Panzer Strategy News

Yet another class is added to Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg. Previously, we told you about the Sturm Artillery as a separate class with its own unique features. Now, we will tell you more about another new class of player-controlled units - armored trains.


The armored train is basically a mixture of an artillery unit and a highly mobile armored vehicle. It is very powerful as it combines a long firing range of artillery units and their firepower with tank’s mobility and armor. However, it has a huge downside as well, as it can move only by rail. Thus, despite having the highest number of Move points among all ground units, it cannot reach certain locations on the map, or can even be totally out of commission for some operations.


The armored train is somewhat similar to naval units, as it also has several parts: Hull, Main gun, Engine with their respective HP. Some models also have AA guns. It also has a Maintenance unit and Emergency repair. Additionally, all its move points are added to its defense, but if its Engine is damaged it loses all move points, thus becoming an easy target for the enemy troops.


You can capture one Armored train in Poland, and one later on in USSR. Additionally, you can acquire one for prestige after Poland, and one more before the Barbarossa operation. Thus, you can have up to 4 armored trains under your command in the later part of the campaign.


We hope that you will like the idea of employing armored trains in your army as much as we do. Let us know what you think of this new addition in the comments below.

The release date is very close so, do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and not miss the release date. Stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/

With best regards
Starni Games development team

!Important note: Do not miss a 50% special discount for Panzer Strategy owners only on Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg from 22 May to 4 June 2020. We are worried that some of you might miss it due to being poorly informed, so we will use every opportunity to let you know. There will be no notification, apart from standard wishlist call to action! So, if you think you might miss it - make sure you add Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to your wishlist to get an automated reminder from Valve.

Since the Panzer Strategy release in 2018, we were gathering lots of valuable feedback from the players. Some things we could implement fast, for others we had to do extensive preliminary work. Thus, we always note what the players ask for and try to implement it as soon as we have the opportunity.



Strategic Mind: The Pacific development allowed us to implement many (but not all) of the community suggestions both from Panzer Strategy and from The Pacific early access period. Among the new features, added due to your feedback were:
Detailed combat prediction window
Many hints, explanations, and Manual (far from perfect, but a good start)
Terrain and infrastructure info
Naval combat tutorial
Further camera zoom option.
Units speech, zoom-in on unit renders, and others.



However, there were still more things that we wanted to implement but they required more time and preparations. So, we got some of them ready for the Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg release, namely:
You can now rename your units with custom names. (and the save files)
You can two choose between two sets of Controls: Modern (new) and Legacy (old).
Modern (Unit selection - Left mouse button, Attack/Movement - Right mouse button, Open unit info screen - Middle mouse button (or I hotkey, or left-click on corresponding UI button))
Legacy (Unit selection - Left mouse button, Attack/Movement - Left mouse button, Open unit info screen - Right mouse button (or I hotkey, or left-click on corresponding UI button))
Added detailed 5-part tutorial for land operations
UI polish and improvements
Added calendar button indication Day/Night cycle
You can turn on/off the hex grid not only in the Settings but also with the H hotkey.
Added a separate setting for unit speech volume.
Improved Manual UI (We will keep improving it further in the future)



All these features were brought by a combination of you being interested in our games, actively sending us lots of feedback and great suggestions, and by our willingness to listen to the community and improve our games together. We will keep adding new features and polishing the existing ones.



There are still many features that we want to add, but up to now lacked the time and resources to implement properly. The top two things on our “to-do” list right now are the integration of Steam cloud saves and Steam achievements. No ETA on these, but we will surely add them as soon as we can.

Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/

With best regards
Starni Games development team

Please read the important note later in the next!
We are proud to announce that Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg will be released on the 22 May 2020. Thus we are about to fulfill our promise to deliver the game in Spring 2020. Our team is working very hard to deliver you the best game we can, so now we proudly present you with the results of our efforts.
Here you can find the cinematic trailer offering you a glimpse of the in-game cinematics (with subtitles for all supported languages):
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We hope that the trailer will help you pass the time before release. Please, let us know what you think of it in the comments. If you like the trailer - please, share it with your friends. We will greatly appreciate all sorts of help!

