Panzer Corps Gold news & patch notes

Slitherine Next, the spiritual successor of our Home of Wargamers events, is coming soon. Save the date: December 13th at 4 pm GMT on Twitch It'll be the perfect occasion to learn more about upcoming games and get an insight directly from the developers. It will be 100% live: there will be no pre-recorded segments and we'll have a level of interaction with the players like never before. You'll be able to ask us anything and be answered directly by the developers. Stay tuned for the full schedule!

It is 1943. Between the brutal stalemales, brutal winter and armies of marauding tanks, the Germans find themselves pinned or retreating throughout Russia. But, as spring of 1943 approaches, the wehrmacht perhaps has some cause for optimism. The lessons of the last few years have surely been learnt. The Russians have surely taken incalculable losses. Surely a well thought out strike now could see the end of the war. We are delighted to announce that Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations 1943 is out now, and with it comes the turning point in the most brutal part of the war. Will you be able to change history and lead Germany to victory? Or will overcoming the Russian defences prove too problematic to attempt? Either way, this extensive DLC will offer hours of tactical depth and challenge to keep you engaged right up until the final moment. As with other Axis Operations content, you’ll be able to jump right into this DLC with your existing core. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, as you can also play with our specially tuned premade core. Panzer Corps 2: Axis Operations 1943 is available now on the Slitherine store, Steam, Epic Games and GoG.

1941 was a crucial year in World War II. Having secured western Europe, now the Wehrmacht looks east. The largest front in the war is about to open, and the biggest and most decisive battles are about to take place. But not before taking a detour to the Balkans... Axis Operations - 1941 brings the decisive battles of 1941 to Panzer Corps 2. Relive the invasion of the Balkans, of Greece and of the Soviet Union and fight both popular and more obscure battles in its 20 scenarios campaign. As part of the Axis Operations series, you can decide to import a core army from the previous DLC, 1940, or play with a brand new army. You will also be able to export your core army at the conclusion of the 1941 campaign, and export it to the next DLC. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1526010/Panzer_Corps_2_Axis_Operations__1941/

New Tournament

We are now ready to start the first online Tournament for Panzer Corps 2. You can sign up here. You need a Slitherine account in order to join, and you can register one for free. The tournament will be three rounds long, each round taking one week. The first round will begin on Monday 29th March. The Slitherine Tournament system will automatically pair you up with your opponents and create your online matches for you. All you'll need to do is load the game and start playing. Ownership of the DLCs is not required.

The world watches as “blitzkrieg” truly begins… 2 years have passed since the start of a war that would see nearly all of Europe in ruins. German ambitions have grown dangerously. High on victory and with only the Balkans to secure, Germany plans to violate its pact with Russia and launch the largest and fastest tank assault in history. Though Russia was tipped off that such an assault was coming, this intel was not acted on. Her armies find themselves caught by surprise and scrambling to defend themselves from the coming onslaught… Take command of Germany during this time in Axis Operations: 1941. First, secure your flank from Italian failure and take command in the Balkans. Germany took serious losses here and in Crete, which would later be known as “the graveyard of Fallschirmjäger”. Your steady hand could prevent losses here that would hurt German efforts in the future. Once your flank is secured, launch your assault on Russia. Your mission: Inflict as much damage as possible. Running against the clock, strike hard at grounded aircraft and stranded armed forces. Russia can be given no time to consolidate and strike back, so plan your attacks accordingly… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/89e33e1854115372b4b3280f2a79fd4283bdf4ad.jpg New features:

• Construct airports in hostile territory and take command of the skies in situations where traditional airbases are not available.
• Improved Soviet infantry models for Guards, Paratroopers, Mountain, and Conscripts.
• New British Cruiser MKII CS artillery tank.
• Bf-109Z and He-111Z make their debut into the Axis Operations.
• 20 new missions with scale never before seen in Panzer Corps 2. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/ec6d750aa6f6cdf4783ca0dac93604318747aee6.jpg

Play it your way: You can carry your veteran core army through the Spanish Civil War, 1939, 1940 and now into Axis Operations: 1941 to create an epic “Grand Campaign”. But, you don’t have to, as you can skip any of the DLC’s or dive into Axis Operations: 1941 directly if you wish. No matter how you choose to enjoy Axis Operations: 1941, the balance will account for your choices. Beta and Preview: Want to help us test and polish Axis Operations: 1941? You can join our Beta here. Fancy sneaking an early peek at Axis Operations: 1941? We’ll have a world first preview of the Axis Operations: 1941 DLC on the 4th of February at 18:30 GMT on twitch. Be sure to follow our Twitch channel if you need a reminder. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1526010/Panzer_Corps_2_Axis_Operations__1941/

We're announcing the new chapter of the Axis Operations series: 1940. Axis Operations: 1940 is the third DLC for Panzer Corps 2 and it brings you to one of the most crucial moments of World War II: the successful blitzkrieg against the Low Countries, Belgium and France, the invasion of Scandinavia and the Balkans, and even an optional landing in England. Make sure your Panzers, Stukas and Messerschmitts are ready - Axis Operations: 1940 will be released on December 10. Just like in the other Axis Operations DLCs, you will be able to import your core army from 1939, and then export it to the next DLC for a continuous mega-campaign. You can also decide to play each Axis Operations DLC as a standalone campaign, though. We're looking forward to showing you more of the DLC. In the meantime, have a look at the product page and at the screenshots by clicking on the link below. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1438150/Panzer_Corps_2_Axis_Operations__1940

The second chapter of the Axis Operations series of DLCs is now available. Take command of the Wehrmacht in the first crucial year of war. With the valuable lessons learned from the Spanish Civil War behind them, Germany turns towards the rest of Europe with vengeance in its eyes. Vengeance for the treatment of their country under the despised Treaty of Versailles. While the Allies attempt to pursue their strategy of Appeasement, Germany moves to secure more and more lost territory. After the 1938 annexation of the Sudetenland, the decision is made to gobble up the rest of Czechoslovakia. Once again, your commanding ability will be put to test... Explore both obscure and well known battles of World War II through various scenarios and bonus mission objectives taken straight from the pages of history. In addition to normal combat, you'll be tasked objectives such as capturing Czechoslovakian factories without bloodshed , setting up minefields to delay the French Saar Offensive, securing Bzura River bridges against massive Polish counterattacks, and even seizing control of tiny Denmark to clear the way for Operation Weserübung: the invasion of Norway.

