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Full Release 1.0.16

[h2]Features[/h2]
  • Anzio Advance - c12: Adjusted AI to include a multi-pronged counterattack (Allen)

[h2]Bugs[/h2]
  • Leaders put on R&R would be gone from the Aid View the next time player went there if still on R&R (Luke) - now they show as R&R on subsequent visits to the Aid View
  • Death of the player character led to a permanent ‘acting leader’ which you could not customize :-( (portraits etc). Fixed
  • Also said ‘acting’ player character was not marked as such - probably leading to some interactive fiction turning off (still testing if this is so). Potentially serious bug.
  • Streets of Casablanca - c06: Clarified titles after ‘The Talk’. (Allen)
  • Vosges - c16: Fixed label on Marie’s image. (Allen)
  • Augsburg - c19: Fixed a poorly labeled image for american_medic. (Allen)
  • Crossroads - t04: Fixed issue with hex_arrow overlap. (Allen)
  • Bad bark albert0215 has been removed. (Allen)
  • Tank Country t05 - Fixed typo with Dearborn’s name. (Allen)

[h2]Infrastructure[/h2]
  • Achievement System 2.0 (John):
    - Works Offline
    - More stable awards (using local Steam App vs. requiring online signal to Steam)
    - Various bug fixes

Deeply grateful for this shout-out for Burden as a...

PC Gamer has a great review of Burden, rightfully pointing out that it is a Leadership RPG.

They also described Burden as "a tactical World War 2 Visual Novel" which is an interesting and pretty accurate description.

Thanks to Len Hafer and PC Gamer for the great review!

Burden of Command is the World War 2 visual novel I didn't know I needed




s much as I'd call myself a strategy enthusiast, it's always been difficult for me to get into the really crunchy, grognardy, rivet-counting wargames like Gary Grigsby's War in the East or Combat Mission. Of all of the recent Paradox grand strategy games, Hearts of Iron 4 is the one I have the fewest hours in. That ultimately comes down to the fact that I am, at heart, a roleplay dork. I care more about whether two characters are going to kiss than what caliber cannon is fitted on my medium tank...
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Full Release: 1.0.15

[h3]Features[/h3]
  • Bocopedia entry explaining ‘hidden’ icon better (Allen)

[h3]Bugs[/h3]
  • Crash: Mindset Ability ‘ByTheBook’ (“‘Set’ object is not subscribable) (Luke)
  • Crash at scenario end: “cannot access local variable 'senior_CommanderI' where it is not associated with a value” (Luke)
  • Crash; waypoints “list index out of range” (Luke)

[h3]Infrastructure[/h3]
  • Improved crash reporting system (John)