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Strategic Command American Civil War, will be available on June 30th


For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. In this turn-based strategy game, you will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of great innovation and dramatic battles. Your decisions will determine whether the United States leaves this conflict as one nation or two.

Out on June 30th.

Wishlist now https://www.matrixgames.com/game/strate ... -civil-war

How about letting people prepurchase and giving them Beta access if they do?

Will pre order be a thing and will there be a physical version?

Can't wait to buy a copy.

Same here, can't wait.

Will order at first opportunity be it preorder, early access, or normal release.

Would love to see an early access.

Hello, thank you all for showing such interest in Strategic Command: American Civil War, we're excited about this title too.

Sadly we do not have any plans for a Pre-order for this title, however, there is now not long left until release (at the end of this month).

Regarding beta access for pre-ordering of the/a game, that has never been a thing we here at Matrix games or in the Slitherine family have ever done or will consider doing anytime soon but thank you for the eagerness to be involved, always promising to see.

Very interested and intruiged to see if the SC system can handle the ACW. Given how bloody the system can be I am concerned with a relatively low unit count that forces may be decimated within a few months...

Any chance of showing an AAR prior to release date to put my mind at rest ?

devoncop wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:13 am Very interested and intruiged to see if the SC system can handle the ACW. Given how bloody the system can be I am concerned with a relatively low unit count that forces may be decimated within a few months...

Any chance of showing an AAR prior to release date to put my mind at rest ?

There's a few let's plays up on youtube now showing the game in all its glory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhuo0e7K6wc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeO2ltdmMgY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu72jjWqFN8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VzxEDMJjKc

If I've missed any please let me know so I can include them in the list!

- BNC

Thanks Ryan.

I am particularly interested in how the game system handles 1862-64 and seeing if it avoids being just a long front line like WW1. So far the "lets plays" only cover the first turn or two but I will keep my eyes open for more content.

Best of luck with the release.

Ian

Well there will be Multiplayer Content soon for YouTube. Colonel Prem {Gaming With The Colonel] and I [Balthazor's Strategic Arcana] were running mirror matches and recording them...but it was Beta version 1.00.01, and we just recently heard that our MP mirror matches won't continue upon release. So, we are going to restart a new campaign and start hopefully on June 30, with turns going up public on our channels shortly after.

We are planning to redo the Blue and Grey Campaign, I as CSA, and The Colonel as Union.
Announcements on both channels should be going up soon..and I'll post links here of that when it happens.

Included are the YT thumbnail banners we will be using for our respective channels. It should be episodic

Gaming With The Colonel YT Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/GamingwiththeColonel

Balthazor's Strategic Arcana YT Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/BalthazorsStrategicArcana
Cheers

OCB

Spectacularly good news

Thanks for those two links I will subscribe to both channels as I was not familiar (to my shame) with either of them.

I shall be looking for some Reb tips especially

Ian

OldCrowBalthazor wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:18 am Once we get our hands on the release version we will get the Grand Campaign going, I as CSA, and The Colonel as Union.
Announcements on both channels should be going up soon..and I'll post links here of that when it happens.

Looking forward to that for sure!

BiteNibbleChomp wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 12:37 pm

devoncop wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:13 am Very interested and intruiged to see if the SC system can handle the ACW. Given how bloody the system can be I am concerned with a relatively low unit count that forces may be decimated within a few months...

Any chance of showing an AAR prior to release date to put my mind at rest ?

There's a few let's plays up on youtube now showing the game in all its glory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhuo0e7K6wc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeO2ltdmMgY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu72jjWqFN8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VzxEDMJjKc

If I've missed any please let me know so I can include them in the list!

- BNC

The best at Civil War Let's Plays in my opinion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-mMah0UeWU

Another favorite YTber:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e1_25uNims

Any idea what time the game is going to be released?

SetonHallPirate wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:25 am Any idea what time the game is going to be released?

Apparently about 3pm London time

got up early to buy - wait till later!

So 10:00 AM EST USA. I also got up early to purchase.

So the purchase links are up but none of the download links are working after you purchase.

Hi Slapbone,

Sounds like the issues have been resolved, can you confirm?

Hubert

Very interested in this game. I've looked at the videos and it seems to be a good balance between gameplay and realism. Some ACW games are too abstract, others too detailed. I'm hopeful SCACW strikes the right balance.