We support the participation of Ultimate General: Gettysburg in Steam Summer Sale with a new major update, responding to your feedback with many improvements in Gameplay, drastic AI enhancements, some important bug fixes and 4 new multiplayer maps. The game should be now at its best state and we hope you trully enjoy it!

Read the extended changelog in our blog:
http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/last-major-update

Special thanks to the following volunteer testers who have helped enormously for the quality assurance of this update:
Lincolns Mullet
1st.TN.Reg.Watkins
Koro

PS1.
The update v1.5 is currently available only on Steam. Until it is updated to other platforms, players of GOG.COM and MacStore versions of Ultimate General: Gettysburg may cause problems in multiplayer (Disconnections, Stats desyncing) when matchmaking with Steam players. We are sorry for this inconvenience.

PS2.
Old saves will work in compatibility mode. Battles will be restarted but the campaign progress is kept.

We support the participation of Ultimate General: Gettysburg in Steam Summer Sale with a new major update, responding to your feedback with many improvements in Gameplay, drastic AI enhancements, some important bug fixes and 4 new multiplayer maps. The game should be now at its best state and we hope you trully enjoy it!

Read the extended changelog in our blog:
http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/last-major-update

Special thanks to the following volunteer testers who have helped enormously for the quality assurance of this update:
Lincolns Mullet
1st.TN.Reg.Watkins
Koro

PS1.
The update v1.5 is currently available only on Steam. Until it is updated to other platforms, players of GOG.COM and MacStore versions of Ultimate General: Gettysburg may cause problems in multiplayer (Disconnections, Stats desyncing) when matchmaking with Steam players. We are sorry for this inconvenience.

PS2.
Old saves will work in compatibility mode. Battles will be restarted but the campaign progress is kept.

A few words about the game

Ultimate General: Gettysburg was fully released on 16th October 2014 after 5 months in Steam Early Access. It is a tactical battle simulator which gives you the option to fight the battle of Gettysburg as General of the Union or Confederate army. You can battle against 9 distinctive AI Generals. Each one of them will provide a unique level of challenge, with distinct tactics and combat aggressiveness. The AI diversity is very similar to fighting vs different human opponents.

The battle of Gettysburg is branched into multiple speculative and historical scenarios. All these scenarios consist the dynamic non-linear battle campaign that can last up to 4 days and can progress much differently, according to your performance, the random events and the skill of the AI general.

Every major tactical factor is incorporated into gameplay, including morale, cover, condition of soldiers, hill advantages and flanking penalties. Very important tactical role also plays the line of sight, another special feature of the game. For example, you must carefully deploy your artillery in elevated positions to maximise its efficiency and you need to secure heights and important passages to successfully scout the enemy movements.

The single player gameplay experience is enhanced by the historical aspects of Ultimate General: Gettysburg. With respect to this important battle of American Civil War history, the map of Gettysburg is accurately and beautifully designed. All the important officers and all the units with their historical strength are included in the order of battle.

Except from the dynamic battle campaign, you can play in skirmish mode 90+ custom battle scenarios either with full unit strength and specific army deployment or completely randomised. The Multiplayer mode allows 1vs1 battles and contains 14 specially designed multiplayer maps.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/306660
For more information please visit our site:
http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/50-off-sale-on-steam-and-apple-stores

Edit:
Offer has expired on 8/5/2014.

A few words about the game

Ultimate General: Gettysburg was fully released on 16th October 2014 after 5 months in Steam Early Access. It is a tactical battle simulator which gives you the option to fight the battle of Gettysburg as General of the Union or Confederate army. You can battle against 9 distinctive AI Generals. Each one of them will provide a unique level of challenge, with distinct tactics and combat aggressiveness. The AI diversity is very similar to fighting vs different human opponents.

The battle of Gettysburg is branched into multiple speculative and historical scenarios. All these scenarios consist the dynamic non-linear battle campaign that can last up to 4 days and can progress much differently, according to your performance, the random events and the skill of the AI general.

Every major tactical factor is incorporated into gameplay, including morale, cover, condition of soldiers, hill advantages and flanking penalties. Very important tactical role also plays the line of sight, another special feature of the game. For example, you must carefully deploy your artillery in elevated positions to maximise its efficiency and you need to secure heights and important passages to successfully scout the enemy movements.

The single player gameplay experience is enhanced by the historical aspects of Ultimate General: Gettysburg. With respect to this important battle of American Civil War history, the map of Gettysburg is accurately and beautifully designed. All the important officers and all the units with their historical strength are included in the order of battle.

