New WWII Game from Makers of Wargame Series!

[Jarhead0331]

Who cares. They look delicious.

[sandman2575]

"Realistic wargame"

Well, agree that needs to be taken with a grain of salt. "Realistic" compared to Combat Missionx2 or Graviteam Tactics? Apparently not. But one hopes (...I hope...) that it'll feel "more realistic" than, say, Company of Heroes or Men of War (although those are superb "Hollywood WW2" games and tons of fun) which is to say, a little more authentic than your typical click-festy WW2 RTS.

I've been fantasizing about a Eugen Wargame set in WW2 for a while. Hugely excited about this, even if there are bound to be a few howlers, like Tiger IIs in Normandy...

[bobarossa]

I've been fantasizing about a Eugen Wargame set in WW2 for a while. Hugely excited about this, even if there are bound to be a few howlers, like Tiger IIs in Normandy...

Found this at Wikipedia " It was first used in combat with 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion during the Allied Invasion of Normandy on 11 July 1944;[11]"  I know, it's Wikipedia but it has a reference! 

[sandman2575]

Interesting. I would've guessed that the Koenigstiger wasn't deployed in numbers on the Western Front til the Bulge. -?

[AchillesLastStand]

Was just going to post this, the wargame engine is perfectly suited for WW2 action. Can...not ........wait.

[Destraex]

Been lobbying eugen for a fair while for a wargame red dragon set in ww2 but with better infantry mechanics. Fingers crossed.

[Surtur]

Hope it is a tad slower than the Wargame systems, but I am very interested :)

[undercovergeek]

http://imgur.com/a/cWkkg

ahh yes. Tiger IIs in Normandy.

"Realistic wargame"

I don't see where it says realistic war game, and afaik it's never been marketed as such

It's toy soldiers for grown ups

[mirth]

http://imgur.com/a/cWkkg

ahh yes. Tiger IIs in Normandy.

"Realistic wargame"

I don't see where it says realistic war game, and afaik it's never been marketed as such

It's toy soldiers for grown ups

Realisitic wargame or not, Tiger IIs did fight in Normandy.

What I'd say is unrealistic is that they appear to be moving :P

[sandman2575]

set in ww2 but with better infantry mechanics.

This sure would be nice. (I frankly also wish the same thing about Graviteam Tactics, in terms of improved infantry...)

[Greybriar]

If it plays as good as it looks, Steel Division: Normandy 44 should be great.

[acctingman]

It looks like an improved MoW series, which I'm all in for.

I didn't see any word on if the game will be mod friendly.

[Tinkershuffle]

Was just going to post this, the wargame engine is perfectly suited for WW2 action. Can...not ........wait.

I think Eugen really needs to enhance the infantry combat mechanics to make it immersive, the current implementation where the grunts are running in circle formations almost at the same speed as the vehicles just won't do it in infantry heavy setting like WW2.

[JasonPratt]

Interesting. I would've guessed that the Koenigstiger wasn't deployed in numbers on the Western Front til the Bulge. -?

Depends on what you mean by "numbers" and "deployed". A good dozen or so happened to be parked and operational near Arnhem during Market-Garden, and they caused a lot of problems. Considering that this area was regarded as a refitting rest and regroup area for soldiers fleeing the Allied push, that suggests there were substantial numbers of them earlier, too.

Whether they were used effectively in substantial numbers before the Bulge (and locally in Market-Garden), I don't know yet.

(Lol at "moving" realism joke, btw!  O0 )

[HoodedHorseJoe]

Great article by T.J. here with a few more details on the game: http://www.pcgamer.com/steel-division-normandy-44-is-a-realistic-ww2-rts-coming-this-year/

Nothing "new" new, but the basic concepts already known have been expanded and explained a bit more. I'm looking forward to doing my own interview with them soon.