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Patch 1.11 - AI, Fixing, Rebalancing, Quality of Life
Thu, January 5, 2023
This update focuses on improving the game play experience by fixing bugs & improving the AI.
A New Year, a New Patch!
Gen'l,
Patch 1.11 has been released. This update focuses on improving the game play experience by fixing bugs & improving the AI. In addition to this, there is also something new added, like:
Number of ships limited in fleets depending on the commander's stats,
Reworked entrenchment placement controls in battles,
New Zouave uniforms (including the Louisiana Tigers),
Updated game Manual.
Read the full patch notes below.
Patch Notes 1.11
Most Respy,
The Grand Tactician Team
Latest Patch 1.1109
As always:
- Thanks for the development patch community for testing and supporting!
- Save games of prior versions should be compatible
Note: the download volume is large this time as we have increased the resolution of all paper maps.
Detailed Patch Notes:
Campaigns:
fixed: fleets show speed 0 kn for a few game hours after reloading
fixed: AI picks either too many or too few projects
disbanded units now return their weapons back to armory
fixed: auto construction of prison camps not happening if no camp existed yet
probably fixed: units that have retreated to a fort are reloaded as garrison if not moved
rebalanced campaign temperature values (for old saves it takes a few days to reset)
fixed: paroling prisoners in enemy pow camps possible
added info about import price effects of sea raiders in the blockade tooltip of the trade node
added ship amount limitations depending on commander’s rank and administration skills
added tooltip info about blockade details of fleets at unit status element
fixed: weapon upgrades for zero strength units could lead to not-researched equipment, eg. gatling guns
company production data is now saved and immediately reloaded
fixed: switching panels while recruiting tabs are opened lead to overlapping screens when reopening management panel
fixed: sea raiders perk sometimes not leveling up
added uniforms of Zouaves and Louisiana Tigers
clicking invasion alarm icon now refers to the approximate position and shows estimated numbers
fixed: loading sometimes leads to similar alarm icon entries
detailed (mouseover) unit info is now available for papermap levels too
estimated position of enemies hidden behind FOW are now also shown on top papermap levels
rebalancing of AI offensive actions & area importance values
fixed: csa artillery units created of regulars act show corrupt uniform and no weapon
AI now better tries to capture towns before continuing advances
Battles:
AI always always launches probe attacks if attacking on campaign map, no matter the strength relations (though waiting for reinforcements)
fixed: wrong tooltip for clearing input in load/save panel
increasing game speed via keys in deployment phase now ends deployment mode
units behind now not leave cover if out of fire range but lay down
reworked barricade and trench placements
fixed: available engineering points are only applied after constructing a complete entrenchment line, so that long entrenchment lines can be constructed without sufficient points
improvement of fallback directions
adding more objectives for larger battles
improvement of AI fortification positions
enhanced quartermasters report & lower supply reserves
fixed: units are resupplied before EOD when reloading a save
Other:
additional entries for campaignprefs.txt
fixed: pause KEY is unpaused when moving troops
fixed: minor visual paper map issues, increased resolution
improved: cam center on units
manual update
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Whiskey & Lemons
Tue, 21 March 2023
Gen’l,
There were many legendary generals in the American Civil War, like “Stonewall” Jackson, “Old Pete” Longstreet, “Grumble” Jones, “Bull Head” Sumner… each with their own unique stories. In the Grand Tactician DLC, it’s your story.
The Way to the Top – or Not.
Whiskey & Lemons will introduce a new career mode. You will start by creating your character, determining your Civil War personality via a questionnaire, and taking command of a regiment.
As a regimental commander, you are but a small gear in the huge military steam engine. You will have very limited influence over the war, and you will receive orders from your AI commanders. According to your actions and performance, you will generate prestige and get promoted to higher places, where your actions will matter more.
As the DLC campaign will be regiment level, on a zoomed in campaign map, divisions will be the smallest units moving on the campaign map. Single brigades can also be used as garrisons to protect important terrain.
Once commanding a division, you will be able to control the unit on the campaign map. With increased prestige you will be able to influence politics or projects, but this is very limited before rising to the top, commanding the armies of the Union or the Confederacy – provided that you will ever make it that far. Or want to – you can play the whole campaign without accepting any promotions, if you so wish.
Your Story.
There are many things that can get in the way. Your previously mentioned personality could be one of them. Personality is determined on six axes: Loyalty, Piety, Social Life, Heroism, Stress Control and Political Views. These may provide positive and/or negative traits to your career.
