Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865) with a new "career" mode on the way

For those of you who like real-time grand strategy games, Grand Tactician: The Civil War is definitely one of those games built just for you. It allows you to control every aspect of the war from commanding battles in the field to industry, the economy, and foreign policy (as it's possible for European powers to become involved in the conflict). Now the developers are on the cusp of releasing a "career" mode that they are calling Whiskey and Lemons.

In this mode you will start out as a colonel in command of a regiment, taking orders from the AI, until you progress your way up through the chain until you are part of the high command. However, you can actually refuse promotions in this game mode and remain in command of smaller units without ever having to worry about making decisions of grand strategy.

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Whiskey & Lemons will introduce a new career mode. You will start by creating your character, determining your Civil War personality via a questionnaire, and taking command of a regiment.

As a regimental commander, you are but a small gear in the huge military steam engine. You will have very limited influence over the war, and you will receive orders from your AI commanders. According to your actions and performance, you will generate prestige and get promoted to higher places, where your actions will matter more.

As the DLC campaign will be regiment level, on a zoomed in campaign map, divisions will be the smallest units moving on the campaign map. Single brigades can also be used as garrisons to protect important terrain.

Once commanding a division, you will be able to control the unit on the campaign map. With increased prestige you will be able to influence politics or projects, but this is very limited before rising to the top, commanding the armies of the Union or the Confederacy – provided that you will ever make it that far. Or want to – you can play the whole campaign without accepting any promotions, if you so wish.

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