do SPMBT and SPWWII have done an outstanding job keeping the game alive, making it better, adding features, and doing the research to update OOBs. I don't think there is any other game out there that has the depth and accuracy when it comes to ground military equipment and organization over the past 70 years. It's worth the $50 and more. And it you don't want to shell out the cash, you can always just play the free version at lower resolution. What I love about the game, as a soldier, is that it isn't gamey. The best way to win in nearly every scenario is to apply sound and doctrinal military planning and tactics. The AI is somewhat limited, but a good scenario designer can manipulate the editor in many ways to make things very difficult for the human player without simply adding more enemy forces, in effect making the AI behave like a very cunning human opponent.

+1 QFT. It really is a great game and worth the money. There's A LOT of game there.

[Gusington]

I was hoping a Battle Academy Cold War game would be released...