Hello! We are back with a much-needed update about our upcoming [b]Wargame: Red Dragon - Nation Pack: South Africa[/b] DLC. We know you are longing to play our new [b]Nation Pack[/b], but we are still some ways off before our upcoming expansion is ready to be released. [i]What? Why? When?[/i] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/1165249a9bb8ce1593bba2e6fb45cc5d8a0c31ff.gif[/img] Keep reading to find out. [b][h2]A mea culpa[/h2][/b] Game development is hard, and the way to any kind of launch is beset with roadblocks and detours. We know that some of you were hoping for a release soon - as in next week soon - or alternatively sometime in August. That is, unfortunately, not going to happen. We still need more time with [b]Wargame: Red Dragon - Nation Pack: South Africa[/b]. Even though unit balancing is done, as most of the unit models, there is plenty of work left. Not only that, August is a very quiet month in which everything slows down. We try to avoid releasing anything in the deepest part of the summer holidays. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/b5721ffa6f03183eba85a748d6642cb894ec0414.png[/img] There is more: next to [b]Wargame: Red Dragon[/b], we are also working concurrently on two new expansions for or our [i]other[/i] popular strategy game (you might have heard about it here or there) [b]Steel Division 2[/b]. In all fairness, we bit off more than we could chew, and coupled with the small delays that are always encountered, a post-August launch of the [b]Nation Pack[/b] seems ever more likely. Our apologies! [b][h2]An updated roadmap[/h2][/b] When we get close to the launch, we’ll let you know. Until then, we don’t want to leave you completely empty-handed. Some new details: [list] [*]Most models are now done. You can see new preview screens of several major units - many of them we haven’t shown previously! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/50ff8a0e898cdc4c268738303903199444695a29.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/5a9483feb9cbb77dc5ab6a9cb9581c4569a6cd38.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/6b8a57f8524a9bd049d3f0ab9a23d8399db7fa2f.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/b6fc77814b2f3ca85187213fbbac82bd7c377a48.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/162633b6bf95e97975a26f2d2c0e1befea6f679c.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/5a028f2485bbd148cf3739c14a090b9396bece04.png[/img] [*]A silver lining to the delay is that we will be able to organize a beta testing session later in the summer. We will gather dedicated players to make sure all in-game units and forces are well priced and balanced. Keep an eye out for more news! [*]Together with the new [b]Nation Pack[/b], we’ve also been hard at work at some general balance changes to [b]Wargame: Red Dragon[/b]. You can find all the proposed updates in the patch log further below. [/list] [u]BLUE[/u]: [list][*] increased [b]Commonwealth[/b] deck's coalition availability from 0 to 10% [*] standardized all [b]M40 RCL jeeps[/b] (jeeps, Rover, Ram, ...) loadout to 10 rounds [*] increased American [b]EF-111 Raven[/b]’s price from 140 to 160 [*] changed British [b]Harrier GR.7[/b]'s availability pattern from 0/2/0/0/1 to 0/0/0/2/0 [*] changed British [b]Challenger 2[/b]'s availability pattern from 0/3/2/0/0 to 0/2/0/1/0 [*] decreased British [b]Challenger 1 Mk.2[/b]’s HE RoF (fixing the gun on the same stats as the AP one) [*] decreased British [b]Challenger 1 Mk.2[/b]’s price from 120 to 110 [*] decreased British [b]SAS[/b]' price from 35 to 30 + get access to Alvis Stalwart & Saxon transport [*] changed French [b]Leclerc[/b]'s availability pattern from 0/3/2/0/0 to 0/2/0/1/0 [*] removed French [b]M270 MLRS[/b] from Mechanized deck [*] increased French [b]AMX-10RC[/b]'s price from 30 to 40 [*] increased [b]Kurnass[/b]’ price from 135 to 150 [*] decreased ANZAC [b]Ferret ENTAC[/b]’s size from Normal to Small [*] increased W-German [b]PAH-2 Tiger[/b]'s price from 120 to 140 [*] decreased W-German [b]F-4F Peace Rhine[/b]’s cards from 2 to 1 [*] increased W-German [b]PzMrs HS.30[/b]’s price from 30 to 35 [*] added S-Korean [b]K1[/b] to Marine deck [*] changed S-Korean [b]K200[/b] APC’s availability to match that of the KM113[/list] [u]RED[/u]: [list][*] increased [b]NSWP[/b] deck's coalition availability from 0 to 10% [*] decreased [b]Baltic Front[/b] deck's coalition availability from 10 to 0% [*] decreased all [b]basic T-72[/b]'s price from 45 to 40 [*] increased [b]Metys-M[/b]'s speed on par with the MILAN's one [*] decreased Soviet [b]Gornostrelki[/b]'s price from 20 to 15 [*] decreased Polish [b]STRZELCY PODHALAŃSCY[/b]'s price from 20 to 15 [*] changed Czech. OT[b]-62 Vydra-II[/b] APC’s availability to match that of the Vydra-I [*] decreased E-German [b]SPz BMP-1 SP-1[/b]'s price from 15 to 10 [*] changed E-German [b]Leichte Schützen[/b]'s availability pattern on par with other Shock Light Inf. ones [*] added E-German [b]LStR-40[/b] to Mechanized deck [*] changed E-German [b]MiG-23B[/b]’s availability from 0/2/0/0/0 to 0/3/0/0/0 [*] decreased Chinese [b]ZTQ-62[/b]'s price from 20 to 15 [*] decreased Chinese [b]ZTQ-62-I[/b]'s price from 35 to 25 [*] decreased Chinese [b]PTZ-59[/b]'s price from 50 to 40 [*] giving N-Korean [b]Ban-Tank Fagot[/b]'s access