GSC Game World — 30 years on the path
Today, we mark a special date. Not just an anniversary, but another step on a path that began with a dream — and still runs on it. The formula has never changed: an idea, a team, and the conviction that games can be more than entertainment. This road, with all its insane challeng
Today, we mark a special date.
[previewyoutube="q2ib3jP6KcM;full"][/previewyoutube]Not just an anniversary, but another step on a path that began with a dream — and still runs on it.
The formula has never changed: an idea, a team, and the conviction that games can be more than entertainment. This road, with all its insane challenges and unexpected turns, is what has shaped us. From S.T.A.L.K.E.R. to Cossacks, from Hover Ace to Heroes of Annihilated Empires, and every world in between — we build places where anyone can become a hero, where magic feels real, and where radioactive fog cradles legends. We create worlds. You are the ones who make them breathe. In these 30 years, we’ve done far more than ship games. We’ve built a community of people who don’t just play — they vanish inside, they live every second of it. That’s why there has never been an “us” and a “you.” There has only ever been us, together. And much more is still ahead: new worlds, new challenges, and new emotions. We’re not stopping. Thank you for walking this road with us. In celebration of our 30th anniversary, you can find discounts of up to 75% on all GSC Game World games on Steam as part of our Anniversary Sale — including games from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Cossacks, Heroes of Annihilated Empires, and other universes:
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/GSC/sale/GSC30thAnniversarySale
With love, GSC Game World ❤️
Dear friends, we've got three great news for you!
1. Sale has come!
Cossacks 3 is taking part in Steam Summer Sale, with oustanding -60% discounts for both base game and all the DLCs.
Don't miss your chance to indulge yourself and your family
2. Patch is out! The one with tons of updates and fixes we've been telling you in earlier news.
Many new features were added in this patch, along with improvements for existing ones and huge amount of fixes in all the game's aspects.
You may find a detailed patch notes below.
3. This is not the end, there'd be many more new features and updates. Stay tuned to our news!
By the way, micro-news, for those who missed it:
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Patch Notes 21.06.18 (2.1.5.91.5955)
New features:
1. It's possible to trade resources between players from same team and players without team. Button is active in multiplayer and random map modes after 15 minutes of game time has passed.
2. Hotkeys may be remapped in settings.
3. New starting options:
- Village. Allows starting the game with Town center, two houses, blacksmith, stables, XVII century barracks.
- XVII century barracks. Allows starting the game with blacksmith, two XVII century barracks and two log cabins.
- Log cabins. Allows starting the game with four log cabins.
- Union. Allows starting the game with allied nation's peasants. (8 selected nation's peasants and 8 allied nation's peasants)
- Expensive mercenaries. (mercenaries prices are tripled)
4. New random map types: Coastal, Lakes, Rivers.
5. New panel in internet shell, showing top clans and players on server. Clan's best five players among top-100 are used to determine the top clans.
6. New 'Train woodworkers' upgrade in port, allowing to repair all the ships.
7. 'Profile' button has been moved to 'Settings'
8. New 'Encyclopedia' button in main menu. You may check all nations and units basic, fully upgraded and additional (detailed info on upgrades) data.
9. You may find fixed (non-customizable) hotkeys descriptions in 'Settings' now.
10. Towers shooting from behind the walls aren't hitting their owner's walls. You may efficiently build towers behind the walls now
11. Total amount of spectators has been increased.
Balance:
1. Port's hp decreased from 65000 to 50000.
2. 'Use new construction materials' upgrade will not affect port's protection no more.
3. Galley's hp decreased from 50000 to 35000.
4. Ship of the Line's hp increased from 65500 to 95000.
5. Galley's gold consumption increased by 33%.
Fixes:
1. Improved stability of multiplayer games.
2. Fixed an error, causing frequent disconnects at 23:59:59.
3. Improved support of various old savegames.
4. Fixed 1 frame delay during units' selection using selection marquee or hotkeys. It was detectable on low fps
5. Fixed an error, causing incorrect work of 'Design new rigging types' upgrade.
6. Fixed an error, causing an inability to order group of peasants to move inside of several available mines in multiplayer.
