tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post5621955682392260595..comments2024-03-23T06:17:06.909-04:00Comments on Real and Simulated Wars: Panzer Battles Normandy - AAR, Part 4: Verrieres Falls!JChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-19258802946359800732015-10-23T20:38:35.831-04:002015-10-23T20:38:35.831-04:00Hi All,
Sorry I missed this thread had continued ...Hi All,<br /><br />Sorry I missed this thread had continued on!<br /><br />We are hopeful for a pre-xmas release - no guarantees but the game is coming together very nicely. The game system is working well and we are getting through a lot of play testing currently. <br /><br />As far as PAK's question both fire fights and assaults have their places. You can also set up fire doctrine and ambushes that are important as well. Defensive fire can be particular devastating if setup correctly.<br /><br />Finally, CS is the spiritual predecessor for Panzer Battles, there are similarities and differences. Probably the most glaring is the time period (30 mins vs 6 mins) and the breadth of scenarios available in CS vs the focus on a single battle/campaign in Panzer Battles.<br /><br />You can get a lot more info on both games and future developments over at theblitz.<br /><br />DavidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946447001665955520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-41685342793627024602015-10-14T13:04:11.284-04:002015-10-14T13:04:11.284-04:00I'm just an avid player, not a developer or ev...I'm just an avid player, not a developer or even a play tester on either of these projects. So I don't have any information on dates, sorry!<br />Doug Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782846735047080442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-19919370154780216462015-10-14T12:50:12.803-04:002015-10-14T12:50:12.803-04:00Doug,
This year, next year?Doug,<br /><br />This year, next year?Fierce Freddy https://www.blogger.com/profile/06254941736464910951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-49846390470371532022015-10-14T07:20:40.977-04:002015-10-14T07:20:40.977-04:00Thanks Dave. I'm becoming more and more intere...Thanks Dave. I'm becoming more and more interested in Panzer Battles - i like the scale more than that of Panzer Campaigns. I assume that in PB firefigths play a much bigger role then assaults, contrary to the Panzer Campaigns.<br />Currently I play a lot of Matrix JTCS and PB seems to me as more attractive, mainly because units strenght is not abstracted in steps like in JTCS. Do have any plans for a demo version of PB?<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Cheers<br />PAKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-72071300677088901042015-10-13T16:47:42.913-04:002015-10-13T16:47:42.913-04:00There's no Napoleonic Campaign Series title, t...There's no Napoleonic Campaign Series title, though there are quite a few Napoleonic Campaigns games from JTS. The Napoleonic Campaigns games are pretty much the same engine as Panzer Campaigns and Panzer Battles. Highly recommended if you are interested in Napoleonic warfare.<br /><br />For the Campaign Series games, Matrix has a signe title that includes East Front, West Front, and Rising Sun. These were originally Talonsoft games that Matrix bought the right to and republished. Since then they've received some updates courtesy of a group of highly motivated players. Across the three titles, there are literally hundreds of scenarios, especially if you include the player created scenarios that can be found online.<br /><br />Campaign Series Middle East is the newest, having just been released this month. It was built on an upgraded version of East Front, and includes a number of improvements not yet seen in the original Campaign Series games. The upcoming 1.01 version that is supposed to be released in late November has even more in it. If you are interested in the period (1948 to 1982 Middle East) this is the game to get. <br /><br />The WW2 titles are eventually going to get the improvements in Middle East. However, Campaign Series Vietnam is in the works before that happens. So, if you are interested in the WW2 games, those are probably worth picking up now, since I think it'll be awhile before we see the updates.<br /><br />For the money, it's tough to go wrong with any of these. CSME alone has 50 scenarios from across the period, including battles involving the French in Algeria and the British in Aden. The games all have editors and the ability to auto-generate not just battles, but entire campaigns. There are scripted and dynamic campaigns. PBEM works very well in all of them. These are classics and worth having if you want to play/learn about the periods covered at the grand tactical scale.<br />Doug Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782846735047080442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-63159712363744598162015-10-13T14:03:47.582-04:002015-10-13T14:03:47.582-04:00Hi Doug and thanks! :)
I notice you play a lot of...Hi Doug and thanks! :)<br /><br />I notice you play a lot of this Campaign titles. Which one would you recommend for starting? Napoleonic, modern Middle East, WWII?<br /><br />The Middle East one is catching my eye. I read that it features a new dynamic AI system.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-36295643601448244852015-10-13T13:56:49.976-04:002015-10-13T13:56:49.976-04:00The scale is the same, but PzB is probably more a ...The scale is the same, but PzB is probably more a descendant of Panzer Campaigns in terms of the engine and UI than Campaign Series. Having said that, Panzer Battles and Campaign Series play very similarly IMO, and are both excellent takes on company-scale actions.<br /><br />Note that Campaign Series is very much alive over at matrix, and Matrix has recently released Campaign Series Middle East, based on the original CS code from East Front and not the sadly never-quite-finished Divided Ground. It, like Panzer Battles, is a wonderful thoroughly modern company scale game. We're really fortunate to have both of these teams working on and turning out such high-caliber productions!Doug Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782846735047080442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-31660900760441851792015-10-13T13:50:30.512-04:002015-10-13T13:50:30.512-04:00Not familiar with the Campaign series. If you ask ...Not familiar with the Campaign series. If you ask Doug he will surely answer that.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-34447998500157389862015-10-13T12:04:21.008-04:002015-10-13T12:04:21.008-04:00Is this game is a successor of original Tiller Cam...Is this game is a successor of original Tiller Campaign Series? Scale seems to be the same.<br /><br />Cheers<br />PAKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-62189783092840650472015-10-12T08:30:43.671-04:002015-10-12T08:30:43.671-04:00Dave is the boss of the project. He may chime in w...Dave is the boss of the project. He may chime in with an answer ...JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-27545676177755889212015-10-10T17:09:01.398-04:002015-10-10T17:09:01.398-04:00Release date?Release date?Fierce Freddy https://www.blogger.com/profile/06254941736464910951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-90046720756226847312015-10-03T06:45:57.918-04:002015-10-03T06:45:57.918-04:00Hey Doug, I'm confident you'll like this g...Hey Doug, I'm confident you'll like this game. I like you, am an East Front nut, but the game system has worked really well for this title. I don't think we will ever do a game this big again (at least till the next Panzer Battles title!) but there is just so much more that could be done beyond what we will put out with the initial release.<br /><br />As far as graphics, we continue to improve the techniques we're using. As JC mentioned imagery may change and some of what has been shown in the AAR here has already been updated. It will be an attractive game.<br /><br />DavidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946447001665955520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-27115227960572278682015-10-02T21:48:01.183-04:002015-10-02T21:48:01.183-04:00Okay, okay, gimme! Even though I typically lean mo...Okay, okay, gimme! Even though I typically lean more toward East Front over West Front gaming, I think I'm going to like this one even more than I like PzB Kursk: Southern Front. The counter art also looks really stunning. Looks like Mr. Freer and company are going to deliver another great game!<br />Doug Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782846735047080442noreply@blogger.com