Civil War: 1865 Steam news

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• Review score52% positive
• Total reviews23
• Release dateApr 7, 2017
• DeveloperHexWar Games
• PublisherHunted Cow Games

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: HexWar GamesPublisher: Hunted Cow Games

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Civil War: 1865 Steam news

Civil War: 1865 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

  The closing campaigns of the war now benefit from several improvements to command and support-unit behaviour. Exposed generals will try to escape as enemy forces approach. Formation changes work correctly when infantry share a hex with an unattached general or artillery battery. Artillery batteries attach to infantry reliably, and reinforcement generals arrive with their command abilities intact.

• Game Update v5.1.3 - 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: 1865 - version 5.1.2 update - 6 December 2021

  Change: The Bonus 'Twilight' Campaign is now available to all players without requiring an email registration. Fix: The campaign names did not always display correctly in the campaign victory display.

• Civil War: 1865 version 5.1.1 Update - 13 October 2021

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

• Civil War: 1865 v5.1.0 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. Fix: A critical issue displaying the curved loss meters after the previous graphics update. Fix: An error preventing the 'Game Updates' text from appearing. Fix: Missing some mount dismount button options. Fix: Invalid font selection on some buttons on some platforms. Fix: Some screen layout issues.

• Update - 18 May 2018

  Tweaked the balance for Bentonville scenario on the Union side. Any issues let us know at [email protected]

• Achievements - 11 May 2018

  Achievements have now been added to the game.

• Update - 26 February 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.

• Update - 26 February 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.

• Update update update...! - 24 August 2017

  Hello everyone! We've just released the latest update to Civil War: 1865. This update features a good few improvements to the game engine that should help animations run a bit smoother on lower end devices, as well as some overall UI improvements. We hope everyone is enjoying the game and please keep the feedback coming! ~ The HexWar Games Team

• Update update update...! - 24 August 2017

  Hello everyone! We've just released the latest update to Civil War: 1865. This update features a good few improvements to the game engine that should help animations run a bit smoother on lower end devices, as well as some overall UI improvements. We hope everyone is enjoying the game and please keep the feedback coming! ~ The HexWar Games Team

• First Patch Released! - 10 April 2017

  We've just released a patch for Civil War: 1865! This patch fixes an issue with side selection not working as intended. Thanks for supporting our games and please keep the feedback coming! ~ The HexWar Games Team

• First Patch Released! - 10 April 2017

  We've just released a patch for Civil War: 1865! This patch fixes an issue with side selection not working as intended. Thanks for supporting our games and please keep the feedback coming! ~ The HexWar Games Team

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