7. Fixed an error, causing inaccurate prices of boats in multiplayer.
8. Fixed an error, causing inaccurate workers and idle peasants counter display in multiplayer along with their distribution among various resources.
9. Fixed an error, causing desynchronization of 'Stand ground' state in multiplayer. Clients have correct visual display of this state now.
10. Fixed an error, causing improper processing of 'Show collisions' hotkey.
11. Fixed an error, causing incorrect random map game's launch after playing a multiplayer game.
12. Fixed one of the errors, causing crashes in long games. Replay recording would be stopped, in case there isn't enough free RAM.
13. Mines generation process in 2x2 games on small maps has been changed. Mines are generated closer to player's spawn point and aren't generated on enemies territory no more.
14. Fixed an error, causing last player of brown color to have no famine and gain control over rebelling mercenaries, while disabling capturing the buildings.
15. Fixed an error, causing to show an empty room, while joining the room.
16. Fixed an error, causing incorrect mission list display after quitting to main menu from mission.
17.Added three spectator slots, which are closed by default.
18. Many small bugs and errors were fixed.
We're deeply grateful to Ebel for her ideas and their realizations in her mods, which have inspired us to include several changes in this patch.
Have a nice day!
Dear friends, this long-expected day has come!
Fifth rating season starts today!
New season holds many interesting updates:
1. Top 100 ladder players, along with winners of the tournament would receive special badges in internet shell, which would remain for the next seasons. In case player was in top 100 during different ladder seasons, only the best results badge would be displayed.
2. The rating system would be ELO. The game options are 5000 with 15 pt 2x2. Previous ladder would be reset.
Starting of the new season, would mean that last one would have a glorious ending!
We congratulate top100 players, who've got unfading glory and respect in our community.
We'd wish to highlight the three ladder leaders, since achieving a victory on such a long distance is an admirable feat:
1 place - [KR.S]fair_snow
2 place - [GFF]Rifman
3 place - [GFF]Petru_BwM
The winners of the first official team-based tournament "Season Clash 4" would also receive special badges:
1 place - 10fps ([-RA-]SAnek_PCT и Oldman)
2 place - Golden Guys ([GFF]Petru_BwM и GoldenBoy)
3 place - Воины кебаба ([-UNION-]testopal и [KR.S]Dandy)
Good luck in a new season and may the strongest win!
We wish us all a good day!
Hooray friends!
Incredibly entertaining, unpredictable and highly emotional, fourth official tournament "Season Clash 4" has come to its end!
Here are the names of our champions:
10fps ([-RA-]SAnek_PCT and Oldman) has taken the 1 place and get 300$ and GSC Anthology key each;
Golden Guys ([GFF]Petru_BwM and GoldenBoy) has taken the 2 place and get 150$ and GSC Anthology key each;
Воины кебаба ([-UNION-]testopal ang [KR.S]Dandy) has taken the 3 place and get 50$ and GSC Anthology key each.
We sincerely congratulate you, the games were amazing!
We are grateful to all our players, which made this tournament so exciting:
Rampage - funny_ru and [IGO]+4K+yma
Risky Brothers - [R]Hruska and [BiA]Nelj
Golden Guys - [GFF]Petru_BwM and GoldenBoy
Импровизация - [-UNION-]ArtemPro and Kupnu4
Inglorious Basterds - [GT]Colourfit and [-OG-]SirBillo
10fps - [-RA-]Sanek_PCT and Oldman
Золоті шаблі - [GFF]Airon and [-NF-]Detrom
Inglorious inquisition - [GFF]Vahagn and [-NF-]Fulcrum
RAMPAGE - [KR.S]Atom and [-RA-]Frag
OVERRATED Team - [GP]Sir_Artius and [GP]Fenek
Crips - [-UNION-]Fenrir and [-NF-]Doctor_K.