Important note for the Panzer Strategy players!
You, Panzer Strategy owners, are the people who were the first to support our company and the development of our series of wargames.
When we embarked on this project we promised you a special discount to make Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg more affordable to you and show our appreciation of your support not only with our words but with our actions as well.
It turned out that we cannot provide personalized discounts (for the owners of a certain game only) by ourselves.
To provide any sort of personalized discount we had to contact the Steam team and work out some solution, which could not be implemented without Valve employees’ actions. We are very thankful to Valve for their help and support, as we understand that they could have easily ignored small company like ours, and don’t even bother, considering the number of games in Steam. We really appreciate their help in making this discount possible.
In the end, what we can offer you is a 50% discount for Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg during the first 2 weeks after its release.
Make sure you do not miss it:
If you are a Panzer Strategy owner, you will have an automatic 50% discount for the Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg from 22 May 2020 to 4 June 2020.
! Note that there will be no special notification or reminder. The discount will just be displayed when you try to purchase the game. (According to Steam support) So, we are making our best efforts to inform you in advance, to make sure you do not miss the discount due to being poorly informed.

If you have not wishlisted Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg yet, it is the best way to show us your interest in the Strategic Mind series getting better and more numerous, and not the miss the special 50% discount when the game is released.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/

Stay tuned for more information about new content and features.

With best regards
Starni Games development team

This is Erwin Rommel in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



Panzer Strategy is the first game of Starni Games on Steam and was released in August 2018. We have come a long way since then and now is the time to look back, even if only for a second.

This was Erwin Rommel in Panzer Strategy



Today, we will compare the old models with their modern counterparts. The final judgment is up to you. Let us know in the comments below.

This is Erich von Manstein in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



And this was Erich von Manstein in Panzer Strategy



Today we are comparing the models. However, it is but an example of the numerous changes we made in cinematic production: new animation technologies, the addition of photo scans for our outdoor locations, and much more.

This is Adolf Hitler in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



And this was Adolf Hitler in Panzer Strategy



We work hard to improve the quality of all aspects of the game.

This is Franz Halder in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



And this was Franz Halder in Panzer Strategy



Moreover, Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg features totally new characters, such as Hermann Goering, Karl Doenitz, and Wilhelm Canaris.

This is Heinz Guderian in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg



And this Heinz Guderian in Panzer Strategy



For all of you who wonder when the release date will become available, we have good news. Next week we will finally announce the release date for Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg and, yes, it will be in Spring 2020. So stay tuned, not to miss the announcement.

Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/

With best regards
Starni Games development team

German troops approach Barcelona

The Germany’s first step in WW2 was definitely the invasion of Poland. However, it was not made without solid preparation and test of strength. Such a test was German volunteers and regular troops fighting on the side of Spanish Nationalists.



German troops approach Madrid

The civil war in Spain was a great opportunity for the German war machine to try their new aircraft and tanks in real combat, and allow their crews to get invaluable experience of modern warfare.



The first clash with Soviet tank forces

Germany was not the only one willing to participate in this conflict, as their Soviet counterparts supported the opposing side - Spanish Republicans. Thus, de facto Germany and USSR troops faced each other long before the fateful June 1941.



The battle against Soviet contingent is ongoing

In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg you will be able to go fight alongside the Spanish Nationalists and even face the Soviet tank regiments fighting on the other side, only to become your allies during the subsequent invasion of Poland.

For those of you who worry about the Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg release - it will be in Spring 2020, as promised. Stay tuned as big announcements are coming really soon.

Do not forget to wishlist Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg to show us your interest in the project and stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200330/Strategic_Mind_Blitzkrieg/

With best regards
Starni Games development team