Panzer Strategy News

Hello guys!

With the release fast approaching it’s time to recall some of the hilarious moments throughout the development and give you an update on how things are going.

[h2]The implementation of the “Undo” button[/h2]

Here is probably the most asked-for feature of the Strategic Mind Series - the “Undo” button.

We have been working hard on implementing this feature that is called to help players how miss clicked during the movement. Before starting to work on it, we asked the community its thoughts on how it should work in this thread.



Summarizing the players’ feedback we got the following features of the Undo button:
1. It reverts the only movement.
2. It is ineligible if anything of the following happens:

• Any attack has happened (including overwatch etc)
  
• The objectives were affected
  
• The unit has embarked or disembarked
  

The implementation was very tricky and gave us all sorts of headaches, like these:



Or the button just randomly disappearing, when it was not supposed to…

Despite all the difficulties, we are on the finishing line right now, and the Undo button is finally ready for release.

[h2]Oh Fields, My Fields[/h2]
One of the three community-supported tracks (by buying our soundtrack), is a historic one. Here is it for your listening pleasure:

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[h2]Surprise[/h2]
Recently we stumbled upon The Battle of Russia (1943) documentary film for the US military about the war in the USSR and guess what music plays there, performed by the US military orchestra?

[h2]Can you find a difference?[/h2]
In one of our earlier posts there was a mistake in Beria’s uniform, that we later corrected.
Can you spot it at a glance?





We will post the next issue of the Developers’ Diaries as soon as we can, so stay tuned.

With best regards
Starni Games team

In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg we introduced the jet fighter planes by adding a German Me-262. This time around we are happy to add the Soviet MiG-9 jet fighter plane. It was introduced only after the end of the war. However, in Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism we have 3 alternate history operations in 1946, that allows us to give the stage to the first mass-produced Soviet jet plane.



MiG-9 used a reversed engineered version of the German BMW 003 engine. Like every pioneer model, it had its flaws. For example, it suffered from persistent problems with engine flameouts when firing its guns at high altitudes due to gun gas ingestion. Yet, despite all the shortcomings, the model was moderately successful and established the future line of Soviet jet planes. Like any jet fighter, it was largely superior to the planes of older generations. Thus, having such a modern weapon at one’s disposal provided a huge tactical advantage.

We will keep posting new units that will appear for the first time in the Strategic Mind series, so stay tuned!

With best regards
Starni Games team

General!

Our ever-vigilant intelligence service summarized all the most important information for you in the weekly report. This top-secret data will allow you to gain a tactical edge during the upcoming release. As true secret service specialists, we will not mention any names - you know perfectly well what we are talking about.

[h2]New cinematic trailer was spotted[/h2]
Our upcoming title recently got itself a new cinematic trailer:
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[h2]New cinematic screenshots were obtained[/h2]
Our agents got their hands on the new cinematic screenshots that will be added to the Store page soon. Be the first to have a look at them:









[h2]Starni Games release celebration rumors[/h2]
Our spies within Starni Games report that some discounts and new bundles are getting prepared for the upcoming release. We hope that in the next report our agents will uncover all the specifics.

[h2]Friday 13 November 2020[/h2]
We look forward to the upcoming release and work really hard to get everything ready for it. Stay tuned for more information and content!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1341170/Strategic_Mind_Spectre_of_Communism/
This is it for this week’s report.

Ever vigilant
Starni Games intelligence service

By seizing the formerly little-known Height 102.0 – the Mamayev Hill - the Red Army fought its way to the fascists' den – Berlin. We are proud to say that our victory in Stalingrad radically changed the whole situation in the Second World War. And this victory meant that our Motherland had withstood one of the most difficult tests in its history. (c) Aleksandr Vasilevsky

[h2]Summary[/h2]
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky was one of the best Soviet commanders over the course of WW2. One could argue who was the top commander, but officially, Vasilevsky was recognized as the number 2 commander after Zhukov - he was receiving all the top awards shortly after him. Additionally, he was arguably the best USSR strategist. His unofficial ranking as a number 2 commander made him most likely replacement for Zhukov, should he fall out of Stalin’s favor.



[h2]Family[/h2]
As a senior officer, Vasilevsky met frequently with Joseph Stalin. During one of these meetings, Stalin asked Vasilevsky about his family. Since Vasilevsky's father was a priest and thus a potential "enemy of the people", Vasilevsky said that he had ended his relationship with them in 1926. Stalin, surprised, suggested that he reestablish his family ties at once, and help his parents with whatever needs they might have.



[h2]Visit to Germany in November 1940[/h2]
Accompanied Molotov and the Soviet delegation in a diplomatic visit to Germany in November 1940 for negotiations. Many historians think that the German dissatisfaction with the results of the negotiations was one of the key factors that led to the German attack in June 1941.


A man who knew his job as he spent a long time commanding a regiment and who earned great respect from everybody. (c) Georgy Zhukov about Vasilevsky

When the players come to our Store page during All Saints’ Eve, asking “Trick or Treat?”, we have no other choice but to give all of you a Treat. We cannot give you candy (that would have been not the best idea considering the pandemic), but we can give you a discount for all of our games!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/991810/Strategic_Mind_The_Pacific/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/769950/Panzer_Strategy/
Make sure you have enough candies or other treats, so you do not get tricked! Have a great weekend!

Starni Games team sends its regards