You asked for it, you will get it. We're bringing back 8 Divisions, 4 additional Nations, and 350+ units from Steel Division: Normandy 44 to Steel Division 2!
What? That's not enough? Okay - we're also adding exclusive, never-before-seen units that weren't even in the first game.
You what? You want even more?! Well - the Steel Division 2 Back to War pack, giving all of the above, will be completely free for Steel Division: Normandy 44 owners. Happy now?
Time to have a look at what will be included in this pack!
What's in it for you
In this pack, we have included some of the most awesome units and Divisions from Normandy 44. Here's the complete feature list:
- 4 additional Nations: USA, Canada, United Kingdom and France
- 8 Divisions: 4 from each side, playable in solo, coop, and multiplayer real-time skirmish
- 350+ units from the first game
- Exclusive never-before-seen units
Of course, you want to know which divisions are included. Here are the ones we have chosen, and a bit of detail on why we picked these ones in particular:
- 3rd Armored - USA: One of the most iconic armored divisions from the Battle of Normandy. One of the two "Heavy Divisions", which works extremely well with our new deck system which will be detailed in the next dev diary. In addition of having lots of tanks, all the infantry is transported into battle in half-tracks.
- 3rd Canadian Infantry - Canada: An assault division featuring awesome equipment (including a lot of modified British and American vehicles), which makes it an almost-armored division.
- 15th (Scottish) Infantry - United Kingdom: Simply one of the best allied divisions of Steel Division: Normandy 44, featuring high-quality equipment. As we wanted to give two armored divisions and two infantry divisions, this one was an obvious choice.
- 2e Division Blindée - France: This one's special. Not only because it's from the baguette country and it's voiced by our team, no, also because it features a lot of recon units which, as you know, don't move the frontline anymore. Again, this division works extremely well with our new deck system.
- 21. Panzer - Germany: Beute is fun, which is cool, because this division features a lot of beute equipment. Also, this division brings the Königstiger back to the game. But we'll talk about the new equipment below.
- Panzer-Lehr - Germany: A bit like the American 3rd Amored, it's one of the most famous amored divisions, and its infantry is also 100% mechanized.
- 116. Panzer - Germany: The most "standard" and balanced of all the divisions of the first game. Features a nice mix of light and medium tanks.
- 352. Infanterie - Germany: This one is a bit trickier to explain. Because it fits extremely well with a new feature we'll talk about in the next dev diary. Let's say... it will be extremely efficient in Breakthrough mode...
As you could have guessed, it was important for us that the chosen division fits with Steel Division 2's bigger scale and new features.
Shiny brand-new units
Of course, Divisions from Normandy 44 means units from Normandy 44, and you will be able to play with the most iconic units from our first game. From the monstruous Königstiger to the Achilles tank destroyer, and all the Sherman variants (Firefly, Calliope...), you'll be able to admire all the upgraded 3D models in Steel Division 2's new Armory, build your decks with the new Deck Builder, and lead all the 350+ units on the battlefield in the expanded real-time tactical battles.
But that's not all. Steel Division 2's new gameplay style allows us to introduce some units that weren't even featured in Steel Division: Normandy 44. For example, as Steel Division 2 now features heavy artillery, we were able to bring some of the nicest toys, such as the gorgeous Allied's Long Tom 155mm Howitzer and his inseparable M4 High Speed Tractor. The Back to War pack also features, among others, the AEC Matador medium artillery tractor, the BL 5-inch howitzer, the Laffly truck, the Do 217 bomber, and some interesting tank variants, such as the Panzer III N, the Panzer III K and the Panzer IV F1!
Last but not least, Divisions from this pack also feature units from Steel Division: Normandy 44's DLC, such as the Feldgendarmerie from Back to Hell DLC's Division Festung Groß-Paris Division.
All the units are obviously balanced to fit with Steel Division 2's updated scale and new features.
Did we say it will be free for Steel Division: Normandy 44 owners?
Yes it will. It's a way to thank you guys, our players, our community, for your support and dedication over the years.
In next week’s dev diary, we'll talk about a brand new feature of Steel Division 2 concerning the Breakthrough mode. And after that, we'll talk about the new Deck Builder (finally) - promised! Don’t forget to check out the Steel Division 2 newsletter, pre-order the game on steam, and visit our pre-order store.
See you next week!