Воины Кебаба - [-UNION-]testopal and [KR.S]Dandy
Креативные кругляшки - [KR.S]Antoxa and [GFF]Apelsin
IronBat - [-NF-]Baton and [KR.S]Iron_Hvan
2R - [BiA]-Roma23 and [GFF]Rifman
asap pls dont smoke - asap and [GP]Demon
We'd like to thank our dedicated helpers team: [-WN-]Stalman, [KR.S]Maktobar, [BiA]-Sokullu
Most of all, we are grateful to our unique streamers! These people have made the translations so interesting. Thousands of players across the world were watching them! Our honorable, incredible, charismatic streamers and commenters [GT]Colourfit, [GT]Thorgal, [PKS]konda, [GP]Fenek, [KR.S]Atom, ImperatorRicardo, AHATOJIb, LordEagle, BrokenGameStudio thank you very much. Don't forget to subscribe to their channels:
[GT]Colourfit: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAj-ms1m9yuuozkPCGBx0zQ
[PKS]Konda: www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvh50QoCH_n28WKfnamLfA
Lord Eagle: www.youtube.com/channel/UChBHi8da7YIWaLKzroxUlrw
AHATOJIb: www.youtube.com/channel/UCRZ_J1MySeat5GDOWleTdVQ
[KR.S]Atom: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUnFnbIt2E3XsbjaSbhb2AQ
Broken Game Studio: www.youtube.com/channel/UCpt1ie1ZnIyGDsRqdO-SEBA
You may watch the all the games of this tournament on our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/cossacks3
Congratulations to all participants of this particular event!
Don't miss your chance! Only today! The final day of "SLASH THE PRICES".
Visit our official cossacks3.com website, where you can purchase a game with huge discount. You may get the base game with -50% discount, or complete "Cossacks 3 Experience" bundle with -65% discount.
Take haste, as we can't hold them much longer. "Slash the prices" would last until the Season Clash 4 is over - starting from 14-th of May until 20-th of May.
Hurry up, that is great opportunity for you to start your Cossacker life or to make an unforgettable present for your friend!
Thank you everyone and have a nice day!
Dear friends!
The Season Clash 4 hottest battles are coming, meet the final day!
You may find the schedule and more detailed information about Season Clash 4 by following this link:
goo.gl/65KsVD
You may find the updated grid via following the link:
www.cossacks3.com/tournament/grid_season_clash.jpg
Don't miss your chance! In order to commemorate first team-based Season Clash 4 tournament we've made a sale on our official website cossacks3.com with meaningful name "Slash the prices!". Hooray!
Visit our official cossacks3.com website, where you can purchase a game with huge discount. You may get the base game with -50% discount, or complete "Cossacks 3 Experience" bundle with -65% discount
Take haste, as we can't hold them much longer. "Slash the prices" would last until the Season Clash 4 is over - starting from 14-th of May until 20-th of May.
Hurry up, that is great opportunity for you to start your Cossacker life or to make an unforgettable present for your friend!
You may watch the games live on our channels:
www.youtube.com/user/cossacks3game
facebook.com/cossacks3
twitch.tv/cossacks_3
Have a good day!
Dear friends!
The Season Clash 4 is going on, emotions are intensifying, are you ready ?!
Right now the best of best are going to clash in battles for the title of best Cossacks 3 player in fourth ladder season.
We`ve got our new matches:
[R]Hruska, [BiA]Nelj vs [-UNION-]testopal, [KR.S]Dandy, nation:
Game1: Netherlands, Denmark;
Game2: Saxony, Bavaria;
Game3: Hungary, Portugal.
Helper1, Kupnu4, funny_ru, [IGO]+4K+yma, [GP]Sir_Artius, [GP]Fenek, Helper2, [-NF-]Doctor_K, [GT]Colourfit, [-OG-]SirBillo, [GFF]Airon, [-NF-]Detrom, [BiA]-Roma23, [GFF]Rifman, asap, [GP]Demon would join them in upcoming battles on the battlefields.
