Gary Grigsby's War in the East
Details: Video game
Publisher: Slitherine Software
Developer: 2By3 Games
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Description: War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!Gary Grigsby’s War in the East: The German-Soviet War 1941-1945is the spiritual heir to the great Eastern Front board and computer wargames of the past; a turn-based World War II strategy game down to the division and brigade level, stretching across the entire Eastern Front at a 10 mile per hex scale. Gamers can engage in massive, dramatic campaigns, including intense battles involving thousands of units with realistic and historical terrain, weather, orders of battle, logistics and combat results. As with all the award-winning titles made by the 2by3 Games team, factors such as supply, fatigue, experience, morale and the skill of your divisional, corps and army leaders all play an important part in determining the results at the front line. Gary Grigsby’s War in the East comes with 4 massive campaigns as well as many smaller scenarios all with different strategic and operational challenges.Gary Grigsby’s War in the East represents a truly epic representation of the Second World War on the Eastern Front and is unparalleled in its scale, detail, and ambition!Features5 major campaigns starting at 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1941 (Alternate victory) all extending to Summer 194511 scenarios range in length from 10 turns to 25 turnsMap stretches from 100 miles west of Berlin to Ural mountains and from 150 miles north of Leningrad in the north to Bulgaria and Baku in the south10 miles per hex with weekly IGOUGO turnsPlay against the AI (either side) or watch the AI simulate the war by itself, with 5 categories of help levels for each side to adjust the difficulty levelIncludes traditional Play by Email and Server based PBEM+ systemsFull service scenario and data editor with CSV export/import functionalityDetailed stats of ground elements and aircraft affecting in game performanceUp to roughly 4000 units in the game database with the ability to create many more! Division sized maneuver units with thousands of battalion and regiment sized support unitsMany different classes of support units like artillery, engineer, ski, anti-tank, pioneer, tank destroyer, and much moreGerman Corps/Army/Army Group HQ's and Soviet Army/Front HQ's Air units are generally organized as groups and can run both night and day air missions, complete with night fightersManually upgrade aircraft within units or automate new aircraft allocationDetailed production with Russian factory evacuations realistically modeled with production penalties and rebuilding delaysExtensive spreadsheets and reports representing tons of data and informationDetailed yet automated accounting for support personnel and supplies/fuel/ammunition Losses in individual vehicles and squads Display of the various modifiers affecting how efficiently units receive what they needMore than 500 historical commanders with a detailed promotion and rating systemLeaders can be dismissed, executed, fired, killed in action 8 rating fields measuring different attributes from combat skill to political ratingVery detailed system to account for troops/vehicles that are disrupted, disabled and fatigued Accurate modeling of the need for training units before entering combatDetailed weather zones and ice levels for rivers with the option to randomize or fix weather patterns for each scenarioIntricate Fog of War rules and unit detection levels - units are rated based on their ability to conceal themselves and their ability to recon other unitsIncludes two major optional rules allowing you to adjust the First Winter Blizzard Effect and the Soviet Combat Doctrine.
Publisher: Slitherine Software
Developer: 2By3 Games
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Description: War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!Gary Grigsby’s War in the East: The German-Soviet War 1941-1945is the spiritual heir to the great Eastern Front board and computer wargames of the past; a turn-based World War II strategy game down to the division and brigade level, stretching across the entire Eastern Front at a 10 mile per hex scale. Gamers can engage in massive, dramatic campaigns, including intense battles involving thousands of units with realistic and historical terrain, weather, orders of battle, logistics and combat results. As with all the award-winning titles made by the 2by3 Games team, factors such as supply, fatigue, experience, morale and the skill of your divisional, corps and army leaders all play an important part in determining the results at the front line. Gary Grigsby’s War in the East comes with 4 massive campaigns as well as many smaller scenarios all with different strategic and operational challenges.Gary Grigsby’s War in the East represents a truly epic representation of the Second World War on the Eastern Front and is unparalleled in its scale, detail, and ambition!Features5 major campaigns starting at 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1941 (Alternate victory) all extending to Summer 194511 scenarios range in length from 10 turns to 25 turnsMap stretches from 100 miles west of Berlin to Ural mountains and from 150 miles north of Leningrad in the north to Bulgaria and Baku in the south10 miles per hex with weekly IGOUGO turnsPlay against the AI (either side) or watch the AI simulate the war by itself, with 5 categories of help levels for each side to adjust the difficulty levelIncludes traditional Play by Email and Server based PBEM+ systemsFull service scenario and data editor with CSV export/import functionalityDetailed stats of ground elements and aircraft affecting in game performanceUp to roughly 4000 units in the game database with the ability to create many more! Division sized maneuver units with thousands of battalion and regiment sized support unitsMany different classes of support units like artillery, engineer, ski, anti-tank, pioneer, tank destroyer, and much moreGerman Corps/Army/Army Group HQ's and Soviet Army/Front HQ's Air units are generally organized as groups and can run both night and day air missions, complete with night fightersManually upgrade aircraft within units or automate new aircraft allocationDetailed production with Russian factory evacuations realistically modeled with production penalties and rebuilding delaysExtensive spreadsheets and reports representing tons of data and informationDetailed yet automated accounting for support personnel and supplies/fuel/ammunition Losses in individual vehicles and squads Display of the various modifiers affecting how efficiently units receive what they needMore than 500 historical commanders with a detailed promotion and rating systemLeaders can be dismissed, executed, fired, killed in action 8 rating fields measuring different attributes from combat skill to political ratingVery detailed system to account for troops/vehicles that are disrupted, disabled and fatigued Accurate modeling of the need for training units before entering combatDetailed weather zones and ice levels for rivers with the option to randomize or fix weather patterns for each scenarioIntricate Fog of War rules and unit detection levels - units are rated based on their ability to conceal themselves and their ability to recon other unitsIncludes two major optional rules allowing you to adjust the First Winter Blizzard Effect and the Soviet Combat Doctrine.
