Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa News

Both Cauldrons of War games are now available in German!

Have fun!


Cauldrons of War – Barbarossa ist ein rundenbasiertes und äußerst schnelllebiges Militärstrategiespiel über den 2. Weltkrieg von Juni 1941 bis zur Schlacht um Moskau. Du befehligst dabei deine Truppen als UDSSR oder Achse in einigen der größten und blutigsten Operationen der Weltgeschichte.

Cauldrons of War – Stalingrad ist ein rundenbasiertes und äußerst schnelllebiges Militärstrategiespiel über den 2. Weltkrieg vom Mai 1942 bis November 1942. Du befehligst dabei deine Truppen als UDSSR oder Achse in einigen der größten und blutigsten Operationen der Weltgeschichte.

Viel Spaß!

You may know that I have been working for months now on my new game about China warlords era.

I am glad to announce that Rise of the White Sun is now available on Steam in early access.

Unlike the Cauldrons of War games you were acustomed to, Rise of the White Sun also depicts political struggles, diplomacy and province management.

Learn more about this game here

I hope you will enjoy this game as much as I enjoyed making it!

Maestro Cinetik

[h2]What I am working on for 2022?[/h2]



Have you ever dreamt of playing as a Chinese Warlord in the 1920's?
I am sure you have never played a game about the Northern Expedition.
That will be possible with Rise of the White Sun.
The steam page is open now, so you can wishlist it (A playable demo is planned for the first half of 2022, don't miss it)

December 1926: as the victorious National Revolutionary Army units commanded by Bai Chongxi are approaching Shanghai, CCP and GMD agents are busy planning an uprising. Behind the scenes, high-ranking warlord officers are negotiating a comfortable future for themselves in exchange for betraying their masters while Jiang Jieshi is plotting with the Green Gang to get rid of his communist allies.

This is a time of dishonest plots and brutal action.

Have fun!

[h2]What would you want to see in Cow Barbarossa?[/h2]
What would you like for a futur patch?
Some candidates are:
-Turning the game into a really multiplayer one
-Adding the possibiliy to let the AI manage some of your fronts
-Adding a Winter War scenario
Tell me!

From Crimea to Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields, lead the Axis or the Soviet forces in the bitter fightings of the eastern Front in 1942.

Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad is an immersive 'command at the highest level' wargame with tough decisions to make.
Its clean mechanics and low complexity allows the game to focus on what is really important : strategical decisions.
There is no micromanagement here, but more depth than you imagine.

[h2]Play the main operations in 1942 on the eastern Front :[/h2]
As the German, will you grasp the Baku oilfields ? As the Soviet, will you trap a whole German army near Stalingrad ?

[h2]Play fast and often [/h2]: you don't need a 100+ hours investment in a monster game. Some scenarios can be played in 1 or 2 hour. But don't worry, the game contains several scenarios and is challenging enough to keep you entertained for a long time.

[h2]Play against the AI or against your friends[/h2] : with a hot seat mode and a Play By Email Mode

Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad is the second opus of the "Cauldrons series".
If ever you have played Cauldrons of War - Barbarsossa, you won't be disoriented, but you will notice some improvements here and there.

I am pretty sure you will enjoy the Stalingrad City scenario playable at company scale.
This is a whole new Cauldrons of War experience. ==> Get it here

Have fun!

Maestro Cinetik

It was a promise, it is now done.

Cauldrons of War Stalingrad being finished*, I've just pickup some of its new features to increase the CoW Barbarossa quality of life.

So, What is new?

[h2]Tooltips everywhere & Minimap[/h2]

I know most of you weren't big fan of consulting the wiki: now, you will just have to hover elements in the operation window long enough to make the tooltip appear.

If you hover an action sending a unit somewhere else, a minimap will appear so you won't need to close the operation window to check where exactly on the map you are sending this unit.

This feature alone will change your life.

[h2]A new map and new display options[/h2]

Most of the "old maps" are still in the game, but I have added the Stalingrad Map as the default map.
You may like the new button on the left :



Click on it to Display the troops on the map.



Now you can quickly visualize if you are really weak somewhere.

[h2]Other minor changes[/h2]

PBEM :
-those damn load game buttons are now easy to click
-That damn PBEM folder is easy to find and open (I've added a button to do so)

English event texts:
-They have been reviewed one more time (Thank You Red_Jar), so you should find less misspellings and typos)

Bugs:
-They should now be even rarer (mostly those bugs that produced strange results at turn change)


Have Fun!

Maestro Cinetik

*PS: for those of you who don't own yet Cauldrons of War Stalingrad, it is the best moment to get it, before I raise its price for the official release (this is a matter of days)