Civil War: Bull Run 1861 Steam news

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• Review score48% positive
• Total reviews25
• Release dateJul 21, 2017
• DeveloperHexWar Games
• PublisherHunted Cow Games

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: HexWar GamesPublisher: Hunted Cow Games

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Civil War: Bull Run 1861 Steam news

Civil War: Bull Run 1861 news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Game Update v6.1.0 - 18 August 2026

  • A general caught on his own now rides for safety when the enemy closes in.• Units can now change formation while an unattached general or artillery battery shares their hex.• Artillery batteries now join infantry units correctly.• Movement and attack highlights now appear correctly on phones and tablets.• Mission briefing text no longer runs beneath the scrollbar.• Updated the look of the title screen.• Includes stability and memory improvements.

• Game Update v6.0.0 - 14 August 2026

  Return to the opening campaigns of the American Civil War with a substantial new update for Civil War: Bull Run 1861. Version 6.0.0 includes a more capable computer opponent, targeted mission fixes, and a more reliable game experience. What’s new The computer opponent has been improved. Bull Run now has revised march deadlines, force balance and battlefield routing, giving the Union attack a credible path to victory. Buck Hill has a revised objective deadline and force balance so the mission can be won. Bloody Hill has revised Union force strength so the mission can be won. Stability and reliability have been improved throughout the game.

• Game Update v5.1.0 - 1 November 2024

  We've just updated the game to the latest version of the HexWar Engine. This includes various bug fixes and performance improvements!

• Civil War: Atlanta 1864 out now! - 14 August 2023

  The latest instalment of our American Civil War game series, Civil War: Atlanta 1864, is now available on Steam! The new game consists of: 7 mission ‘Tutorial’ campaign, played as Union. 4 mission ‘Rebel Yell’ Campaign. Key events from May 9th – May 15th. 5 mission ‘Bayonets and Shells’ Campaign. Key events from May 27th – June 20th. 6 mission ‘Yankee Hurrah’ Campaign. Key events from June 20th – July 21st. 6 mission ‘The Battle of Atlanta’ Campaign. Key events from the battle of Atlanta. With the exception of the tutorial all missions can be played as either side.

• Civil War: Bull Run 1861 version 3.0.2 Update - 13 October 2021

  Fix: Some sound effects not playing following the last update.

• Civil War: Bull Run v3.0.1 Update - 18 September 2021

  Change: Updated some button background images. Change: Updates button highlights. Change: Improved A.I. opponent. Change: Updated the combat capabilities of Cavalry armed only with Pistols. Fix: Issue with game hanging at the Victory and Defeat displays. Fix: Missing some mount dismount button options. Fix: Some screen layout issues. Fix: Invalid font selection on some buttons on some platforms.

• Achievements - 11 May 2018

  Added Achievements to the game. Any issues let us know at [email protected]

• Update - 24 April 2018

  Fixed the enemy loss meter not working properly. Any issues let us know at [email protected]

• Update - 8 March 2018

  Add: A whole new way to play, 'Historical Mode'. This is now an option on starting a new mission. Add: Change log for all updates in the latest edition of the game. Add: Change log to the help menu. Change: Some minor tweaks to the UI.

• Update - 8 March 2018

  Add: A whole new way to play, 'Historical Mode'. This is now an option on starting a new mission. Add: Change log for all updates in the latest edition of the game. Add: Change log to the help menu. Change: Some minor tweaks to the UI.

• Patch 1 - 24 July 2017

  This update fixes an issue where the game could crash when shooting some units. Thanks for your feedback, if there are anymore issues please email [email protected] ~ The HexWar Games Team

• Patch 1 - 24 July 2017

  This update fixes an issue where the game could crash when shooting some units. Thanks for your feedback, if there are anymore issues please email [email protected] ~ The HexWar Games Team

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