Sudden Strike 4 pre-purchase and Beta entry on Steam

[spelk]

Unit facing can be controlled but the formation controls are very poor. You can roughly group units together when issuing move orders, but I haven't discovered any option to have units form up in line, column, wedge, echelon, etc. This would have been a simple, and very welcome addition.

On the console version, there is a rudimentary mechanism for formation control.. probably the same as the PC "hold and drag in a particular direction", and that is the depth to which you "drag" in any direction. The formation can go from a wide line, clustered multi-line "box", to a two vehicle column. This apply more analogue stick as you hold the 'O' button, can be tricky to pull off the formation you want in the heat of action. I presume there is a similar mechanism on the PC, involving click and dragging perhaps? It's not ideal, but you can go from line to column if you're particularly nimble enough :)

[Jarhead0331]

Unit facing can be controlled but the formation controls are very poor. You can roughly group units together when issuing move orders, but I haven't discovered any option to have units form up in line, column, wedge, echelon, etc. This would have been a simple, and very welcome addition.

On the console version, there is a rudimentary mechanism for formation control.. probably the same as the PC "hold and drag in a particular direction", and that is the depth to which you "drag" in any direction. The formation can go from a wide line, clustered multi-line "box", to a two vehicle column. This apply more analogue stick as you hold the 'O' button, can be tricky to pull off the formation you want in the heat of action. I presume there is a similar mechanism on the PC, involving click and dragging perhaps? It's not ideal, but you can go from line to column if you're particularly nimble enough :)

Yes. There is something similar on pc,  and rudimentary is one way of putting it. I dont find it effective or really that useful.  Maybe I'm not using it right?

[spelk]

IIRC in order to keep your armour moving in a column down a road, say, you have to get them into column formation first and then your move or attack-move order also would require you to select the column formation again..

I don't think the tools are there to keep efficient formation, but there is at least some sort of formation control, if you want to line up your armour on a ridge or your arty etc.. using an analogue thumbstick to position 88's, and unlimber them and then make sure their facing is correct can be a bit of a ball ache. I suspect using the PC version here would help a bit. Grouping them all, and giving a group unlimber doesn't seem to work that well on the console.

I've enjoyed what I've played of it, the "multiplayer" leaves a bit to be desired at the moment (on the consoles at least).

It:

1) Only has 4 small maps, with about 6 bases on it (some field stations, some railway stations - for bringing in reinforcements in groups of 5, some beach locations bringing in single units)

2) No private match setup for comp stomps with friends - always being jumped in by random strangers

3) Networking (on consoles) seems a bit flakey, sometimes a co-op game can split, and you'll be in seperate games mid-game

4) Swarm reinforcement camps, to drain the CPU dry

[Greybriar]

I fired up Sudden Strike 4 yesterday to give it a try. I began with the Tutorials. I can't quite put my finger on it, but *something* about the Tutorial really irritated me. So much so that I didn't finish the Tutorials or play a game. I exited it and haven't fired it up since.

I will probably give it another try sometime, but I've got other games to play that I have found more enjoyable.

[Jarhead0331]

I fired up Sudden Strike 4 yesterday to give it a try. I began with the Tutorials. I can't quite put my finger on it, but *something* about the Tutorial really irritated me. So much so that I didn't finish the Tutorials or play a game. I exited it and haven't fired it up since.

I will probably give it another try sometime, but I've got other games to play that I have found more enjoyable.

That's odd...tutorial was pretty brief and non-offensive in my view.

I would just jump into the campaign and see how you feel. I don't think the tutorial is a necessary prerequisite to playing the game anyway.

[Pete Dero]

Any more thoughts after a few days ? (posting about this game quickly died out)

It is sold on Kinguin for €23.75 ... (legit ?)   https://www.kinguin.net/category/35640/sudden-strike-4-steam-cd-key/

[Yskonyn]

I am liking the SP campaigns. Skirmish is not my thing though.

[Greybriar]

Any more thoughts after a few days ? (posting about this game quickly died out)

It is sold on Kinguin for €23.75 ... (legit ?)   https://www.kinguin.net/category/35640/sudden-strike-4-steam-cd-key/

I ran across this video that might throw some light on Sudden Strike 4 for you:

As for whether Kinguin is legit or not, I don't know. But I don't buy games from Kinguin to be on the safe side.

[Pete Dero]

I ran across this video that might throw some light on Sudden Strike 4 for you:

Thanks.

I'll leave it for now.

[Jarhead0331]

First DLC up for release on Friday.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/606080/Sudden_Strike_4__Road_to_Dunkirk/

[Barthheart]

Is that a Tiger in France in 1940?  ???

[Barthheart]

Yep it is.

[sandman2575]

And those Pz IVGs are none too historical, neither...

SS4 wears its video-gamey-ness on its sleeve. It's definitely fun, but not the place to go for strict fidelity to historical detail...

[Jarhead0331]

New patch adds 360 degrees of camera rotation and increased zoom out range. I haven't tried it out yet, but these two major additions could be significant game changers.

[sandman2575]

New patch adds 360 degrees of camera rotation and increased zoom out range. I haven't tried it out yet, but these two major additions could be significant game changers.

Wow -- the lack of full rotational camera was a major gripe of mine. This is good news.