Hello commanders,
Get ready! A new milestone to WARNO has just dropped. Let’s look at the map-centric GOUVION update.
GOUVION will not only bring a new map - TEUFELSMOOR - but also a new 10vs10 variant of VOLCANO map.
Let’s go!
GOUVION’s Historical Namesake
All right, you know the drill. If you don’t want a brief military history lesson on the milestone’s historical namesake, please skip ahead. If, like Eugen, you love your Napoleonic Wars, please keep reading.
This milestone’s military leader is Gouvion Saint-Cyr, known to be equal parts brilliant and an asshole. He was one of Napoleon’s best marshals, a good strategist (more so than some of his colleagues) and a master tactician with a particular eye for defensive operations. With a tough childhood, Gouvion grew up a lonely and taciturn man, but talented in many other, artistic, aspects, including drawing & playing the violin.
Joining the army first as a volunteer in 1792, his talents assured his meteoritic rise, becoming général de division as early as 1794.
A Difficult Man
Gouvion distinguished himself campaigning in Germany and Italy, but his difficult reputation travelled with him. As a stoic Republican, he was opposed to Napoleon for many years. As such, he was confined to secondary theaters. While being a corps commander (one of the few in such position not being a marshal) during the invasion of Russia, he gained command of an independent army after Oudinot was wounded. He rallied his failing formation and counter-attacked the next day, soundly beating the Russians. When Napoléon learned that, he had no choice but to grant him the marshal's baton which had so long evaded him.
His continued success on the battlefield included a brilliant delaying action against the main Coalition army in 1813 near Dresden. With no love lost between Napoleon and Gouvion, our commander welcomed the return of the monarchy and so sided with King Louis XVIII during the Hundred Days campaign. This netted him the post of Minister of War, in which, without remorse, he took down former colleagues and followers of Napoleon.
Gouvion is also known for the Loi Gouvion Saint-Cyr, which organized French mandatory conscription from 1818 to 1872. This would serve as a basis for all future laws until President Jacques Chirac abolished military service in 1990.
Milestone GOUVION
So, what can you expect from milestone GOUVION? This one is short and sweet, focused squarely on getting more battlefields in your hands.
- A new map, 2vs2 TEUFELSMOOR.
- A new 10vs10 variant of VOLCANO.
TEUFELSMOOR
TEUFELSMOOR is the new battlefield focusing on urban warfare, playable in 2vs2.
You can read more about the new TEUFELSMOOR map in this dedicated DevBlog.
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Note that TEUFELSMOOR will be the first in a new series of urban maps planned to be released before the official launch of WARNO out of Early Access. More details on the next two maps will come in the near future ... but you can have a teaser below!
Army General Units Tease
With the GOUVION milestone out of the way, here's a little tease of what’s coming.
As you might know, some units or variants of units will only be available in Army General. We realized we could move some of these originally Army General specific units to our Divisions. In certain cases, enough could be gathered to shine in brand-new battlegroups (looking at you, U.S. 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and the Soviet 27-ya Gv. Motostrelk. Div.).
We can lift the tip of the veil on some Army General units that will remain in our soon-to-be mode. For instance, in the upcoming BRUDERKRIEG campaign, the East-German 4. Mot.-Schützen-Division can be supported in the air by strike MiG-23BN with load-outs and models you haven’t seen so far.
For example, some major guest stars in one of our Army General campaigns will be the appearance of a nation only briefly featured in a current Division.
You’ll discover plenty of Army General units, including updated models and other polishing. Not long now!
Until next week
That’s all for milestone GOUVION! Let us know what you think.
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As always, see you on the battlefield, commander!