You may find the schedule and details about Season Clash 4 by following this link:
goo.gl/65KsVD
You may find the tournament grid by following the next link:
http://www.cossacks3.com/tournament/tournament_18_05_grid_tours.jpg
Don't miss your chance! In order to commemorate first team-based Season Clash 4 tournament we've made a sale on our official website cossacks3.com with meaningful name "Slash the prices!". Hooray!
Visit our official cossacks3.com website, where you can purchase a game with huge discount. You may get the base game with -50% discount, or complete "Cossacks 3 Experience" bundle with -65% discount
Take haste, as we can't hold them much longer. "Slash the prices" would last until the Season Clash 4 is over - starting from 14-th of May until 20-th of May.
Hurry up, that is great opportunity for you to start your Cossacker life or to make an unforgettable present for your friend!
You may watch the games live on our channels:
www.youtube.com/user/cossacks3game
facebook.com/cossacks3
twitch.tv/cossacks_3
Have a good day!
Dear friends!
The first of its own, magnificent, epic team-based Season Clash 4 has begun!
Right now the best of the best would clash in battles for the title of the strongest Cossacks 3 team in fourth ladder season.
We`ve got our first matches:
RAMPAGE ([KR.S]Atom+[-RA-]Frag) vs Креативные кругляшки([KR.S]Antoxa+[GFF]Apelsin)
Game1: Ukraine, England;
Game2: Netherlands, Algeria;
Game3: France, Piedmont.
Inglorious inquisition ([-NF-]Fulkrum+[-GFF-]Vahagn) vs Risky Brothers([R]Hruska и [BiA]Nelj)
Game1: Prussia, Hungary;
Game2: Saxony, Austria;
Game3: Sweden, Venice.
Воины Кебаба ([-UNION-]testopal+[KR.S]Dandy) vs IronBat ([-NF-]Baton+[KR.S]Iron_Hvan)
Game1: Russia, Scotland;
Game2: Switzerland, Portugal;
Game3: Bavaria, Denmark.
10fps ([-RA-]Sanek_PCT+Oldman) vs Golden Guys([GFF]Petru_BwM+GoldenBoy)
Game1: Sweden, Prussia;
Game2: Ottoman, Spain;
Game3: Netherlands, Switzerland
You may find the schedule and details about Season Clash 4 by following this link:
goo.gl/65KsVD
You may find the tournament grid by following the next link:
http://www.cossacks3.com/tournament/tournament_18_05_grid_tours.jpg
Don't miss your chance! In order to commemorate first team-based Season Clash 4 tournament we've made a sale on our official website cossacks3.com with meaningful name "Slash the prices!". Hooray!
Visit our official cossacks3.com website, where you can purchase a game with huge discount. You may get the base game with -50% discount, or complete "Cossacks 3 Experience" bundle with -65% discount
Take haste, as we can't hold them much longer. "Slash the prices" would last until the Season Clash 4 is over - starting from 14-th of May until 20-th of May.
Hurry up, that is great opportunity for you to start your Cossacker life or to make an unforgettable present for your friend!
You may watch the games live on our channels:
www.youtube.com/user/cossacks3game
facebook.com/cossacks3
twitch.tv/cossacks_3
Have a good day!
Dear friends!
Don't miss your chance! In order to commemorate first team-based Season Clash 4 tournament we've made a sale on our official website cossacks3.com with meaningful name "Slash the prices!". Hooray!
Visit our official cossacks3.com website, where you can purchase a game with huge discount. You may get the base game with -50% discount, or complete "Cossacks 3 Experience" bundle with -65% discount
Take haste, as we can't hold them much longer. "Slash the prices" would last until the Season Clash 4 is over - starting from 14-th of May until 20-th of May.
Hurry up, that is great opportunity for you to start your Cossacker life or to make an unforgettable present for your friend!
Tournament qualifiers have started today, meaning you'd be able to watch Season Clash 4 live on our official channels on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
www.youtube.com/user/cossacks3game
facebook.com/cossacks3
twitch.tv/cossacks_3
Have a good day!
