Master of Command: Seven Years' War

Master of Command: Seven Years' War is a tactical real-time strategy game in which we campaign as the commander of one of the five powers participating in the Seven Years' War. The authors of the Armchair History documentary series and the publishers of the Fire and Maneuver game are responsible for producing the title.

Historical realities

The action of MoC: Seven Years' War is set during the 18th-century conflict spanning four continents and known as the Seven Years' War. The conflict for hegemony involved Britain and Prussia, as well as France, Austria and Russia, among others. The war, which lasted seven years, featured both sieges and arson attacks on cities, as well as major battles on the open field.

Gameplay

In MoC: Seven Years' War, you choose one of five powers, each with its own strengths and weaknesses (and a total of 150 types of units), to take part in a randomly generated campaign as a commander. We move around a map containing random events with an army whose destruction means the end of the game. Therefore, we pay attention to logistics, carefully planning routes and taking care of the equipment of recruited soldiers, including ammunition. The combat effectiveness of our troops is also influenced by morale.

Battles are fought in real time with an active pause. The outcome of them depends on our division deployment, which we do keeping in mind the field of fire of the weapons we wield. We use the right mouse button to draw lines, determining the formation we take. With each victory, divisions gain veterans and officers acquire abilities depending on how we wish to control our army on and off the battlefield.

The losses suffered are permanent, meaning that if 100 soldiers are left out of a regiment of 1,000, that's the number we return to camp with. Some casualties are considered wounded, others we must replace with new recruits.

What setsMoC: Seven Years' War apart from other games of its kind is the ability to visually customize your army: from the symbols on the flags flying to the colors of the uniforms.

Graphics

MoC: Seven Years' War has colorful two-dimensional graphics based on the animated sequences of the Armchair History documentary series.