Tigers on the Hunt

tigers-on-the-hunt-normandyIt’s time to turn the tide of the war, once and for all! Are you ready to lead your brave soldiers in the early hours of the biggest airborne and amphibious assault ever made?

Matrix Games announce that Normandy, the second expansion of the acclaimed tactical wargame Tigers on the Hunt, is now available.  Tigers on the Hunt: Normandy contains 2 Campaigns and 6 different battles, for a total of 8 challenging scenarios!

The scenarios feature many historical tactical situations from the Normandy Landing, ranging from the heroic deeds of the 6th Company C of 2nd Ranger Battalion at Pointe de la Percée, the British fighting at Le Hamel, Pegasus Bridge, and more!

To celebrate this important milestone, the base game and the Kursk DLC are getting a nice 50% discount!

Hurry up, the offer ends on Thursday July 12th!

Tigers on the Hunt: Normandy is a DLC of Tigers on the Hunt , and requires the base game to be played.

tigers-on-the-hunt-normandyJune, 1944. Europe has been under the Nazi heel for 4 long years. Even if the Eastern Front is crumbling and the Red Army counterattacks are in full swing, the German Armed Forces are still a formidable opponent and are making very costly every inch of ground conquered.

Only a breach into the Festung Europa and the creation of a second front could ensure the beginning of the end of the Third Reich.

Tigers on the Hunt: Normandy is a DLC contains 2 Campaign Game Scenarios for Tigers on the Hunt, featuring 6 different battles.

The scenarios feature many historical tactical situations from the Normandy Landing, ranging from the heroic deeds of the 6th Company C of 2nd Ranger Battalion at Pointe de la Porcée, the British fighting at Le Hamel, Pegasus Bridge, and more!

Stay tuned for further updates!

tigers-on-the-hunt-kurskTigers on the Hunt: Kursk will be released tomorrow, and to celebrate this important occasion, our friend Idjester will stream the game on his Twitch Channel on Thursday Feb 9th from 6:00-9:00 pm EST and again on Friday Night from 6:00-9:00 pm EST!

Watch the Stream here!

Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk is a DLC containing three Campaign Game Scenarios for Tigers on the Hunt, focused on the key operations during Operation Citadel. This nice addition features a different type of gameplay from the original base game, giving the players a more challenging experience!

A Campaign Game Scenario is a much larger scenario with a lot of units on a large map. The battle lasts generally over several days and nights before the Campaign Game winner is called. To do this the Game Turns are divided into portions for Day (8 Game Turns) and Night (4 Game Turns). See more information on how it works on the official product page here.

Following the steps of the base game, Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk will make you toiling for every inch conquered, fighting against an unforgiving AI!

Get more information about Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk from its official product page.

tigers-on-the-hunt-kurskThe release date for the first official installment of Tigers on the Hunt is approaching, so it could be interesting to know how differently it plays from the original game. Take a look at this document (.PDF) developers have put together!

Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk is a DLC containing three Campaign Game Scenarios for the Tigers on the Hunt Game. The Campaign Game Scenarios portrait three different battles during the German Summer Campaign 1943, more known as the Operation Citadel. The first Campaign Game Scenario is about 3rd SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf crossing of river Psel, the second 1st SS Panzergrenadier Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitlers drive towards Prokhorovka and the third XLI Panzer Korps attempt to penetrate the Russian lines at Ponyri.

Get more information about Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk from its official product page!

tigers-on-the-hunt-kurskThe release date of the first DLC for Tigers on the Hunt is approaching, so it’s time to take a closer look!

In this video introduction, our friend idjester will give an overview of the three scenarios featured in Kursk. These scenarios are three times larger than the ones in the base game, covering different moments of the greatest armored battle in the entirety of World War II!

With a huge focus on historical accuracy, Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk will be a nice addition for every lover of tactical wargames!

Get more information about the game from its official product page!

tigers-on-the-hunt-kurskOn July 1943, the German war machine had the chance to deal a mortal blow to the Red Army. After the defeat at Stalingrad, it was necessary to regain the initiative and secure the Eastern front. For this purpose, the German High Command massed a huge quantity of Panthers and Tigers tanks in proximity of the Kursk salient, hoping to destroy the bulk of the Russian forces in this area.

But the Soviets, knowing in advance the Hitler’s plan, created over 190 miles of depth defense to stop the Panzerwaffe and they moved their armored forces in reserve for the counter-attack.

The largest tank battle of the entire Second World War was about to commence…

Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk is a DLC containing three Campaign Game Scenarios for Tigers on the Hunt, focused on the key operations during Operation Citadel. This nice addition features a different type of gameplay from the original base game, giving the players a more challenging experience!

