Civil War: 1862 Steam news

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• Review score56% positive
• Total reviews25
• Release dateOct 6, 2016
• DeveloperHexWar Games
• PublisherHunted Cow Games

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: HexWar GamesPublisher: Hunted Cow Games

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Civil War: 1862 Steam news

Civil War: 1862 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 - 19 August 2026

  Command and support units should now behave more reliably throughout the campaign. Generals separated from friendly forces will seek safety when enemy troops approach. Infantry can switch formation even when sharing ground with an unattached general or artillery battery. Artillery batteries now join infantry as intended, while generals arriving with reinforcements keep their command abilities.

• Game Update v5.0.0 - 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: 1862 - version 4.1.3 update - 23 November 2021

  Fix: The campaign names did not always display correctly in the campaign victory display.

• Civil War: 1862 Version 4.1.2 Update - 13 October 2021

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

• Civil War: 1862 v4.1.1 Update - 21 September 2021

  Change: A reduction in the download size. Change: Updated the combat capabilities of Cavalry armed only with Pistols. Change: Improved A.I. opponent. Change: Updated the play balance in the 'Shiloh Church scenario'. Fix: A critical issue displaying the loss meters after the previous graphics update. Fix: Missing some mount dismount button options. Fix: An error preventing the 'Game Updates' text from appearing. Fix: Some screen layout issues. Fix: Invalid font selection on some buttons on some platforms.

• Update. - 17 May 2018

  Fix: Allen's Farm: Confederate side: Tweaked mission and corrected objective description. Fix: Savage's Station: Union side: Moved reinforcements spawn point. Any issues let us know at [email protected]

• Update - 1 May 2018

  Fixed some achievements which were not working correctly.

• Update - 15 February 2018

  Add: Shot and Shell: A new 8 mission campaign. Add: A whole new way to play, 'Historical Mode'. This is now an option on starting a new mission.

• Update - 15 February 2018

  Add: Shot and Shell: A new 8 mission campaign. Add: A whole new way to play, 'Historical Mode'. This is now an option on starting a new mission.

• Update incoming! - 24 August 2017

  Hello everyone! We've just released the latest patch for Civil War: 1862. This update is focussed on optimising unit animations for those on devices that may have been struggling before. We hope everyone is enjoying the game, but please let us know of any issues or ideas for the future. ~ The HexWar Games Team

• Update incoming! - 24 August 2017

  Hello everyone! We've just released the latest patch for Civil War: 1862. This update is focussed on optimising unit animations for those on devices that may have been struggling before. We hope everyone is enjoying the game, but please let us know of any issues or ideas for the future. ~ The HexWar Games Team

• Second patch released! - 26 April 2017

  Hello everyone! We've just released the second patch for 1862. This minor update fixes a problem on Windows machines with sound effects not playing. Hope all are enjoying the battlefields of 1862. If anyone has any suggestions for any new features or any other ideas related to Civil War: 1862, we'd really appreciate it. Thanks for supporting our games! ~ The HexWar Games Team

• Second patch released! - 26 April 2017

  Hello everyone! We've just released the second patch for 1862. This minor update fixes a problem on Windows machines with sound effects not playing. Hope all are enjoying the battlefields of 1862. If anyone has any suggestions for any new features or any other ideas related to Civil War: 1862, we'd really appreciate it. Thanks for supporting our games! ~ The HexWar Games Team

• First Patch Released! - 20 April 2017

  Hi all! We've just released the first patch for 'Civil War: 1862'! This update addresses a number of minor issues that should give a much improved gameplay experience. Fix an issue with side selection not working in "Fresh Troops" campaign. Significantly improve UI menus and alignments. Fixed campaign victory windows not displaying some elements. We hope this will make the game experience a lot more enjoyable. Any feedback please let us know on the forum or by emailing [email protected] ~The HexWar Team

• First Patch Released! - 20 April 2017

  Hi all! We've just released the first patch for 'Civil War: 1862'! This update addresses a number of minor issues that should give a much improved gameplay experience. Fix an issue with side selection not working in "Fresh Troops" campaign. Significantly improve UI menus and alignments. Fixed campaign victory windows not displaying some elements. We hope this will make the game experience a lot more enjoyable. Any feedback please let us know on the forum or by emailing [email protected] ~The HexWar Team

• Civil War: 1861 now available! - 1 February 2017

  Civil War: 1861 has just been released for PC & Mac on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/540230

• Civil War: 1861 now available! - 1 February 2017

  Civil War: 1861 has just been released for PC & Mac on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/540230

• New Campaign Available! - 26 October 2016

  Changes in this version include: New 8 scenario "Broken Line" campaign available. Play as either the Union or the Confederates! Savage’s station mission could sometimes end on turn 16 rather than as intended on turn 18. Thanks for supporting our games and please keep the feedback coming! ~ The HexWar Games Team

• New Campaign Available! - 26 October 2016

  Changes in this version include: New 8 scenario "Broken Line" campaign available. Play as either the Union or the Confederates! Savage’s station mission could sometimes end on turn 16 rather than as intended on turn 18. Thanks for supporting our games and please keep the feedback coming! ~ The HexWar Games Team

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