For developer King Art, Iron Harvest is not a thing of the past even two years after its release. Finally, the separately executable add-on Operation Eagle reached the quality of the main game in our test. And also in the future innovations in the strategy game should find their way.
The Bremen studio announced in one Blogpost on Steam indicates that there is currently a free update is in development. Everything revolves around a campaign mode that is reminiscent of the global strategy elements of the Total War series.
If you want to remind yourself of Iron Harvest, here is our review of the main game:
Iron Harvest im Test
The best RTS campaign since Starcraft 2!
A shovel from the sandbox
In addition to the main campaign and various multiplayer modes, another way of playing will also be available in Iron Harvest in the future: A campaign mode on a world map, which is characterized by sandbox elements. Iron Harvest is also a bit reminiscent of Company of Heroes 2, which offers a comparable world map mode.
Single player focus: In the new mode you always compete alone against the AI. There should be three scenarios to choose from on the first world map. For example, you should assert yourself as an underdog against a strong military power and conquer the entire map.
Many adjustments possible: Instead of predefined goals, you should also be able to set yourself down to the smallest detail which factions take part in the battles, what the balance of power looks like and which victory conditions must be met.
A touch of global strategy: Similar to Total War, you have to fight your way across a world map in the new campaign mode. As soon as you have entered a new region, new objectives and battlefields should reveal themselves.
As can be seen in the picture, the AI factions pursue their own goals, which can collide with your plans:
In the course of this campaign you should also be able to improve your army in order to become stronger and stronger. The developers promise loads of replayability
for the new mode.
When is the update coming? The developers have not yet given a release date for the free update. So it remains unclear how long strategists will have to wait.
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Iron Harvest Review – The best single player RTS in years
Our test video above also explains what makes Iron Harvest different from Company of Heroes and for whom the strategy game is suitable.
