The official
Cossacks site has been updated with 4 new
screenshots from
Cossacks: Back to War, the stand-alone add-on developed by
GSC Gameworld and to be published by
CDV this Summer.
Story:
To stand all alone in war is extremely unpleasant. Extremely pleasant on the other hand is the stand-alone version Cossacks: Back to War. All the gameplay features of Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: The Art of War are wrapped up in a complete care package for all current and future Cossacks fans. Jam-packed with 100 captivating missions between the 16th and 18th centuries. In addition, two new nations, Switzerland and Hungary, which waged war in the late Middle Ages and essentially influenced the development of European military strategies are included. This is what makes the second add-on pass the threshold of allowed gaming fun at full speed.
Features:
Thrilling historical real-time strategy game with 3D terrain
Era between the 16th and 18th centuries
Stand-alone version, incorporating all the previous Cossacks
games, with a total of 20 controllable nations
100 new single missions
2 new nations: Switzerland and Hungary with a total of 8 new units
Spectacular real-time battles with up to 8,000 units
4 different difficulty levels
1 new camel riding unit for Algeria and Turkey: Bedouin
A total of 20 nations can be controlled
New automated championship system (ACS) makes the online competition a top event
Special VIZOR enables watching online GAMES live or as a recording
20 new building types for Switzerland and Hungary
Gameplay features of Cossacks: EW + TAoW inclusive:
Orders such as Guard and Patrol
Order selection in the Pause mode
Starting options such as peace time, troops standing by, log cabins, etc.
16 times larger maps with different landscapes
Virtual camera records the game
Up to 7 players via LAN or online
Alliances with computer nations
Improved AI ...