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SC: World War I - Battles for Ypres is out now

Strategic Command: World War I · published 56 days ago

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Strategic Command: World War I - Battles for Ypres is now available for $14,99.

The DLC contains six fast-paced campaigns covering all the major Battles of Ypres. Face historically inspired scenarios with a progressive introduction of WWI technologies and tactics, including artillery, gas, tanks and aircraft.

Designed for both accessibility and depth, these divisional-level scenarios emphasize meaningful decision-making, risk management and replayability. Commit reserves at the right moment, exploit breakthroughs, or hold the line against overwhelming odds, every choice can determine victory or defeat.

v1.16.05

1914 Call to Arms and Triple Alliance

The UK's mobilization scripts due to German naval movements will now only fire in 1914 (augustine).
Reduced Bulgaria's mobilization from the capture of Belgrade from 10-20% to 8-15%; the per turn trigger for the continuous occupation of Belgrade from 35 to 30%; and the mobilization effect for occupying Nish, Warsaw and being within 2 hexes of Uskub reduced from 8-15% to 6-14% (hannaj).

1914 Call to Arms; Triple Alliance; 1917 Fate of Nations

Hex 208,14 added to the Territory scripts creating Finland (Easter80).
Amended the second of the US's convoys to the UK so it also heads to Liverpool (mdsmall).

1915 The Second Battle of Ypres

Added the fortresses next to Ypres so they are now affected by German artillery on Hill 60 (ruru).
Added a missing village resource to the map (ruru).

1917 Third Battle of Ypres

Added the fortresses next to Ypres so they are now affected by German artillery on Hill 60 (ruru).
Added a missing village resource to the map (ruru).
Lowered German-AI MPPs.

1918 The Fourth Battle of Ypres

Added the fortresses next to Ypres so they are now affected by German artillery on Hill 60 (ruru).
Added a missing village resource to the map (ruru).

1918 The Fifth Battle of Ypres

Added the fortresses next to Ypres so they are now affected by German artillery on Hill 60 (ruru).
Added a missing village resource to the map (ruru).

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Community10 Jul 2026Preview Stream and Release Date RevealedToday at 8PM CEST, we will be hosting a special event on our Matrix Games Twitch Channel . DasTactic will play the Battles for Ypres DLC while speaking with Robert Carver, one of the developers and the scenario designer behind the DLC. Robert brings a wealth of insight, having served in the US Marine Corps for 44 years. During the stream, they will discuss the making of the DLC, its historical…Community17 Jun 2026Battles for Ypres - Dev Diary #2Welcome to our second Dev Diary for our forthcoming WWI DLC Battles for Ypres by Robert Carver In our first dev diary we covered the first and second battles for Ypres in 1914 and 1915, as well as the Allied spring offensive at Messines Ridge in 1917. In part two we delve into the massive battles fought around Ypres from the summer of 1917 until the end of the war in 1918, where both US and Por…Community29 Apr 2026Battles for Ypres - Dev Diary #1Welcome to the first Dev Diary for our forthcoming WWI DLC Battles for Ypres by Robert Carver This DLC covers six of the greatest battles fought on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918, and this dev diary introduces the first three: the mobile warfare surrounding First Ypres, the first gas attack in April 1915, and the devastating seizure of Messines Ridge in the spring of 1917. The fighting…