The Axis Operations continue

The end of 1939 is not the end of your campaign though, it is merely the latest step. At the conclusion of Axis Operations 1939, players will again be presented with the option to save their core force for use in the next installment of the Axis Operations Campaign. Any campaign of the Axis Operations can be played individually as a standalone campaign. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1351260/Panzer_Corps_2_Axis_Operations__1939/

The first DLC for Panzer Corps 2, Axis Operations: Spanish Civil War, is out now. FROM COUP TO CIVIL WAR Experience the entirety of the Spanish Civil War from start to end in this full length campaign stretching from July 1936 to March 1939. Fight your way through more than a dozen battles of the Spanish Civil War including major engagements at Madrid, Malaga, Brunete, Teruel, and even the massive Battle of the Ebro. Explore this rarely covered conflict through new bonus mission objectives taken straight from the pages of history. In addition to normal combat, you'll be tasked objectives such as airlifting Franco's Army of Africa from Morocco to Seville, attacking the Republican battleship Jaime I at Malaga, or assisting one of the last mass Cavalry charges in the history of warfare at Teruel. AXIS OPERATIONS HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN The end of the Spanish Civil War is not the end of your campaign though, it is merely the beginning. At the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War DLC, your Wehrmacht army will be saved for use in the next installment of the Axis Operations Campaign. Any campaign of the Axis Operations can be played individually as a standalone campaign. The next installment of the Axis Operations series will be 1939. Stay tuned for more information in the future. Last but not least, if you'd like to see Spanish Civil War played live we are going to play Spanish Civil War live on Twitch at 6 pm BST today on the Slitherine channel. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1351261/Panzer_Corps_2_Axis_Operations__Spanish_Civil_War/

Spanish Civil War will be released tomorrow to all Panzer Corps 2 Field Marshal Edition owners. Tomorrow we will give you all the information you need on how to access and download the first DLC. For everyone else, the DLC will be released one week later, on July 16th. We're aware many of you want to know everything about the DLC. You can ask us anything you want on the forum, but you can start by looking at the new store page, which contains new screenshots and information on new content and features, including a full scenarios list. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1351261 Last but not least, last Friday we livestreamed one of the scenarios coming with Spanish Civil War. We just uploaded the video on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVRGBBApiec

New Units and You

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/282c3759bdc25255f89d1889f08a95b6a6536e03.jpg With the Field Marshal access of the Spanish Civil War only days away, we have one more dev diary for you to enjoy before you embark on your own journey into the new Panzer Corps 2 DLC. In order to properly represent the battles of the upcoming DLC, we have added dozens of unit models and also unit entries to the game files. And today, we want to highlight the fantastic work our artists have done for us in providing you with these awesome new weapons of war. At the bottom of this announcement, you can find a complete list of all unit entries that have been added to Panzer Corps 2 alongside the first two Axis Operations DLC that are included in your Field Marshal editions.

New Models

Panzer I Breda {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/bc4169503ba350ba05b8ca3a9d0e849f5f2658ae.jpg First off, we have a conversion of the humble Panzer I. Historically, this field modification was done as the Nationalists, Germans, and Italians in Spain quickly realized the machinegun armament of the Panzer I was insufficient to take on Soviet made, Republican manned, T-26 tanks. Experimental Tank Design Codename: Verdeja 2 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/eb26d91dcafc1ba21328600e9d64a1848e152e66.jpg THIS INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED. THIS UNIT IS UNAVAILABLE BY NORMAL PURCHASING MEANS AND CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED BY ALTERNATIVE MEANS... Henschel Hs-123a {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/40d8d0e45027ff36cafe6ab711bcbc01cdac2364.jpg Next, we have a biplane unit that many players will probably recognize, as it continued to serve with the Wehrmacht into World War II. The Henschel 123a proved to be a reliable and rugged ground attack aircraft even in very cold weather conditions. Heinkel He-70 Rayo (Spanish nickname: Lightning) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/816f365ea9766a3554e1b07a23521d4bfd013dcc.jpg The primary recon aircraft for the player in the Spanish Civil War, the He-70 Rayo offers great movement speed, high vision radius, and spotting bonuses against nearby enemy units. For the time, it was an extremely fast aircraft, setting numerous world speed records even before the start of the Spanish Civil War. Sdkfz 221 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/01a608e38c24048a09e4a06aac4d11c04a73c587.jpg The predecessor to the very well known and popular German recon vehicle sdkfz 222, the 221's most notable different is the smaller, machine gun armed turret. Heinkel He-112 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/ef965bde220bce7d99655e9172ced7b2bc1cbe62.jpg One of many fighter designs Germany was eager to experiment with during the Spanish Civil War. Despite performing exceptional well in trials and even seeing some combat testing in Spain, ultimately the sleek looking He-112 would be overshadowed by the superior performing and now well renowned Messerschmitt BF-109 fighter. Trubia {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/c956dd90e9b162ae243ff334e4ee80f681391a0f.jpg Our first non-German new model to look at today, we have the bizarre Trubia tank. Pressed into service, the Trubia wasn't a purpose built tank. It served as one of several tractor conversions fielded by Spanish Republican forces to combat their Nationalist foes. Despite its large barrels looking like cannons, the Trubia was armed exclusively with machineguns only. The thick covering that makes the barrel look like a cannon are actually cooling jackets. By the way, if anyone designs plush toys, let us know. We want an adorable Trubia tank plushie please! Bilbao {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/41bf9dcc0cdce35c5e6dcc8b2fa0ba3c5391637d.jpg One of several armored cars present in the campaign, the antiquated Bilbao vehicle will be a regular, but not terribly threatening, sight on the battlefield, especially in the early years of the Spanish Civil War. UNL-35 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/df5210f2fe350de7f536e316763a5b8749f048a9.jpg Unlike the maligned Bilbao, the UNL-35 was a much more formidable armored car. It is clear to see the design's Soviet origins, and the performance of this vehicle is actually respectable and perhaps even superior to the somewhat under-gunned sdkfz 221. A potentially valuable prize to capture and field in your own army. I-16 (Spanish Nationalist nickname Rata, Republican nickname Mosca) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/4ec7eacdb9c17784e7ecca1310970fc4771bd79c.jpg No coverage of the Spanish Civil War would be complete without the presence of Soviet I-16 fighters. These aircraft operated in Spain as early as late 1936, and proved extremely effective at dealing with German He-51 biplane fighters. Not until the arrival of the BF-109B would the Ratas finally be cleared from the skies of Spain during the massive Battle of the Ebro. Spanish Militia, Guardia Civil, Regulars, Colonial Infantry, and International Brigades {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/b2fadc0a140c07d587aaf5ce3185eadea57dc01a.jpg We touched on the various new infantry appearing in the Spanish Civil War, but here is a closer look at them. Both sides fielded various militia and guardia civil units. Nationalist Regulares are the equal of the Republican Brigada Mixtas. Franco's elite professionals of the Army of Africa take the form of Colonial infantry, while various Republican International brigades offer extremely determined resistance to any Nationalist or Condor Legion assault! We hope you enjoyed this preview showcasing just a few of the new unit models arriving soon in Panzer Corps 2. You can look forward to discovering even more of the new unit models once you launch into the Spanish Civil War DLC Campaign!

