It's something major. Upon extensive scouting, combat reports indicate beyond any doubt that this day is the day for Lost Battles, the newest expansion for Gary Grigsby's War in the East, the prestigious World War II wargame.
Choose from short scenarios like Operation Konrad (Germany’s desperate defense of Budapest) and Operation Mars (Soviet offensives Operation Mars and Jupiter) or the longer ones like the Battle for Moscow (Operation Typhoon and the subsequent Soviet winter counter-offensive) and Vistula to Berlin (the final offensives through Poland and the fall of Berlin).
Adding to these are three full Campaigns: Winter 42-43 (the Soviet 42-43 winter counter-offensives including the recapture of Stalingrad), Stalingrad to Berlin Campaign ( the Soviet 42-43 winter counter-offensives which continues until the end of the war) and the 1941-45 Campaign (the standard full campaign with added sudden death victory conditions for both sides).
Alongside the release of the expansion there was another very relevant sighting:
(...) the v1.07.08 official update is also now available (...) This major update brings significant AI and balance improvements, changes the save game structure to eliminate certain exploits in multiplayer, restores some upgrade paths to address late war issues and includes additional bug fixes and data changes. This update is designed to work together with Lost Battles for the best possible experience, but also brings gameplay improvements to all existing scenarios and campaigns.
A complete rundown of the changes introduced can be consulted at the Matrix Games Forums, and those looking to make the update manually can do so by downloading the respective compressed file here (direct link).
Let it not be forgotten then, that Lost Battles can now be found at either at the Slitherine or Matrix Games HQs for purchase.
