[06 Sep 2011] BA Demo released !

We have launched an amazing new Battle Academy demo, for both PC and Mac !!

The demo is a custom created mission with a movie-like flavor, taking players to a small village in Normandy.

It’s the perfect introduction to the series and makes an ideal step into the realm of BATTLE ACADEMY for anyone who has not yet  had a chance to play this great game.

The demo is available for download from these mirrors: WorthPlaying.com, GamersHell.com (PC, Mac), Patches-Scrolls.de (PC, Mac). 

Go grab it !

[06 Sep 2011] Battle Academy 1.6.0 Now Available!

We are please to announce the release of another big update for Battle Academy. Version 1.6.0 is now available through the in-game updater.

Release 1.6.0

+ New UI Mode. Play with just the left mouse button, or stick with the left/right controls. The choice is yours!
+ ShowSystemTip. Script tip functionality now allows you to include popup tips in your missions that remain onscreen for reference.
+ Fix in multiplayer where wrong side was being shown as winner/loser.
+ Fixed scripting where universal variables were not working as intended.
+ Numerous improvements and bug fixes

Check it out from the direct link as well: http://www.slitherine.com/files/bbc_ba/BattleAcademy-patch-1.6.0.exe

 

 

[18 Aug 2011] Field of Glory 1.6.0 Now available!

The glorious field extends into the lands of the Ottoman Empire with Eternal Empire!

Slitherine (www.slitherine.com), Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Hexwar (www.hexwar.com) are thrilled to announce that Field of Glory – Eternal Empire, an expansion for the award-winning ancients strategy game Field of Glory, is now available for both the PC and Mac platforms! With the release of Eternal Empire, the Field of Glory system now boasts an impressive 124 historical battles with 1,235 different battle groups! Launching at the same time as the Eternal Empire expansion is also the comprehensive 1.6.0 update for the Field of Glory system. The update includes fixes to the engine and D.A.G. as well as a few rule tweaks.

 

As a special discount for early adopters, Field of Glory – Eternal Empire will be priced at $19.99 for the first week after release. After that, its stand-alone price will increase to $24.99.

 

Based on Slitherine’s popular tabletop wargaming system by the same name, Field of Glory is a faithful adaptation of this acclaimed miniatures wargame available for PC and Mac Without the calculations and measurements required for a tabletop game of Field of Glory, the digital version accurately represents ancient and medieval combat where players make the important and fun decisions on the battlefield.

 

Now Field of Glory heads to the mighty Ottoman Empire with Field of Glory – Eternal Empire! This army pack covers the armies of the Ottoman Empire along with the armies of its enemies and allies (1299 to 1500 AD). Eternal Empire also comes with over 200 new battlegroup graphics and supporting information from within the D.A.G. lists in addition to over a dozen new exciting historical battles.

 

Please note: Field of Glory – Eternal Empire REQUIRES ownership of the original full Field of Glory game.

 

• 46 different armies cover the Ottoman Empire along with the armies of its enemies and allies (1299 to 1500 AD).
• 20 new historical battles
• 89 new battle group images in the scenario editor for Eternal Empire owners.
• Variable Army Sizes. The number of battle groups available to a D.A.G. army now changes depending on the number of points selected.
• Themed Armies; Where a player owns more than one different D.A.G. license, when issuing and accepting challenges for a specific D.A.G, armies from D.A.G’s that cross over into the period covered are also available. See the in game help for more details.
• Allied armies included in Eternal Empires have been added to existing D.A.G.’s e.g. Ilkhanid Mongols in Swords and Scimitars are now allowed ‘Golden Horde’ allies from the Eternal Empires D.A.G.
• 20 new small random battle maps for D.A.G. games.
• Rules for rear ranks of cavalry with missile weapons for newer D.A.G. Armies and for use in the scenario editor.
• Immobile battle group/baggage wagon rules for existing historical battles and the scenario editor. See the help system for more details.
• Complete battle list for each game supplement as part of the help system.
• All reported D.A.G list errors have been fixed.
• All reported crash issues have been fixed.

 

Get the update here. The update is comprehensive and will bring all previous versions of the Field of Glory system to 1.6.0. Get more information on Field of Glory – Eternal Empire from its official product page.

[01 Jun 2011] Grand Strategy 2.0 is here!

• Airborne divisions and para-drops
• Cross platform multiplayer support for PC vs Mac
• German SS and Soviet Guards Elite Units
• Amphibious landings against defended coastal hexes
• Geo-political elements, which include:
  • French armistice (which the axis may accept or reject)
  • Early Italian entry if insufficient allied naval presence in the Med
  • Tension in the Balkans
  • Spanish activation as axis or allied minor ally
  • Turkey activation as axis or allied minor ally
  • Finnish armistice
  • Romanian and Bulgaria surrender and activation as allied minor ally
  • Consequences for allied aggression (e.g., UK invasion of Ireland).
• Canadian, Australian, Polish and Indian Commonwealth units and leaders
• Headquarter units
• More and greater variability of leadership ranging from Army Groups (Fronts), Armies and Corps
• Ferry crossings
• Ability to swap positions of two units of the same service type (i.e., ground, air or naval).
• Reinforcement of sub groups at sea
• Leased air bases (Azores, Iceland, Greenland)
• Malta naval and air bases factor into the interdiction and counter-interdiction of axis supply of North Africa
• Allied Interdiction of Swedish Iron Ore to German
• Scripted construction of Atlantic Wall Fortresses
• Many more improvements - too many to list to here!