New Unit Entries List

CONDOR LEGION Panzer IA Panzer IB Panzer IIA Sdkfz 221 Sdkfz 222 Sdkfz 231 6 rad 3.7cm Pak 36 Panzer I Breda 2cm FlaK 30 3.7cm FlaK 18 Sdkfz 10/4 8.8cm Flak 18 7.5cm FK 16 nA 10.5cm leFH 18 He-51 He-112 BF-109B He-70 Rayo He-123a He-45 Ju-87a Ju-52 bomber Ju-86 Do-17z SPANISH NATIONALIST Militia Regulares Guardia Civil Colonial Infantry ES Cavalry Verdeja 2 37mm Bofors SPANISH REPUBLICAN Militia Brigada Mixta Guardia Civil International Brigade BT-5 T-26 Trubia FT-17 BA-6 Bilbao UNL-35 AAC-1937 37mm M1930 45mm M1932 20mm M33 75mm Vickers M31 76.2 M31 70mm Schneider M08 75mm Schneider M06 105mm Vickers M22 122mm M10/30 152mm M10/30 I-15 I-16 Tupolev SB ITALY CTV Infantry Cr32 Lancia Ansaldo 1ZM SM81 GERMAN Azul Infanterie Azul Infanterie 43 CZECH CZ Infantry CZ Engineers LT vz.35 LT vz.38 OA vz.30 3.7cm KPUV 20mm VKPL 83.5mm Skoda 75mm vz.15 100mm Skoda vz14/19 150mm vz.25 DANISH DK Infantry DK Guards DK Motorcycle 37mm Bofors 20mm M/38 75mm FRC M27

Extra Information

All new units and units models are available FOR FREE for all owners of any edition of Panzer Corps 2 to enjoy in their own custom content. These units and unit models will arrive in a patch alongside the Spanish Civil War DLC or Axis Operations 1939. No extra purchase is required for any non-campaign asset.

After last week's DLC reveal announcement went out, we were humbled by our community’s fantastic response and excited enquiries, so we've prepared a follow up for you to further sink your teeth into. Here are a few additional details regarding Panzer Corps 2's upcoming Axis Operations - Spanish Civil War. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/30cc10300d4e6ed7503d4449c52f7bed9786e318.jpg Extra details on the Spanish Civil War The Axis Operations campaigns aren't just going to be more scenarios.  The goal is to be bigger, better, and more advanced than the campaign that Panzer Corps 2 has already provided.   1.  The factions involved, and new mechanics to represent them. So, in our research of the Spanish Civil War, we uncovered a wealth of information that we felt deserved some recognition in the gameplay.  The Spanish Civil War wasn't just a Nationalist faction attempting to overthrow a Republican faction, there were Falangists and Communists and Monarchist and Anarchist factions all taking sides. Not to mention all of the foreign involvement from fascist Italy and Germany to the International brigades and Soviet military aid... Suffice to say, it was not a simple conflict. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/31aa4aeb7fb15f59417984530ab85c9cbf867422.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/dbc3f11e45875ab8939478300eba948e8339478a.jpg Historically, German aid to Nationalist Spain during the Spanish Civil War was fairly unique in nature.  There were no mass divisions of German infantry roaming the battlefields of Spain.  Such a level of military aid would have seriously undermined the legitimacy of the Spanish Nationalist cause.  The Condor Legion was primarily made up of aircraft, though there were some other armour and supporting artillery and air defence assets at their disposal. To try and properly represent some of this complexity, we've done several things.   Firstly, we're adding a wealth of infantry types to the game.  Players should expect to encounter everything from Republican militia troops to Franco's professional Army of Africa colonial troops to standard Republican Mixed Brigades (Brigada Mixta) to various International Brigade formations and more. Each infantry type has been carefully stat balanced to present a good spectrum of unit types, and here are just a few of the infantry that we've created new models for, all based on historical references. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/d0f0b9f2af5ad293cf23aac8b58736dfc381727d.jpg Secondly, rather than just placing pre-scripted friendly AI controlled units on the board, we've added a new system of communication so that the campaigning player can influence the behaviour of their computer controlled friendly forces!  We felt this would be a very interesting new feature to bring to Panzer Corps 2, and look forward to putting it in your hands very soon. The reality of this conflict has dramatically altered gameplay, because it means that the player has no German infantry of any kind at their disposal for the length of the Spanish Civil War.  You will be expected to work closely together with the AI controlled Spanish Nationalists to achieve your victories. With the player controlling tanks, artillery, and air forces and the AI controlling all infantry forces, coordination and co-operating between you and the Spanish Nationalists is the key to achieving victory above and beyond the most basic of objectives. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/0cd89126cf403812fd268f4e2e007c3e2b4154c2.jpg And prepare for the dramatic conclusion of the Spanish Civil War that will feature the very first multi-sided, 3-way conflict in a Panzer Corps 2 campaign scenario. Because we realize that this design change may be too radical for some, we have taken an extra step to make sure the Italian CTV (Corpo Truppe Volontarie) has proper representation in this conflict.  If a player is so inclined that they feel they must have their own infantry, Italian CTV forces are available. 2.  New Enemies To aid in their fight against the player, the AI has received several improvements since the launch of Panzer Corps 2, and it also has received several new types of orders that it can use to good effect.  Hit and run tactics were especially prevalent and are at the AI's disposal in these campaigns, so maintaining secure flanks and good vanguards for your forces will be more important than ever before. Additionally, we're levelling the playing field by introducing Panzer Corps 2's first appearance of enemy units with hero abilities attached to them.  Double Fire artillery and Zone of Control ignoring tanks have joined the ranks of the enemy, so watch out. There might even be a very special “Nemesis” level enemy unit that might just haunt and harass you throughout the course of the entire campaign... unless you manage to defeat them decisively!  Mechanically, this represents the first appearance of enemy units that can potentially survive and progress between scenarios. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/f35f86545ce24f87b7b26de10148182a0fc12c40.jpg 3.  New scenario victory conditions beyond Victory Hex capturing. One complaint about the traditions of Panzer General and Panzer Corps is the lack of mission variety.  We've all seen maybe a bit too much of 'Capture all Victory Hexes' by now, we think. While we’ll still make appropriate use of this mission type occasionally, players will also see a lot more objective variety moving forward.  Missions types such as rescue, escort, interception, mine laying, and others have been spread out across the campaign. And the way we've balanced this is by bringing back Degrees of Victory.  Rather than have every mission be a binary 'win or lose', we've added more variety.  Every scenario has a basic objective that you must complete to progress the campaign.  This is the lowest degree of victory though, and is suitably easy to achieve. However. If you really want to see some very unique rewards and bonuses, you'll want to push yourself to accomplish the far more difficult and varied bonus objectives. We've even implemented a new currency system to handle this interaction.  As you complete bonus objectives, you’ll earn Commendation Points.  At various points in the campaign, offers will be made to players who have earned enough Commendation Points... offers of fantastic bounties of captured equipment, special prototype units, and possibly even access to famous and legendary historical aces and officers of the war. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/348d101dc57ac771334d957a150add47d031ae55.jpg A full roster of new units being added to Panzer Corps 2 alongside the Axis Operations – Spanish Civil War release will be coming soon, as will complete scenario lists for both Axis Operations – Spanish Civil War and Axis Operations – 1939. We hoped you’ve enjoyed this bonus reveal and are looking forward to firing up your Panzers for a new campaign full of new features starting next month. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/5fbe595995bdfd182286b7e41b1d5c59c8021ba0.jpg

