Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps Now Available!

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Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps Now Available!
Pack your bags and head to northern Africa!

We are excited to announce the release of Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps, the stand-alone expansion to the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Panzer Corps series. A year after release of its predecessor, Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps is packed with new units, new scenarios, new battlegrounds, and much more!

Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps takes place in 1941, a time when the Axis armies seemed to be on the offensive everywhere. With the arrival of the “Deutsches Afrikakorps” or “DAK” in North Africa and its leader Erwin Rommel, the end seemed to be near for the Allies. Players take command of the DAK with the goals of capturing the Suez Canal and the oil-rich lands of the Arabian Peninsula. If they are cunning enough, resourceful and command their troops well, players might be able to strike towards the jewel of the British Empire: India.

New unit types, new scenario objectives that can change during battle, improved AI, new tile-sets, an improved editor and much, much more come loaded in Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps. New players will be able to purchase Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps without the need to already own Panzer Corps, while current players can add the game onto their menu with ease.

Be sure to check out the interview with Flashback Games Alex Shargin and an AAR of one of the scenarios in Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps!

Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps can be purchased as a full stand alone game by players new to the Panzer Corps series. For more information on Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps, visit the official product page on the Slitherine or Matrix Games sites.


About Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps

Welcome to the desert!

The year is 1941 and you will lead the German Afrika Korps, and it`s Axis allies, into Libya and Tunisia during the North African Campaign of World War II.

The reputation of the "Deutsches Afrikakorps" or "DAK" was synonymous with that of its first commander Erwin Rommel. Now it is up to you to overwhelm the Allied forces in North Africa, secure the Suez Canal and take hold of the oil-rich lands of the Arabian Peninsula; maybe even invade the underbelly of the British Empire and threaten its crown jewel: India.

With more than 20 new units, 24 new scenarios, new dynamic and varied scenarios and weather types, players will have their wits and tactics tested in this turn-based strategy game of the award-winning Panzer Corps series!

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We uploaded a Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps ingame video to our YouTube channels.

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First Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps review just came in from 7IDGaming, giving it a stunning 90%!

Afrika Korps is much better and even more comprehensive than it`s already very entertaining predecessor. The emerging atmosphere is dense and authentic. A "Must Buy" for strategy gamers.

Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps review at 7IDGaming

Translation German to English:

Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps review at 7IDGaming: German to English translation

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Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps review from HistoriaGames. 8/10 with 4/5 stars for "historical interest".

http://www.histogames.com/HTML/test/...rika-korps.php

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Very nice Panzer Corps video review:

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On Gamer.ru Afrika Korps gets an 88/100.

http://www.gamer.ru/panzer-corps/ret...a-africa-korps

"Afrika Korps is a very solid addon that will ensure even more success to Panzer Corps title - fans of the game shall be delighted."

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Strategy Prime gave Afrika Korps a 4.5 out of 5 stars:

http://www.strategyprime.net/panzer-...-korps-review/

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Bug Online Magazine (Game Master) – 90% http://www.bug.hr/master/rec/panzer-cor ... 96098.aspx

“An excellent addition to an addictive game”


Dome.fi – http://dome.fi/pelit/arvostelut/panzer- ... rika-korps

"Afrika Korps is really wonderful game for all friends of light wargames."



The Wargamer Gazette (French) posted up their review of Afrika Korps: “The game is well made, original, easy to play and will offer you many hours of gaming.”

http://www.wargamer.fr/test-de-panze...-afrika-korps/

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Iain was interviewed on Afrika Korps on StrategyPrime.net:

http://www.strategyprime.net/afrika-...h-iain-mcneil/

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Positive review of Afrika Korps over at the Wargamer!

“This certainly represents the mobile and back-n-forth characteristics of the World War 2 North African Campaign.”

http://www.wargamer.com/article/3256...s-afrika-korps

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Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps review on Armchair General gets 83%!


http://www.armchairgeneral.com/panze...ame-review.htm

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Hi guys,


We are updating the Panzer Corps manual, if you want to proofread and participate please consult and post solely on the Slitherine`s PzC forum thread, to keep it all in one place and save us time checking multiple feedback.


http://www.slitherine.com/forum/view...?f=121&t=40379




Thanks,


Tim aka LZ

Hello All!


We've got a chance to update the printed manual of Panzer Corps. Updated version includes some missing points from the original game, incorporates changes made in patches 1.01-1.12 and briefly mentions DLC and expansion handling. We wanted to check with you guys to make sure new manual is good. New version of game manual can be downloaded here (in MS Word format):
http://www.rudankort.me/PzC_PCManual_1.2.doc


We've made all changes with "Track Changes" mode turned on, so you can easily see what exactly has changed by using Review tab.


