Hello everyone! Work on the huge SGS NATO’s Nightmare update has been put on hold this week in order to correct a blocking bug. It wasn’t happening in every game. However, the complexity of the early-game mechanics sometimes caused the engine to get confused and no longer manage the different phases of the game.

The search for this bug, its resolution and the tests were the occasion to devote the last five days to a refresh of the game which includes :

– Work on the bug mentioned ;
– AI improvements, particularly on the Axis side; the Luftwaffe was not attacking aggressively enough, but this has now been corrected ;
– AI improvements for the general behavior of the different camps;
– Corrections to the increase or decrease in Axis victory points, including a change in the automatic victory level for the Axis (to 300) and for Poland (to 200), making it significantly less likely that either side will win too early.
– Bug fixes that didn’t necessarily have a major impact on the game, but which overall make it more stable (which will facilitate the big SGS Fall Weiss update when it comes).

Known issues :

– The alternative deployment system for Poland has not yet been “opened”, and will only be for the big SGS Fall Weiss update;
– New small scenarios have not yet been introduced; same as above for the big SGS Fall Weiss update.
– Some tactical maps don’t play as they should; this (relative) problem will be solved with version 1.5 of the game (and therefore its big update). In the meantime, this has little impact on the game, as the strategic maps are functional, as are most of the tactical maps.

FAQ

– Why are there no new small scenarios for Fall Weiss, etc.?

The strategic decision to release relatively fewer games but to refine them more was taken, correlated with the fact of updating and improving all released games, notably by progressively upgrading them to version 1.5 of the SGS engine (which implies considerable work for our entire team).
The major 1.5 update for SGS Fall Weiss will therefore take place at a later date. However, the game has not been abandoned, as demonstrated by this interim update.