to the VTT-323 line of transports [*] fixed N-Korean Gongbobyong's MG to Shock stats [*] decreased N-Korean [b]Type 59-I[/b]’s price from 40 to 30 [*] decreased N-Korean [b]Type 59-IB[/b]’s price from 45 to 40 [*] changed N-Korean [b]B-5[/b]’s availability from two cards of 1 to one card of 2 [*] increased Finnish [b]T-55 Pionpsv[/b]'s price from 65 to 75 [*] increased Finnish [b]MiG-29 9.13[/b]’s price from 110 to 125 [*] changed Finnish [b]MiG-29 9.13[/b]’s availability to 3/0/0/2/0to be consistent with other ASFs in its new price range [*] increased Finnish [b]XA-185KT[/b]'s price from 15 to 20 [*] decreased Yugoslavian [b]M-84[/b] tank series' rate of fire from 9rpm to 8rpm [*] decreased Yugoslavian [b]N-62M Super Galeb[/b]’s speed from 900 to 750km/h[/list] [b][h2]Nation Pack: South Africa in detail[/h2][/b] In case you’ve missed it, we’ve already covered the combat arms historical context of this upcoming [b]Nation Pack[/b]: [list] [*]We have put a spotlight on the all-important grunt: SADF [b]Infantry[/b]. Read all [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251060/view/3016823329556921166]about it here.[/url][/b] And if you want to know how these forces appear in-game, check out this [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251060/view/3030339201340012422]detailed gameplay deep dive here[/url][/b]. [*]We also looked at the SADF [b]Armor[/b] force, which you can [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251060/view/3048349794619388526]read more about here.[/url][/b] Curious how these units look in-game? Check out this [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251060/view/3053984370218224825]gameplay post here[/url][/b]. [*]The flyboys claim all the glory in our SAAF [b]Air Force[/b] article, which [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251060/view/3070869061072083812]you can read here[/url][/b]. To read more about the planes in-game, be sure [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251060/view/2993187041046213532]to read this gameplay post here. [/url][/b] [*]Hugging the earth, SADF’s rotorcraft fleet get special treatment in our [b]Helicopter[/b] showcase, which [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/Wargame_Red_Dragon/]you can read here.[/url][/b] To read more about the choppers in-game, be sure to read this [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251060/view/2993187041098594435]gameplay post here.[/url][/b] [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/d5b5cdf08049536123fba30c0feb4b948781686f.png[/img] [b][h2]What will the South Africa Nation Pack bring?[/h2][/b] [b]Wargame: Red Dragon - Nation Pack: South Africa[/b] will feature: [list] [*]Close to 90 new SADF units, including 20 brand-new vehicle models, as well as many new variants. All feature new Afrikaans and South African-accented English voice-overs. [*]These include the ubiquitous [b]Casspir[/b] and [b]Ratel[/b] APCs (in numerous variants, from IFV, recon, command, mortar, and even SAM), the [b]Rooikat[/b] wheeled tank (including variants and prototypes), [b]Eland[/b] (license-produced French AML), [b]Cactus[/b] (French Crotale), the only tracked [b]Olifant[/b] MBT, many armed variants of locally made [b]SAMIL[/b] trucks ([b]Ystervark[/b] and [b]Bosvark[/b] SPAAG, [b]Valkiri[/b] and [b]Bateleur[/b] MLRS), to the iconic [b]G6 Renoster[/b] self-propelled howitzer. [*]The Air Force includes old [b]Buccaneer[/b], [b]Vampire[/b] and [b]Impala[/b] as close-air support, and several French [b]Mirage[/b] variants and the locally modified [b]Cheetah[/b] as fighter and multirole aircraft. Furthermore, you will find the [b]Atlas Carver[/b] prototype, the first full South African prototype plane design (which never left the drawing board). [*]Helicopters include the French [b]Alouette III[/b], [b]Puma[/b], [b]Super Frelon[/b] and their locally produced versions and prototypes such as the [b]K-Car[/b], [b]Oryx[/b] and [b]XTP-1 Beta[/b]. You’ll also be able to deploy South Africa’s very own attack helicopter design, the badass-looking [b]Rooivalk[/b]. [*]Infantry will include [b]Bokkop[/b] regular riflemen, [b]Parabat[/b] paratroopers, [b]SASF[/b] special forces, and many more units such as militia, recon, MANPADS, engineers. You will find Portuguese-speaking Angolan [b]UNITA[/b] squads, as well as SADF’s own [b]32 Battalion[/b] (the Buffalos) as a veteran light infantry formation. [*]SADF weaponry features imported or locally built [b]R1[/b] and [b]R4[/b] rifles, [b]SS-77[/b] and [b]Mini-SS[/b] MG, [b]LRAC[/b] and [b]APILAS[/b] LAW, but also the more original [b]HK-21[/b], [b]FT5[/b], [b]Inflict[/b] and, of course, the iconic [b]Y2 grenade-launcher[/b] and [b]NTW-20[/b]. [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/cd85687e5a7e57f9dffa465dd01cfa3f296fb810.png[/img] [b][h2]What happens next?[/h2][/b] That’s it for today. We’ll be back at the end of August with hopefully some interesting news to share. If you want to stay in touch: check out our [url=https://forums.eugensystems.com/viewforum.php?f=216]Eugen forums[/url], or ([url=https://www.facebook.com/eugensystems/]Facebook[/url] page and [url=https://twitter.com/EugenSystems]Twitter[/url])! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5756781/6ea2bd7a77036b395d33fe3c16219d859bf0d0f8.gif[/img]