The Campaign Series: Middle East 1948-1985

[Jason Petho]

Thank you so much for your support, jomni!

[jomni]

Thank you so much for your support, jomni!

Long time CS and John Tiller fan.  ^-^

[Gusington]

I'm curiously looking at this too...is there any more modern competition for this game?

[Crossroads]

I'm curiously looking at this too...is there any more modern competition for this game?

Are you asking about other games covering Middle East conflicts, or any other Platoon sized tactical games? It is a bit difficult to give examples, given CS: Middle East also covers a period from 1948 to 1985.

Flashpoint Campaigns (Cold War WEGO) and Tiller's Panzer Battles (WW II IGOUGO) top of my mind perhaps.

edit Given we also have 3D units featured, Panzer Corps perhaps?

I am writing a DAR at the AAR section, have a look. Berto's writing the other side of the story at the Matrix CS forum. Link available at the bottom of my siggie.

[Gusington]

^Thanks - I mean Middle East conflicts games...with a more modern engine if there is any such thing.

[Crossroads]

Nope, I am not aware of any other ME titles released lately.

[Gusington]

^Thanks again. Considering there is nothing any newer that has been released the graphics don't look too bad to me...serviceable enough.

[Crossroads]

^Thanks again. Considering there is nothing any newer that has been released the graphics don't look too bad to me...serviceable enough.

Newer than CS Middle East? Nope, the latest update is 12 Jan 2016, don't come much newer than that 

With graphics do you mean 2D or 3D graphics?

2D graphics are redone with boardgame design as a goal. 3D graphics are new for most of the units, while terrain is more of the old design. 3D terrain is about to be revamped I believe already for CS Vietnam, after which they will be shared towards other titles. Terrain wise there's the MausMan's 3D mod that changes them quite completely. His mod is done with the 250m per hex scale, while the originals are replicating table top miniatures dioramas.

[Gusington]

Do you know when the Cold War game is due out?

[Crossroads]

Do you know when the Cold War game is due out?

It will take a while to get there, unfortunately. The plan is to fall into a rhythm of a first a more modern title then a WW II title.

Vietnam is already work-in-progress, to be followed by WW II West Front (likely). Then likely Korean War after that. Then another WW II title. Or something like that.

One at a time though! So Vietnam next. Then we'll see.

[Gusington]

Excellent. The Mideast game looks like it has enough content to us over until the newer ones are released.

[jomni]

I'm curiously looking at this too...is there any more modern competition for this game?

Are you asking about other games covering Middle East conflicts, or any other Platoon sized tactical games? It is a bit difficult to give examples, given CS: Middle East also covers a period from 1948 to 1985.

Flashpoint Campaigns (Cold War WEGO) and Tiller's Panzer Battles (WW II IGOUGO) top of my mind perhaps.

edit Given we also have 3D units featured, Panzer Corps perhaps?

I am writing a DAR at the AAR section, have a look. Berto's writing the other side of the story at the Matrix CS forum. Link available at the bottom of my siggie.

Flashpoint Campaigns was supposed to have a Middle East variant.

[berto]

Excellent. The Mideast game looks like it has enough content to us over until the newer ones are released.

We have good reason to expect that more CSME scenarios, possibly many more, will be forthcoming.

[panzerde]

Jason & Crossroads, you guys have really ruined me. I fired up WF the other night because I wanted to play an Arracourt scenario, and WF is about the only option.

I couldn't play it. I'm too used to the changes and improvements in CS:ME now. I really can't wait to have the existing games updated to the same standard! 

[Jason Petho]

Hahaha... that's excellent news!!

See, it's not the same old, same old!