Except from the dynamic battle campaign, you can play in skirmish mode 90+ custom battle scenarios either with full unit strength and specific army deployment or completely randomised. The Multiplayer mode allows 1vs1 battles and contains 14 specially designed multiplayer maps.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/306660
For more information please visit our site:
http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/50-off-sale-on-steam-and-apple-stores

Edit:
Offer has expired on 8/5/2014.

v1.3 patch with AI, gameplay and multiplayer improvements!


You can read about the patch in our blog: http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/updates-for-pcios-version

or below



• AI is more positional, protects defensive ground and objectives more persistently.
• AI will respond faster to player's threats.
• AI will decide to charge with better decision making.
• AI uses Generals more efficiently.
• AI Union will choose always to defend its ground in phase 2 and not withdraw south to Cemetery ridge area.
• AI will choose to fall back when needed more efficiently.
• AI will press the attack more on weakened areas of your army.
• AI protects flanks more.
• AI overall attacks and defends more efficiently, making lines, flanking and deploying cannons on hills.
• Fix of bug that could cause player units to have enhanced charge and ranged attack vs AI.
• Fix of internal AI clocking which could cause freeze on low-end machines.


• Various fixes in targeting for better auto-management of units, especially the artillery.
• USA vs CSA balance of military strength is better balanced. The Confederates should not be overpowered now.
• Union and Confederate Generals have increased command radius for better management of their units.
• Fatigue balanced so that charge and run has more cost. Now, over-charging your troops will usually have negative impact.
• Melee now endures more and can be devastating.
• Melee mechanics improved. Soldiers group to attack better.
• Artillery has less cover bonus (it was requested so infantry has better chances to assault fortified artillery positions + artillery fire fights become more interesting).
• Artillery has been rebalanced so that solid shots are more useful from long range while Shell and Canister are still devastating for the attackers.
• Slocum may arrive sooner in some battles when Union is desperate to defend.
• Multiplayer battles slight re-balances on some maps. With the new gameplay changes, the Confederates will no longer be overpowered but will continue to be superior in their spirited charges and in morale.
• Column is now more vulnerable to melee and ranged combat attacks. You should think twice now to use such "irregular" tactics in your multiplayer matches.


• Battles of 2nd Day morning in which Union prepares for major counter attack the battle duration is now longer (it was too short in some battles).
• Some 3rd day battles got improvements (better positioning of units, objectives captured faster per second, position of Union XI corps replaced with VI corps as more rested and logical to be used.
• Union VI Corps participates in more speculative 3rd day battles. Reinforces Union Defenses more logically on the critical battles.
• Union reinforcements do not delay so much to arrive in the first battle.


• Unit formations bend more realistically on hills, increasing the 3D terrain perception.

We will be glad to receive your feedback in our forums and we hope that this update improves the gameplay experience for you:
- Game-Labs Forum
- Steam Forum.

v1.3 patch with AI, gameplay and multiplayer improvements!


You can read about the patch in our blog: http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/updates-for-pcios-version

or below



• AI is more positional, protects defensive ground and objectives more persistently.
• AI will respond faster to player's threats.
• AI will decide to charge with better decision making.
• AI uses Generals more efficiently.
• AI Union will choose always to defend its ground in phase 2 and not withdraw south to Cemetery ridge area.
• AI will choose to fall back when needed more efficiently.
• AI will press the attack more on weakened areas of your army.
• AI protects flanks more.
• AI overall attacks and defends more efficiently, making lines, flanking and deploying cannons on hills.
• Fix of bug that could cause player units to have enhanced charge and ranged attack vs AI.
• Fix of internal AI clocking which could cause freeze on low-end machines.


• Various fixes in targeting for better auto-management of units, especially the artillery.
• USA vs CSA balance of military strength is better balanced. The Confederates should not be overpowered now.
• Union and Confederate Generals have increased command radius for better management of their units.
• Fatigue balanced so that charge and run has more cost. Now, over-charging your troops will usually have negative impact.
• Melee now endures more and can be devastating.
• Melee mechanics improved. Soldiers group to attack better.
• Artillery has less cover bonus (it was requested so infantry has better chances to assault fortified artillery positions + artillery fire fights become more interesting).
• Artillery has been rebalanced so that solid shots are more useful from long range while Shell and Canister are still devastating for the attackers.
• Slocum may arrive sooner in some battles when Union is desperate to defend.
• Multiplayer battles slight re-balances on some maps. With the new gameplay changes, the Confederates will no longer be overpowered but will continue to be superior in their spirited charges and in morale.
• Column is now more vulnerable to melee and ranged combat attacks. You should think twice now to use such "irregular" tactics in your multiplayer matches.


