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Title | Date | |
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[PC] Installer v1.1.0 | Aug 07, 2015 | |
[PC] Update v1.4.0 | Jun 21, 2016 |
Pike and Shot is a turn-based tactical game, set in a time where musketeers “gave fire” in a duel to the death, pikemen held stolidly against enemy assaults, and cavalry charged to glory or defeat. You can take command in the greatest historical battles of the Italian Wars (1494-1559 A.D.), the Thirty Years War (1618-1648 A.D.) and the English Civil War (1642-1651 A.D.). Pike and Shot Campaigns includes the Pike and Shot base game and the Tercio to Salvo expansion.
Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.
History can be rewritten as you use your genius to lead your armies from victory to victory in Pike and Shot’s uniquely realized tactical battles. Previous victories and defeats determine the state of readiness of your forces, and every single unit will count to win the final battle. As you progress through the campaign, you will make hard decisions on a brand new strategic map, where terrain, manpower, supply, attrition, sieges and economic damage will all be defining your choices and making the difference between glory and defeat.
THE AGE
In the age of Pike and Shot, mighty struggles erupted across Europe for causes religious, political or dynastic. In 1494 A.D. The first of the Italian Wars broke out, starting a long struggle for dominance in the region, involving many major belligerents such as France, the Holy Roman Empire and Spain. After years of fighting, the conflict was not resolved until 1559.
Then from 1618 until 1648, The Thirty Years War raged across Germany and beyond, leaving devastation in its wake, but saw the rise of great commanders such as Count Tilly, Wallenstein and King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and rapid developments in battlefield tactics. The Thirty Years War saw the involvement of great empires such as the Spanish and the French empires, as well as the Swedes.
And starting at 1642, the English Civil War erupted, tearing the country apart between Royalists and Parliamentarians as the fought for control of the country. After many musket volleys and cavalry charges, it was the famous Olivier Cromwell who led the Parliamentarians to victory, ending the conflict in 1651.
All these wars were fought during the age of Pike and Shot, a time where musketeers “gave fire” in a duel to the death, pikemen held stolidly against enemy assaults, and cavalry charged to glory or defeat. Now you can march into the footsteps of the great leaders of these wars, as you can take command in the greatest historical battles of the Italian Wars, the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War. Fight stand-alone “what-if” scenarios, or design your own scenarios using the easy to use editor and claim glory in Pike & Shot!
CAMPAIGNS
4 campaigns, all with their own armies and tactics: Gustavus Adolphus campaign, set in the “Swedish phase” of the Thirty Years War, allows you to play as Swedes or Imperialists. English Civil War campaign allows you to play as Royalists or Parliamentarians. Great Turkish War campaign, set in the period of the famous Siege and Battle of Vienna of 1683, allows you to play as Austria and Poland or as the Ottoman Empire. Pike and Shot skirmish campaign allows you to match any two armies from 1494 to 1698 in a struggle for dominance.
GAME MODES
Scenarios are randomly generated and include open battle, attack on a defensive position, defence of a defensive position, awaiting reinforcements, enemy awaiting reinforcements, flank march. Players can pick their armies from the army list or allow the computer to pick the army for them. 5 difficulty levels allow the challenge to increase as you develop your battlefield and strategic skills. Detailed model that accurately represents any substantial 16th or 17th century battle world-wide as scenarios are developed. Effective AI makes sound tactical decisions and historical battle AI id customised to the historical tactical situation.
Mod friendly game system with built-in map editor. Multiplayer mode allows historical scenarios and “what-if” scenarios to be played by two players using Slitherine’s easy to use PBEM server. Large library of user-created single-player and multi-player historical scenarios that can be directly downloaded in-game.
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