11 March 2010

Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge

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Panther Games brings us to the Winter of 1944 with Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge. Although the Battle of the Bulge is ground that has been visited by wargamers before, it has never been done with this level of fidelity and historical accuracy. The most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making implemented in a commercial wargame, combined with thorough historical research on the battlefields and forces involved in this campaign sets Command Ops apart from the competition.

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Features

  • Realistic command decision making at the operational level. Assess, plan, order and react just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander.
  • One of the most advanced commercial AI opponents ever developed
  • Hundreds of hours of playtime including 27 scenarios, covering initial German offensive and American counter-attack
  • Make your own maps and scenarios with the MapMaker and ScenMaker editors. Mod various aspects of the game, including map patterns and victory messages.
  • A contender for the best AI in any wargame
  • The AI can manage subordinate commanders and handle micromanagement
  • new austomated bridge building
  • Select attack, move and secure doctrine to custom tune AI-controlled units with your command style without actually commanding them directly
  • Advanced force allocation algorithms to keep your army balanced and sharp
  • New force group structures to enable cross attachments and different ways of displaying the order of battle
  • New reaction and reassessment code for smarter responses from both the enemy and friendly AI
  • New scheduling code to better manage the sequencing of tasks
  • New route finding algorithms – units can rush to battle but become exposed, take a safe but slow route, or many other options
  • New formation movement code, including phase lines
  • Enhanced sighting code
  • Enhanced basing code
  • Intuitive powerful interface
  • Clear and concise tutorial movies to get you up to speed
  • New order options give you more control including attacks, bypasses, ambushes, stragglers, basing, retaking of position, avoiding friendlies, rest at night etc.
  • Automate units and let the cutting edge AI manage smaller units while you concentrate on the “big picture”
  • New order timing controls to coordinate tasks
  • New order supply level settings so you can set resupply priorities
  • New order of battle display to help you organize your forces
  • New Estab Data views to access weapon and vehicle performance data
  • Map patterns now change with the weather
  • Pathing tools provide estimate of duration
  • Hundreds of hours of playtime
  • 27 scenarios, covering initial German offensive and American counter-attack
  • Tons of Replayability - many scenario options, including multiple random reinforcement schedules
  • Extensive unit, vehicle and weapon estabs covering German, American and British forces
  • 26 maps covering the Ardennes battlefield
  • Make your own maps and scenarios with the MapMaker and ScenMaker editors. Mod various aspects of the game, including map patterns and victory messages.
  • Utilize a big range of force lists for rapid scenario creation
  • The MapMaker now supports copy and paste between different terrain layers
  • The ScenMaker now allows the setting of initial orders delay and stock levels

Product Data

  • Complexity: Intermediate
  • Field of Play: Operational
  • Historical Period: WW2
  • Theater: Western Front
  • Unit Scale: Company line units with some platoon support units
  • Turn Play: No, Pausable Continuous Time
  • Players: 1 or 2
  • AI: Yes
  • TCP/IP: Yes
  • PBEM: No
  • Game Editor: Yes - MapMaker and ScenMaker
  • Manual: Adobe PDF (Download and Physical)
  • Display Resolution: Variable Min 1024 x 768, Max 2560 x 1600

System Requirements

  • OS: XP SP3 / Vista / 7
  • CPU: 2 GHz
  • RAM: 1 GB (2 GB recommended)
  • Video/Graphics: Video card with 64 MB video memory
  • Sound: Sound card supporting 16bit sound
  • Hard disk space: 2 GB free
  • CD-Rom: Yes, for physical version
  • DirectX version: 9.0c
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