Blitzkrieg 3

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Blitzkrieg 3 is an online WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery!

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Single-player/Multiplayer. PvE/PvP


Teaser Trailer Published on May 6, 2015

About This Game
Blitzkrieg 3 is an online WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery!
Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat other players or powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.

Each of three campaigns provide a unique blend of PvE, PvP and PvAI missions. Blitzkrieg's impressive Neural Network AI acts like no machine before. In total, game features 60+ historical missions with 200+ authentic combat units.

Blitzkrieg 3 is being created with the active participation of the player community. Define the way of projects’ development together with us!




A Neural Network machine named Boris plays at the top player’s level while not using any hidden information about the enemy. General Boris regularly analyzes the gaming session and makes Neural Network-based predictions of the enemy behavior. This approach allows him to think up sophisticated counter-strategies and bring them to life. That makes Boris tough and unpredictable, so he can amaze you over and over again.




Dominate on the battlefield in three atmospheric historical campaigns, that cover the main period of World War II: from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the triumphant capture of Berlin in 1945. Choose your side of the conflict - USSR, Axis or Allies! Take command over your forces and win the legendary battles of World War II, that were created from archival materials on historically accurate maps. The best strategists will get additional rewards for perfectly cleared missions!




Choose your side in the largest war in the history and fight against Neural Network AI or real opponents. Improve your tactical skills in the classic Skirmish mode 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, fighting with Boris, friends and other players for control over the map. Master your defense skills in the unique to the strategy genre - Assault mode, where one player attacks and the other defends his fortifications.




You will lead more than 200 authentic combat units into battle. All of them were developed based on historical technical characteristics - more than 100 models of armored vehicles and self-propelled guns, 40 different types of infantry and assault squads and variety of different fortifications and defenses. Each unit has performance characteristics reconstructed in detail, such as fire rate, armored capture, field of vision and others that let you feel like a real commander. Assemble and train your army and form your own squads to complete the missions.




Use every opportunity to defeat the enemy: consider features of the landscape, weather conditions and viewing ranges of different types of forces to carry out the most daring tactical operations. Attack the enemy when he doesn't expect it. Use stealthy scouts and place infantry in the trenches, fortifications, pillboxes and even civilian buildings!




Learn tactics from legendary strategists! Appoint Zhukov as the commander of your forces and defeat Manstein! In the game available more than 20 commanders, with unique features and combat tactics based on command styles of their historical prototypes. Complete tasks in single and multiplayer modes and earn the loyalty of different commanders. Each can give you useful bonuses and additional features on the battlefield. Rokossovsky, Rommel, Montgomery - the choice is yours! Each commander has his own specialization and favorite combat tactics that make tactics development of the game even more diverse, providing additional opportunities for interesting combinations.

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GAME FEATURES

COMPLETE 60+ HISTORICAL MISSIONS

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FIGHT IN DIFFERENT MODES

MULTIPLAYER


•  Play with Neural Network AI, friends and other players
•  Battle in classic Skirmish 1x1, 2x2, 3x3
•  Fight in Assault mode, where one player attacks and the other defends his fortifications


SINGLEPLAYER


•  Three solid campaigns: USSR, Germany, Allies
•  63 tactical missions
•  Legendary battles: Stalingrad, D-Day and El Alamein




GATHER AND TRAIN YOUR FORCES


USE TACTICAL ADVANTAGES



Use every opportunity to defeat the enemy: consider features of the landscape, weather conditions and viewing ranges of different types of forces to carry out the most daring tactical operations. Attack the enemy when he doesn't expect it. Use stealthy scouts and place infantry in the trenches, fortifications, pillboxes and even civilian buildings!


DEVELOP YOUR ARMY


You will lead more than 200 authentic combat units into battle. All of them were developed based on historical technical characteristics - more than 100 models of armored vehicles and self-propelled guns, 40 different types of infantry and assault squads and variety of different fortifications and defenses. Assemble and train your army and form your own squads to complete the missions.


