A Very Special Dispatch, August 21, 2020.

Gen'l,

The highly anticipated real-time strategy game Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865) is now released in Early Access on Steam, at the price of 39,99 (EUR/USD), some 10% less than the final release price (44,90 EUR/USD). Also the game's Soundtrack by Wasel and the Weasels is available on Steam - and you may purchase the game and the soundtrack as a bundle for discounted price.

Early Access means the game is not yet in its final, intended form. Instead, we want to improve it further before calling it “ready”. By purchasing the Early Access version (for a discounted price), the player can already play the game, but for a more complete and polished experience, it is recommended to wait for the full release. If you’re marching with us with the Early Access release, the going will not be smooth and there will be many hardships along the way. But, instead of turning back when facing adversity, the march will continue until the final victory – the full release of the game – is achieved!


"Grand Tactician: The Civil War is shaping up to be the definitive American Civil War strategy game."
- https://www.wargamer.com/articles/grand-tactician-the-civil-war-early-access/

"Grand Tactician: The Civil War threatens to make all previous ACW wargames redundant."
- Rock Paper Shotgun

"Grand Tactician: The Civil War combines real-time tactical battles with a huge strategic and political layer, putting it in a league of its own in the historical strategy games genre."
- PCGamesN



The Early Access road map is shown above. It shows the major milestones from Early Access release to full release.

What is constantly ongoing in the background are bug fixes, optimization, battle AI fixes, and so on. The road map includes the larger additions to game content, that are currently still missing from the Early Access version.

For further information about the road map content, please see the latest developer's blog here:

THE EARLY ACCESS ROAD MAP



In case you want to know more about the development of Grand Tactician, join the conversation at the game's Steam Discussion forum.

I am, sir, Your very ob't se'v't,

O. KEPPELMÜLLER, Gen'l. Engineer Corps.

Special dispatch, April 15, 2020.

Gen'l,

We're glad to report, that Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865) development is advancing as planned and we have reached Alpha-stage. This means that the game has now all the main features implemented. The final leg of the march towards Summer 2020 is now underway. Huzzah!

During the coming months we will be adding the final assets in the game and will be busy hunting and squashing bugs, improving the code, optimizing, and adding the playable content. We will also be sharing more information in our development blog, as well as releasing some new images and footage from the game - so stay tuned.

Recently we have released two new videos, which You can find below. They show the last pre-alpha -footage of the game, in form of a trailer, as well as a campaign story video, where you can see the epic re-enactment footage from Richmond, Virginia based LionHeart FilmWorks - be sure to also check out their YouTube channel, which is full of great historical videos from the Civil War to modern times! These campaign videos will be used to tell the story of the Civil War, as it unfolds.

We thank You for the continuous support! Onwards to Summer!

I am, sir, Your very ob't se'v't,

O. KEPPELMÜLLER, Gen'l. Engineer Corps.

PS. A lot of followers have asked about the historical fonts we're using in the game UI. For some, 19th-Century cursive is difficult to read, so we've lately added an option to switch to an easier to read font, if one wishes to. We'll keep on tracking the feedback and taking it into account the best we can!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/654890/Grand_Tactician_The_Civil_War_18611865/

Special dispatch, 27th July 2018.

Steam powers the industries, the trains that carry our troops and their supplies to the battlefields across America, battleships and the new ironclads. And now Steam powers also Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865).

Today we are happy to announce, that Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865) Steam page has been opened!

On the page you can add the game to your wishlist, and we invite you to join the discussion on the forums. Later you will be presented with the countdown to release. The Grand Tactician Engineer Corps will join the conversation to answer your questions.

You can find the page by following this link:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/654890/Grand_Tactician_The_Civil_War_18611865/

...or by simply using the Steam's search function.

General, thank You for supporting Grand Tactician!

Most Respy,

Gen'l. Oliver Keppelmüller.

Highly Important Announcement From Grand Tactician Correspondents.