You may also attract companions that will be part of your staff. For example, if you are known for lack of loyalty, you may be followed by a Committee Investigator, reporting to the military brass, who may end up limiting your freedom of action by giving political guidance you cannot ignore.
There are also other new features. You will be able to choose to buy your own equipment, recruit your own staff and carry out actions that all will influence your, and your nation’s Civil War journey. You may also get injured in combat, with some of your injuries becoming permanent disabilities.
When you start to gain fame, you may end up with a grudge with some of your fellow officers. This may have a serious impact on your performance in the battle-field, like what happened between Bragg and his lieutenants. And getting rid of them may prove difficult, as it will require further prestige to overrule choices made by the President.
It will be very different, if you become known as “Old Tippler” due to your drinking habits, keep falling off the horse during battles and get into drunken fights with your fellow officers, or as “Skedaddle Joe” due to lack of courage and losing the respect of your men.
Everything you do and experience during the campaign, will be recorded into a Biography. When the campaign ends, you may read your whole story, and see how you compared with historical civil war commanders.
The Other Things.
We’re looking to release Whiskey & Lemons during Q2 of 2023. The plan and development has suffered some real-life related delays, mainly caused by a war in Europe, where the development team is from.
But, while on some fronts there have been delays, on others extra progress has been made. We’re constantly working on the game engine even if the DLC content has not proceeded as earlier planned.
Also the band is recording new music to the game. Along with the DLC release, we will also release the new music as a Soundtrack, the same way we did with the game’s original music – meaning buying the soundtrack is not mandatory to hear the music in the game. The Soundtrack II (working title) allows listening to the tunes outside of the game, and the revenues will go to support our great band, Wasel and the Weasels.
With the DLC release, we’ll also release the next major patch, which is focused on fixing reported issues, implementing some player wishes (like different color fire arcs on paper map), and some performance improvements.
Most Respy,
The Grand Tactician -Team.
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Quiet before the Storm?
Fri, 9 June 2023
"While the citizens have been anxiously waiting for news, it seems like there's a suspicious calm at the frontlines. The reporters of Grand Herald say, it's because the generals of the recently formed Grand Engineering Corps are developing plans and testing them in preparation for the advance."
It's June, and Whiskey & Lemons DLC has enetered internal beta. During this phase we will test, balance and finalize the DLC game play, while all the new playable content is already in. While testing, there's still work going on with giving finalizing touches to remaining art, like maps and music. While we were aiming for a Q2, 2023 release, it's fair to say, that "Summer 2023" is more accurate at this point. Of course we will give more information, when further details are available. With the DLC, we will also release the latest patch to Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865), which includes fixes and improvements to the base game.
The DLC will bring an all-new Career-mode, where player will start the campaign commanding a single unit. With success and promotions, player can climb to more important positions with more influence in the course of the war. While following AI commanders' orders, players can manage their unit(s), staff, and personal activities.
The Career-mode brings many role-playing elements to the game, allowing a different kind focus in the game, without the need to manage the whole war.
The Career-mode can be used in all the campaign scenarios. In addition, a new Regiment-scale focus campaign can be played in the Eastern Theater. This campaign starts in June 1861, before the start of the large scale fighting. Will the war drag on for years, or will the blue troops march irresistably On to Richmond?
While the DLC development has been ongoing, we have also consolidated our development team's future: from now on, the development team goes by name Grand Engineer Corps e.U. This change was made to register the name for our future projects, which means we are going to continue further developing Grand Tactician. What the future brings, though, is another story. More about that later...
Most Respy,
The Grand Engineer Corps
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Whiskey & Lemons DLC Store Page is Open!
Fri, July 7, 2023
Visit the store page, and Wishlist now!
Whiskey & Lemons DLC Store Page is Open!
General,
The sound of guns can already be heard over the horizon. Soon you and your men will join battle to make history.
We're heading for a Summer 2023 release for the upcoming Whiskey & Lemons DLC, that adds role playing elements to the Grand Tactician: The Civil War campaigns. Create your own character, follow your commanders' orders, gain prestige and promotions. When in position to do so, play a key role in your nation's war-effort. This is your Civil War story!
Visit the store page, and Wishlist now!
Grand Tactician: The Civil War - Whiskey & Lemons
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138830/Grand_Tactician_The_Civil_War__Whiskey__Lemons/
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