Strategy and Wargaming

One of the best grand strategy game set in the Napoleonic era has received an important update, and it is very huge!

The Engine, the Diplomacy system and the Historical Events have been considerably improved, making the experience more immersive than ever!

The list of changes is truly impressive! Check it out here!

You can download the patch from here.

Get more information about Wars of Napoleon from its product page.

The game will be available May 5th on Steam.

Important!

This patch is all-inclusive; you don’t need any other patch. You must restart your ongoing games, it is not save compatible.

Camo Workshop says, “Apologies to our Fans”

As of 6:53 am (EDST) this morning (April 21, 2014) new (b) versions of both patches are in place. DRG of Camo Worshop said on the Shrapnel Games’ Camo Workshop Forums, “There are NO OOB changes so anyone who may have started a PBEM is not affected and can download this new version without problems. The game version number that shows when the game starts has NOT changed as there were no code or OOB changes – the only change is to the patch version. I apologise for the inconvenience.”

The following winSPMBT corrections were made:

Key Game Guide files were put in an incorrectly named folder in the orginal patch download and therefore critical info on how to fire NLOS missles was not showing up when players tried to find that info in the Game Guide. As well.- since this had to be rebuilt for the Game Guide info anyway – the T-14 Armata photo that was missing from the orginal patch is now in this ‘b’ version.

The following winSPWW2 correction was made:

The missing text file for the “Invasion Sweden 1943″ campaign has been included .

Anyone who downloaded and installed the original patch of April 20, 2016 should download and install the new ‘b’ versions.

The winSPMBT patch can be found here.

The winSPWW2 patch can be found here.

Both winSPWW2 and winSPMBT are available as fully featured FREE downloads or Enhanced Editions (CD or Download) through our e-store. The Enhanced Editions are not different in the core gameplay, but provide a lot of extra bells and whistles for the Steel Panthers connoisseur. Both games work with even the latest version of Windows.

Please visit Shrapnel Games to join the winSPWW2 and winSPMBT discussions. While there check out all of our Strategy and Wargames.

We at Matrix are very grateful for the opportunity of collaborating with Operation Supply Drop, the most-generationally relevant veteran support organization on the planet.Founded in 2010, since then Operation Supply Drop has brought fun where there is none by assisting hundreds of thousands of US, NATO and ANZAC soldiers all around the world, both deployed and in hospitals.

We firmly believe in its mission and we are honoured to have the chance of lending our hand. As such Operation Supply Drop will distribute many copies of Vietnam ’65 for free!

The game will be showcased this evening at our official twitch channel at 6 PM EST in a very special stream run by Operation Supply Drop itself!

So don’t miss the twitch, and remember to visit the official site of Operation Supply Drop.

The Top in Tactical Wargames, Bringing You Even More Awesomeness!

Lock ‘N Load Sir! Available for immediate download from Shrapnel Games, the version 10.0 winSPMBT and version 9.0 winSPWW2 upgrade patches continue the annual tradition of improving your tactical wargaming experience with winSPMBT and winSPWW2 content, enhancements, and when needed, the elimination of errors. Also added are features just for extended CD version owners only.

The 2016 installer will upgrade winSPMBT version 6, 7, 8 and 9.1 to version 10. And the 2016 winSPWW2 installer will upgrade versions 5, 6, 7, and 8.1 to version 9.

winSPMBT version 10.0 consolidation upgrade features:

• 22 New Scenarios
• 12 Revised Scenarios
• 28 New or Revised Map files
• 181 New or Revised Photos
• 327 New or Revised Icons
• 93 Updated OOB Files
• 16 New or Revised Icon Graphic files
• 1 New or Revised Text files
• 115 Revised picklist files
• Upgraded Game Options
• Upgraded ScenHack

winSPWW2 version 9.0 consolidation upgrade includes:

• 6 New Scenarios
• 12 Revised Scenarios
• 3 New Campaigns
• 22 New or Revised maps
• 463 New or Revised Photos
• 407 New or Revised Icons
• 36 Updated OOB files with a NEW R&D OOB
• 42 Revised Icon Graphic files
• 2 New or Revised Text files
• Upgraded Game Options
• Upgraded SCENHack

You can view the entire press release with the complete list of changes here.

