Pike and Shot : Campaigns

Release Date: 2015-08-13

Developer: Byzantine Games;The Lordz Games Studio

Genres: Strategy

Price: 29.99

New game from the creator of Pike and ShotSengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is developed in collaboration between Richard Bodley Scott the mastermind behind Field of Glory and Pike & Shot and Jayson Ng an active member of the community. The game expands P&Ss epic turn-based battles with some tactical enhancements and a new and colourful unit mix embellished with a perfectly chosen art style.Battlefield generals are a major game changer and serve a hero role which players have to learn how to master. Units under the influence of their leaders will receive benefits being less likely to break and likely to inflict higher damage. The loss of an inspirational general can cause an entire frontline to crumble.The game is available now :)http://store.steampowered.com/app/397190About the GameIn Pike and Shot you can march in the footsteps of the great leaders of one of the most amazing periods in European History as you take command in the mighty struggles of the Great Turkish War the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War. History can be rewritten as you use your genius to lead your armies from victory to victory in Pike and Shots uniquely realized tactical battles. Previous victories and defeats determine the state of readiness of your forces and every single unit will count to win the final battle. As you progress through the campaign you will make hard decisions on a brand new strategic map where terrain manpower supply attrition sieges and economic damage will all be defining your choices and making the difference between glory and defeat.Hundreds of hours of gameplay await you in the four campaigns all with their own armies and tactics:Gustavus Adolphus campaign set in the Swedish phase of the Thirty Years War allows you to play as Swedes or Imperialists.English Civil War campaign allows you to play as Royalists or Parliamentarians.Great Turkish War campaign set in the period of the famous Siege and Battle of Vienna of 1683 allows you to play as Austria and Poland or as the Ottoman Empire.Pike and Shot skirmish campaign allows you to match any two armies from 1494 to 1698 in a struggle for dominance.21 new skirmish army lists for the rest of Europe during the period of the Italian Wars (1494-1559) - covering the armies of England Scotland Denmark Sweden German States Austria Hungary Transylvania the Ottoman Empire Poland-Lithuania and Russia. 2 new skirmish lists covering Cornish and Scottish Royalist armies in the English Civil War. 37 new skirmish army lists for the period of the ascendancy of Louis XIV Le Roi Soleil - covering the armies of England the Dutch Republic (and Anglo-Dutch union) Jacobite Scotland Jacobite Ireland Denmark Sweden German States Austria Hungarian Kuruc Rebellion the Ottoman Empire Poland-Lithuania and Russia from 1649 to 1698. 40 full-sized historical battles – 10 each for The Thirty Years War English Civil War Early 16th Century Italian Wars and Later 16th Century Wars (Tercio to Salvo). 154 different historically researched army lists 20 playable nations and factions.Stand Alone Battles and ScenariosStand-alone battle system allows unlimited what-if scenarios using historically realistic armies from carefully researched army lists on realistic computer generated terrain maps making every battle different.Stand-alone scenarios are randomly generated and include open battle attack on a defensive position defence of a defensive position awaiting reinforcements enemy awaiting reinforcements flank march.In stand-alone games players can pick their armies from the army list or allow the computer to pick the army for them.And also....Effective AI makes sound tactical decisions. Historical battle AI customised to the historical tactical situation.5 difficulty levels allow the challenge to increase as you develop your battlefield and strategic skills.20 troop-types 25 capabilities and numerous different unit organisations allow full representation of tactical differences and developments throughout the period.Detailed model that accurately represents any substantial 16th or 17th century battle world-wide as scenarios are developed.Mod friendly game system with built-in map editor.Multiplayer mode allows historical scenarios and what-if scenarios to be played by two players using Slitherines easy to use PBEM server.Large library of user-created single-player and multi-player historical scenarios that can be directly downloaded in-game.