{"id":12858,"date":"2020-01-16T20:31:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T04:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/steel-division-2-death-on-the-vistula-dlc-review-a-great-addition-to-an-already-fantastic-game\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T01:37:46","slug":"steel-division-2-death-on-the-vistula-dlc-review-a-great-addition-to-an-already-fantastic-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/steel-division-2-death-on-the-vistula-dlc-review-a-great-addition-to-an-already-fantastic-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Division 2 – Death on the Vistula DLC Review \u2013 A Great Addition to an Already Fantastic Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Steel Division 2 – Death on the Vistula DLC
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Many real-time strategy fans were filled with anticipation when Steel Division 2<\/em> was announced over a year ago. The follow up to 2017\u2019s excellent World War 2 RTS, Steel Division: Normandy 44,<\/em> made gamers who had fallen in love with Eugen System\u2019s new RTS baby on the block have some pretty high expectations for that game\u2019s successor, this was probably due in no small part to the French game developer\u2019s savvy marketing efforts. The promise of even larger battlefields, a vastly increased scale, and a new Army General mode that resembled something out of a Hearts of Iron title, was all pretty intriguing.<\/p>\n

When SD2<\/em> finally debuted in June 2019, it was pretty well-received. Some folks, however, had issues with some of the new game\u2019s mechanics. Many of the critics complained about the amount of artillery that the AI seemed to spam. Another issue seemed to center around the fact that there were so many units to micromanage all at once, that things could quickly spin out of control since there was so much going on.<\/p>\n

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To Eugen\u2019s credit, they\u2019ve since reduced the amount of AI arty spamming and have also introduced an ingenious new game mechanic called Smart Orders<\/em> that lets the game\u2019s AI take over much of the busywork of getting your units into position. The AI is also quite capable of doing such things as defending your units by returning fire if you\u2019ve ordered them to do so. This has been a tremendous boon for the game, overall, and has apparently caused many gamers to return to the game. SD2\u2019s servers have been pretty swole as of late.<\/p>\n

Not one to rest on their laurels, Eugen has recently released their latest DLC for SD2<\/em>, titled: Steel Division 2 – Death on the Vistula.<\/em> Fairly priced at $14.99, Death on the Vistula<\/em> comes jam-packed with all sorts of new goodies.<\/p>\n

For those not in the know, SD2<\/em> takes place on the Eastern Front of World War 2, which culminated on Russia\u2019s big counter-offensive called Operation Bagration. Germany had overextended its military and its supply lines began to deteriorate as it pushed deeper into Russian territory. Russian military leaders seized upon this unfortunate set of circumstances for the Germans and orchestrated Operation Bagration, which was their big push-back. This operation smashed through the weakened German Army, annihilating most of their divisions and completly decimated its front lines.<\/p>\n

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The Death on the Vistula DLC <\/em>is focused on the final, tumultuous days of Operation Bagration. \u00a0It greatly expands on the original game with lots of new content for its solo, coop and multiplayer modes, including a new massive Army General turn-based strategic campaign, four full new Divisions, 200+ new units, four new historical battles, and two exclusives aces. Here are some of the key features:<\/p>\n