Hello guys. Some of you have asked us for a full list of operations in Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism on our community hub. So, here is the list. We did not want to spoil all the operations for those who want to find out the exact order of events for themselves. So, we think that the middle ground will be posting the operations using Spoiler text .


1. Battles of Khalkhin Gol - May1939
2. Invasion of Poland - September 1939
3. Winter War - December 1939
4. German invasion of the USSR - June 1941
5. First Battle of Kiev - September 1941
6. Battle of Moscow - December 1941
7. Battle of Stalingrad - November 1942
8. Third Battle of Kharkov - February 1943
9. Battle of Kursk - July 1943
10. Second Battle of Kiev - October 1943
11. Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive - January 1944
12. Bagration - June 1944
13. Vistula–Oder Offensive - January 1945
14. Balaton Defensive Operation - March 1945
15. Battle of Koenigsberg - April 1945
16. Battle of Berlin - April 1945
17. Battle for Manchuria - August 1945
18. Invasion of Western Europe - March 1946 [/spoiler]
19. Invasion of Italy - April 1946
20. Invasion of the British Isles - May 1946

We wish you the best of luck in completing the whole campaign.

With best regards
Starni Games team

Comrades, today is a glorious day!

Today, the Community items for Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism were finally allowed into Steam. Today, Comrades, the trading cards of prominent Soviet leaders will establish order in this capitalists’ den.

We have added 7 Steam trading cards with key characters from Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism. Be the first to get your hands on all of the Stavka members:

If you collect 7 different trading cards from Spectre of Communism you will get yourself a Kombrig rank:



You have to repeat that to be promoted to a Komdiv rank:



Next in line are:

• Komkor

• General of the Army

• Marshal of the Soviet Union

Additionally, if you collect a rare set of trading cards, you will get a special foil badge — Order of Victory:


By getting promotions, you will also gain emoticons and Profile backgrounds granted by the Party to its most ardent supporters.

Another way to get all the goodies is to go to the “Beryozka” store (Point buy shop on Steam). Only top brass is allowed into the Beryozka store, where everything could be bought in capitalists’ dollars, and not an honest man’s roubles. So, you can use Points, instead of trading cards to get whatever Community items you want.

Here is an example of colored and black-and-white versions of a Profile background:



Hold cursor over the icon for more details:

:BigBroIsWatching:
:Communists:
:FinalArgument:
:HighlyUnfortunate:
:NoBrainer:
:SyberianHolidays:
:UnityMakesStrength:
:DogsLife:
:RussianEnergyDrink:
:RussianHospitality:

Let us know in the comments below what you think of the new Community items. Do not worry, the NKVD staff is on holiday today and won’t be reviewing your posts.

With best regards
Starni Games Stavka

A modification of earlier DB-3 bomber models. Despite being far from the best design as of 1941, these long-range bombers did perform several daring raids on Berlin in the summer of 1941, proving to Germans that their homeland could also suffer from war. Overall, more than 6000 planes of different modifications were built.




A twin-engined Soviet dive bomber, Pe-2 is considered one of the best aircraft models the USSR produced during the war. Its production numbers went over 11 000 units built.

The Pe-2 was designed in a prison design bureau (sharashka); Vladimir Petlyakov (head engineer) had been arrested and imprisoned in 1937 for allegedly delaying design work on the Tupolev ANT-42 bomber. Petlyakov was given the task of designing a high-altitude fighter, which he successfully accomplished. However, operational experience in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940 showed that this was not what the Soviet Air Force needed, and Lavrentiy Beria, head of the NKVD and of the sharashka system, ordered that the fighter be redesigned as a dive bomber, with the promise that Petlyakov and his colleagues would be released on its successful completion. The resulting aircraft, the Pe-2 proved to be one of the most successful designs of World War II.

Petlyakov was released in 1940, and was awarded a Stalin Prize in 1941. However, at Kazan, Petlyakov faced increasing difficulties, with many of his trained technicians and machinists conscripted into the Soviet military and sent to the front lines, which adversely affected the aircraft production. He protested to Soviet senior leadership, and was on his way to Moscow in January 1942 (flying in a Pe-2), when he died in an air crash near Arzamas.



We will keep posting new units that will appear for the first time in the Strategic Mind series, so stay tuned!

With best regards
Starni Games team

General!

Our ever-vigilant intelligence service has prepared a news update, for your eyes only!

Here are all of our spy’s key findings.



Our observers report that all Strategic Mind titles now feature a shared downloadable PDF Manual in the following languages: English, Chinese, German, French, Russian. This was one of the features asked for by the community.

