S K I D R O Wthe leading forceproudly presentsDecisive Campaigns: Barbarossa (c) Matrix Games08-05-2016......Release Date <-> Protection.....Serial+ActivationStrategy...........Game Type <-> Disk(s).....................1 CDRELEASE NOTESVR Designs has been reinforced with designer Cameron Harris to create anew never-seen-before wargaming experience: Decisive Campaigns:BarbarossaThis revolutionary eastern front wargame covers the German invasion ofthe Soviet Union in 1941. It blends the latest evolution of theDecisive Campaigns hex and counter engine with deep narrative, RPGstyle people management and in-depth semi-randomized decision systemsYou are in full operational commandCan you make the right decisions to turn the tide of war?FeaturesCommand a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritisethree different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?Are you able to work within a Command Hierarchy with both Superiors andSubordinates in an environment where strategy and politics oftenconflict?Focus on what's important, ignore what isn't and execute a winningstrategy in order to overcome a take-no-prisoners AI. Or a devious meatbrainSet Army postures, assign Theatre based Artillery, allocate TacticalAir Support and order your Theatre Commanders to provide specialisedbattalions and staff assets to the Panzergruppe or Army of your choiceDon't be upset if they refuseDetailed mechanical breakdown, mileage and fatigue systems. Realisticclimatic model. Every degree below zero matters. Experience the effectson men and machines of severe frostbite and blizzards. How far are youwilling to push them? Pull a Panzergruppe out of the line for a refitor rest an Army. Do you maintain your Blitzkrieg or throttle back to amore sustained offensive posture to conserve fuel?Deal with the Dark side of the war. Trade ethics off againstoperational imperatives. Answer to a War Crimes Tribunal if you loseOr order both sides to observe the Geneva Convention and fight agentleman's warCan you stand up to the F hrer? Are you willing to put it all on theline, demand Military Independence, and risk being fired? Or would youprefer to toe the line and support the F hrer in whatever goal he iscurrently fixated upon?Receive a detailed High Command assessment of your Command Potentialeach turn. You're being watched and evaluated. Pour over acomprehensive breakdown of all your activity at game endExperience a realistic combat engine developed and fine tuned over manyyears and three previous games. One that takes into account hundreds ofvariables and is optimised for eastern front warfareFight to get winter clothing and equipment for your men. Argue withG ring over fuel allocations. Order your individual Divisions to reporttheir status. Fifty different stats and values are tracked for eachWatch as your logistical pipelines visibly stretch across the vastnessof Russia behind your hard driving Panzer columns as they thrust andencircle. Decide when to order a temporary shutdown and relocate yourForward Supply Bases forward. Horde your precious truck columns andhope that your locomotives can cope with the washouts, collisionspartisans, lack of signals, poor quality tracks and frozen water pipestypical of the Ostfront. Order the Luftwaffe to fly emergency resupplymissions when it all goes wrongSwap sides and play the part of a ruthless Soviet dictator, backed intoa corner, armed only with a rusty knife. Is your pathological urge towin enough to overcome your inner demons and redeem yourself bystopping the world's most professional, undefeated, army from kickingdown the gates of Moscow? Recall who left those gates unlocked in thefirst place?Be prepared to shoot your Marshals. Fling your troubleshooters from onecrisis to the next. Hope that they don't get delayed enrouteRuthlessly feed your Conscript armies into the meat grinder, tradingtime and space, desperately holding on for Rasputitsa and the depths ofwinter. Prioritise one Front over others. Gather your Siberians andpush back hardTake charge of a solidly researched Historical OOB that covers a widerange of unit types and nationalities but one that keeps the unit countmanageable and enables the game to be played in days, not weeksA deep, immersive, game experience with reduced micromanagement. Maketough, meaningful, decisions with difficult trade offs by just oneclickRather than providing a long list of rinse and repeat scenarios thereis a single, hand crafted, campaign that has significant depth and isdesigned for extensive replayabilityOperation Barbarossa. The largest military conflict in history. June41 to February 42. Hitler's attempt to tear out the Soviet jugularDivisional scale. 30km hexes. 4 day turnsAbove all, experience the myriad, conflicting, challenges ofOPERATIONAL COMMAND in a no holds barred, knock down fightINSTALL NOTES1. Unpack the release2. Mount or burn image3. Install4. Use this serial key at the installation screen and if needed foractivation sceen: 5711-8367-3452-22775. Run content from folder /UPDATE1/ and use the exact same serial keyat the installation sceen: 5711-8367-3452-2277 if it's not auto set6. Run content from folder /UPDATE2/ and use the exact same serial keyat the installation sceen: 5711-8367-3452-2277 if it's not auto set7. Run content from folder /UPDATE3/ and use the exact same serial keyat the installation sceen: 5711-8367-3452-2277 if it's not auto set8. Run content from folder /UPDATE4/ and use the exact same serial keyat the installation sceen: 5711-8367-3452-2277 if it's not auto set9. Block the game in your firewall10. Play the game with admin rights11. Support the companies, which software you actually enjoy!GREETINGSTo all friends of the family and honorable rival groups!ascii art by thegodlike & terrific duomalodix + irokostitan artdivision