Special dispatch, 2nd MAY 2018.

On this day, which has been more exciting than any of its predecessors, General Oliver Keppel­müller has an­noun­ced the first Grand Tactician title. After much theorizing, and many most absurd rumors, it is now most likely that a Civil War cannot be avoided!

Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865) is a real time strategy game, where you will run your nation, muster, manage and support great armies, and maneuver them to defeat the enemy. Once the opposing armies meet, command your troops to victory in battles fought on historical battlefields.



We, the Grand Tactician Engineer Corps, are proud to present to You, dear Gen'l. our new website. This includes our new and streamlined blog - the Engineer Corps Log - where we will regularly share the latest information of our progress. The Log now also allows you to share your comments and thoughts as the information flows!

Following the links below You may also find our social media channels and YouTube channel. If you have any questions you can always contact us via our e-mail, or by dropping a line on Facebook or Twitter.



On our new website you will find the latest news, as well as the first screenshots!

General, thank You for supporting Grand Tactician!

Most Respy,

Oliver Keppelmüller,
Ilja Varha,
Peter Lebek.

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Work on the Successor to The Seven Years War (1756-1763), Grand Tactician, has progressed far enough to let us start revealing some of the features the game will offer. We have been focusing on the battle layer for now, improving on the design of The Seven Years War's battles in many ways.

Although all these features are universal for 17th - 19th century battle simulation, we are also getting closer to revealing the historical setting of the first title. Grand Tactician will feature, among other things:

- hundreds of units per battle, forming up armies of historical size and composition
- possibility for duration of multiple days per battle
- pre-battle deployment phase as well as redeploying and resupplying after each day, according to dynamically calculated deployment zones
- seasons and dynamic weather that can now change even during a battle
- reinforcements and supplies that move in to the battle via entry points, that can be captured
- battlefield engineering: not only barricades, but also buildable trenches, abattis, pontoon bridges...
- buildings that can be captured to provide cover to your infantry, but also destroyed
- automatic cover placement system for units: units will find and use available cover like walls, fences, creeks, road banks, etc. as well as hilltops


A pontoon bridge built by engineers


The buildings can be occupied, but also destroyed


Units automatically recognize and use cover, like the fence here

Also with the change in game engines, we are able to create better visual look for the new game when compared to The Seven Years War (as can be seen in the above pre-alpha screenshots), along with better stability and compatibility.

More information and features can be found at Grand Tactician homepage, at the developer's blog we have been updating on a monthly basis:
http://www.grandtactician.com/devblog.htm

Follow Grand Tactician on Facebook or Twitter:
https://www.facebook.com/GrandTactician/
https://twitter.com/Grand_Tactician

Sincerely,

Oliver Keppelmüller and Ilja Varha
Grand Tactician -team

Work on the Successor to The Seven Years War (1756-1763), Grand Tactician, has progressed far enough to let us start revealing some of the features the game will offer. We have been focusing on the battle layer for now, improving on the design of The Seven Years War's battles in many ways.

Although all these features are universal for 17th - 19th century battle simulation, we are also getting closer to revealing the historical setting of the first title. Grand Tactician will feature, among other things:

- hundreds of units per battle, forming up armies of historical size and composition
- possibility for duration of multiple days per battle
- pre-battle deployment phase as well as redeploying and resupplying after each day, according to dynamically calculated deployment zones
- seasons and dynamic weather that can now change even during a battle
- reinforcements and supplies that move in to the battle via entry points, that can be captured
- battlefield engineering: not only barricades, but also buildable trenches, abattis, pontoon bridges...
- buildings that can be captured to provide cover to your infantry, but also destroyed
- automatic cover placement system for units: units will find and use available cover like walls, fences, creeks, road banks, etc. as well as hilltops


A pontoon bridge built by engineers


The buildings can be occupied, but also destroyed


Units automatically recognize and use cover, like the fence here

Also with the change in game engines, we are able to create better visual look for the new game when compared to The Seven Years War (as can be seen in the above pre-alpha screenshots), along with better stability and compatibility.

