Civil War: Bull Run 1861
Strategy
HUF1,990.00
Bull Run recreates the first major battle of the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies. Take command of an Union army of Northeast Virginia or the Confederate army of Potomac and Shenandoah and engage in the largest battle fought on American soil to date.
This game covers the Battle of Bull Run in full, featuring the whole battle as a single mission, focus missions recreating significant points in the fighting such as Henry House Hill, and missions covering the smaller engagements in the run up to the battle.
Key Features:
- Historically accurate game play.
- 6 scenarios covering the battle of:
- Bull Run
- Blackburns Ford
- Buck Hills
- Henry House Hill
- Big Bethel
- Bloody Hill
- Accurate Civil War Units;
- 8 different types of artillery.
- 5 different types of cavalry (mounted & dismounted).
- 3 different types of infantry.
- Four categories of unit quality.
- Four categories of generals.
- Different types of formations.
- Detailed combat analysis.
- In-depth reference charts.
- Advanced tactical features including:
- Map zoom.
- Strategic movement.
- Flank attacks.
- Low Ammo.
- Hours of Gameplay.
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more - Full Battle objectives show the correct turn limits for capturing Buck Hill and Henry House Hill.
- Capturing either hill during the extra turns advances the objective correctly.
- Includes memory improvements for lower-memory phones and tablets.
6.4.0 6 days ago
Game Update v6.1.0
- A general caught on his own now rides for safety when the enemy closes in.
- Units can now change formation while an unattached general or artillery battery shares their hex.
- Artillery batteries now join infantry units correctly.
- Movement and attack highlights now appear correctly on phones and tablets.
- Mission briefing text no longer runs beneath the scrollbar.
- Updated the look of the title screen.
- Includes stability and memory improvements.
6.1.0 18 Aug
Improved the computer opponent.
Bull Run now has revised march deadlines, force balance and battlefield routing so the Union attack can succeed.
Buck Hill has a revised objective deadline and force balance so the mission can be won.
Bloody Hill has revised Union force strength so the mission can be won.
Includes stability and reliability improvements.
6.0.0 14 Aug
Various bug fixes
5.3.0 25/11/2024
Various bug fixes
5.2.0 21/11/2024
Various bug fixes and performance improvements
5.1.0 04/11/2024
Fix: Some sound effects not playing following the last update.
3.0.2 10/11/2021
Fix: Issue with game hanging at the Victory and Defeat displays.
Change: Updated some screen background images.
Change: Updated some button background images.
Change: Updates button highlights.
Change: Improved A.I. opponent.
3.0.1 15/09/2021
Add: Support for the Metal graphics system on all Apple devices, improving graphics performance.
Change: Updated the combat capabilities of Cavalry armed only with Pistols.
Change: Improved A.I. opponent.
Fix: Missing some mount dismount button options.
Fix: Some screen layout issues.
Fix: Invalid font selection on some buttons on some platforms.
3.0.0 31/03/2021
Improved: AI has received a pass to help improve performance.
Change: Some UI updates.
2.3.5 05/09/2020
Fix: Units may sometimes have been unable to attack adjacent enemy huts or tents unless charging.
Change: When a general ends alone in a hex adjacent to an enemy, after enemy shooting, it now evades if possible, or is destroyed.
Fix: Some units were not getting their shock combat bonus in a charge combat.
Fix: Some time flank attacks provided no benefit in combat.
Fix: A rare crash which could occur after charging.
2.3.4 23/04/2020
Fix: Some line of sight issues from high hill hexes across lower hill hexes.
Fix: An issue where changing formation while leaders and artillery are in the same hex could sometimes cause a crash.
Change: Improved map zoom.
Change: Base line of site range increased.
Change: Faster A.I. turn execution.
Fix: Sometimes a unit would advance after combat and end adjacent to an enemy unity.
2.3.3 19/12/2019
Fix: An issue with units in column not changing formation to attack.
Fix: A bug which could cause units that merge to not register on the strength meter.
Fix: Missing icons in combat analysis.
2.3.0 06/11/2019
Fix: Cavalry can once again move over fences.
Fix: Artillery can no longer move over fences.
Change: Some minor tweaks to the UI.
2.2.0 24/09/2019
Fix: A bug affecting the Low Ammo mechanic has been tracked down and sorted.
Fix: Artillery units can once again merge with infantry units.
2.1.0 19/06/2019
Fix: Could crash while loading on iPhone Xr.
Change: iPhone and iPad: Major improvement to the map zoom feature (use two finger pinch to zoom in/out).
Changed: iPhone and iPad: The game is now optimised to used all the available screen space at the best screen resolution for each device.
- One some newer devices the game image was stretched.
- On some newer devices the game had a black border.
Note: An update is in development to better support the space around the 'notch' and the curved displays on iPhone X, Xr and Xs models.
Change: Game performance is much faster and graphical execution smoother.
Add: The ability to unlock all scenarios in the settings menu.
1.6 05/01/2019
Change: Gameplay balance updates.
Add: A whole new way to play, 'Historical Mode'. This is now an option on starting a new mission.
Add: Change log for all updates in the latest edition of the game.
Add: Change log to the help menu.
1.5 06/03/2018
Updated the balance in all missions.
1.4 14/07/2017
Balance updates.
1.3 20/07/2016
Fixes issues to be compatible with iOS 9
1.2 08/01/2016
Updated General stance.
Logo revamp.
Flag and control point visual update.
1.1 08/07/2015
- Full Battle objectives show the correct turn limits for capturing Buck Hill and Henry House Hill.
- Capturing either hill during the extra turns advances the objective correctly.
- Includes memory improvements for lower-memory phones and tablets.
more Version 6.4.0 6 days ago
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