Here is where you can conveniently find Manual in your language:



Our infiltrators have uncovered that Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism will soon feature a set of Community items. Right now, they are pending approval.

Our undercover agents in Starni Games team managed to stole a couple of pictures for you to have a sneak peek:


Additionally, if you have somehow missed the Steam Autumn sale, you still have one last day to get an advantage of the discounts for The Pacific and Blitzkrieg.

This is it for this week’s report.

Ever vigilant
Starni Games intelligence service

Hello, guys!
After our last week's post, some of you provided us with your beautiful gameplay screenshots! We are so happy to see your activity, and share your contribution with the community. This time we post not only Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism screenshots, but also the ones from Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg.

If you want to share great moments from your playthrough with the community make sure to add them to our community hubs or send them to our Twitter. We will post regular news reports with the best ones.

So here are our heroes for today's post:


"How often did I invade Poland already... as Nazi commander. This time my tanks come from the eastern border".


"Russian I-16 fighter squad starting".








"Russian King Tiger".



"No step Back!"


"Tractor factory in soviet hands".











Looking forward to more great community feedback!

With best regards
Starni Games team

General! The Blitzkrieg and The Pacific are on Sale right now! Black Friday weekend is short, so make sure to check it out before 1 December 🎉.

• Save 20% on Blitzkrieg

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/

• Save 40% on The Pacific

https://store.steampowered.com/app/991810/Strategic_Mind_The_Pacific/

Have a nice weekend!

Hello guys!

Recently, the Steam awards nomination for this year were revealed. You can only choose the “Labour of Love” award for Panzer Strategy, as it was released back in 2018, and all other nominations are applicable only to games released in 2020.

Many of you could say that Panzer Strategy would be an extremely unfitting game for the “Labour of Love” Award, as it is no longer supported. And you will be correct.

Yet, here are some of our thoughts for you:
If it was not for the Panzer Strategy, we certainly would not have been able to proceed with the Strategic Mind series and reach a new level of quality in all aspects of game production. In many respects, Panzer Strategy is an ancestor, who had a tough life, but ensured that his successors can live a better life. However harsh it may sound, we still love our first project that gave birth to the whole Strategic Mind series. Even though we no longer support Panzer Strategy, its unfulfilled potential was unleashed in the Strategic Mind titles. Thus, in a way, it is a Labor of love for us, but in a broader sense.

It is totally up to you, whether to nominate Panzer Strategy. We just wanted to share our thoughts with you, and ask for your opinion on the subject. This message is mostly aimed at starting a philosophical discussion in the comments and learning your thoughts, rather than asking you to vote.

With best regards
Starni Games team

General! We congratulate you on the upcoming Thanksgiving day.

Have you already developed a plan of attack against the nearby enemy stores?

To make your Thanksgiving day even better, we would like to let you know that today starts our “The Day After Thanksgiving” sale providing 40% discount on Blitzkrieg and 20% discount for The Pacific from 25 November to 1 December.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/991810/Strategic_Mind_The_Pacific/
We hope that you can make the most of this short holiday period. Good luck!

With best regards
Starni Games team

The legendary T-34 Soviet medium tanks were instrumental in turning the tide of war in Europe against Germany. It had decent armament and medium armor - in 1941 T-34 was superior to the German tanks of the time.



The model was further polished and refined resulting in T-34-85 modification that was used until the end of the war. It was not as powerful as heavy tanks, but its mobility and the ability to cover large distances with relatively minor repairs was what made all the difference.



T-44 was developed in 1944, but its production was suspended to avoid the reduction of T-34 production. Overall, the model was deemed unsuccessful, as its medium armor was easily pierced by all anti-tank guns in use as of 1945.



To compensate for the faulty T-44 model, the improved T-54 tank was developed and introduced in 1946-1947. The rework optimized all aspects of the tank. It was a success - the tank started its service in 1947, and it is still in service in many countries as of 2020. The T-54/55 series eventually became the most-produced tank in history. Estimated production numbers for the series range from 86,000 to 100,000.

In Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism you can use T-54-1 in 1946 to fight the Allied forces in Europe in the alternate history portion of the game. Although not as powerful as an IS-4 heavy tank or Koenigstiger, it is still a viable option, as it has higher mobility and allows it to cover larger distances.

We will keep posting new units that will appear for the first time in the Strategic Mind series, so stay tuned!

With best regards
Starni Games team

Comrades, we want to share with you some nice screenshots from our community.

If you want to share great moments from your playthrough with the community make sure to add them to our community hub. We will post regular news reports with the best ones. You can also send them to our Twitter account.

1. Thanks to Sorgsor






2. Thanks to *猎奇君*


Looking forward to more great community feedback!

With best regards
Strani Games team