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http://general-staff.com/ (http://general-staff.com/)


https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/general-staff-wargaming-system#/ (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/general-staff-wargaming-system#/)


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1366362068/general-staff-game-of-military-tactics-and-wargami (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1366362068/general-staff-game-of-military-tactics-and-wargami)





A learning AI for a Computer-War-Simulation? ... that is something badly missing, indeed.

Hi Sandman

Thanks for posting this. I thought I had posted this a while back.

I am not convinced about the claims made by the developer concerning the AI. I contacted him several times with no response.

Regards

Quote from: Asid on May 06, 2018, 02:01:12 PM
Hi Sandman

Thanks for posting this. I thought I had posted this a while back.

I am not convinced about the claims made by the developer concerning the AI. I contacted him several times with no response.

Regards

- not convinced:
yeah, thats why I put a questionmark behind my comment.

- posted a while back:
I checked by forum search. Didnt see anything. Perhaps you deleted to punish him for not answering?  :lol

- contact to dev:
I didnt try, yet, but I am surely not as communicative like you  :lol. He claims to be responsive for any question and interested in being promoted in wargamer groups.


Still the project seems to be very interesting. Even if the AI isnt such as he claims, it still could be an interesting very flexible war-sim. If the AI does better than those in so many programs on the market, it already helps.

But yes, being suspecious also helps a lot saving some coins from getting busted.

Quote from: General Sandman on May 06, 2018, 04:23:14 PM

- contact to dev:
He claims to be responsive for any question and interested in being promoted in wargamer groups.

Unfortunately that is not the case.

It is good to discuss this here though  :thumbsup

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The General Staff: Black Powder Wargaming System is the ultimate in simulating 18th and 19th century battles. Built around the MATE AI it comes with dozens of battles (Waterloo, Gettysburg, Little Big Horn (with alternative scenarios including Gatling guns), Antietam, and more.

Home page  (https://www.general-staff.com/)
Steam  (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128490/General_Staff_Black_Powder/)

Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Remote Play Together


Modern Naval Warfare Trailer



About

The General Staff: Black Powder Wargaming System is the ultimate in simulating 18th and 19th century land warfare. General Staff: Black Powder is built around the revolutionary MATE (Machine Analysis of Tactical Environments) tactical artificial intelligence originally created for DARPA that is capable of analyzing battlefield tactical positions and making recommendations in real-time to combat commanders. The General Staff: Black Powder Battle Designer Bundle, sold separately, is a suite of tools (Army Editor, Map Editor & Scenario Editor) to import your own simulations into the General Staff: Black Powder Wargaming System.


Features

• Comes with four famous Black Powder Era battles including Antietam, Quatre Bras, Ligny, Manasass Campaign and many more to come.
• Play in Simulation mode that uses a detailed model of the battle. Orders are given by courier. Combat resolution is the result of equations that evaluate leadership, morale, expertise, range of weapons, accuracy curves, unit strength, etc. Plan your moves in advance and coordinate your forces to achieve victory.
• Play against opponents in Local Multiplayer mode, PBEM (Play by EMail) or against Steam opponents on online PvP.
• Select Total Fog of War, Partial Fog of War, or No Fog of War. Fog of War is calculated using 3D Line of Sight and Visibility conditions set for that battle.

Mature Content Description
The developers describe the content like this:
This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: General Mature Content

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Update new build V: September 28, 2026.
29 Sep 2026, at 18:06


Hello Beta-testers!

We've just uploaded a new version of General Staff: Black Powder to Steam. This version is dated September 28, 2026.

This new update includes a Game Manual (accessible under the About menu):

Also some new features have been added and bugs that you reported have been fixed. Also, you can check the build date by clicking on "About this Build" in the above menu.

Please continue to send in bug reports and comments.

Thank you!
- Ezra

New General Staff: Black Powder update on Steam
October 25, 2026

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Dear Beta-testers,

A new update for General Staff: Black Powder has been uploaded to Steam. It is dated October 25, 2026:

When you launch the game, Steam should automatically update the version.

This version includes numerous bug fixes and new features (online manual) and animations. Only about half of the AI is in place (mostly the defensive AI is missing at this point). Please feel free to explore real-time Player versus Player (PvP) games. The AI will be updated soon.

We would like to add about fifteen or twenty more scenarios before General Staff: Black Powder is launched for real. If you have any particular scenarios you would like to see (and if you have a good Order of Battle table with troop strengths) please feel free to send me an email.

As always, please feel free to contact me directly with any questions or comments you may have,

    - Ezra
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D. Ezra Sidran, Ph.D.