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The military gaming on Pc is not today what is was in the 80 to the end of the last cenctury. Microprose, SSI, ... are no more but with the evolution of the PC ecosystem power (CPU/GPU/memory) the gaming experience is on some 'games' almost real.
Today I will start a series of post about some of the title I own . The wargames (strategic, tactical) and the simulations (land, air and sea). I will not cover too much Real Time Strategy (RTS) miltary games since it's not my cup of tea.
Let start with a list of links to the producers, distributors of military wargames I currently own.
RTS:
Eugen, is a French video games developer producing some nice looking RTS games like:
Wargames:
Battlefront: They produce the combat Mission series. Those are 3D wargames WW2 and modern era.
I own CM Strike force (invasion of Syria by US) with all the DLC" Marines, UK and NATO and also
CM Black Sea (invasion of Crimea by Russia defended by US and Ukrainian).
The fun stuff is they are for the modern era seem to know the future, CM black sea was release in 2014 and shock force in 2008. CM Shock force 2 will be release this year.
Some videos:
Website:
http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Matrixgames : Producer and distributor of multiple wargames.
I am beta tester for Command Modern Air/Naval Operations since the start of the project by MG.
Some video of CMANO :
Website :
http://www.matrixgames.com/
Simulations:
In the world of Simulation there is not a lot of contenders:
Digital Combat Simulator a Russian developer that produce some of the best hard core military air simulations available to the public.
I own some of their titles ( A-10C, UH-1 Iroquois, AV-8B Night Attack, Black Shark 2 - Ka-50 ...).
They develop maps area curently Caucase, Nevada Test and Training Range, Normandy and for the near future Strait of hormuz.
They also create assets (plane and helicopters) and allow 3 party developers to create their own.
These assets range from WW2 to presents planes and helicopters. some are "hardcore" style other much more accessible to the public.
With a good rig PC and a VR set you can almost feel being in a real aircraft.
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/
Some videos:
eSim is a US / German an armor simulation creator, developing only one title Steel Beats Pro . One verison if for the military and one for the public Steel Beats Pro PE (personal Edition).
SB Pro allow you to take control MBT. APC, trucks, .... in a 3D model (each station - driver, gunner, commander are 3 modeled). you can "play' solo or in a network (max 8) with friends (each in his own vehicle or sharing the stations one one)
The simulator come with a lot of maps and the community can create our own if you ask politely and give them all the info needed.
The price 125$ can seem to be high for some (it's just the price of 2 AAA games) but the patch between major release are free.
Some videos:
Website :
https://www.esimgames.com/
The forum : http://www.steelbeasts.com/
Today I will start a series of post about some of the title I own . The wargames (strategic, tactical) and the simulations (land, air and sea). I will not cover too much Real Time Strategy (RTS) miltary games since it's not my cup of tea.
Let start with a list of links to the producers, distributors of military wargames I currently own.
RTS:
Eugen, is a French video games developer producing some nice looking RTS games like:
- Steel division 1944
- Act of Agression
- The Wargame series (European Escalation, Red dragon and Air land Battle)
Wargames:
Battlefront: They produce the combat Mission series. Those are 3D wargames WW2 and modern era.
I own CM Strike force (invasion of Syria by US) with all the DLC" Marines, UK and NATO and also
CM Black Sea (invasion of Crimea by Russia defended by US and Ukrainian).
The fun stuff is they are for the modern era seem to know the future, CM black sea was release in 2014 and shock force in 2008. CM Shock force 2 will be release this year.
Some videos:
Website:
http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Matrixgames : Producer and distributor of multiple wargames.
I am beta tester for Command Modern Air/Naval Operations since the start of the project by MG.
Some video of CMANO :
Website :
http://www.matrixgames.com/
Simulations:
In the world of Simulation there is not a lot of contenders:
Digital Combat Simulator a Russian developer that produce some of the best hard core military air simulations available to the public.
I own some of their titles ( A-10C, UH-1 Iroquois, AV-8B Night Attack, Black Shark 2 - Ka-50 ...).
They develop maps area curently Caucase, Nevada Test and Training Range, Normandy and for the near future Strait of hormuz.
They also create assets (plane and helicopters) and allow 3 party developers to create their own.
These assets range from WW2 to presents planes and helicopters. some are "hardcore" style other much more accessible to the public.
With a good rig PC and a VR set you can almost feel being in a real aircraft.
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/
Some videos:
eSim is a US / German an armor simulation creator, developing only one title Steel Beats Pro . One verison if for the military and one for the public Steel Beats Pro PE (personal Edition).
SB Pro allow you to take control MBT. APC, trucks, .... in a 3D model (each station - driver, gunner, commander are 3 modeled). you can "play' solo or in a network (max 8) with friends (each in his own vehicle or sharing the stations one one)
The simulator come with a lot of maps and the community can create our own if you ask politely and give them all the info needed.
The price 125$ can seem to be high for some (it's just the price of 2 AAA games) but the patch between major release are free.
Some videos:
Website :
https://www.esimgames.com/
The forum : http://www.steelbeasts.com/