More information and features can be found at Grand Tactician homepage, at the developer's blog we have been updating on a monthly basis:
http://www.grandtactician.com/devblog.htm

Follow Grand Tactician on Facebook or Twitter:
https://www.facebook.com/GrandTactician/
https://twitter.com/Grand_Tactician

Sincerely,

Oliver Keppelmüller and Ilja Varha
Grand Tactician -team

The battlefields of the seven years war may have seemed a bit quiet for some time, and now I am happy to tell you why: Work on a successor to The Seven Years War (1756-1763) has started!

I have teamed up with Ilja Varha and Peter Lebek, both of who helped me with The Seven Years project after its release. Our new project is called Grand Tactician, and it's designed to be a series of strategy games, dedicated in bringing to life conflicts from our favorite period in history of war: 17-19th centuries, the era of line warfare. Instead of just a step forward to create a sequel to TSYW, we are going for a full leap, switching to a new engine and improving on the design considerably. At this point I would like to thank all the players of The Seven Years War (1756-1763) for the feedback you have given me. It has been carefully read and taken into account in the new project! We are working hard to improve the design in every way, as well as bringing in a lot of new features we hope you will like.

While Grand Tactician fully occupies my time, the support for The Seven Years War will continue in the background.

We will reveal more information about the progress of Grand Tactician in the new website, as well as social media, so stay tuned! I hope to see you all in the battlefields of Grand Tactician!

The new website has opened at:
www.grandtactician.com

And we have released the first bits of information in our developer's blog:
http://www.grandtactician.com/blog1.htm

Find Grand Tactician also in Facebook and Twitter, at:
https://www.facebook.com/GrandTactician/
https://twitter.com/Grand_Tactician

Sincerely,

Oliver Keppelmüller

The battlefields of the seven years war may have seemed a bit quiet for some time, and now I am happy to tell you why: Work on a successor to The Seven Years War (1756-1763) has started!

I have teamed up with Ilja Varha and Peter Lebek, both of who helped me with The Seven Years project after its release. Our new project is called Grand Tactician, and it's designed to be a series of strategy games, dedicated in bringing to life conflicts from our favorite period in history of war: 17-19th centuries, the era of line warfare. Instead of just a step forward to create a sequel to TSYW, we are going for a full leap, switching to a new engine and improving on the design considerably. At this point I would like to thank all the players of The Seven Years War (1756-1763) for the feedback you have given me. It has been carefully read and taken into account in the new project! We are working hard to improve the design in every way, as well as bringing in a lot of new features we hope you will like.

While Grand Tactician fully occupies my time, the support for The Seven Years War will continue in the background.

We will reveal more information about the progress of Grand Tactician in the new website, as well as social media, so stay tuned! I hope to see you all in the battlefields of Grand Tactician!

The new website has opened at:
www.grandtactician.com

And we have released the first bits of information in our developer's blog:
http://www.grandtactician.com/blog1.htm

Find Grand Tactician also in Facebook and Twitter, at:
https://www.facebook.com/GrandTactician/
https://twitter.com/Grand_Tactician

Sincerely,

Oliver Keppelmüller

The Seven Years War (1756-1763) - Complete Edition has now gone live! It contains the main game and all available DLC's for an all-time discount of 10%:

- The Seven Years War (1756-1763)
- The Seven Years War (1756-1763) - The Battle Pack
- The Seven Years War (1756-1763) - Pomeranian War

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1826/

The Seven Years War (1756-1763) - Complete Edition has now gone live! It contains the main game and all available DLC's for an all-time discount of 10%:

- The Seven Years War (1756-1763)
- The Seven Years War (1756-1763) - The Battle Pack
- The Seven Years War (1756-1763) - Pomeranian War

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1826/