Since the Panzer Strategy release in 2018, we were gathering lots of valuable feedback from the players. Some things we could implement fast, for others we had to do extensive preliminary work. Thus, we always note what the players ask for and try to implement it as soon as we have the opportunity.

Strategic Mind: The Pacific development allowed us to implement many (but not all) of the community suggestions both from Panzer Strategy and from The Pacific early access period. Among the new features, added due to your feedback were:
Detailed combat prediction window

Many hints, explanations, and Manual (far from perfect, but a good start)
Terrain and infrastructure info
Naval combat tutorial
Further camera zoom option.
Units speech, zoom-in on unit renders, and others.

However, there were still more things that we wanted to implement but they required more time and preparations. So, we got some of them ready for the Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg release, namely:
You can now rename your units with custom names. (and the save files)
You can two choose between two sets of Controls: Modern (new) and Legacy (old).
Modern (Unit selection - Left mouse button, Attack/Movement - Right mouse button, Open unit info screen - Middle mouse button (or I hotkey, or left-click on corresponding UI button))
Legacy (Unit selection - Left mouse button, Attack/Movement - Left mouse button, Open unit info screen - Right mouse button (or I hotkey, or left-click on corresponding UI button))
Added detailed 5-part tutorial for land operations
UI polish and improvements


Added calendar button indication Day/Night cycle
You can turn on/off the hex grid not only in the Settings but also with the H hotkey.
Added a separate setting for unit speech volume.
Improved Manual UI (We will keep improving it further in the future)



All these features were brought by a combination of you being interested in our games, actively sending us lots of feedback and great suggestions, and by our willingness to listen to the community and improve our games together. We will keep adding new features and polishing the existing ones.



There are still many features that we want to add, but up to now lacked the time and resources to implement. The top two things on our “to-do” list right now are the integration of Steam cloud saves and Steam achievements. No ETA on these, but we will surely add them as soon as we can.

Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

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Starni Games development team

We are proud to announce that Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg will be released on the 22 May 2020. Thus we are about to fulfill our promise to deliver the game in Spring 2020. Our team is working very hard to deliver you the best game we can, so now we are proudly present you with the results of our efforts.
Here you can find the cinematic trailer offering you a glimpse of the in-game cinematics (with subtitles for all supported languages):

We hope that the trailer will help you pass the time before release. Please, let us know what you think of it in the comments. If you like the trailer - please, share it with your friends. We will greatly appreciate all sorts of help!

Important note for the Strategic Mind: The Pacific players!
As we have stated before, we plan to transfer many new mechanics and UI improvements from Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg into the Strategic Mind: The Pacific. However, that process will take some time, as we will have to make sure all the new features work well within the Pacific setting. So, after the Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg release we will get down to work and after some time make a major update bringing Strategic Mind: The Pacific up to date with the Blitzkrieg.

If you have not wishlisted Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg yet, it is the best way to show us your interest in the Strategic Mind series getting better and more numerous.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/

Stay tuned for more information about new content and features.

With best regards
Starni Games development team

This is Erwin Rommel in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



Panzer Strategy is the first game of Starni Games on Steam and was released in August 2018. We have come a long way since then and now is the time to look back, even if only for a second.

This was Erwin Rommel in Panzer Strategy



Today, we will compare the old models with their modern counterparts. The final judgment is up to you. Let us know in the comments below.

This is Erich von Manstein in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



And this was Erich von Manstein in Panzer Strategy



Today we are comparing the models. However, it is but an example of the numerous changes we made in cinematic production: new animation technologies, the addition of photo scans for our outdoor locations, and much more.

This is Adolf Hitler in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



And this was Adolf Hitler in Panzer Strategy



We work hard to improve the quality of all aspects of the game.

This is Franz Halder in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



And this was Franz Halder in Panzer Strategy



Moreover, Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg features totally new characters, such as Hermann Goering, Karl Doenitz, and Wilhelm Canaris.

This is Heinz Guderian in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



And this Heinz Guderian in Panzer Strategy



For all of you who wonder when the release date will become available, we have good news. Next week we will finally announce the release date for Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg and, yes, it will be in Spring 2020. So stay tuned, not to miss the announcement.

Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

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With best regards
Starni Games development team

German troops approach Barcelona

The Germany’s first step in WW2 was definitely the invasion of Poland. However, it was not made without solid preparation and test of strength. Such a test was German volunteers and regular troops fighting on the side of Spanish Nationalists.



German troops approach Madrid

The civil war in Spain was a great opportunity for the German war machine to try their new aircraft and tanks in real combat, and allow their crews to get invaluable experience of modern warfare.



The first clash with Soviet tank forces

Germany was not the only one willing to participate in this conflict, as their Soviet counterparts supported the opposing side - Spanish Republicans. Thus, de facto Germany and USSR troops faced each other long before the fateful June 1941.


The battle against Soviet contingent is ongoing

In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg you will be able to go fight alongside the Spanish Nationalists and even face the Soviet tank regiments fighting on the other side, only to become your allies during the subsequent invasion of Poland.


For those of you who worry about the Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg release - it will be in Spring 2020, as promised. Stay tuned as big announcements are coming really soon.

Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

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Starni Games development team

German tanks on the offensive

Almost 80 years ago, on 10 May 1940, German and Italian troops started an offensive operation against France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and British Expeditionary Force. The operation involved massive tank troops invasion through the Ardennes forests and difficult terrain - a course of action totally alien to the military thought of the time.



Victorious German troops in Paris

Despite significant losses among the German troops: over 1200 (out of 5600) aircraft and 800 (out of 2400) tanks lost, Allies’ resistance in France was crushed, with a swift and decisive victory. This was a dire blow to the Allies war effort.


Heinz Guderian with his victorious tank corps in Paris

The tank forces of Guderian went from the forest of Ardennes to the English Channel in under two weeks proving to the whole world that Blitzkrieg was the new reality of contemporary military art.

In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg you will be able to go through these iconic events and see how well you would fare in place of the German high command.


Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

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Starni Games development team

I accept responsibility for U-boat warfare from 1933 onward, and of the entire navy from 1943 on, but to make me responsible for what happened to Jews in Germany, or Russian soldiers on the east front — it is so ridiculous all I can do is laugh. (c) Karl Dönitz

“Karl Dönitz was a German admiral who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as the German head of state in 1945. As Supreme Commander of the Navy since 1943, he played a major role in the naval history of World War II. The Nuremberg Trials court convicted him of war crimes in 1946.”



Your American admiral said that he held me in the highest esteem, and thought that I conducted my defense perfectly. He said through his chief of staff that my conduct was beyond reproach and he had the greatest admiration for me. (c) Karl Dönitz

“He began his career in the Imperial German Navy before World War I. In 1918, he was commanding UB-68 when she was sunk by British forces. Dönitz was taken prisoner. While in a prisoner of war camp, he formulated what he later called Rudeltaktik ("pack tactic", commonly called "wolfpack").”
In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg his expertise will help you in Naval battles, as you will get Headquarters skill Wolfpack for free from the start.



I think that I have now said enough about the war, which is past now for over twenty-five years. I bow in reverence before the memory of the men who lost their lives in this war on both sides, and I think that we all hope that we never shall have such a war again. (c) Karl Dönitz

Naval battles in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg are not numerous, but play an important role in the overall campaign. They are combined with landing operations and to ensure the safe landing of your ground troops your fleet will have to keep the enemy ships at bay.


Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

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Starni Games development team

We are happy to announce that Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg will be available in the Polish language. We try to add as many localizations as we can and keep working in this direction.
Now there will be more people who can enjoy the game in their own language.

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

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Starni Games development team

British firing position oversees German paratroopers and aircraft landing.
“The Battle of Crete was fought during the Second World War on the Greek island of Crete. It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when German troops began an airborne invasion of Crete. Greek and other Allied forces, along with Cretan civilians, defended the island.”


British troops firing at the aircraft and paratroopers.
“After one day of fighting, the Germans had suffered heavy casualties and the Allied troops were confident that they would defeat the invasion.”
The casualities of the German paratroopers in this operation were really heavy.


German paratroopers massive landing near Maleme airfield.
“The next day, through communication failures, Allied tactical hesitation, and German offensive operations, Maleme airfield in western Crete fell, enabling the Germans to land reinforcements and overwhelm the defensive positions on the north of the island.”


German paratroopers got behind the defenders’ lines and are getting ready to throw hand granades.
“The German Air Ministry was shocked by the number of transport aircraft lost in the battle. General Student, reflecting on the casualties suffered by the paratroopers, concluded after the war that Crete was the death of the airborne force. Hitler, believing airborne forces to be a weapon of surprise which had now lost that advantage, concluded that the days of the airborne corps were over and directed that paratroopers should be employed as ground-based troops in subsequent operations in the Soviet Union.”

In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg you will have the chance to go through these iconic events and make sure you keep using paratroopers in future battles, including the operations against USSR.

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Starni Games development team

We decided to create a separate class of units - Assult guns to underline the key features of this type of combat units. In Strategic mind Blitzkrieg Assault guns are self-propelled armored artillery units that are designed to provide frontline fire support and destroy the enemy fortifications and well-entrenched positions.


Assault guns have lower Gun range than ordinary Artillery but they are more mobile, have better protection and a number of special skills making them a great tool for storming cities and heavily fortified positions. Additionally, if there is an Infantry unit in the adjacent hex, Assault guns do not suffer Close quarters penalty for Armored units in difficult terrain - the Infantry protects them. Thus it is important to combine your troops properly to ensure quick and efficient storming of the enemy positions.

We hope that these changes will make adding Assault guns to your army a much more viable choice.

Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

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Starni Games development team

Clouds over the Ardennes
A new addition to the visual effects of Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg - clouds moving across the skyline. This is a purely visual change - there is no mechanic tied to the movement of the clouds. Yet, they add a great deal of liveliness to the game.



Clouds over Denmark
We hope that you will enjoy this new addition to the graphics. What other visual effects you would like to see added to the game at some points? Let us know in the comments below.



Clouds over Tobruk during a moonlit night
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Starni Games development team