When Panzer Corps 2 launched in March we saw a very good critical response and we were joined by many thousands of players, all eager to fire up their Panzers and dive into classic WW2 gameplay on a beautiful new game engine. With that launch there was also an offer of a Field Marshal Edition of the game that included the first two DLCs that will be coming to Panzer Corps 2. Now we're finally ready to reveal details of the first two of Panzer Corps 2's exciting post-launch additions. We're calling them the new Axis Operations campaigns! The New Axis Operations Ever since Panzer Corps 2 was announced, a new Grand Campaign was by far the most frequent request which we heard from our players. It was hardly surprising, because the Grand Campaign was the most popular series of DLCs for the original game. We always listen to wishes of our community and give such things top priority. Axis Operations is our response to all of the people who wished for the creation of a new Grand Campaign. Simply put, it will be a series of campaigns that can be linked together, to form one giant, potentially 100+ scenario, behemoth of a campaign. The Wehrmacht Campaign in Panzer Corps 2 is a good introductory campaign which many players have enjoyed and learnt the basics of Panzer Corps 2 gameplay in the process. But it was not without problems. Some issues which you, the community, raised were: missing mission debriefings, degrees of victory, historical heroes and the need for more varied objectives. In general, some players felt that the campaign did not offer enough storytelling and immersion in historical events. Axis Operations will address all these issues. There will be more storytelling and interesting characters in these campaigns. There will also be a lot of innovation in terms of gameplay features, mission design, bonus objectives and rewards for fulfilling them, and more. The AI won’t remain the same either, so be prepared for some nasty surprises from your computer opponent! The original Panzer Corps Grand Campaign stretched from 1939 to 1945, covering a whopping 144 scenarios. Our aim is to go bigger and better for the new Axis Operations. Even though Panzer Corps DLCs covered a lot of historical ground, we will still visit lots of places never explored before, and battles which you’ve never fought in the past. Find it hard to believe? Read on. The first two DLCs included with the Field Marshal Edition of Panzer Corps 2 represent the first two links of the Axis Operations chain. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/3b11782961d154b43b7f84150e085e5eab2b4c4b.png For starters we aren't going to begin in Poland this time. We're turning the clock back a bit further and the first campaign of the Axis Operations takes the player to the prelude to World War II, the Spanish Civil War, which we will be releasing on July 16th. This campaign will give players the opportunity to experience content that not even the original Panzer Corps, with its extensive library of DLCs and expansion packs, managed to cover. In Spanish Civil War you take command of the Condor Legion and in line with the Grand Campaign traditions you will be able to transfer your veterans, hardened by three years of fighting in Spain, to the next campaigns. A unique and innovative feature of the Spanish Civil War campaign is how you will communicate and coordinate with your AI-controlled allies. Nationalist Spanish troops are not under your direct control, but you will still be able to issue high-level orders to your allies (like “Attack”, “Defend” and “Hold Ground”) so that their actions better match your own strategy. This creates a completely new experience never seen before in a Panzer Corps campaign. We can’t wait to hear your feedback about this new way of playing. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/767a23d9dbbcfa1c9bc0cf350b1dfe69858e2a5a.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/f91aa5880c010313b7e5181d3099348e8a210a51.png The next part of our future content plans will release on August 27th, and it will be Axis Operations: 1939. But once again... we're still not quite in Poland yet. Axis Operations 1939 starts in March of 1939, which I'm sure our history buffs will recognize as the important date when Germany marched into Czechoslovakia. That scenario, by the way, has some very unusual mechanics attached to it. If you've ever wondered why they call them Panzer 35(t) and Panzer 38(t) you'll found out here. After that... we're still not quite getting to Poland just yet. Something else happened in 1939, a battle that might have actually changed the course of history. There was a French invasion of Germany! We're going to explore that conflict. To compare with the original Grand Campaign, we're already looking at more than 20 battles worth of new content before we get to the fighting in Poland in 1939. After 1939 is completed, once again your CORE force will be saved, so that they will be ready for the next instalment of the Axis Operations. Field Marshal Edition - 7 days Priority access As mentioned above, the first two Axis Operations campaigns will release on July 16th and August 27th. We do have an extra surprise for all our Field Marshal Edition owners, though. All of you who own the Field Marshal Edition will get priority access to the first two Axis Operations campaigns, a full seven days before their release dates! Field Marshal Edition owners will be able to download, install and play Spanish Civil War on July 9th and 1939 on August 20th. More information on both DLCs will be available in the future, with a complete description, scenarios list, details on new units and new screenshots!

The wait is over: Panzer Corps 2, the ultimate World War II strategy game, is now available for purchase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOg4Md7zmiE Generals, it is time to start your Panzer Division's engines. Take command of the Wehrmacht war machine, from the invasion in Poland in 1939 to the final defence of Berlin in 1945. You’ll fight battle after battle using the classic turn-based hex system all wargamers have loved since Panzer General, the father of a genre to which Panzer Corps 2 is the spiritual successor. Enjoy the massive amount of content, including more than a thousand unique 3D unit models, over 60 scenarios forming the Wehrmacht grand campaign, an advanced random map generator for playing skirmish games against the AI or other players. Since the modding community was such a great part of the first Panzer Corps, in the sequel you will find a much improved Scenario Editor available to support mods from day one.   "Panzer Corps started ten years ago as a passion project by a single modder. We took it to the market with the idea of bringing back a genre that made the history of gaming as we know it, and we are proud to have achieved that”, said Iain McNeil, Slitherine CEO. “Not only Panzer Corps became a very successful game, it also contributed to inspire others to reinvent turn-based strategy and make it one of the core genre of the 21st century. We see Panzer Corps 2 as the testament of all this journey and we are confident players will celebrate it with us".

EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS

You are able to acquire Panzer Corps 2 in three different editions: the base game, the General Edition or the ultimate Field Marshal Edition, each one with exclusive bonus materials.  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/b5dd2319f9c2d3b363d698f0c10946f1f6ae3c52.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/83fe0c66e930e25613ae5b60b0986dcb1d6caf74.jpg Due to delays with localization French, Portuguese (Brazil) and Polish will be added as fully supported languages in a few days. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we promise it will be well worth the wait. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

If you have pre-ordered the Field Marshal edition of Panzer Corps 2 on Steam you have now 48 hours of time to play Panzer Corps 2 in advance. Are you ready? Just right click on Panzer Corps 2 in your Steam library and click on Install. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGBlFN-oo_M We are very interested in hearing what you think. If you have any feedback for us, don’t forget to let us know and post about it on the forum. Panzer Corps 2 is almost there, but there are a few things which are still missing in the game. We have prepared a full list of what still needs to be included, and will be added before release on March 19th. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

Content and features missing in 0.9.14, but included in 1.0

- The game is available in English only right now. The Release version will include all localizations (English, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Polish, Brazilian). - Tutorial is still “work in progress” and will be given a lot of additional polish. Texts will be improved, more messages added, improved message triggers and more. The game manual needs to be finished and is missing screenshots. - Random maps are not playable in Multiplayer in the current version, but they will be playable in the release version. - Replay feature. Right now, it is impossible to watch finished games in Replay mode, but it will be included in the release version. - Unit history (kill statistics and list of events) is not included yet but will be included in the release version. - The Mission result screen will be enhanced with "change difficulty" and "review battlefield" options. - Steam Achievements will be added - Steam Cloud saves will be added - Minor tweaks and improvements in AI and random map generator will continue till the very release. Random maps will get a few more additional options (e. g. what units are available, by year). Audio: - Many sounds effects are still temporary / placeholders, and sound effects for things like aircraft movement, bombing, Stuka siren, rocket launchers, UI button sounds still need to be included. In the final release version all these sound effects will be included. - Voiceovers for all briefings in the main campaign will be added (English only). Tutorials and single scenarios will not be voiced. - Not all music tracks are in place yet. Out of 6 in-game tracks only 3 are present. Only German Victory and Defeat themes are included (in the release version we'll have separate themes for Allies and Soviets too) Animations: There will be some improvement in unit animations as well, in particular bombing raids, naval guns, torpedo attacks, depth charges from destroyers. Infantry animations will be reviewed and various glitches fixed. Scenarios: - Three more single scenarios will be added: Gothic Line (GB, US forces in Italy, August 1944) Prague Offensive (Soviet forces, May 1945) Lorraine (US forces in France, September 1944) Known issues - In strategic mode selection and target markers are not properly aligned with aircraft. Flags in strategic mode are hard to see. - In Multiplayer certain sections like "advanced options" and "ingame menu" show options which only apply to single player. These options will be removed for MP.

Panzer Corps 2 Field Marshal Edition is now available on pre-order

The new chapter in the wargaming franchise that has sold over one million copies will be available for PC on March 19th – but you can pre-order it right now to get bonus content, a nice discount plus an extra surprise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGBlFN-oo_M&feature=youtu.be Built with Unreal Engine 4 and including more than 500 hyper-detailed 3D models, plus realistic terrains and weather effects, Panzer Corps 2 is the sequel every strategy gamer has been looking for. You will lead the Wehrmacht war machine all the way from the invasion of Poland to the final defense of the Motherland, and you can even turn the tide and win World War 2 by seizing Moscow, conquering the United Kingdom and even land your Panzers in North America to besiege Washington DC. You can pre-order Panzer Corps 2 Field Marshal Edition on Steam from today for $59.99, at 15% discount on the full release-day price of $69.99. By buying the Field Marshal Edition you’ll receive special bonuses: the full soundtrack, 4 digital wallpapers, extra scenarios and camo skins, and the first two future DLCs, available later this year after the game release. But that’s not all – there’s one final surprise: by pre-ordering the Field Marshal Edition you will be able to play Panzer Corps 2 before everybody else. From February 18th to 20th, every player who pre-ordered the Marshal Edition will get the chance to download Panzer Corps 2 and play it for 48 hour, until February 20th. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/b5dd2319f9c2d3b363d698f0c10946f1f6ae3c52.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

The original Panzer Corps now gets a totally new edition

From today, the original Panzer Corps and all its DLCs are combined in a new edition, Panzer Corps Gold, including all DLCs ever published and its standalone expansions. And with a huge permanent price reduction: until yesterday, this pack would have cost more than $80 – but now, it’s only $29.99. Every strategy gamer can fill the gap in their videogame collection with this unrivaled classic – plus, it’s a good way to tide yourself over during the wait for Panzer Corps 2, coming out just around the corner on March 19th. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35018759/7b5ba67bc7ac27aa50c44dce2e2d263e5905910b.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/268400/Panzer_Corps_Gold/

Starting on February 6th we will be retiring Panzer Corps Wehrmacht and its individual DLCs from sale. It won’t be possible to buy each individual expansion anymore after that date. After February 6th it will only be possible to buy Panzer Corps Gold, containing Panzer Corps Wehrmacht (base game) and all its DLCs in a single package. Panzer Corps Gold is a new package containing Panzer Corps and every single expansion at a new, lower price, and it will be available on February 6th onwards. If you own Panzer Corps Wehrmacht or any of its DLCs, you will still own them, see them in your Steam Library and be able to download, install and play them. Furthermore, we are discounting Panzer Corps Wehrmacht and all its DLCs for one week, so if you are missing some DLCs, this is your last chance to complete your collection, after which you will need to buy Panzer Corps Gold in order to have the full collection. We've also prepared a list of FAQ to better explain what will happen to the Panzer Corps 1 saga on February 6th, so if you have any question please refer to the FAQ here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/268400/discussions/0/1752399266009343393/ February 6th will be a big day for all Panzer Corps fans, as it is also the day when we will start the pre-orders for Panzer Corps 2, and we will give you all the details on pre-order bonuses. Are you ready?

