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Commander: The Great War

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About the game

Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! At the heart of the conflict, when men fought for every inch of land, only visionary leaders could make the choices that would lead their troops to victory. The remarkable sequence of events that inexorably led to the 'Great War' is written in our history books and pictured in our movies. Now a new turn-based strategy game captures this time of war with unprecedented realism, playability and accuracy. Developed by

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STRATEGY TURN-BASED STRATEGY WORLD WAR I WARGAME GRAND STRATEGY HISTORICAL TURN-BASED HEX GRID

Installation:

How to activate your game

Developer:

The Lordz Games Studio

Publisher:

Slitherine Ltd.

Release date:

12 November 2012

Genre:

Single-player, Strategy

All Steam reviews:

Very positive (241)

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Description

Take Command and Achieve Victory in the Great War! When men fought fiercely to secure every inch of land, only visionary leaders could make decisions that led their troops towards triumphant success. History books and movies document the sequence of events leading up to World War One with remarkable detail; now an immersive turn-based strategy game captures this period with unmatched realism, playability and accuracy. Commander: The Great War by Lordz Games Studio brings all of the thrill, excitement, and difficult decision-making of life during wartime to life! Developed to deliver this thrilling, entertaining gameplay experience. Gamers can enjoy an immense hex-based campaign map that spans from the USA in the west all the way across Africa and Arabia to Scandinavia in the north and the Urals in the east on an engine designed for greater efficiency, fully supporting widescreen resolutions and widescreen resolution support.

Commander - The Great War offers an all-encompassing Grand Campaign covering from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 until Armistice on the 11th November 1918 and 16 different unit types such as Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars & Tanks, Artillery Guns & Train Armourers to name just some! Plus a Grand Campaign mode which lets players navigate every stage!

Slitherine offers generals looking to test themselves against other players a unique experience with its revolutionary play by email system bringing an unmatched thrill of Multiplayer battles, all the while providing virtually endless replayability!

Now available on iPad! Enjoy great gameplay that allows cross-platform multiplayer games between PC owners and iPad players!

Commander - The Great War is no longer officially supported by its developer; the last patch dates back to 2015. As such, some glitches might arise during gameplay.


Features
An expansive hex-based campaign map covering from America in the west to Africa and Arabia to the south, Scandinavia to the north and the Urals to the east.
Five Grand Campaigns began during WW1: 1914 the Great War; 1915 Ypres Artois; 1916 Verdun Battle; 1917 Nivelle Offensive and 1918 Kaiserschlacht (in that order).
Over 40 historical and what-if events triggered by conditions on the campaign-map can be experienced through interactive playback.
Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks; Artillery (including Railway Guns ) Armoured Trains and Cruisers/Submarines/Battleships as well as Fighters, Bombers & Airships comprise 18 unique unit types during World War 2. Each has unique advantages and disadvantages according to historical performances in various theatres of war.
Attach historical Commanders to your units. Each has unique strengths that should help make an intelligent choice on which front they should serve best. Three kinds of commanders exist - Generals for ground units; Admirals at sea; and flying Aces that strengthen air units.
Investment in research and technology will allow your units to thrive. Airplanes quickly transform from fragile tools of aerial observation into deadly ground and air attack planes; artillery barrages become ever more accurate; while armour technology grants your army with devastating new weapons such as Tanks for battle.
Slitherine's revolutionary PBEM++ server system facilitates multiplayer combat that simulates supply, morale, terrain, leadership, equipment training and fog of war in an easy yet difficult to master game play experience.  Multiplayer gameplay available via Slitherines revolutionary server system provides for seamless game experience!  Simple yet complex combat simulation for detailed yet realistic experience
An all new engine that supports any display resolution from 1024x600 upwards and includes full widescreen support. Extreme moddability using Lua scripting language to allow players to alter many aspects of gameplay including combat, research, unit stats, terrain effects and much more!
Config Options in Configurations Manager v7 (CPMT).

Configurations

minimum*

  • OS *:Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
  • Processor:Pentium 4
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Graphics: With OpenGL 1.3 support (GeForce FX / Radeon R300)
  • Storage:2 GB available space