• Battles of 2nd Day morning in which Union prepares for major counter attack the battle duration is now longer (it was too short in some battles).
• Some 3rd day battles got improvements (better positioning of units, objectives captured faster per second, position of Union XI corps replaced with VI corps as more rested and logical to be used.
• Union VI Corps participates in more speculative 3rd day battles. Reinforces Union Defenses more logically on the critical battles.
• Union reinforcements do not delay so much to arrive in the first battle.


• Unit formations bend more realistically on hills, increasing the 3D terrain perception.

We will be glad to receive your feedback in our forums and we hope that this update improves the gameplay experience for you:
- Game-Labs Forum
- Steam Forum.

Read about it in our blog http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/patch-111-released

or below:

Changes/Improvements
• AI behaves more realistically and decides to charge less frequently.
• AI makes better lines and protects flanks more.
• AI run decisions do not swap so frequently as before.
• AI is more sensible and keeps distance when overwhelmed without risking more casualties. This behaviour depends on the personality and is more frequent for the defensive AI characters.
• Slight reduce in combat tempo/battle speed to feel more realistic.
• Column formation is not so fast moving as before.
• Moving in column and advance will have severe penalty in casualties if executed near enemies.
• Union infantry has more morale to be able to hold their defensive formations. This change affects especially the multiplayer as the Union was quite underpowered in latest patch in online matches.
• Various gameplay balances for not having overpowered Confederates and also have more challenge whichever side you choose to play.
• Units' reload slower while they move so that advancing to a defensive position will be even more difficult for attackers.
• Increased projectile lethality that makes battles more realistic and difficult to predict. A single mistake can cost the lives of many and the battle to be lost prematurely, especially in multiplayer.
• "Chance to change history" map which simulates the whole first day of the battle has been expanded more south so that the fighting at Cemetery hill area has more room for tactics.
• A battle of third day, which leads to the conflict on Benner's Hill with the Union line overstretched is balanced better (it was favoring too much the Confederates).
• "Ewell advances", "Meeting at Cemetery Ridge", "Union attacks Benner's Hill", "The Confederates attack Seminary Ridge" multiplayer maps got new balances. More or less troops for each side or reinforcement time tweaks.

Having recently updated the game twice we hope you like all the new changes and improvements. Your feedback, as always, is much appreciated and considered. You can share it on our forums:

- Game-Labs Forum
- Steam Forum.

Read about it in our blog http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/patch-111-released

or below:

Changes/Improvements
• AI behaves more realistically and decides to charge less frequently.
• AI makes better lines and protects flanks more.
• AI run decisions do not swap so frequently as before.
• AI is more sensible and keeps distance when overwhelmed without risking more casualties. This behaviour depends on the personality and is more frequent for the defensive AI characters.
• Slight reduce in combat tempo/battle speed to feel more realistic.
• Column formation is not so fast moving as before.
• Moving in column and advance will have severe penalty in casualties if executed near enemies.
• Union infantry has more morale to be able to hold their defensive formations. This change affects especially the multiplayer as the Union was quite underpowered in latest patch in online matches.
• Various gameplay balances for not having overpowered Confederates and also have more challenge whichever side you choose to play.
• Units' reload slower while they move so that advancing to a defensive position will be even more difficult for attackers.
• Increased projectile lethality that makes battles more realistic and difficult to predict. A single mistake can cost the lives of many and the battle to be lost prematurely, especially in multiplayer.
• "Chance to change history" map which simulates the whole first day of the battle has been expanded more south so that the fighting at Cemetery hill area has more room for tactics.
• A battle of third day, which leads to the conflict on Benner's Hill with the Union line overstretched is balanced better (it was favoring too much the Confederates).
• "Ewell advances", "Meeting at Cemetery Ridge", "Union attacks Benner's Hill", "The Confederates attack Seminary Ridge" multiplayer maps got new balances. More or less troops for each side or reinforcement time tweaks.

Having recently updated the game twice we hope you like all the new changes and improvements. Your feedback, as always, is much appreciated and considered. You can share it on our forums:

- Game-Labs Forum
- Steam Forum.