Just yesterday we revealed the release date you were all waiting for: Panzer Corps 2 will be released on March 19th. It will also be possible to pre-order the game starting on February 6th. Pre-ordering Panzer Corps 2 will give you access to a series of exclusive assets and a nice discount on the final price. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu30-W1dPtg&feature=emb_title Yesterday was in general a big day for Panzer Corps 2. We had the producer of the game, David Sharrock, live on our Twitch channel for over a hour, during which he showcased plenty new features and new, never seen before gameplay footage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db5bvUw7eg4&feature=emb_title Furthermore, as we had announced, Pixelated Apollo streamed part of the single player campaign for the first time ever. You can watch his take on the invasion of Poland here. We have two more pieces of news for all Panzer Corps fans. - We are opening a Discord channel! As you know Panzer Corps 2 will have Live multiplayer, so the Discord channel will be a great place to find online opponents. It will also be a gathering place for all fans to discuss the game and interact with the devs. Join the Discord channel here. - DasTactic is going to start a Let's play series of streams on our Twitch channel later this week. Tune in on our Twitch channel on Friday January 24th at 6 pm GMT for the first episode. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

This is the announcement you were all waiting for. Join us on Twitch on Monday January 20 for the announcement of the release date of Panzer Corps 2. Shards, producer for the game, will be live in studio and showcase all the innovations in Panzer Corps 2, as well as answer all your questions. Live on Monday January 20 at 5 pm GMT on our Twitch channel. Then, following our stream, at 6 pm GMT the strategy youtuber Pixelated Apollo will be streaming the single player campaign of Panzer Corps 2 for the first time ever. We will host him on our own channel, so you can just stay once our stream is over and watch a full scenario of Panzer Corps 2 in action. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

It’s been a while since we last spoke about Panzer Corps 2, so we’d like to give you an update on how the game’s development is progressing. We know you are starved for news and can’t wait to hear when the game will be coming out. Panzer Corps 2 won’t be ready to release before the end of 2019. We are not far away now: the single player campaign has been completed, as are almost all of the in-game assets. We are currently in the testing and balancing stage. It is going to be a huge game, with over 1000 different units, over 60 scenarios in the single player campaign, a Skirmish mode with randomly generated maps, additional gameplay modes like the tactical challenges and a full-fledged Scenario Editor. As you can imagine, it is quite a task to make sure that everything is at full strength. Panzer Corps is our passion and our pride: given a choice between releasing the game early or spending a few more months polishing everything up, we chose the latter option. We want to make Panzer Corps 2 the king of wargames, and to do so we needed a bit more time. We promise the wait will be worth it! In the meantime, we wanted to give you a sneak peek of what the game will be played like. Kerensky, a very familiar name in the Panzer Corps community, has been testing the latest beta version, and he wrote an AAR for it. We hope you’ll enjoy it! You can read the AAR here. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35018759/90f07d48f0f954104fe1fd8815cb3a9db036d6a9.jpg Funny, but I was afraid that graphics will be at the first place in new PzC, at the expense of playability. But it turns out that (at least at this point) the logical "layer" of the game is definitely better than the "graphic" layer. - kondi754 Hi all! Welcome to a new issue of Panzer Corps 2 Dev Diaries! It has been a while since the last dev diary. But we haven’t been idle! In fact we have been very busy with the game and made some very good progress. Also, several other important events happened in the meantime. In particular: • There have been two in-depth streams about Panzer Corps 2. The first one was focused more on the graphics, while the second one was a full-blown gameplay reveal featuring almost 40 minutes of video footage and a Q&A session. If you have not seen these videos yet, what are you waiting for? • Panzer Corps 2 got a Steam page now! If you are interested in this game, it would be a good idea to add it your wishlist. • It is still not too late to apply for Panzer Corps 2 beta! The format of this dev diary will be a bit unusual. Lately we received several questions about the game, on Slitherine, Steam and Youtube. So we’ve decided to address the most important of these questions here. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35018759/387b8a3961c9dab8f996784cb9772bb04584fd4d.jpg Bypassing the heavily fortified Maginot Line, the Germans strike deep into France Will there be front lines, supply lines and more advanced supply rules? Tell us more about the new encirclement mechanics Supply rules will play a more significant role in Panzer Corps 2, compared to Panzer Corps, but the emphasis is on the effect supply has on battlefield tactics. We did not want to burden the player with counting supply points, moving around non-combat supply units etc. We also wanted to preserve the typical very fluid and dynamic gameplay of Panzer Corps, so there are no front lines and no need to maintain them per se. All units get automatic supply every turn as long as supply is not cut off. The primary means to cut off supply in Panzer Corps 2 is encirclement. We have shown an extensive demo of encirclements in our gameplay reveal stream, but that video did not answer all questions, so here is some additional explanation. There are several supply sources on the map. These are special supply hexes, as well as some units (ships in particular). Also, by default all map edge is considered supply source. As long as it’s possible to trace a supply line from a unit to one of supply sources this unit will continue getting supply (fuel and ammo) at the beginning of its turn. Supply line can be broken by impassable terrain (impassable from wheeled movement perspective), enemy units or their zone of control. The easiest way to achieve this is to completely encircle a group of enemy units with your own, making sure that all gaps in your line are at least covered by your ZOC. But terrain can also play a critical role, especially on maps which involve large bodies of water (sea, lakes and major rivers, all of which are impassable for trucks, unless they are covered with ice). In the right place, just one or a few of well-placed units can completely block supply of the enemy. Encircled units not only stop getting supplies but also get additional suppression and penalties to initiative and accuracy, in order to reflect their reduced combat ability. All these penalties are cumulative and get worse with each extra turn spent inside encirclements. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35018759/da691a4d5bdd370bcc245e27031577023375a89c.jpg The Germans launch Operation Battleaxe against british forces in North Africa Tell us about the new campaign in Panzer Corps 2 Main campaign included with Panzer Corps 2 will cover the European and Africa theaters from German perspective. Compared to campaigns in Panzer Corps there will be the following differences. • In terms of size the new campaign is somewhere between the Panzer Corps vanilla campaign and the Grand Campaign. The exact scenario count is 61. • For the first time in the Panzer Corps series Europe and Africa are combined into a single campaign tree, with core units travelling from Europe to Africa and back. • The new campaign has four primary paths: historical West, historical East, fictional West and fictional East. • We have taken special care that all paths are balanced in terms of length. No matter what path you take, you will play roughly the same number of scenarios, from 20 to 23. • A unique feature of the new campaign is its extensive branching. In fact, the new campaign can be described as several campaigns in one. You can do two complete playthroughs without seeing a single repeating scenario. And the total number of possible campaign paths you can take is several thousand! What other content will be included with Panzer Corps? • A number of single scenarios, both historical and fictional, complementing the campaign content. • A number of balanced scenarios designed specifically for Multiplayer. • A tutorial section which will include tutorial campaigns as well as a number of tactical puzzles and tactical challenges, small but difficult scenarios which will help to hone your player skills. Overall, we are looking at about 100 scenarios in 1.0, which is a huge amount of content, even without mentioning the random scenario generator, which will also be a part of initial release. Will there be a new Grand Campaign? This is one of the most frequent questions which we are getting, because the Grand Campaign was very popular with Panzer Corps players. Although it is a bit too early to say, we will very seriously consider making something similar, but even bigger and better, for Panzer Corps 2. What other DLC plans do you have? Once again, it is a bit too early to say, but our ambitions with this game are even greater than they were in Panzer Corps. If everything goes according to plan we will eventually cover all factions and all events of Second World War, including Pacific Theatre which Panzer Corps series never covered before, and also post-WW2 and Cold War era. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35018759/07cd0d77fd221b648731dead8bfd6eb9bc7c08b1.jpg Everything is ready for the final push towards Leningrad Will there be a hotseat mode? Yes. Will there be a coop mode? Yes, the game will support coop, both against the AI and against other human teams. Will the game include the Editor? Yes. We always considered our modding community to be very important and made a promise early on to provide the Editor from day one. At this point, I can say with 100% confidence that it will be included and it is pretty much finished already. It’s also a much more advanced tool compared to the Panzer Corps editor. What languages will the game support? The game will support English, German, French, Spanish, Russian and Simplified Chinese. Has the beta started? Yes! We are rolling out beta 3 this week, and there are more than 100 people testing the game already. We will be adding more people in each new beta to have a constant stream of “first impressions”. Also, we tend to add more and more people in each new iteration. So, even though we have got a lot of applications for this beta, there is a good chance that you will be selected at some point. What are beta testers saying? They like a lot of what they see, but also post lots of great suggestions, which we are carefully listening to. But to single out two most important points: • General consensus seems to be that both terrain and units look great, so concerns about the graphics part of the game can be put to rest. • All unit classes which were not very popular in Panzer Corps, like Infantry, Recon, Anti-Tank and Anti-Air are much more useful now and increasingly find their place in people’s cores. When will the game release? When it is ready. We are clearly getting very close now, because all major features which we planned for this game are already implemented. However, after 4 years of development, it would be foolish to rush and release an unstable game. A lot will depend on how the beta testing progresses. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35018759/4e37e2ea0cdc21800fb324398d29b81d85772416.jpg The Germans launch the final assault on the soviet capital of Moscow as the winter sets in https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

