There are three types of events in the game: Calendar Events. Those events are guaranteed to happen in a given turn, and include things such as: Faction getting new card or permanently removing a card. For example, Axis removes the Blitzkrieg card from game in Winter 1941. Faction getting or losing an Order Token. For … Read more

Check out this screenshot from the game. A lot of good progress on the main game UI! New top bar and buttons New cards panels looks! Tooltips overhaul (better spacing,  padding, horizontal rules etc.) The game starts looking really pleasant, isn’t it?

Although the core of the Virtuti Militari gameplay is focused on card management, order placement, combat and resource management, the game also features a simple diplomatic system. During the diplomatic phase each player (starting with the Axis player) has the opportunity to interact with every country in the game in one of the following 2 … Read more

A lot of work has been done since the last update. Multiplayer is 90% done. AI is completed. The client app (the actual game) is about 60% ready. For those of you curious of the technical details of making this type of turn-based multiplayer game, here are some facts: The whole ecosystem is in fact … Read more

The Problem There’s a lot of articles and tutorials on the Internet on how to host a static website with AWS S3, but most of them include two very common problems: Problem #1: Use AWS S3 static website hosting feature, but no Cloudfront. If you do that, you won’t have custom domain with SSL and … Read more

When units enter an enemy occupied Area, a battle begins. Battle must be fully resolved before the game can resume. The battle is being resolved in the following steps: Step 1. Calculate initial Strength, for both attacker and defender. Following factors contribute to Strength: Unit attack / defense strength. Check out unit statistics here. Bonus … Read more

Virtuti Militari is a turn-based game, each turn representing about 2 months of real time. Each turn is divided into following phases: Weather Phase. This phase is automatic. The game will determine weather in each region on the map. Region’s climate zone and season of the year are taken into account when determining weather. Strategic … Read more

During the Planning Phase players can put Orders on the map. Each Area with units in it can be given one Order. Orders are placed on the map secretly (face down) and revealed simultaneously when both players finish their planning. An Operations phase begins during which players alternate executing Orders placed on the map. There … Read more

Like in any World War 2 strategy game, players will have different types of units at their disposal. The following types of units are available in the game: Army. Armies are the core of the armed forces of the warring factions. Although their combat power is less than that of armored units, they are capable of … Read more