Dear friends!
The Season Clash 4, with a spectacular 2-2 team format, is going to start soon. Qualifiers will be held from 14-th (Monday) to the 17-th (Thursday) of May. Double elimination games will be held and streamed on our official channels from 18 to 20 of May. Top three winning teams will receive:
1st place: money prize and a memorable gift or GSC Anthology key to both team members
2nd place: money prize and a memorable gift or GSC Anthology key to both team members
3rd place: money prize and a memorable gift or GSC Anthology key to both team members
You may read more about Season Clash 4 rules and regulations by following via this link:
http://www.cossacks3.com/tournament/tournament_4_rules_en.jpg
In order to commemorate "Season Clash 4" we're organizing an "Slash the prices!" sale.
Visit our official cossacks3.com website, where you can purchase a game with huge discount.
You may get the base game with -50% discount, or complete "Cossacks 3 Experience" bundle with -65% discount.
Take haste, as we can't hold them much longer. "Slash the prices" would last for 7 days - starting from 14-th of May until 20-th of May.
You're welcome :)
Be hurry, that is great opportunity for you to start your Cossacker life or to make an unforgettable present for your friend!
And if you want to take a bit of tournament battles asap, join today's Rushleague tournament:
http://rliga.com/register.php
You can get acquainted with the rules of the event on the server in Discord:
https://discord.gg/qrem9j
Don't forget to watch on our official Season Clash 4 streams on 18-20 of May - we're sure that it'd be an amazing sight.
www.youtube.com/user/cossacks3game
facebook.com/cossacks3
vk.com/cossacks3
twitch.tv/cossacks_3
Have a good day!
Dear friends!
Here comes the long-awaited moment!
The top 100 players of fourth Cossacks 3 ladder season, which was for first time in Cossacks 3 history 2x2 team based, have been discovered, they would receive special lifetime internet shell signs, while the new season would be started. Top 32 players have got an opportunity to participate in Season Clash 4, fighting for glory and prizes.
We remind that Season Clash 4 is the official Cossacks 3 tournament, which would be held in 2x2 format for the first time in history. It'd be held on 14-20-th of May. Qualifiers would be held 14-17-th of May on evenings. Double elimination games would be held on 18-20-th of May. First three places have the following prizes:
1st place: money prize and a memorable gift or GSC Anthology key to both team members
2nd place: money prize and a memorable gift or GSC Anthology key to both team members
3rd place: money prize and a memorable gift or GSC Anthology key to both team members
If you've taken a high place in ladder, please wait for an email with invitation. It would be sent to your registered email. If you weren't in top-32, you'd have a priority for replacement according to your place in case some of the players wouldn't be able to participate in the tournament.
Ladder is frozen until the Season Clash 4 would be over. Fifth season would be started on 25th of May.
Don't forget to watch our official Season Clash 4 streams - we're sure that it'd be an amazing sight!
www.youtube.com/user/cossacks3game
facebook.com/cossacks3
twitch.tv/cossacks_3
Our players rewards:
1 place - golden wreath with golden medal.
2 place - golden wreath with silver medal.
3 place - golden wreath with bronze medal.
4-10 places - golden wreath.
11-30 - silver wreath.
31-100 places - bronze wreath.
TOP-100 players in 4th ranked season:
1. [KR.S]fair_snow
2. [GFF]Rifman
3. [GFF]Petru_BwM
4. [KR.S]Antoxa
5. [KR.S]Atom
6. [-NF-]Fulcrum
7. [BiA]Nelj
8. [GFF]Airon
9. [GT]Colourfit
10. [GFF]Vahagn
11. [R]Tyran
12. KrOT
13. [GP]Sir_Artius
14. [-UNION-]Artempro
15. nazariy81
16. GoldenBoy
17. [-RA-]Sanek_PCT
18. [KR.S]Dandy
19. deeu
20. [R]Hruska
21. [-RA-]FRAG
22. [BiA]-Roma23
23. LordWeider511
24. [GP]Fenek
25. [GFF]Apelsin
26. tang
27. [-UNION-]Fenrir
28. [-NF-]Baton
29. [IGO]+4K+yma
30. [-UNION-]testopal
31. [-UNION-]Aisha
32. [CEKTA]25cm
33. asap
34. [-NF-]Doctor_K.