LEARN FROM LEGENDARY COMMANDERS


Learn tactics from legendary strategists! Appoint Zhukov as the commander of your forces and defeat Manstein! In the game available more than 20 commanders, with unique features and combat tactics based on command styles of their historical prototypes.

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The world’s first Neural Network AI for RTS in Blitzkrieg 3



Published on 24 Mar 2017
A Neural Network machine named Boris plays at the top player’s level while not using any hidden information about the enemy. General Boris regularly analyzes the gaming session and makes Neural Network-based predictions of the enemy behavior. This approach allows him to think up sophisticated counter-strategies and bring them to life. That makes Boris tough and unpredictable, so he can amaze you over and over again.

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New Skirmish map!
21 July - Blitzkrieg 3 Official



Greetings, officers!

We are happy to announce that we've added a new Skirmish map to the game!

The map is called "Normandy coast".
As it follows from its name, you are going to fight on the beautiful shore of the ocean on the north of France. Fierce fights have already taken their toll on these territories, as evidenced by fallen aircraft and sunken ships. But the war is not over yet.

On this map, one side will receive reinforcements from the ground, and the other from the sea. A long line of coastal defence lies between you and your opponent, where two irreconcilable forces clashed in battle previously. Do not let the efforts of your comrades be wasted!

There are lots of pillboxes and anti-aircraft guns left on the battlefield by enemy and allies which you can use to your advance. Moreover, you can find as many as 6 howitzers on the map, the capture of which will provide you tactical superiority.

This map is available only for 1x1 Skirmish battles at the moment.
In the foreseeable future, you will be able to play on it in the 2x2 and 3x3 Skirmish modes.

Hope to see you soon on the new battlefield!

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Technical Patch №10
4 August - Blitzkrieg 3 Official



Fixed issues:

1. General:
1) Fixed Errorcode_invalidversion error.
2) Fixed Login as Username issue.
3) For some players loading of missions or PvP stuck on 50% sometimes. We got rid of this problem
4) Fixed an issue which made the "In Battle!" button work incorrectly sometimes.
5) Multiple sound errors fixed.
6) Lots of work put into the stabilization of the server connection, which should lead to visual improvement of loading times (missions, PvP, even replays), and lags and freezes should be appearing less often.
7) Fixed an issue due to which units were coming in as reserves not in from maximum to minimum level order, but in random one.

2. PvE
1) In "An unexpected encounter" mission the priority of tasks has been changed.
2) Fixed the issue with infantry units lost counter in "Operation Compass".
3) Fixed an error due to which if you've lost in the second part of the "March on Berlin" mission, "Epilogue", you were automatically brought back to the globe.
4) Fixed a bug in "Operation Dragoon" due to which the coastal gun could not shoot where you pointed it to.
5) Fixed an error due to which if you loaded a save made on the second part of the "March on Berlin" mission you could not receive an achievement for completing USSR campaign.

3. PvP
1) Now if you somehow got disconnected from skirmish battle and reconnected to the game, you won't be considered a loser and be able to play further.
2) Fixed an issue due to which all filter set up in Custom game got lost if you clicked on "Update" button.
3) Now, users, which are in a squad, can not fight in different battles at a time.
4) Fixed an issue due to which a player which did not took his place in a Custom game lobby could not join any other lobby later.

Changes:
1) Now, when fighting versus AI, the side your units will be spawned at will be randomly assigned.
2) Timer was removed at the screen of choosing which units to be taken to battle vs Boris.
3) Characteristics of Sd.Kfz.231. have been changed.

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Blitzkrieg 3 demo is now available

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Technical Patch №11




What's new:
1. Implemented time indication to the game chat.

