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Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition

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Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition

Making History Gold Edition is the expanded and updated version of the original WWII grand strategy game Making History: Calm & the Storm. Command your nation and change the course of history.

Strategy Simulation World War II Grand Strategy Historical
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Making History: Calm & the Storm Gold Edition is a turn-based grand strategy classic. Play against the world or join an alliance. Attempt to alter history or replay it. This release includes many game updates, key improvements to strategic and tactical gameplay, and features a new Germany focused scenario: "The Rise of the Reich". In addition to managing the military, players must build, supply and grow a modern industrial base in order to field forces capable of victory. The decision to expand factories, research new weapons or recruit more units is in the hands of the player. War will come and the nation must be prepared.

FEATURES


  • Clean, intuitive interface and gameplay make this one of the easiest grand strategy games to learn, and the open nature of the game combined with the ability to play as any one of over 80 nations offer endless replay-ability.

  • Gold Edition adds new military unit properties and gives you the ability to rename units, preset rally points and set way-points for more tactical movement. Regions can upgrade defenses, transportation, and food production simultaneously. Better financial reports let you manage your treasury more easily.

  • Different victory conditions available: Nation, Alliance, or Ideological (Democracy, Communism, Fascism, or Authoritarianism) You can also go for a domination victory and set the percentage of land you need to control to win the game.

  • Ten scenarios included with multiple starting points before and during the war. Plus alternate history and the fantasy scenarios.

  • Research, build and deploy a wide variety of ships, submarines, artillery, infantry, tanks, armored vehicles, fighters and bombers. Also research tactics like maneuver warfare, hedgehog defense and amphibious assaults to give your forces bonuses.

  • Decide how much of your production is used to generate wealth, stockpile arms, build military units, conduct research, or construct more factories.

  • Players control trade, aid, industrial development, infrastructure investments, and a deep field of research.

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System requirements Windows

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Minimum:
  • OS *: XP with Service, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
  • Processor: Pentium III or Athlon 1.0GHz Processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB RAM 32 MB Video Card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Factus Games
Brazilian rating
6
Steam Germany rating
18
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, German*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Structured language support (2)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
GermanYesYesNo
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Is Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition worth buying right now?
Wait — $4.99. Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
When does Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition go on sale?
Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Is Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition free to play?
Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition costs $4.99 on Steam.
What genre is Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition?
Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition is a Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition?
Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition was developed by Muzzy Lane Software and published by Factus Games.
What platforms does Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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