Civil War: 1864 Steam news

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• Review score63% positive
• Total reviews27
• Release dateOct 6, 2017
• DeveloperHexWar Games
• PublisherHunted Cow Games

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: HexWar GamesPublisher: Hunted Cow Games

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Civil War: 1864 Steam news

Civil War: 1864 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

  This update makes several interactions between generals, infantry and artillery more dependable. Isolated generals now retreat towards safety when enemy soldiers close in. Infantry can still change formation while sharing a hex with a detached general or artillery battery. Artillery batteries now attach to infantry correctly, and reinforcement generals retain their command abilities.

• Game Update v6.0.0 - 13 August 2026

  Game Update v6.0.0 has just been released and includes the following improvements:The missions have been reviewed and balanced where appropriate.The computer opponent has been improved.Choose Campaign now shows every campaign on one screen, including campaign progress.The Settings screen has an updated look.Includes stability improvements.

• Game Update v5.0.3 - 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: 1864 - version 4.1.2 update - 24 November 2021

  Change: The bonus 'To War!' Campaign is now available to all players without requiring an email registration.

• Civil War: 1864 Version 4.1.1 Update - 13 October 2021

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

• Civil War: 1864 v4.1.0 Update - 21 September 2021

  Change: A reduction in the download size. Change: Improved A.I. opponent. Change: Improved map zoom. Change: When a general ends alone in a hex adjacent to an enemy, after enemy shooting, it now evades if possible, or is destroyed. Change: Updated the combat capabilities of Cavalry armed only with Pistols. Fix: A rare crash which could occur after charging. 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: An issue that could prevent the game from loading. Fix: Invalid font selection on some buttons on some platforms. Fix: Missing some mount dismount button options. Fix: Some line of sight issues from high hill hexes across lower hill hexes. Fix: Some screen layout issues. Fix: Some time flank attacks provided no benefit in combat. Fix: Some units were not getting their shock…

• Achievements - 11 May 2018

  Achievements have been added to the game.

• New Campaign and Historical Mode - 1 February 2018

  We have added a new 8 mission campaign. Road to Atlanta. We have also added a whole new way to play Historical mode. In Historical mode all the unit values and chances to hit enemy units are as historically accurate as possible. As a result it may be much harder to destroy enemies resulting in missions being harder to complete.

• New Campaign and Historical Mode - 1 February 2018

  We have added a new 8 mission campaign. Road to Atlanta. We have also added a whole new way to play Historical mode. In Historical mode all the unit values and chances to hit enemy units are as historically accurate as possible. As a result it may be much harder to destroy enemies resulting in missions being harder to complete.

• Update! - 9 October 2017

  Hello everyone! We've just patched "Civil War: 1864" to address the issue Windows users were having with AI turns hanging. Apologies for the inconvenience this must have caused in the meantime! We hope everyone is enjoying the game, but if there's any suggestions or issues anyone is experiencing, please just let us know at [email protected]. ~ The HexWar Games Team.

• Update! - 9 October 2017

  Hello everyone! We've just patched "Civil War: 1864" to address the issue Windows users were having with AI turns hanging. Apologies for the inconvenience this must have caused in the meantime! We hope everyone is enjoying the game, but if there's any suggestions or issues anyone is experiencing, please just let us know at [email protected]. ~ The HexWar Games Team.

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