Thanks for rolling the dice with us so far on “Second Front”. So far you’ve been able to take on challenges as one of three different factions, the US, The Russians, and The Germans. Soon, you will be able to enter the battlefield of Second Front with a new faction.
Bully Beef and Biscuits to become a Complimentary Update
As a show of thanks, we have decided to make the upcoming Commonwealth Forces DLC part of the main game. So you will receive this update for free if you have purchased the game.
This update will include:
45 British Tanks
4 British Assault Guns
6 British Halftracks
18 British Armored Cars
8 British Trucks
9 British Guns
New Scenarios
The RoadMap
The complimentary updates won’t stop at Bully Beef, we will also be building additional features, content, and systems into the game. This process will take between 1 and 2 years and once they are all finalized, we will be ready to bring the Multiplayer experience that many of our fans have wanted since the beginning.
Bully Beef and Biscuits: Content Update
Disruption: Units that are disrupted will not be able to flee.
Berserk units: Units will have a chance to go berserk and no longer be under player control.
Tank commanders: Tank Commanders will improve the aiming of tanks.
Fortified buildings: Areas within buildings can be fortified to improve defenses, much like a bunker.
Partisans: Content Update, American Partisans, French and Italian Underground forces, and Soviet Partisans.
Human wave: Russians will be able to launch a wave of attackers that have a chance of not following orders.
Mines: Minefield Hexes will disrupt potential approaches.
Inner Factory walls: Walls in factories will block movement and fire
Overrun: Tanks can perform an Overrun attack once they move into an enemy hex with enemy infantry.
Night: Units will not be visible at night unless illuminated by starshells
Artillery: Artillery can be called in by leaders with a radio and spotting round in place.
Planes: Aircraft that will perform a strafing and bombing run.
Prisoners, Interrogation: Taking prisoners will gain you more victory points, but will become a burden to guard. You may also learn of hidden enemy positions via the interrogation of prisoners.
Japanese, US Marine Corps, and early US Philippines armies: Content Update
Pacific theatre with new terrain: Content Update
Multiplayer: 1v1 multiplayer scenarios.
The Dice Don’t Always Roll in your favour
Second Front is not like other digital strategy games, the battlefield is not just a puzzle to solve or a straight-up-the-middle numbers game. You need to account for bad luck and have to think a step ahead.
- What if this attack fails?
- What happens if I lose this Officer?
- How am I going to rally my troops if they are broken?
- What is my plan B, C, and D – when plan A does not pan out?
Whilst the nature of dice rolling can mean you get lucky sometimes and break what might seem like an unlikely opponent - the same can happen to you. The AI does not have a handicap when engaging you, there are no difficulty levels.
The single-player game gives you the opportunity to “roll back” a turn and try a different strategy. The game makes a save at the start of each turn in case you find yourself overwhelmed or at too much of a tactical disadvantage to play through.
The choices and rolls are not pre-determined so the next time you play that turn, you have the opportunity to turn the tables.
However, we know some of you relish the challenge of being flexible and embracing the challenges or failed offensives and defensives and choose to play through until you turn the tables, lose, or surrender.
Don’t run out of breath
We often find new players have their squads run to the front line, While this may get you within striking distance of an objective first, it will get you there with a tired and less effective squad. Be mindful of when you choose to run, as it will take multiple turns for your troops to recover after that.
Thanks
It was a real pleasure to be on the top spot for “Strategy and Wargaming’s” Top 10 strategy games for the year. It has been a really great year for strategy games and the countdown featured lots of games we admire and appreciate. Read it here.
And thank you for your support so far and for reading our latest dev blog. We will continue to add dev blogs in the coming months giving you updates on our roadmap as we reach and near each goal.
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