WWI Breakthough! -- expansion announced for Strategic Command WWI

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July 06, 2012, 10:34:54 AM Last Edit: July 06, 2012, 02:14:46 PM by steve58
http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=272&Itemid=450

Looks like the release is planned right about the same time as Commander: The Great War (http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=102&t=35390) ... even includes a Russian Civil War campaign with armored trains

I keep waiting (and waiting and waiting) for CtGW....

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Gusington

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July 06, 2012, 11:18:53 AM
I'm waiting for Commander too...original release date was May 15...has another one been announced?

Thanks for that link above too. It got my attention with "Lettow-Vorbeck's campaign against the British Empire in German East Africa."

YES! I like how they mention that it is only 8-12 weeks away...never seen publisher or developer do that before.

I have not played the original game though...how is it?
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Gusington

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July 06, 2012, 11:22:11 AM
Just read through that Slitherine thread...8-12 weeks for Commander too...should have read your OP more carefully  :o

Either way this is great news! Suppose I'll have to get both games.
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Bismarck

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July 06, 2012, 11:57:22 AM
Quote from: Gusington on July 06, 2012, 11:22:11 AM
Just read through that Slitherine thread...8-12 weeks for Commander too...should have read your OP more carefully  :o

Either way this is great news! Suppose I'll have to get both games.

You know Breakthrough is an add-on?  You can get the base game now.
Jim Cobb

Gusington

#4
July 06, 2012, 01:38:52 PM
^Yes I'm looking at the overview of the game now. 45.00 is a little steep unless someone barges in here with an awesome recommendation.
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Martok

#5
July 06, 2012, 02:45:09 PM
I know airboy loves it, plus he wrote that very good AAR over at WG. 


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Gusington

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July 06, 2012, 03:23:16 PM
Really...link?
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airboy

#7
July 06, 2012, 04:20:22 PM
I did both an AAR and a review of Strategic Command: WWI.  I highly recommend it.

They also added a mod that allows you to play WWII on the same game.  The WWII add-on is better than most of the strategic level WWII games out there.

I don't have links to the AAR.  A review can be found at:
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/strategic-command-world-war-i-pc-game-review.htm

The review was based on a complete play-through to the end of the war.

Gusington

#8
July 06, 2012, 06:48:41 PM
^Thanks airboy...this game has captured my attention suddenly in a way it did not at release.

And hey...if anyone receives the Battlefront newsletter that includes mention of the above, scroll all the way down the email to see mention of none other than our own LB and GrogHeads. I was giddy!
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steve58

#9
July 06, 2012, 07:17:39 PM
The expansion does make it more attractive to me...just not sure I want it and the base game for what $70+? ...and with Commander right on its heels.  I think I may wait until both Commander and the SC WWI expansion are out to do a side-by-side comparison...
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

Gusington

#10
July 06, 2012, 07:24:45 PM
I am torn too. To be honest I was set on Commander, but Strategic Command seems to have a lot more to offer and justify the higher price tag. But then we don't know what, if any, kinds of expansions Commander will offer.

There are so many scenarios available for the SC expansion I may get the base game right now...there's a Balkan War scenario and a Great War in Africa scenario for chrissake!

The one sticky point is the graphics...I like the look of Commander more. But it is quickly becoming a non issue as I read airboy's review...
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jjdenver

#11
July 06, 2012, 10:14:10 PM
I highly recommend it and the WW2 mods for it are very good too - the scale is amazing. The AI is pretty good (no AI can really beat a good human of course). PBEM is fun although there are some SERIOUSLY good PBEM players out there - so try to find a fellow noob or relatively-novice player to go against if you want to have any fun at all in PBEM. There are about 15 or 20 guys who are just so good it's no fun to play them. They know every nuance, rule, effect, etc in the system so well that a person who picks it up as a part-time hobby just can't compete.

Martok

#12
July 07, 2012, 12:55:59 AM
Quote from: Gusington on July 06, 2012, 03:23:16 PM
Really...link?
Here's the link to his AAR.  It's a little harder to read now, due to WG's buggered forum software (which is also causing the screenshots to not show up), but still very enjoyable for all that. 


"Like we need an excuse to drink to anything..." - Banzai_Cat
"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

steve58

#13
July 07, 2012, 07:36:04 AM
Just realized that there is a demo of SC WWI.  Guess I'll add a bit of that to my weekend activities....
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

Bismarck

#14
July 07, 2012, 10:36:28 AM
BTW, the 1.05 patch is out.
Jim Cobb
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