Panzer Command Operation Winter Storm Patch description
Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm is a 3D simultaneous turn based strategy game

Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm is a 3D simultaneous turn based strategy game where you command either the Soviet or German forces during the desperate attempt to reach the encircled German 6th Army at Stalingrad. Each side has detailed 3D units of all the historical vehicles and units, from tanks to riflemen.

Two campaigns (one German, one Soviet) tie the scenarios together, allowing core units to progress from battle to battle, gaining experience and medals. Another great element is a point system which allows players to “purchase” additional units for each mission in the campaign as well as replace losses, forcing decisions on management of resources.

David Heath, CEO of Matrix Games said, “We are very pleased to bring another fine Koios Works product to strategy fans everywhere. Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm has us all very excited and we feel confident it will be a decisive success.”

The design for Operation Winter Storm lets first time users sit down and start playing, while allowing hard-core gamers to enjoy the realism and historical accuracy. All campaign battles can also be fought as individual scenarios. The AI can control either side and a full Play-by-Email system allows for head to head play. The unit and weapon data as well as the unit art is store in easily accessible formats to enable mod support and customized scenarios post-release in order to expand the original gameplay.

Here are some key features of "Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm":

· A modern DirectX 9 engine with realistic 3D graphics, including normal maps, lighting, particles and shadows.
· Historical gameplay that is accessible and fun to the novice wargamer.
· A 3D simultaneous execution game where positions, defenses, and sighting is calculated every millisecond of the 40 second phase.
· Terrain is modeled down to the 1 meter level and the movement and combat engine includes physics modeling.
· Panzer Command features a full campaign system for a 3D war game, allowing units to gain experience, take damage, be repaired and reinforced.
· Different doctrines of war specific to one side that may change strategies based on which side you play.


What's New in This Release:

· New features include more detailed infantry casualty and suppression modeling as well as new icons to indicate these changes. Commanders now also have a Defend -> Hold Fire sub order with three options allowing the commander to choose when his units engage targets. A handy LOS tool has also been added to the order menu showing why your LOS is blocked when its rubberband turns translucent.
· In addition, new Scenario Editing Tools created by John Sestan have been included to make modifying or creating your own scenario easier than ever. The v1.12 update also includes two new bonus scenarios, "Welcome to Kotelnikovo" and "Hell's Gate".
· Changes include improvements to Area HE fire and HE fire against infantry in buildings, as well as a number of minor fixes and data corrections. All told the change list includes 19 bug fixes and 11 new features. We recommend that all owners of Panzer Command update to v1.12 for the best possible game experience.