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Hi everyone,

We are excited to announce the acquisition of Battlefront, the renowned developers behind the Combat Mission series.

ELEVATING COMBAT MISSION'S LEGACY
This strategic move underscores our commitment to the wargaming community and the legacy of Combat Mission—a franchise celebrated for its unmatched tactical and strategic depth. With over 1 million copies sold worldwide, Combat Mission remains a defining force in the genre, setting the standard for authentic warfare simulations.



LOOKING FORWARD
This acquisition marks a new chapter for Combat Mission, as we plan to enhance the series with cutting-edge technology and innovative gameplay, all while preserving the core elements that have made it a favorite among wargamers for over 25 years.

Battlefront's entire team, including the original creators, will be joining Slitherine, ensuring the continuity and quality that fans have come to expect.

This partnership makes a milestone in wargaming, with Slitherine and Battlefront committed to delivering the best possible experience and ensuring the continued growth and success of the Combat Mission franchise.

AVAILABILITY & DISTRIBUTION
Combat Mission titles will continue to be available on all current platforms, including Matrix Games and Steam. To help both new and existing players, we have updated our FAQ and "How to Download My Games" sections, making it easier than ever to access and enjoy the series.

A DAY OF CELEBRATION
To celebrate this exciting milestone, we're thrilled to offer discounts of up to 60% on all Combat Mission titles. This is a limited-time sale, available until September 3rd, so don't miss out:

Additionally, we have organized a full day of streaming on our Twitch channel. The schedule includes a variety of Combat Mission titles, showcasing gameplay and strategies. Join us to experience our streamers in action and engage with our community.



We are also pleased to announce the opening of subscriptions for a new Battle for Normandy tournament featuring three brand new maps. These maps have been meticulously crafted, all starting from the master map of the Battle Pack 2.

Enjoy this Combat Mission milestone and celebration and don’t miss this perfect opportunity to expand your collection and dive into the acclaimed tactical warfare series at an unbeatable price.

What does this mean for the macOS version?

Could the dreaded drunkard Mk19 mounted grenade launcher spraying 40mm everywhere bug in SF2 finally be fixed now after all these many, many years.

Make it so Matrix

Is there a roadmap or some type of plan moving forward as far as optimization, bug squashing and adding features Matrix Games is willing to share with the fans?

Seems I may be screwed with this announcement.

I went over to Battlefront.com to get my serial keys - and there's only one order listed and it's for CMSF1 Big Bundle back in 2018.

Thing is, I purchased them all. I had CMSF1 and addons, CMSF2 and addons, Normandy and addons, Italy, Red Thunder and with all the upgrades that came with those games.

Any ideas how I can get my serial numbers?

If not - them I'm ****ed and that's that - but I thought I'd ask anyway, just in case.

I'm in the same boat, I ordered the CMBN Engine 3 BIG BUNDLE back in 2013 and was given an activation code, but no serial #. The only other info I have are the SKU codes.

Couldn't find this in the FAQ:

I get that there is no more support for CM1 games, but I assume we can get access to installers to those games on matrix?

In the "Register your serial number" page, the game drop down does not include any of the older CM1 games.

Also, is "activation code" the same as serial number?

Thanks
Robert

I'd put in a support ticket. After years Battlefront still had my purchase info and I got a Slitherine/Matrix serial number issued for me from that info from Battlefront. I have the games at Matrix now and have Steam keys for my Battlefront games. I had the Normandy big bundle and Red Thunder. I'm sure either Battlefront or Matrix can help you all out with the transfer.

I tend to agree with Budd here that things will get straightened out. I have pretty much everything running on a 10-year-old PC at this time, so will be due for re-installs soon!

In my very humble opinion, this should have happened a few years earlier, except for maybe the understandable pride of the original BF guys not to give in to another entity. But glad there is now peace, and prosperity will be the likely result. God bless all of you in this new venture.

Legend John at Slitherine told me I had another account .

I'm back - and all my games are there.

Thank you John

"In my very humble opinion, this should have happened a few years earlier, except for maybe the understandable pride of the original BF guys not to give in to another entity."

True dat

I was kind of surprised at this announcement !!

I played a little combat mission years ago but drifted away in favor of the then new Tigers on the Hunt and my all time Number 1 favorite The Campaign Series!
Also a shameless plug for Squad Battles from WDS which is a very nice game system!!

I believe this is a good acquisition and in the long run will make the Combat Mission family stronger!

Looking forward to see what Slitherine/Matrix does with this CM system in the future.

Smiles and happy thoughts always!

Big Ivan

Will the Combat Mission demos still be made available somewhere?

Can we safely presume Panzer Command is officially dead at this point?

Love the game, own all of them and expansion packs. Best tac wargame out there. With that said, I'm hoping Matrix will put some $ into upgrading the engine and graphics as they are old as dirt lol.

Para87 wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 4:37 pm Could the dreaded drunkard Mk19 mounted grenade launcher spraying 40mm everywhere bug in SF2 finally be fixed now after all these many, many years.

Make it so Matrix

Of course not, design intent.

Only have one wish that the campaigns become 2 player!!

Will the MacOs version be moved to steam, even if Slitherine does not plan to do that with future games why not put the existing games on steam?

Is the change over from BFC to Matrix causing this on the BFC website?...

No, their forum is working.