Visit Shrapnel Games and check out their entire game portfolio.

By James Cobb @ The Wargamer

Rick Atkinson’s fine trilogy on the US Army in Europe in World War II approaches the subject in three phases: North Africa, Sicily and Italy, and Western Europe. Battlefront seems to be taking a similar approach with Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy and Combat Mission: Fortress Italy with Combat Mission: Red Thunder thrown in to cover crucial battles in 1944 on the Eastern Front. The Western European Front in 1944-45 is being wound up with Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg. Of course, no World War II Europe series is complete without a Bulge game but Battlefront recognizes that the vicious fighting that occurred in the two months before December 1944 and in January-February 1945 deserves a stand-alone game. Will the Ardennes offensive still overshadow the rest of the package?

Read on…

As the Steam release date is coming closer, it’s time to take a look at the second episode of this “Barbarossa Steam Overview” made by Idjester!

Expect to see a lot of action, as Idjester will struggle with the Soviets trying to recover from the first shock!

VR Designs has been reinforced with designer Cameron Harris to create a new never-seen-before wargaming experience: Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa.

This revolutionary eastern front wargame covers the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. It blends the latest evolution of the Decisive Campaigns hex and counter engine with deep narrative, RPG-style people management and in-depth semi-randomized decision systems.

Get more information about Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa from its official product page!

The remarkable wargame of 2015 has received a huge update, adding new features and numerous balance improvements!

The map’s artwork has been revamped, the counters have been refined (with the option to switch between NATO symbols or not), and now Germans can choose to have a “Free deployment start”!

But one of the goals of Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa has always been to include the Human Factor alongside strategy considerations. Following this pattern, the War Diary feature has been introduced, adding a new layer of immersion! Follow the War’s events as they are narrated by a young Frontline soldier!

The change log is very long, so be sure to check the entire list of changes here.

You can download the patch from here.

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa will be released on Steam on April, 28th!

Get more information about Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa from its official product page!

Battlefront.com is excited to share with you the newest addition to the Combat Mission series, Final Blitzkrieg!

Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg is now available for PC and Mac OS X as a Download and Download+Mail Delivery, starting at $55 (plus S&H if applicable).

Centered on the frozen battlefields of the Battle of the Bulge, Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg depicts the desperate struggles between Allied and Axis forces during the latter stages of the Western Front in 1944 and 1945.

For more information on the game and to purchase it, visit the website here.

“We have lost a battle, but I assure you that we will not lose the war! I cannot say more at the present moment, although I know the losses are crowded in your minds.” Field Marshal Walter Model, 1944

Soldiers on the Western Front! We have great news!

Gary Grigsby’s War in the West – one of the most detailed and immersive wargames which simulates World War II in Europe and in the Mediterranean – has just received a huge update, with tons of improvements and changes!

Amongst these, all regiment-sized units can now attach a support unit, the air naval interdiction system has been enhanced along with the air game and the interface (including zooming around the mouse cursor)!

The list of changes is very long so be sure to check out the entire changelog here!

You can download the patch from here.

This is an update for both War in the West and its expansion Operation Torch.

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa is coming to Steam very soon. This award-winning wargame, considered as one of the best games around by both players and press, can appear very intimidating to newcomers. It’s not really something you would consider as an introductory game for novices.

We have asked YouTuber and avid tactical wargamer Idjester to try and explain the game from the point of view of someone who never got to face a complex operational wargame.

“What I am trying to accomplish with this video series is to give players an idea of the game concepts and understand to core mechanics behind the gameplay, once you understand these important parts you will be able to dive into Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa very easily”

In the first video you will see the start of the German campaign and the initial key strategic decisions that set the tone of the overall gameplay features. Becoming a master is only a few hexes away.

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa is a wargame simulating the German Invasion of the Soviet Russia. Alongside more “traditional” elements (like the map divided in hexes, turn based system, etc.), the innovative “Human” Factor feature adds a new layer of depth to the strategic decisions, making you feel the importance to deal with superiors and subordinates for the achievement of the war objectives!

Coming to Steam on April, 28th