Hello commanders,
We hope you have been well. Heading into the final month of the year, we have a couple of small but exciting tidbits of Steel Division 2 news to share with you.
Keep reading to find out more!
Steel Division: Blood Feud in Transylvania
The first news to drop concerns the next major expansion, Steel Division 2: Blood Feud in Transylvania. As we mentioned in last week’s DevBlog, video briefings and voiceovers are done, and the testing of the Army General campaign is in full swing.
We can also report that division balance, models, assets, and illustrations - these critical components have now been finished. We are still working on the localization for the expansion in the various languages supported. A release date for Steel Division 2: Blood Feud in Transylvania is being planned as we speak!
We will get back to you as soon as we know more. In the meantime, the Strike Team will soon receive the go-ahead to stream the full expansion! So keep a close watch on your favorite streamer.
A new long-range artillery model
As pointed out to us by a community member on our Steam forums, historically, the U.S. 3rd Armored Division had a special artillery formation attached from mid-July 1944, almost uninterrupted until the end of the war. This was the 991st Field Artillery Battalion, equipped with the M12 GMC, which hosted an old WW1 French gun, the GPF 155mm. This piece, in its original towed variant, will also be found in the Allied and Axis arsenal, in the upcoming Nemesis: Siege of Dunkirk.
The old French artillery piece was mounted on a modified M3 (Lee) tank chassis, turning this venerable gun into a self-propelled unit. The model for the M12 GMC was long ago completed for Steel Division: Normandy ‘44; we decided it would be worthwhile to add it to Steel Division 2. The U.S. 3rd Armored Division will receive this new unit, where commanders can deploy it in Phase B and C as a “poor man’s Hummel,” so to speak. It will be very similar to the German unit, though with a lower Rate of Fire and less ammo, but with a longer range and a more heavily armored structure.
Join the Czechoslovak Army!
The time has come for you to enlist! With the upcoming Nemesis: Siege of Dunkirk, we get back to the old Eugen tradition of granting the community the chance to add their (real) names to the game. These names will appear as a specific nation’s squad leader. Each name will either have to be of Czech or Slovak origins!
There are some specific rules, which you can read about in this dedicated post here, but please see below for an abridged recap.
In short:
- We randomly pick names from a nation’s list. We cannot attribute a name to a specific unit.
- You can only submit a family or surname. We don’t pick first names.
- One person, one name.
- The name must be fitting to the nation. We aim for authenticity and realism, after all.
- Don’t comment on other people’s names.
- Check other names to see if yours isn’t already proposed.
- Don’t bother being insulting or funny or an edgelord - we will carefully review all names for their specific language.
Access the enlistment post for Nemesis: Siege of Dunkirk here!
https://steamcommunity.com/app/919640/discussions/0/3721692478276674844/
Until soon!
That’s it for today’s DevBlog. Let us know what you think.
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See you on the battlefield, commander!