2. Now when we will be shutting our servers down for maintenance works, you will receive an in-game pop-up about it.

3. Now you will be able to skip tutorial even without completing the first mission.

4. Redesigned Unit Info screen.
Now it will be more comfortable for you to see all the characteristics at once.



5. Added Ukranian localization!
Ukrainian translation was brought to you by STS UA members: Denys Nyzhnyk and Leonid Khlivnyuk!
We truly appreciate the dedication STS UA put into our game to help our Ukranian players experience the game in their native language.

Please don't forget to check STS UA's page out: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=863457441 and shout out a big "Thank you" to them!

P.S. We are deeply interested in bringing Blitzkrieg 3 to as many languages as possible. You can participate in our translation project - http://translate.blitzkrieg.com/project/blitzkrieg-3, and help us and many other players enjoy the game on other languages. If your native language is not under one of the target languages under the project you can always sugguest to the team to add more languages. We will gladly reward every solid contribution with Blitzkrieg franchise games, units and etc.!

6. Custom game and Battle reports have switched places.
Now Custom game can be find in the menu and Battle reports can be spotted on the globe.

Fixed issues:
1. Optimised memory usage.
This should help prevent many cases when you could receive an "Oops! The game is crashed" error.

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Technical Patch №12
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What's new:

1) Rewind feature in missions
There were many comments left by Blitzkrieg 3 community members asking for an ability to speed up the units movement around the map. Your wish came true with this patch
Now you will be able to play on x2 speed.
The rewind buttons can be found on the same place they are in Battle Replays:



2) New PvP map
The new map is called "Mountain waterfall". Its main feature is two absolutely different neighbouring climate zones. One side of the map is covered with snow, and the other one has already entered springtime.
You can read more about it in our previous Development blog.



3) 7 new achievements added
All of the new achievements can be unlocked through completing the first missions of the game. Please note, that those of you, who have already completed them will have to replay them in order to receive new achievements.



4) Reworked tutorial
All the tutorial texts have been rewritten in order to make the game more friendly and understandible for new users. Game tips are shown right over the reserve panel.

5) Added access to Demo through Launcher
Now everyone who is not using Steam to play will be able to play in the Demo too.
What is more, Launcher users will soon become able to upgrade their Standard editions to Deluxe ones in Launcher.

Fixes:

1) Some of the reasons disconnects happened were eliminated.
2) Matchmaking search time had been improved.
3) Some of the authorization issues were fixed.

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New mission!
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What's new:

1) New Allies mission - "The Liberation of Paris"!
In this scenario, you will fight for the liberation of the capital of France from the occupation of the Germans. You will lead the advanced Allied forces and send them into battle under the Eiffel Tower. There is a large camp of German troops nearby it. Your army is limited, but the rebellious Parisians are ready to fight for the liberation of their hometown by your side. Together, you will force German troops out of Paris!







2) Added timers
(which show how much time is left before the units from reserve will appear on the battlefield)
Now it will be easy for you to see how many seconds it will take for the reserves to join the fight. This knowledge will allow you to perform better on the battlefields.



Fixed issues:

1) Fixed a number of issues which lead to disconnects (especially on the Asian servers).
2) Before, when you made a save, logged out of the game and turned it on again, the first thing you could see was a battle report where you saw you were defeated. You were able to load the game, still. Now, when you will enter the game while having a save, you will be asked if you want to load the save first.
3) When you fought on "Mountain waterfall" map on the 2nd era, you may have noticed that all guns on it were from era 3. Now all guns are from the same era you are playing on.
4) Fixed victory screen on the "Border Town" map.
5) Fixed Rokossovsky's rewards for leveling up the reputation. Before, you were given era 3 tank for leveling the reputation to level 1 and could not use it right away due to it. Now you will receive era 1 tank for reaching level 1 with this commander.
6) Fixed a lot of issues and typos in game texts.

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Technical Patch #14
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What's new:
- FAQ button added!
For all Blitzkrieg 3 new players out there, it was not that easy to get a few aspects of the game sometimes. To make your gaming experience more pleasant and comfortable, we've added a small in-game FAQ, which will answer some of the most popular starters' questions.
You can always hide this button from the top panel if you do not need it and turn it back on in the game settings.