35. funny_ru
36. [-UNION-]Fenrir
37. [-OG-]SirBillo
38. [-NF-]Detrom
39. JuDgE
40. [KR.S]Iron_Hvan
41. MOPRAZ
42. Echoes
43. [IGO]_Goga
44. LaPanthera
45. dreamlike
46. OldMan
47. MagnaVolt
48. [-SF-]Ford
49. [GP]Demon
50. Kupnu4
51. [PKS]El_Madeo
52. I_love_DJyuli
53. IuriiS
54. [-UNION-]Aisha
55. [K_A]GODLIKE
56. [BiA]-BaRRaDaCH
57. Litolin
58. [-UNION-]Desu
59. [1S]grommilano
60. [5IrGt]MaWay
61. [-UNION-]VOIN
62. Universium
63. [1S]LeXuS
64. MrMuskul
65. [GT]Rantallof
66. [KR.S]ExMouse
67. [KR.S]Maktobar
68. [BiA]-Sleestaki
69. pasha22
70. [FC]Pointifix
71. IceCossack
72. Voin
73. [UKR]sunx
74. Zantonin
75. bolt
76. Pariya
77. [GP]LukaszN
78. Paranoia
79. PerJerZ
80. SnowLeopard
81. Citizens
82. slavikfire
83. LADY_Scorpiona
84. Ariadna
85. [FC]Guepard
86. Rp_HeCtoR
87. Bez_Lim
88. [-UNION-]Vlastelin
89. Gynecologist
90. DeRuyter
91. [-LT-]Sousainis
92. Scarecrow
93. WoodStar
94. [-UNION-]Vladimir
95. merten
96. [GFF]Tyts
97. ERMAK
98. Tonfiske
99. Spam
100. ARES
Have a good day!
Dear friends!
The fourth ladder season in Cossacks 3, which battles were held in the 2-2 team format for the first time, is coming to its end. Up to May 5, 20:59 by GMT, each player has a chance to fight for the title of the best player of the season, special award badges and the chance to participate in the final tournament Season Clash 4.
The unique Season Clash 4 will be held from 14 to 20 of May in a spectacular 2-2 team format for the first time in Cossacks 3 life. Qualifiers will be held from 14 to 17 of May. Double elimination games will be held and streamed on our official channels from 18 to 20 of May. Top three winning teams will receive:
1st place: money prize and GSC Anthology key to both team members
2nd place: money prize and GSC Anthology key to both team members
3rd place: money prize and GSC Anthology key to both team members
You may read more about Season Clash 4 rules and regulations by following via this link:
http://www.cossacks3.com/tournament/tournament_4_rules_en.jpg
Don't forget to watch on our official Season Clash 4 streams on 18-20 of May - we're sure that it'd be an amazing sight.
www.youtube.com/user/cossacks3game
facebook.com/cossacks3
vk.com/cossacks3
twitch.tv/cossacks_3
Have a good day!
Dear friends!
Here's a short info about the upcoming news, and how the things are going)
1. On Sunday, April 8 at 10:00 PST, there will be a one-day sale on Steam, where you can purchase a game or any of the add-ons with -50%, or whole "Cossacks 3 Experience" bundle with -65% discount
2. We are working on a large update which will be published soon. There will be a lot of absolutely new features for the Cossacks 3, plus various bug fixes
3. The first in our history teamed Season clash will be held from May 14 to May 20, we will publish all the details soon. Fourth season ends on May 5 at 21.59 in GMT
4. We have not forgotten about the mac version, we are just ashamed to repeat that we do not know when the work will be over. But this is the only truth: the work is on, we do not know when it will end, and we are very, very sorry that everything is so excruciatingly long
We wish a wonderful weekend to you all!