- Pike and Shot Battle of Lepanto Mod is Out! - 23 May 2017
http://slitherine.com/files/spotlight/761_image.jpg Pike and Shot has been expanded ever since release, with 'official' DLCs, but even more with expansions and mods created by the passionate community around it. Today we want to do a shout out in particular for jomni, the creator of this fantastic mod and developer of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun. http://www.matrixgames.com/amazon/Screenshots/Pike%20&%20Shot%20mods/lepanto.jpg For the first time ever in Pike & Shot this new user-created content lets you play naval battles set around one of the most crucial clashes of the 16th century. Download it to experience the iconic naval battle between Christianity and the Ottoman Empire, trying out new game features specifically designed for this scenario! Command galleys, galleasses and galiots in an epic battle which will determine the fate of the Mediterranean Sea. http://store.steampow…
- Pike and Shot Battle of Lepanto Mod is Out! - 23 May 2017
http://slitherine.com/files/spotlight/761_image.jpg Pike and Shot has been expanded ever since release, with 'official' DLCs, but even more with expansions and mods created by the passionate community around it. Today we want to do a shout out in particular for jomni, the creator of this fantastic mod and developer of Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun. http://www.matrixgames.com/amazon/Screenshots/Pike%20&%20Shot%20mods/lepanto.jpg For the first time ever in Pike & Shot this new user-created content lets you play naval battles set around one of the most crucial clashes of the 16th century. Download it to experience the iconic naval battle between Christianity and the Ottoman Empire, trying out new game features specifically designed for this scenario! Command galleys, galleasses and galiots in an epic battle which will determine the fate of the Mediterranean Sea. http://store.steampow…
- St. Patrick's Day Special - The Battle of the Boyne - 17 March 2017
Hi everyone, and happy St. Patrick's Day! We have a nice surprise for you today: we played the Battle of the Boyne, a turning point in Irish and British history. It is a very nice Pike & Shot: Campaigns scenario made by Paul59 and available for download for free in game, among many others. Did Agrippa manage to change the course of history and triumph as the Jacobites? Watch the video and find out! https://youtu.be/S1_6mDTn7MM
- St. Patrick's Day Special - The Battle of the Boyne - 17 March 2017
Hi everyone, and happy St. Patrick's Day! We have a nice surprise for you today: we played the Battle of the Boyne, a turning point in Irish and British history. It is a very nice Pike & Shot: Campaigns scenario made by Paul59 and available for download for free in game, among many others. Did Agrippa manage to change the course of history and triumph as the Jacobites? Watch the video and find out! https://youtu.be/S1_6mDTn7MM
- Let's have a look at the mods in Pike & Shot - 6 September 2016
There is something we at Slitherine truly hold dear, something which greatly increases replayability and allows players to expand the boundaries of any game: modding. We always try to give you the tools to mod our games, as well as the know-how. Thanks to that, over the years we have published several games whose modding communities truly flourished. We’ll have a look at those games, starting with Pike & Shot: Campaigns. Since its release, Pike & Shot has been built upon, expanded, improved with a series of DLCs. First it was From Tercio to Salvo. Then it was Campaigns. And then, the free expansion Le Roi Soleil. Eventually we bundled everything in a new title, Pike & Shot: Campaigns, a huge game to represent any kind of battle from the 15th century up to the early 18th century. Since then, it has achieved a true cult status, being considered by the press one of the best wargames ever m…
- Let's have a look at the mods in Pike & Shot - 6 September 2016
There is something we at Slitherine truly hold dear, something which greatly increases replayability and allows players to expand the boundaries of any game: modding. We always try to give you the tools to mod our games, as well as the know-how. Thanks to that, over the years we have published several games whose modding communities truly flourished. We’ll have a look at those games, starting with Pike & Shot: Campaigns. Since its release, Pike & Shot has been built upon, expanded, improved with a series of DLCs. First it was From Tercio to Salvo. Then it was Campaigns. And then, the free expansion Le Roi Soleil. Eventually we bundled everything in a new title, Pike & Shot: Campaigns, a huge game to represent any kind of battle from the 15th century up to the early 18th century. Since then, it has achieved a true cult status, being considered by the press one of the best wargames ever m…
- Pike & Shot: Campaigns 1.2.6 patch! - 21 June 2016