Fixed issues:
- Optimization adjustments;
- Fixed an issue in Sevastopol mission, where ammo was brought to Karl by Russian truck. Now it is, as it must be, a German truck;
- Fixed the gun visualization bug of the German era 3 infantry (shoutout to Caboose for the report);
- Fixed victory screen visualization on Mountain Waterfall map;
- Fixed a number of issues in German localization.

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Changes in the Demo!
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What’s new:

1) Campaign missions are now available in the Demo!
Before this patch you’ve been busy rising in rating. This allowed you to fight on other eras and expand your army.
Now, rating is opening campaign missions too!
This means that you will also be able to try a bit more of a PvE-part of the game before purchase

To unlock a mission, you need to receive a certain amount of rating points for fighting in Skirmish. This number corresponds to one of the 7 ranks in the game.
If your rating points number drops down, the mission will become unavailable again (even if you managed to play it before).

Please remember that additional missions will remain inaccessible in the Demo.

2) Changes in the rating system
The amount of rating points received for victories and defeats has been increased threefold. This will allow Demo version players reach 2nd and 3rd eras faster and fight on them.

Fixed issues:

1) Fixed a bug in Sevastopol mission which led to a freeze after certain actions and made the completion of the mission impossible;
2) Fixed a bug in March on Berlin due to which a defeat screen was shown after the final cutscene instead of a victory one;
3) Fixed several historical inaccuracies in Rebellion in Warsaw;
4) Corrected a few mistakes in English and German localizations.

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Changes in PvP!
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What's new:
- Boris in PvP Skirmish!
Now, if the search for an opponent in Skirmish 1x1 is taking more than 2 minutes, you will be matched with Boris. But not a usual one. Winning over this Boris will provide you same rating points and rewards as if you were playing against a real player.

Fixed issues:
- Fixed an issue which caused matchmaking to glitch (you could have picked your pool but you were not able to actually load to the fight).
- Fixed an issue due to which some of the players were not receiving rewards for battles in PvP modes.
- Minor localization fixes.
- Few terrain textures improvements.
- Optimization improvements.

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New languages added!
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What's new:

1) Brazilian and Serbian languages added!
As some of you may know, we've launched Translate Blitzkrieg 3 Project on Crowdin in May 2017. With great help of our community base, we are now able to expand the list of languages supported.

We would like to express our gratitude to:
- Andrei Soares Portes Machado for translating more than 50% of the text to Brazilian.
- Goran Bošnjak, Dule Dudule, Goran Milinkov and Nikoladiv for contributing in Serbian translation!

Thank you so much for making these translations come true.

We hope that we will be able to bring Blitzkrieg 3 to even more languages. If you are interested in helping us and receiving some nice prizes for your contributions, please feel free to visit our Crowdin page: https://crowdin.com/project/blitzkrieg-3


Changes:

1) Fight with Boris (as a separate game mode) is no longer available in Demo.
Please remember that in the previous update with introduced rating Boris in Multiplayer (Skirmish 1х1). These fights against him remain available and also provide you rating points and units for victories.

2) Reworked tutorial
Now it consists of one campaign mission, one side-mission and one tutorial Skirmish battle. Now you will be able to get to Multiplayer and other content of the game faster than before, learning about all the mechanics of the game in only 3 fights.
Tutorial side-missions had been reworked to provide more information on how to play for the beginners.

Fixed issues:
1) Graphics optimization improved.
2) Several graphics issues solved.

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Prices are reduced!
11 DECEMBER   - BLITZKRIEG 3 OFFICIAL



Officers!
You've asked us for this, and we've heard you - prices of all editions of Blitzkrieg 3 became 30% lower! Now it is even more affordable to participate in fascinating battles of World War II for you and your friends!