A Campaign Game Scenario is a much larger scenario with a lot of units on a large map. The battle lasts generally over several days and nights before the Campaign Game winner is called. To do this the Game Turns are divided into portions for Day (8 Game Turns) and Night (4 Game Turns). See more information on how it works on the official product page here.

Following the steps of the base game, Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk will make you toiling for every inch conquered, fighting against an unforgiving AI!

Tigers on the Hunt: Kursk will be available soon! Check its official product page for further information.

tigers-on-the-huntTigers on the Hunt has received a tremendous upgrade, bringing the game to version 1.0.51! This version aims to fix several bugs experienced by the players, making the game more realistic than ever!

You can download the update from here.

Bug fixes:

  • Russian SU 122 now has HEAT rounds (ISU 122 now does not have HEAT rounds)
  • Fixed 1024×768 resolution issue for Log Window being too big as well as the Pop up window was not positioned properly
  • When firing with an Ordnance/AFV vs target hex that only has AFV, the Infantry Target Type button will be disabled on the Target Type Dialog
  • An AFV was sometimes stuck in a Close Combat/Melee even after Close Combat Segment was over
  • Broken+ personnel unit in a Brush Hill hex is cannot be interdicted since Brush is not a clear terrain
  • Broken+ personnel unit in a Woods Hill hex is cannot be interdicted as Woods is not a clear terrain
  • AI, personnel unit firing with Flame Thrower will not now crash the game

Read the full changelog here.

tigers-on-the-huntSince its initial release, Tigers on the Hunt has been able to capture the essence of old classic wargames. Employing hundreds of units and a vicious AI, Tigers on the Hunt has been further implemented by the community with tons of new content, including ASL-oriented mods and custom scenarios!

Today developer studio Siliconsoft Systems Inc.is very proud to announce their first update, bringing the game to version V1.0.2.7! This new version brings a lot of improvements, making the game more immersive than ever!

With this update, a Leader may fire Bazooka (or a Pazerschreck, Panzerfaust and PIAT), AFV have a better performance in taking objectives upon hills and now is possible to transfer Support Weapons/Ordnance between two personnel units in the same hex!

Be sure to check the entire changelog here!

You can download the update from here.

Get more information about Tigers on the Hunt from its official product page.

tigers-on-the-huntIt’s no mystery that the recently released Tigers on the Hunt videogame was strongly inspired by the excellent tabletop wargames Squad Leader and Advanced Squad Leader.

Tigers on the Hunt is possibly the closest PC version of those great games.

Since its release, community users and players enjoyed the ability to create their own Mods and scenarios, and now the ASL community will be pleased to see that Tigers on the Hunt has received a full set of ASL-oriented Mods!

You will be extremely thrilled by trying the amazing Advanced Squad Leader mod, the Squad Leader mod, and the VASL mod. Embrace your nostalgia and recreate the same atmosphere as the one in the boardgames, as now you can use the same counters as the ones you know well and love!

What are you waiting for? Grab Tigers on the Hunt now and be ready to be immersed in one of the most terrific tactical experiences you ever had!

But news are not over! Our friend Idjester will have an “ASL Day” live stream day for Tigers on the Hunt. This live stream will be Friday March 11th at 8:00pm EST (Saturday 2 am CET / 1 am UTC) on its Twitch Channel!

Mods:

  • Advanced Squad Leader Mod
  • Advanced Squad Leader Mod with Vehicle MP data
  • Squad Leader Mod
  • Colorful Mod
  • Advanced Squad Leader Mod with small Info Markers
  • VASL Mod

Get more information about Tigers on the Hunt from its official product page.

tigers-on-the-huntOnly a week has passed since Tigers on the Hunt’s release, and the community has already created a lot of original content! Several mods have been already developed, making the game more immersive than ever!

Take a look at the highlights below, but be sure to check the huge list of new scenarios, battles, maps, (and more!) – on the forum here!

Advanced Squad Leader Mod (created by Ritchie61): this mod changes the aspect of the units from the original version with (as the name suggests) the ones from the famous wargame!

New scenarios especially for release day (created by Jorgen): There are all three Tank Battle scenarios involving the mighty Tiger I!

  • Scenario 026 – Tigers on their Own
  • Scenario 027 – Tigers to the Rescue
  • Scenario 028 – Pössels Picking

The Guards Counterattack Scenario (created by Bulldog): Remake of a classic. 5 turns of intense brawling and hard fighting!

Also there are 44 ASL ‘like’ map templates that can be used to build your scenarios (a big thanks to the never exhausted Ritchie61 for this!).