Development continues on Panzer Corps 2, and we are at a stage when we need to start creating portraits for units and heroes. We thought it would be a good moment to engage the community in a little contest. If you'd like to take part, you can scout the net for historical images and pictures of soldiers and officers from World War 2. Some of them will be included in the game (provided they are stock images with no copyright attached, and that they fit our requisites), and will be displayed as unit portraits in Panzer Corps 2! Important: please make sure to state where you got the image from, so we can double check if we can legally make use of it. We are looking for images of infantry and airforce soldiers and officers for the following armies: Germany United Kingdom Soviet Union United States of America Italy Hungary Romania You can post your findings in this thread, and then the team will select them. And now, on to the prize: anyone who posts pics which will be selected for the game will of course win eternal glory plus certain access to the Panzer Corps 2 Beta! Let the hunt begin!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35018759/339343998873f57ae4f6c1ce1d5196212853e870.jpg Many of you have been waiting for this moment: we are opening subscriptions to the beta of Panzer Corps 2! You can now apply to the beta and help us in developing the game. If you are willing to test it, find bugs, offer feedback and criticism and you love Panzer Corps, we definetely could use your help. What are you waiting for? Click here to sign up. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35018759/13ba146ee120429f4350deffb65975fa8d5e276a.jpg Yesterday we held the third edition of Home of Wargamers Live on Twitch. It was a wonderful occasion for us to reveal the first gameplay ever of Panzer Corps 2! You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu1xK4Abq1c Panzer Coslrps 2 has a new product page , and you can now wishlist it on Steam as well. Last but not least, we just opened a new Facebook page for Panzer Corps! Like & follow here. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/4eb7a558e29d5796d6c46de3bb3a16dffd1a5e5f.jpg As we get ready for today's gameplay reveal stream, we are publishing the new product page for Panzer Corps 2. Check it out: it contains new artwork, new screenshots and a full product description! It is live on Steam, so wishlist it now! Later today we are going to show you for the first time ever over 30 minutes of gameplay, live on Twitch. Don't miss it! It will be your chance to speak with Alex Shargin, lead designer of the Panzer Corps series, and ask him anything you would like to know. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/Panzer_Corps_2/

As we announced last month, May's Home of Wargamers Live would feature something that all Panzer Corps fans are waiting for: the gameplay reveal of Panzer Corps 2! Tune in with us on May 6th at 6 pm BST on our Twitch channel. The first part will be about all the latest news in the Slitherine world, with us telling you what's up and what is going on. Then we will have a special guest commenting live: Alex Shargin, lead designer of Panzer Corps 2, will be with us on a call during the stream, and together we will show you the gameplay of Panzer Corps 2! It will also be your chance to ask us anything you would like to know about the game. Don't miss it!

Next week on Monday April 8th we will be streaming the first ever video footage of Panzer Corps 2 on Twitch! Tune in on our Twitch channel at 6 pm BST: we will be showcasing Panzer Corps 2 during our Home of Wargamers Live II event!

Hello All! Today we wanted to revisit the topic of random scenarios and talk about missions which you can play on various random maps we have shown before. Attack and Defense These are classic mission types familiar from Panzer Corps and other similar games. The attacker starts from a limited bridgehead (maybe more than one) and needs to conquer the rest of the map in the given time. It is possible to play such missions on random maps as well, both as the attacker and the defender. Such missions will also play a central role in random campaigns. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/543f0f3ac25ae2662f6ae3564f2a50dd099d4f12.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/40c59a24de08ae4ec7b6ea70af7b44082a256329.jpg Free for All This is another all-time classic mission type, both for single player and multiplayer. Up to 8 players can play a Free for All mission, and they all start in an exactly the same situation, with a single capital city under their control, while the rest of the map is neutral and needs to be conquered. The goal of the mission is to eliminate all opponents from the map. There is a time limit as well, but it is quite generous and there is no need to rush. It is a perfectly valid tactic to sit and wait while the other players battle it out and weaken each other. But you need to make sure none of your opponents becomes too strong as the result. Each city under control increases player’s income, so a player controlling a large part of the map is getting stronger every turn. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/7144dc3de4e547b2d38d5abbd5deb48930a5aec4.jpg Survival This mission type is intended specifically for players who think that other missions are too easy in single player mode against the AI. In a survival mission, human player is placed in the middle of the map, while all the opponents are in alliance and do not fight each other. The number of opponents can range from 2 to 7, and seven enemies attacking from all directions can be hard to survive indeed. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/7746c2ce42188f1bd404df52dd15777baa5bb98f.jpg Team missions All four mission types described above can be played in single player or multiplayer mode. For example, it is possible to have 2 humans and up to 6 AIs struggling for map control in a Free for All mission. However, each mission type also has a “team” variant, where 2 humans play coop against up to three other teams. For example, it is possible to try and hold ground in a Survival mission together with your friend against up to 6 computer players. Other options In addition to mission types, there are several other parameters worth mentioning. - Shroud. In addition to standard fog of war, it is also possible to cover the whole map or some part of it with shroud, which hides not only units, but flags and terrain as well. On such maps recon becomes much more important. Shroud is a standard option in some genres (like 4x), but in Panzer Corps series it appears for the first time. - Neutral player. Normally, neutral cities on a Free for All or Survival map are empty and can be captured by any unit easily. However, it is possible to turn on neutral player which will slowly build up defenses in neutral cities every turn. With this option, planning capture of neutral cities becomes more complex. At the same time, your units can get some initial experience before engaging your primary opponents, which is especially useful in a Survival mission. - Free deployment. By default, the game places random starting units for all players automatically. But it is possible to skip this step and have a proper deployment phase instead, where you will purchase and deploy your whole army, within the given prestige and slot limits. Combined with different map types, all these options provide a lot of variety in random scenarios. This new playing mode is getting a lot of attention, and we sure hope that our players will enjoy it. However, the classic campaign mode is not forgotten either, and we are right now working on a massive new campaign for Panzer Corps 2. In one of the next dev diaries we are going to tell and show more of it. Stay tuned. PS. In the past dev diaries many people asked why we are showing screenshots without hex grid. The answer is simple: this is how we play the game internally. However, in today’s post we have turned the grid on to show how the game looks in this mode.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/4ea94cf5925616d5b0865ffa02d94cd3c385c92c.jpg It's been an epic journey, an astonishing feat, but the longest, largest Panzer Corps tournament ever is now over! 131 players, 374 days, one winner: Lifever! Lifever has become the Panzer Corps World Champion by defeating AlfredoAllu in a tough and epic match. The champion, Lifever, is going to be remembered in the Panzer Corps Hall of Fame, alongside last year's winner! He will also be featured as a Hero in Panzer Corps 2! Hail to the champ! We would like to once again congratulate with Goose_2 for a perfectly run tournament which wouldn't have been possible without his dedication and passion. Thank you Goose! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/942daa1f35173773f897343c55d6169154176b84.jpg