Hello everyone, we are releasing a patch for Pike & Shot: Campaigns, bringing the game to version 1.2.6. Changelog: 1. MP server now sends notification email when challenge is first accepted. 2. Historical button is back to pulsing red when there are new user-created scenarios to download. 3. Major optimisation to prevent slow downs caused by large number of objects on the map (usually forests). 4.Improved campaign AI. a. AI less likely to chase small raiding forces. b. AI less likely to lift siege to go and do something else, unless that something else is more important. 5. In Campaigns, End Turn button no longer visible when there is a battle pending. 6. Added tooltip to unit list in the Editor, giving more information about the unit type. 7. Reduced dismounted men-at-arms AP to 10 as they should be. 8. Corrected rare campaign bug in which army reduced to 0 men was not eliminated. 9.…
- Pike & Shot: Campaigns 1.2.6 patch! - 21 June 2016
Hello everyone, we are releasing a patch for Pike & Shot: Campaigns, bringing the game to version 1.2.6. Changelog: 1. MP server now sends notification email when challenge is first accepted. 2. Historical button is back to pulsing red when there are new user-created scenarios to download. 3. Major optimisation to prevent slow downs caused by large number of objects on the map (usually forests). 4.Improved campaign AI. a. AI less likely to chase small raiding forces. b. AI less likely to lift siege to go and do something else, unless that something else is more important. 5. In Campaigns, End Turn button no longer visible when there is a battle pending. 6. Added tooltip to unit list in the Editor, giving more information about the unit type. 7. Reduced dismounted men-at-arms AP to 10 as they should be. 8. Corrected rare campaign bug in which army reduced to 0 men was not eliminated. 9.…
- Pike & Shot: Campaigns 1.2.4 beta patch - 26 April 2016
Fans of Pike & Shot: Campaigns rejoice! The developers are working hard on a patch containing many bug-fixes, balance changes and UI improvements and would like your contribution. The patch is now in open beta and all players are invited to join. Instructions: On Steam, go to your Library, right click on Pike & Shot: Campaigns, click on Properties, then under the Betas tab select the beta branch in the dropdown menu. Version 1.2.4 Changelog: 1. MP server now sends notification email when challenge is first accepted. 2. Historical button is back to pulsing red when there are new user-created scenarios to download. 3. Major optimisation to prevent slow downs caused by large number of objects on the map (usually forests). 4. Improved campaign AI. a. AI less likely to chase small raiding forces. b. AI less likely to lift siege to go and do something else, unless that something else is more…
- Pike & Shot: Campaigns 1.2.4 beta patch - 26 April 2016
Fans of Pike & Shot: Campaigns rejoice! The developers are working hard on a patch containing many bug-fixes, balance changes and UI improvements and would like your contribution. The patch is now in open beta and all players are invited to join. Instructions: On Steam, go to your Library, right click on Pike & Shot: Campaigns, click on Properties, then under the Betas tab select the beta branch in the dropdown menu. Version 1.2.4 Changelog: 1. MP server now sends notification email when challenge is first accepted. 2. Historical button is back to pulsing red when there are new user-created scenarios to download. 3. Major optimisation to prevent slow downs caused by large number of objects on the map (usually forests). 4. Improved campaign AI. a. AI less likely to chase small raiding forces. b. AI less likely to lift siege to go and do something else, unless that something else is more…
- Pike and Shot has been updated to version 1.1.2! - 26 October 2015
Pike and Shot: Campaigns, the tactical wargame depicting over two centuries of struggles in Europe from The Renaissance Wars to the Sun King, receives a new patch, bringing the game to version 1.1.2! This update improves the game in many ways, included corrections for the campaign mode and more balanced units statistics! Take a look on the changelog below: - Added details to unit type description in Force Selection screen for Raise New Army in campaigns. - Added current status of individual units present to tooltips in Force display screen at start of campaign battle. - Added number of men and armour description to unit type description in Force Selection screen for skirmishes. - Allowed any non-light foot without missile weapons to charge cavalry. - Added Map Border plugin to Editor. This allows you to set all tiles outside the playable map area to black. - Mousing over enemy armies pr…
- Pike and Shot has been updated to version 1.1.2! - 26 October 2015
