Sword & Siege Crusades: Book II Steam news

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• Release dateApr 20, 2026
• DeveloperWargame Design Studio
• PublisherWargame Design Studio

Genres: Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Wargame Design StudioPublisher: Wargame Design Studio

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Sword & Siege Crusades: Book II Steam news

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• Crusades Book II 4.04.5 Changelog - 14 August 2026

  Enhancements Added the SoLoud sound engine. This now provides a control panel (under Settings > Sound) to adjust volume by each type, or for all at once. Bug Fixes Fix for FOW leak when in DirectPlay / Network mode. Fix for CTD where opportunity fire resulted in the unit being eliminated. Fix for various scenario Editor routines. Fix for Invalid Objective error for on-going PBEM match under new code base. Fix for various Column of March situations. Fix for units in Column not being able to cross hex side bridge when CoM rules active. Fix for flank charge penalty being applied when charge initiated from adjacent hex. Fix for AI Column of March routines. Fix for CTD relating to Objective memory allocations. Content Changes Updated documentation.

• Hotfix - 4 July 2026

  Bugfixes Resolved Campaign launch bug

• A Free Expansion for Sword & Siege: Crusades, Book II - 3 July 2026

  We are pleased to announce the first free expansion pack for Sword & Siege: Crusades, Book II. This new pack adds a fresh campaign and 10 additional standalone scenarios, expanding the scope of the Third Crusade beyond the historical path taken by Richard the Lionheart and into the realm of plausible medieval what-if warfare. Much had changed since the First Crusade ended with the creation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099. For the people of the Levant, war became the inheritance of that success. There were periods of quieter conflict, truces, and even limited cooperation, but peace was rarely more than a temporary pause. Edessa, the first of the Crusader states to be established, was also the first to fall. Its loss helped call the Second Crusade into being, but that expedition failed to restore the county and failed again before Damascus.The surviving Crusader states, led above all…

• Crusades Book II 4.04.3 Changelog - 11 May 2026

  Bug Fixes Fix for wall mounted artillery not firing when under AI control. Fix for units being unable to enter an open gate when stacked with a deployed Ladder or Siege Tower. Several fixes for AI behavior in certain circumstances. Fix so that Sapper units will not auto enter Siege Towers or Ladders. Fix for Leaders on a different Gate level providing melee/rout modifiers. Fix so that Skirmishers will not auto change formation on Walls. Fix for units retreating into Water hexes with no bridge. Fix for CoM child unit movement point cost error. Fix for Night Fatigue not being applied evenly when changing to/from CoM. Fix for rare frontage calculation bug. Fix for Alt CoM movement issue. Fix for Formation Fail Probability check. Disabled the Save as feature when in Campaign mode to prevent campaign functionality corruption.

• Crusades Book II 4.04.2 Changelog - 24 April 2026

  Enhancements Added routine for the Started.pdf to be opened on first launch of the game. Bug Fixes Fixed for Leaders formation not being retained between saved games. Fix for Ships paying full movement cost to change direction instead of 1/3. Fix for Dismounted Leaders not being able to participate in Melee against Cavalry when the unit they were stacked with could. Fix to prevent melee against a Fortress Gate from a Siege Tower. Content Changes Updated documentation.

• From Cataphract to Tank: The Eternal Logic of Shock Warfare - 20 April 2026

  For thousands of years, commanders have sought the same decisive battlefield effect: to shock the enemy into collapse. From the thunderous charge of ancient armored horsemen to the rumble of tank columns, the goal has been to break the enemy’s will at a critical point and trigger a rout.Wargamers and historians alike recognize this as a recurring theme – a continuity of operational thinking that stretches from antiquity to modern times. The tools and technology changed, but the eternal logic of shock warfare remained. Concentrate a force of overwhelming power at the decisive moment, strike hard and fast, and watch the opposition crumble in panic. In this themed essay, we’ll journey from the Parthian cataphracts at Carrhae to the armored spearheads of World War II and the air cavalry in the jungles of Vietnam, exploring how heavy cavalry charges and blitzkrieg thrusts are kindred spirits…

• Crusades: Book II – Faith, War, and Betrayal in the East - 11 April 2026

  Crusades: Book II, a Deep DiveIn the mid-12th century, the eastern Mediterranean was a complex region of competing powers. The Latin crusader states, though wealthy in ports and castles, were short on manpower. The Roman (Byzantine) Empire, a Christian great power, had its own strategic priorities and a history of lost provinces. The Muslim world, while not unified, was increasingly capable of consolidating resources under strong rulers in Syria and Egypt. Warfare was constant, influenced by both politics and piety, with alliances shifting and control of strategic locations often more important than holding empty land.Crusades: Book II picks up after the Second Crusade’s failure outside Damascus in 1148. The Crusader forces abandoned the siege due to supply issues, conflicting goals, and mistrust among allies. The Levant was left with a frontier society, the Latin states of the Holy Lan…

• Introducing Wargame Design Studio - 27 March 2026

  Wargame Design Studio was founded in 2016 as a group of enthusiasts to both develop and enhance the games from John Tiller. John was an independent developer who had been producing war games since the mid-1990s, with a publishing history through Talonsoft, HPS Simulations, and later self-publishing as John Tiller Software. John developed a wide array of wargames and, in addition, did extensive contract work for the US Air Force and Navy from 2003-2021. John Tiller passed away in April after a short illness.Subsequently, David Freer and Rich Hamilton purchased the intellectual property rights to the John Tiller Software catalog and rebranded the company as Wargame Design Studio. Work began on the massive overhaul of the various game series that had been published, introducing new graphics and numerous engine enhancements. Additionally, new game projects were underway to add titles to the…

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