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/0eaaa8a2c5dfef5bfd25ccb70feb337458a5063f.jpg Hello All! Welcome to the first dev diary of 2019. Today we wanted to make another dive into game mechanics. And since many people asked about naval rules, this is what we are going to cover in today’s issue. Of course, the main focus of Panzer Corps series is ground warfare. Compared to that, ships can be considered less important. At the same time, scenarios involving ships and naval landings provide a different set of challenges and for this reason feel unique and memorable. In Panzer Corps 2 we wanted to try and make the ships even more interesting to play with, both in single player and multiplayer environment. In scenarios focused on naval warfare, ships can be purchased, upgraded and repaired in ports and can capture neutral and enemy ports. So, it is possible to have up to 8 fleets struggling for control of a map, much like it works for ground units. We keep the basic “rock – paper – scissors” approach from Panzer Corps for capital ships, destroyers and submarines, but add a number of new rules on top. Damage model All ships are single entities, and their strength number indicates hit points. Reduced hit points do not automatically reduce the ship’s firepower. Larger ships, like battleships and heavy cruisers, have more hit points to reflect their higher survivability. All damage done to ships falls in two categories: “kills” and “wounds”. “Wounds” can be repaired in open sea, while “kills” can only be repaired in ports. One “wound” per turn is healed automatically. Unspent move and attack actions are used to heal additional “wounds”. When attacking enemy ships, both distance to the target and relative orientation of the attacker and the defender affects the accuracy of the shot. Smaller ships are also harder to hit from long distance. Support fire To better represent cooperation between ships, we introduce several new support fire rules. - Destroyers provide support fire against enemy submarines. - Ships with AA ability provide support fire against enemy bombers. - Capital ships provide support fire to smaller ships and naval transports against enemy capital ships. - Ships provide support fire to adjacent ground units against enemy ground units. This means that ships become very important in their role to support naval landings, especially destroyers because larger ships cannot enter shallow water. Submarines Submarines can switch between submerged and surfaced states. Surfaced submarines have better movement speed, spotting and firing accuracy, but can be spotted and attacked like any other ship. Only surfaced submarines can enter shallow sea hexes. Submerged submarines are much more difficult to spot: they can only be spotted only by destroyers, and only if they moved on their turn. Submerged subs also ignore ZOC of enemy ships. Carriers Carriers serve as mobile airfields. Air units attack from carriers and automatically return at the beginning of their turn. Each carrier has a certain aircraft capacity (up to 7), and aircraft types which it can carry are configured for each carrier type separately. Special damage Each point of damage done to a ship also gives a certain chance to cause “special damage” which affects the ship’s stats in various ways. Here are some examples of special damage: - Damaged turret – reduced naval/ground attack strength. - Damaged AA turret – reduced air attack. - Damaged propellers or engine room – reduced speed - Damaged radar – reduced spotting - Damaged sonar (destroyer) – can no longer detect submerged submarines - Damaged flight deck (carriers) – all aircraft lose move and attack actions next turn Naval landings As was explained in previous dev diaries, embark only requires unspent attack action, which allows to embark a whole army in a single port in a single turn. Same is true for disembark: it only requires unspent attack action, which means that naval transport can move and disembark on the same turn. This makes naval landings much more flexible. Additionally, infantry units have a special ability to attack directly from landing craft. This, combined with damage and suppression from other ships, allows pushing enemy units back from the shore. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/d58b72db4183ec810627b461271c709bb2450502.png

Hello All! The holiday season is upon us, the year 2018 is almost at the end, and it is a good time to pause, look back and summarize what was achieved, what were our successes and failures. Panzer Corps 2 did not release this year. This is... not ideal. We will not try to pretend that it’s a good thing, “because now the game will be even better and more polished”. Back when we announced it, nobody planned to deliver a bad game in 2018 either. The good news is, the game is really turning out the way we hoped. It has come a long way since the beginning of development more than 3 years ago. We were taking many risks with this project, and it is great to see that for the most part, they are paying off. 3D graphics works and provides a level of clarity which we need. Random maps are fun to play. Historical content plays just as well. The game is 100% future proof and looks gorgeous on any displays up to 4K. We are confident that 2019 will be a “Panzer Corps 2 year” and that Panzer Corps will get a worthy successor which will deliver many hours of fun to all the fans of this genre. We would like to thank everyone reading these diaries for your interest in the game and for valuable comments and feedback. We cannot reply to every single comment, but we read them all. And although the end of the year has been a very busy period for us, we were able to react on some of the feedback as well. For example, just yesterday Scenario Editor has got a new feature to import any Panzer Corps scenario, which can then be edited and resaved in Panzer Corps 2 format. This has been requested in the comments to one of the diaries, and now it is implemented. Please keep your feedback coming, and together we can make this game even better. To show how Panzer Corps 2 looks now, we have prepared two new screenshots. Hope that you will enjoy them, and looking forward to telling and showing you more in the coming year. See you in 2019! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/7867bf83480cbbc90a049bbc08e9a90b4c261269.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5756290/df5a04dd6ca5e2dfcb12fd272c24a1bb196d4cd2.jpg