Hello!
It is Oleksandr from Starni Games with the final Dev log entry dedicated to the upcoming Ardennes DLC. In the previous Dev log, we talked about the German campaign. Today, we will examine the USA campaign to see what it has in store for you when the Ardennes DLC comes out on the 18th of February 2025.
USA CAMPAIGN
While the German campaign that covers the first few weeks of the Ardennes Offensive, also known as, the Battle of the Bulge, starts on December 16th, 1944, the USA campaign starts a few days later and covers events happening on another section of the frontline. Here, the US forces are counterattacking the advancing German army with the strategic task of relieving the troops that hold out in the encircled town of Bastogne, and ultimately pushing the German troops back. Unlike the German campaign, here all 8 missions have a snow-covered terrain. Below, you can find the list of operations and weather conditions in them:
1. Reconnaissance at Martelange | Snowfall
2. Breakthrough at Burnon | Snow + night
3. Battle for Chaumont | Snow
4. Battle for Bigonville | Snowfall
5. Push for Bastogne | Snow
6. Battle of Sibret | Snowfall
7. Mageret Assault | Snowfall
8. Wardin Counterattack | Snowfall + night
The campaign was built around the Siege of Bastogne, where the US troops operated in full encirclement. They put up a strong resistance to the German troops, but they would not have been able to resist for long without supplies. Here is where our forces come in. Our goal for the first four missions is to pave the way through territories freshly captured by the German army and reach Bastogne.
You will have to perform swift day and night operations to move forward at maximum speed, passing Martelange, Burnon, and Chaumont and reaching as far as Bigonville. The Germans, though, would not sit idly by. They would do everything in their power to stop your forces and keep Bastogne encircled.
As you approach Bastogne, you will have to help the first supplies column to break through the German lines and finally reach the exhausted yet valiant garrison of the town.
Finally, you have reached your initial goal and ensured that Bastogne now has a steady inflow of supplies, raising the spirits and combat readiness of the local forces.
Now, your next goal is to help defend Bastogne and push the German forces concentrated around the town further and further away from it. The first decisive action you will take is at Sibret, where you must defeat a strong German force and recapture a nearby town and villages.
Your final battle of the campaign happens at Wardin, where you have to defeat a powerful enemy force and fight your fiercest battle so far. The final face-off will make it clear who is in charge in and around Bastogne and will crush any remaining German hopes of keeping the area under control.
To sum up, 8 new challenging battles await you with new units, winter environment assets, characters, heroes, awards, and unique combat situations. We really hope that you will be excited to explore the Ardennes and relive the momentous events. Meanwhile, we keep working to improve the game and provide new challenges for your tactical skills.
P.S. The Ardennes DLC will be out on 18th February, together with a free update for all Headquarters: World War II players with big changes to units’ costs and some other balance changes aimed at making the multiplayer games more exciting by allowing you to use more armored units - as they become much cheaper and less risky to use.
We are always looking forward to your feedback and suggestions!
See you next time!
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