Pike and Shot: Campaigns, the tactical wargame depicting over two centuries of struggles in Europe from The Renaissance Wars to the Sun King, receives a new patch, bringing the game to version 1.1.2! This update improves the game in many ways, included corrections for the campaign mode and more balanced units statistics! Take a look on the changelog below: - Added details to unit type description in Force Selection screen for Raise New Army in campaigns. - Added current status of individual units present to tooltips in Force display screen at start of campaign battle. - Added number of men and armour description to unit type description in Force Selection screen for skirmishes. - Allowed any non-light foot without missile weapons to charge cavalry. - Added Map Border plugin to Editor. This allows you to set all tiles outside the playable map area to black. - Mousing over enemy armies pr…
- Pike and Shot: Campaigns “Le Roi Soleil” Update - 8 September 2015
http://www.matrixgames.com/images/PSC%20RS%20MG_Spotlight.jpg “I depart, but the State shall always remain” - King Louis XIV on his deathbed King Louis XIV de Bourbon, following in the political footsteps of Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin, is strengthening the power of the monarchy to the detriment of the feudal aristocracy. The Thirty Years’ War’s end – won over an exhausted Holy Roman Empire – has not brought a stable peace. Spain is still acting aggressively against France’s interests and many German and Dutch princedoms are starting to fear France’s unmatched military power. But despite all the enemies he is facing, internal and external, Louis XIV is strongly inclined to make the Kingdom of France the Arbiter of Europe. Like a Sun determining the orbits of the other minor celestial bodies around it. Le Grand Siècle - the "Great Century” – has begun! Pike and Shot: Campaigns has be…
- Pike and Shot: Campaigns “Le Roi Soleil” Update - 8 September 2015
http://www.matrixgames.com/images/PSC%20RS%20MG_Spotlight.jpg “I depart, but the State shall always remain” - King Louis XIV on his deathbed King Louis XIV de Bourbon, following in the political footsteps of Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin, is strengthening the power of the monarchy to the detriment of the feudal aristocracy. The Thirty Years’ War’s end – won over an exhausted Holy Roman Empire – has not brought a stable peace. Spain is still acting aggressively against France’s interests and many German and Dutch princedoms are starting to fear France’s unmatched military power. But despite all the enemies he is facing, internal and external, Louis XIV is strongly inclined to make the Kingdom of France the Arbiter of Europe. Like a Sun determining the orbits of the other minor celestial bodies around it. Le Grand Siècle - the "Great Century” – has begun! Pike and Shot: Campaigns has be…
- The Flare Path: A Roundhead Reflects - 21 August 2015
Apologies. This brief but heartfelt Pike & Shot: Campaigns recommendation is going to be heavy on the assumptions and inferences. Expect lots of statements like… The game’s unscripted version of the Great Turkish War is probably highly entertaining… Swedes will almost certainly adore the Gustavus Adolphus campaign… Multiplayer should be a hoot… I suspect there’s some cracking engagements amongst the historical battle selection… You see I’ve been so absorbed in a marathon recreation of the English Civil War that, despite playing Byzantine’s latest for the best part of a week, I’ve seen nothing of the game’s other charms. …
- Pike and Shot: Campaigns is out now! - 13 August 2015
"The Lord God is my Armour!" - Gustavus Adolphus, refusing the steel body armour offered by his aides, 16th September 1632. Since the beginning of the Italian Wars in 1494, Europe has been turned into an endless killing ground. Armies are raised one after another, sooner or later involving all the powers and kingdoms of the Old Continent in the conflicts. This is a time of cruelty and great military innovations. This is the era of the birth of Modern States and the definitive death of the Middle Ages. This is the Iron Century! Pike and Shot: Campaigns is released! The latest and comprehensive title in the Pike and Shot franchise is finally out! Challenge yourself with 4 historical campaigns, including the eruption of Gustavus Adolphus’s innovative army into the Thirty Years War, the rise of the famous Roundheads during the English Civil War, and the great 1683 siege of Vienna by the Ott…
- Pike and Shot: Campaigns is out now! - 13 August 2015
"The Lord God is my Armour!" - Gustavus Adolphus, refusing the steel body armour offered by his aides, 16th September 1632. Since the beginning of the Italian Wars in 1494, Europe has been turned into an endless killing ground. Armies are raised one after another, sooner or later involving all the powers and kingdoms of the Old Continent in the conflicts. This is a time of cruelty and great military innovations. This is the era of the birth of Modern States and the definitive death of the Middle Ages. This is the Iron Century! Pike and Shot: Campaigns is released! The latest and comprehensive title in the Pike and Shot franchise is finally out! Challenge yourself with 4 historical campaigns, including the eruption of Gustavus Adolphus’s innovative army into the Thirty Years War, the rise of the famous Roundheads during the English Civil War, and the great 1683 siege of Vienna by the Ott…
