Unity of Command II News

[p]The Ardennes 44 DLC is officially available! You can deploy to the Bulge starting now.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]To help you prepare for the campaign, we have included the full Scenario Chart below.[/p][p][/p][p]Live Stream: join the developers in playing and discussing the new DLC on release day. Hexaboo will be streaming with Daniel, who led the development on this DLC, as guest. STREAM LINK.[/p][p][/p][p]Steam Deck: we've recently added full Steam Deck support, and the game is now officially Steam Deck Verified. Execute deep operations and encircle the enemy from literally anywhere. No supply disruption applied![/p][p][/p][p]Cheers![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Minor fixes and content changes related to the upcoming Ardennes DLC.[/p][p][/p][p]We've also set Steam Deck support live for all users.[/p][p][/p][p]Let us know if you run into problems with either. [/p][p][/p][p]Cheers! ːsteamhappyː[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]

[p]We’ve teamed up with Blindflug Studio to bring you the complete #WW2 command experience.[/p][p][/p][p]Important: if you already own one of the games, you can still complete the bundle at the discounted price.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Developer Livestream[/h2][p]This Sunday, Blindflug Studios CEO and executive producer of Ground of Aces, Moritz (known as Dark Zero in our community), sits down with Tomislav Uzelac, developer of Unity of Command, to discuss his work and about making WW2 strategy games. Join us on Sunday in the livestream on Twitch and ask your questions in the livechat.[/p][p][/p][p]📅 Sunday, 23rd of November[/p][p]🕒 9:30pm CET | 3:30pm EST | 12:30pm PST[/p][p]📺 Twitch: @blindflugstudio[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]When we "completed our historical mission" last year with the Berlin DLC there was still a tiny piece that was missing: the Ardennes 44 campaign.[/p][p][/p][p]See, you have the big major campaigns in Unity of Command II, and then there are also the smaller, "numbered" campaigns. I have a soft spot for those. We released the first two on their own (Moscow 41, Don 42) and then later on we were adding them as bonuses to Soviet late-war DLC (Zitadelle 43, Balaton 45).[/p][p][/p][p]Ardennes 44 now fills the '44 slot in this lineup: it's the historical Battle of the Bulge from the German side, all zoomed-in and difficult. Plus, the DLC adds an alt-track that's definitely something ːsteamhappyː Feel free to check out the store page, as it has some more details on what's in the DLC.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]I know people will be asking about 2026 so here it goes: don't expect a new DLC next year. Instead, we're pouring all of our energy into a brand new game. I can’t announce the details yet, but I will tell you this much: it will be a step forward, building on the proven core of our battle system. It's a proper, exciting evolution, and I can’t wait to share it when the time is right (it's not UoC3).[/p][p][/p][p]Cheers![/p][p] [/p]

While I'm not an enormous wargame fan, Unity of Command is the exception. The original game, which released way back in 2011, boiled down the infamous complexity of the genre into a more accessible turn-based strategy, focussing primarily on tactical manoeuvres and managing supply lines rather than any base building or faffing around with economics...
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