Overview:
Armored Brigade is a freeware real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. The game has drawn inspiration from classics such as Steel Panthers, Close Combat and Combat Mission.
Main features:
- Real-time engine
- Time period: 1987
- Nationalities: Finland, France, FRG, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK, USA, USSR, Yugoslavia
- Lowest level unit is a single team/vehicle
- Dynamic AI
- Large maps, based on real terrain. The maximum battle size is about 15x15 kilometers
- Neutral units
- Artillery with several munition types
- Close air support, air defences. Air-to-air engagements are possible
- Fortifications, obstacles and breaching
- Dynamic time of day and variable visibility, wind and ground conditions
- Night vision equipment, smoke generators, illumination flares
- Unit morale, experience level and fatigue, command delay
- External XML database for the armies, units, weapons etc.
- Battle and map generator
- 3D sound engine
Planned:
- Wider time-frame: 1939-1945, 1965-1991
- More nationalities
- Scenarios and editors
- Linux support