Any bug reports and suggestions how to improve the manual are welcome. The deadline for this is Sunday (20.01.2013), then the document will proceed to layout and print. Thanks in advance!

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Hi guys,

New Panzer Corps open public Beta patch v1.13 is now available.


The new patch is ready and we just need some final checks to be sure its all good to release. If you get time please check it out. There are loads of cool new things including all the units for the 45 West expansion such as V1 and V2 rockets!


Download the public beta here:
Panzer Corps public Beta patch v1.13


See a full change log here:
Panzer Corps v1.13 Change Log


Please post all feedback here:
Panzer Corps v1.13 Feedback


Thanks!

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Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps wins a silver medal second price as Best Strategy Game of 2012 at Strategycon Interactive!








http://www.si-games.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25598

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It has taken over a year to develop more than 140 scenarios, hundreds of units and an extensive number of new features. From the cold steppes of Russia, to the hostile beaches of Sicily, the Panzer Corps Grand Campaign series of DLCs has brought to life the entire course of the war in one of the most ambitious projects ever created for wargamers.


Now, with the release of Panzer Corps ’45 West, the Grand Campaign comes to an end. In this final installment, surrounded by enemies on all sides, the once mighty German Wehrmacht faces ultimate defeat on the eve of 1945. Little do the Allies suspect that deep underground in secret bunkers, German scientists and engineers have built an arsenal of wonder weapons that could turn the tide of the war! Armed with the these new weapons, Germany sends the last of its reserves in to battle with Operation Wacht am Rhein - a final attempt to end the war favourably.


The DLC contains 5 new units including the V1, V2 and advanced jet aircraft such as the Gotha, 18 all-new scenarios that utilizes the new features implemented in Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps as well as the latest content updates. Players can import their core force from the previous campaigns, or alternatively use a preset core force and play each of the campaigns on its own or jump in at any year.


Furthermore, Panzer Corps Wehrmacht has been updated to version 1.13. The v1.13 update contains numerous improvements to the UI and the controls and features new modding possibilities. This update also includes some language fixes, adds new units and fixes the Tileset. Here the full changelog:


v1.13 – Feb 27th, 2013


• Tileset
o Mud/snow versions of ports are updated to match dry version
o Fixed jungle tiles showing as clear (in British India scenario)
o Other minor fixes


• Equipment file
o New units added: V1 Flying Bomb, V2 Rocket, Go-229 Flying Wing Fighter,
Arado E-555 Strategic Bomber, Arado Ar-234 Tactical Bomber
o Adjusted costs of Sahariana and Chevy recon units


• UI and controls
o Minor adjustments in turn splash screen: scenario name is added to information
shown; more screen space is used for victory conditions
o Number of units in reserve is now shown as N+B, where N is the number of
normal units, and B is the number of bonus units.
o Prestige tooltip in the main UI now includes per-turn prestige bonus.
o Unit's battle history now includes unit upgrades.
o It is now possible to deploy paratroopers in the air or on the ground, using the ground/air switch.
o Actual ground state is now shown during deploy phase.
o When both movement and attack is possible to a certain hex, the player can now choose movement or attack using ground/air switch.
o On scenario result screen Enter now means "proceed" and "Esc means "view battlefield".
o Once spotted, immobile structures remain spotted on the map even if there are no units spotting them (like minefields).
o Sort order in the unit list is tweaked: now SE units are always shown after "normal" units.
o Added hotkey for Switch: W
o On briefing/debriefing screen Enter can be used to close the screen (except when there is a choice of the next scenario).
o In the scenario result screen Decisive victory, marginal victory and Loss now use different images.
o The game no longer counts carriers when calculating dangerous hexes for strategic bombers.


• Modding
o Weather action now includes sandstorms.
o It is now possible to add new custom movement types.
o Prestige condition added (via Map condition, choose "Axis prestige" or "Allied prestige" from the list)
o New unit traits: "camo" (unit is hard to spot, like a minefield), "captureflag" (inverts predefined class ability to capture flags: infantry/tank/recon/AT lose it, other classes gain it), "kamikaze" (unit dies after attack), "missile" (air unit does not refuel on friendly airfields)


•Other
o Added "dice chess" cheat. Similar to "chess", but there is a certain limited randomization of combat results (unit's chance to hit and suppress can vary +-20% from its normal value).
o German localization of Africa campaign is included with this update.
o Added german Manual to german localization.
o Replaced russian Editor manual doc with pdf.
o Fixed the issue with ground units sometimes deploying on the water without transports.
o Various small fixes in russian localization.




To download the update, players can run “Check for Update” via the game menu or on the game’s download page.


Get more information on Panzer Corps Grand Campaign ’45 West from its official product page.