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on: October 22, 2021, 07:49:58 AM
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363740/The_Troop/


free demo


anyone know anything about it?


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Reply #1 on: October 22, 2021, 08:18:13 AM
Read on rps it’s a bit close combat a bit combat mission - not feature rich yet but looks good from here



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Reply #2 on: December 31, 2021, 10:32:24 AM
downloaded the demo and have really enjoyed it - if anything its a very small scale Steel Panthers

You have a set number of units over a very small patch of land, focusing on things like a crossroads, a very small stretch of beach - its TBS and looks beautiful

These shots are from the crossroads scenario, 14:00 on dday and pushing back against some German resistance

This is the viewpoint for the majority of the game, its fully 360 so you can move the battlefield round - here an AT gun has engaged the Sherman in the middle of the screen, the objective is to reduce the enemy to 0 morale by killing them basically, i have infantry on the hedgerows at the top and tanks covering the intersection



A stug and the same sherman are playing cat and mouse round the farmhouse



One of the coolest features is when you fire a tank at the enemy or vice versa, the action zooms in cinema style to the shot







and the results too





The last been the stug finally getting caught at the back of the farm house

In short great fun, its been released onto Easy Access now but a lot of the community are appalled at its price of 31

Completely expected are the 2 negative reviews so far - the usual guy who ignores the fact that its in early access and cant get past any bugs or incomplete features and the nazi fan boy who finally got a tiger and is sulking it didnt kill everything everywhere ever



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Reply #3 on: December 31, 2021, 10:43:49 AM

 .... and the nazi fan boy who finally got a tiger and is sulking it didnt kill everything everywhere ever

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Reply #4 on: December 31, 2021, 12:59:56 PM
Have not heard of this, just downloaded the demo. Tanks all!

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Reply #5 on: December 31, 2021, 03:28:21 PM
I played the demo when it was first released.  Even though I had a hell of a time beating the last mission, I figured it'd be a sure buy for me.  Then I saw the price and decided to wait.  I think they might gave priced themselves out of a fair number of sales based on posts I've seen around.



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Reply #6 on: December 31, 2021, 03:58:02 PM
Yup that seems to be the big issue at the moment - I can’t see how they can reduce price and have to refund everyone who’s bought so far other than wait for a sale

It’s a great game - I’ll keep an eye on it



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Reply #7 on: December 31, 2021, 04:46:29 PM
Looks like a cross between 'Combat Missions' and 'Close Combat' games :-) No bad thing, obviously.

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Reply #8 on: January 17, 2022, 11:47:38 PM
I've been playing the demo and it's more like a 3D Steel Panthers. The demo scenarios have very few units, only half dozen or so per side, but it's enough to get a good feel for the game. Turn based, IGO-UGO play style.

But no elevation now and chit chat seems to indicate no time soon... so only flat maps. ???

$45 CAD does seem a bit steep for EA and what's available right now but I'll probably cave before the end of the week. Really hoping for a Steel Panthers replacement.


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Reply #9 on: January 18, 2022, 04:48:48 AM
"3d Steel Panthers" sounds like a must to try, especially if theres a demo.
Deffo keeping my eye on it, thanks for the heads up!



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Reply #10 on: January 18, 2022, 06:54:11 AM
I spent many an hour with all the Steel Panther's games, and then the SP Camo Workshop variant.

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