I just booted WarNo for the first time in ages to check out the Army General mode (which was not a thing when I last played). During the very first skirmish of the campaign, my graphics drivers crashed so hard I had to reboot my entire computer. Concerned, I did some troubleshooting only to find out that... this is considered normal in WarNo. Somewhere around five to six months ago, a rushed update to WarNo introduced an issue that causes Nvidia graphics drivers, no matter the version, to randomly die while playing WarNo. Instead of reverting the update, or fixing the issue, Eugen (the developer of WarNo) has instead decided to play the blame game. They claim a bug on Nvidia's side is causing these crashes, but even using older graphics drivers the game still freaks out at random. I can not comprehend how anyone could abide by such a game-breaking bug not getting fixed after at least FIVE MONTHS of being present. The constant deflection to "it's Nvidia's fault" is neither helpful...
WARNO
- Release Date:
- May 23, 2024
- Developer:
- