Commands & Colors: Ancients Steam news

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• Review score45% positive
• Total reviews82
• Release dateSep 12, 2018
• DeveloperHexWar Games
• PublisherHexWar Games

Genres: Violent, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: HexWar GamesPublisher: HexWar Games

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Commands & Colors: Ancients Steam news

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• Game Availability Update - 3 February 2022

  After four years on Steam, Commands & Colors Ancients will no longer be available for new purchases. Existing customers will be able to continue to download the game via their Steam Library.

• Update May 2021 - 22 May 2021

  The following issues have been addressed in the latest update of Command & Colors: Ancients Retreat issues Missing units from the Metaurus Scenario. Performance improvements. Compatibility with 64-Bit on Mac OS.

• Update - 18 April 2019

  We appologise for the delay in updates. This update is more about optimizing the game. The next update will be focused on rule fixes. Fixed the jittering camera when focused on an action. Sped up all units and shortened the card display time when AI pulls a new card, to improve gameplay pace. Additional bug fixes, improvements and optimizations.

• Update - 26 October 2018

  Fixed an issue were auxilia units could not attack after moving. Fixed a couple of issues with Elephant Rampage.

• Patch 2 now live. - 5 October 2018

  Hi all sorry for the delay on this one. Added a detach and move leader button: If you get a card saying you can move a leader a button will now appear above the end turn button. During the selection phase click that button and you will be able to select the leader of your choice. During the move phase click the button to move the leader if you have more than one leader selected click the button again to move the next leader. Elephants should now work as intended. Retreat now applies correct amount of retreat actions and you lose points for moving off the board. Fixed an issue which was causing some scenarios to have the player on the wrong side of the board. Command cards which issued an order to a number of a certain type of unit now lets you order 1 unit of your choice if you do not have any of the unit type required by the card. This has been added to the card description. Fixed grap…

• Update On Patch - 28 September 2018

  Hi all sorry to say we will not get a patch out this week. We had one ready to go but on testing we have come across issues which we are trying to pin down and fix. We will get it out early next week. Thank you for your understanding.

• Update is Live - 21 September 2018

  Added more logging to help track down the black screen on mac issue. Fixed camera rotation logic so it only occurs on turn switch for local multiplayer Disabled attack camera Fixed freeze when enemy tries to retreat after player uses first strike Skip dice rolls now save properly Support form now has upper and lower case Cannae scenario - carthage starts with 6 cards and rome start with 4 Line command now makes all units move 1 Prevents missile units from firing after using double time Warriors in a ford now battle with 2 dice Light bowmen have a combat range of 3 Light footmen now move through friendly units when supposed to Corrected the symbols for Carthaginian and Syracusan Fixed units getting stuck when they were waiting for an order Fix for discard pile causing the card select phase to end We will have a second patch shortly to fix any other issues that have been flagged. Please l…

• Update News - 21 September 2018

  Hi all We have an update in test at the moment and if all goes well it will include all the fixes listed below. If there are any issues I will let you know with the live update. This is only the first patch, we will be keeping an eye on things as well as fixing any issues not already addressed in our next patch. We will push the patch live as soon as we can. Fixes: Added more logging to help track down the black screen on mac issue. Fixed camera rotation logic so it only occurs on turn switch for local multiplayer Disabled attack camera Fixed freeze when enemy tries to retreat after player uses first strike Skip dice rolls now save properly Support form now has upper and lower case Cannae scenario - carthage starts with 6 cards and rome start with 4 Line command now makes all units move 1 Prevents missile units from firing after using double time Warriors in a ford now battle with 2 dic…

• Update - 14 September 2018

  We are taking on board all the feedback we have been getting and we are working hard to address any issues. There will be an update coming within the next 2 weeks.

• Commands & Colors: Ancients out now on Steam - 13 September 2018

  It's a little later than planned, but Commands & Colors: Ancients now brings Roman warfare to PC .  Launched yesterday on Steam, Hexwar Games and GMT Games have reimagined the 2006 tabletop original in digital form, with 15 war-torn scenarios and over 50 unique combat and command cards.  With a focus on "the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features on the scale of the game system", Commands & Colors: Ancients lets players fill the sandals of Syracusan, Carthaginian or Roman soldiers across three difficulty levels.  Shall we look at some of that in practice? Let's: In doing so, you'll make strategic choices faithful to the era with chariots, archers, foot soldiers and mounted units. You'll reenact famous historical battles. And you'll master its flexible scale—where units represent everything from a handful of warriors,…

• Thank you for the feedback. - 13 September 2018

  We would like to thank everyone for their feedback. We are taking everything on board and looking at how we can make some changes to address the feedback we have received. As a small company we understand how important it is for our customers to have an enjoyable gaming experience and we will do our best to make sure as many of them as possible will have that experience. It would be helpful if players could send any feedback or bug reports to [email protected] thank you.

• Commands & Colors: Ancients brings Roman warfare to Steam by end of August - 22 August 2018

  A digital version of Commands & Colors: Ancients, developed by HexWar Games, should release on Steam by the end of the month. A scenario-driven game of historical battles, Ancients has 15 scenarios that span about 600 years of history. Ancients uses the series’ signature card-driven command system, introducing uncertainty and hesitation by limiting which units a player can activate at any given time.  The scenarios focus on Romans, Carthaginians, and Syracusans, placing a lot of emphasis on terrain and how to work around the limitations of units like chariots. This digital port of Commands & Colors: Ancients follows HexWar’s digital version of Commands & Colors: The Great War from last year.  Commands & Colors is a long-lived wargame system by veteran wargame designer Richard Borg. It’s often held up as an excellent example of a balance between complexity…

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