Tannenberg News

The wolves have returned in time for the season of scares, and what's more scary than a pack of quadruped sets of teeth coming to tear you apart? Well, your actual foe sure isn't.

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When the wolves enter the fray, a ceasefire will be called in. If you respect the ceasefire and defeat the wolves, everyone will receive the special Wolf Truce medal! If someone breaks the ceasefire however, you'll suddenly find yourself needing to fend off both those with and without opposable thumbs at the same time.

The Wolf Truce event is available from October 29th (right now) until November 5th.



[h3]A winter of death and hunger[/h3]

The winter of 1917 was exceptionally harsh. Severe conditions and relentless battles between the Germans and Russians disrupted supply lines, leading to severe food shortages. Starvation became widespread, and many succumbed to malnutrition.

The corpses of the fallen presented an opportunity for some, however. This brutal winter had left the wolves hungry as well and they were drawn to the bloodshed. Details are unknown, but these wolf attacks apparently grew so severe that it is believed the two armies called a ceasefire, so they could both deal with the wolves first and continue fighting each other later.

It's difficult to say how much if this is true, as the main sources on the Wolf Truce are American newspapers reporting on battles between the German and Russian Empires. Who knows, maybe they made up a story to sell more newspapers.



[h2]Best of luck out there![/h2]
Remember – these aren't good boys...

Last Monday, 110 years ago, the German order was given to attack the Russian forces, which would start one of the most decisive battles of World War I: The Battle Of Tannenberg. The following day, the battle officially commenced.

This battle is renowned for demonstrating the effectiveness of the German military strategies and highlighting the Russian’s weak command structures and poor logistics.

These differences in leadership and logistics became even more apparent after the battle had concluded. The Russians had suffered heavy losses, with up to 50,000 killed and 92,000 taken prisoner. The Germans in the meanwhile lost only about 20,000 men.



[h2]In-game event[/h2]

In-game, the Central Powers still haven't managed to snag a victory in the campaigns. However, their difference is starting to shrink. Last year, they had around 50,000 more casualties. In the Battle of Verdun Campaign, the difference was only about 7000.

Starting today until September 5th, you can play participate in The Battle Of Tannenberg campaign. All casualties in Frontlines & Maneuver game modes in both Verdun and Tannenberg will be added to the total losses. The winning side will be whichever side suffers the least amount of killed and wounded soldiers!

So, will the Central Powers come out victorious this time, or will Entente walk away with yet another victory?


[h2]News from the Italian Front[/h2]

Next week, Isonzo receives the Solstice Update! The Austro-Hungarians will charge the town of Nervesa della Bataglia from the banks of the Piave. Montello features many burning forests, trenches, farms and ends in urban warfare for control over the train station.

Alongside Montello, included are the M.91 Russisches Repetier-Gewehr (Mosin-Nagant), Schwerhandgranate and the Shellshocked Units Pack DLC with all the blood and bandages you would never wish for. Check out the full announcement:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1556790/view/4249790899170884237

We made some improvements to the TAA Anti-Aliasing setting, making edges of objects (including foliage) look more smooth.

The patch download size is expected to be around 17 mb.

This Sunday 110 years ago, the first World War had officially begun. At the time, no one could've predicted just how large and significant this conflict would become, how many lives would be lost or changed forever.

Every year we commemorate this day, and as customary we've enabled the Film Memoir mode for free on PC. While normally exclusive to the owners of the Supporter Pack DLC, everyone on PC can now enable the Film Memoir mode in the popup window or by going to the Options, then Graphics. It'll be available until August 5th!

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[h2]Film Memoir Screenshot Contest[/h2]
This year however, there's more! Let's take a moment to stay away from the bloodshed and instead put our focus on the footprint of WW1. This war left a mark on the continent, much still visible to this day.

We invite you to take the best possible Film Memoir screenshots of the environments in Verdun, Tannenberg and Isonzo that show both the beauty of the many theaters of war and the marks WW1 left behind. Think trenches, barbed wire, craters, destroyed trees, you name it! Remember that Film Memoir needs to be turned on and we highly recommend you disable the UI.

You get two entries for this contest: 1 by posting a screenshot on Discord in the dedicated channel and 1 by posting a screenshot on Reddit with the Memoir Contest flair. These should not be the same screenshots! We'll select 5 winners on Discord and Reddit each, who'll win a DLC pack for Isonzo or the game itself if they don't own it yet. One person cannot win on both platforms and the contest will be closed on August 5th. Good luck!



[h3]Montello Teaser[/h3]
As a little extra, here's a small preview of the flyover for Isonzo's next map: Montello!

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So ends another campaign. It was a closely fought battle, with 538,375 Central Powers casualties to 528,779 Entente losses - a difference of less than 10,000. The Entente came out on top again, but not by a huge margin. In the historical battle there were probably somewhat more losses for the Entente, but the overall outcome of the battle was complicated. Parts of the French army actually made some of the largest advances since trench warfare began in earnest, but nothing close to what General Nivelle described before the battle. He claimed that a breakthrough could be achieved within two days, which absolutely did not happen.

A village devastated by fighting during the Second Battle of the Aisne.

The morale impact of this failure, alongside heavy casualties, led to French mutinies and Nivelle's replacement. While the new commander-in-chief General Petain immediately established a more defensive posture and took time to restore morale among his troops, the British continued offensive action for the rest of 1917. Later in the year there were some limited French offensives such as the successful Battle of La Malmaison, which built on ground captured during the Second Battle of the Aisne.

[h2]Good luck out there soldiers![/h2]