Battlefront's main web page may not say so, but Combat Mission Shock Force 2 is reporting for duty.
One of the old scenarios (Circle the Wagons) has bee re-written and "RPG City" continues to be a handsome challenge for the virtual Marines.
Not only the base game has been brought to the newest generation game engine but all the modules (US Marines, British Forces and NATO [Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands]) are also available. The amount of gameplay and diversity of equipment is astonishing.
From the same scenario mentioned above. Irregular forces attempt to overrun a US Marines platoon guarding two Abrams immobilized tanks.
From a cursory look at my favorite scenarios, I can see many changes on how the computer opponent behaves. There was a massive effort in re-writing old scenarios and also a new crop of fresh ones. Some of the NATO module old campaigns are not available at this time, I read somewhere, and if solo campaigns are your thing, please check the official forums for this information.
A US Marines medium MG team on top of a roof. An AAV is on the street below, without proper infantry guard.
The Gulf and Iraq Wars overtones plus the obvious thematic proximity with the current events in real life Syria will likely result in a multitude of user-created scenarios, campaigns and mods. The scenario and map editor in Combat Mission continues to be a source of fresh quality content.
Well, these Canadians have been ambushed and now dwell -not so happily and under fire from every corner of the map- at the "Crossfire Inn". Reinforcements coming soon. I hope.
The British Challenger tank, with its distinctive armor skirts, is a magnificent piece of armor. In this armor-only scenario, Challies shown seconds before contact against Syrian counterparts.
If you own any content for the original Combat Mission Shock Force, you can take advantage of a discounted price. I got the whole enchilada of game and modules for $35.00 (compare against the non-discounted price of $160.00).
I'm off to finish up my video AAR of my match with Olav. Then, more Combat Mission Shock Force 2.
Cheers,
Thank you, it's a WIP but coming along nicely.very clever mod. Well, aside from chinese radio calls mixed in with the vietnamese ?????
CMSF2 has been recently patched...
Yeah, my vids.Thoughts on the patch?
Also are those your vids? I was watching a few just the other day.
Combat Mission Shock Force 2 - Out on August 25th
We are proud to announce that we’ve partnered with Battlefront to bring Combat Mission: Shock Force 2 to our stores. The game, and all its DLCs, will be available from August 25th on Matrix Games, Steam, and other digital stores.
We already work with Battlefront on some very engaging professional projects where Combat Mission is used for training and analysis purposes. We are now genuinely excited to be able to bring it to our wargaming community.
What is Combat Mission Shock Force 2
Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army, in which you can play either in real-time or with the innovative turn-based WeGo system. Take command of US Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT) and Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (HBCT) to fight against Syrian Army Infantry, Mechanized and Armored units in an arid setting. Experience the full range of modern threats to conventional military forces, including irregular combat forces, terrorists, spies, suicide bombers, IED's and other deadly tools employed in the asymmetric warfare of the modern-day. Play the Task Force Thunder campaign, more than a dozen carefully crafted battles, or unlimited Quick Battles. Shock Force 2 focuses on tactical platoon-level action and features both a single-player campaign and multiplayer (Hotseat or PBEM).
I guess it meant one was utterly vanquished by the other...Wow, Matrix Games (Slitherine) and Battlefront were mortal enemies for decades.
It's really end of the world that Matrix Games will be publishing Battlefront.
Battlefront is happy to announce a new commercial sales partnership with Slitherine Publishing. The new arrangement puts Slitherine’s considerable marketing muscle to work getting Combat Mission into more hands than ever before through its Matrix Games online store and Steam. Combat Mission Shock Force 2 is the first CM family to make the move to Slitherine with more to follow over time. Battlefront’s online store will remain unchanged, except that pricing will stay in synch with a coordinated sales strategy. Yes, that means Battlefront will finally offer periodic sales to its customers! On the development side of things Battlefront remains fully independent as it has for the past 20+ years.
Hi all,
To answer the immediate question... existing Battlefront CMSF2 customers will get Steam keys for whichever products are owned. We're not exactly sure yet how we'll get the keys to you (couple of options), but we'll let you know when we know. Brand new Slitherine customers will get their Steam access along with their purchase.
Steve
Well, fuck me, the dev was one of those backward grogs believing that selling their niche game on Steam at reasonable prices was a non-viable business model (while proven wrong by stuff like Graviteam Tactics or fucking CMANO/CMO).
I'm sure the drama on the official forums will be an entertaining read.
EDIT: Also, I wonder what happens to the scheme of asking for money for updates.
Also, I wonder what happens to the scheme of asking for money for updates.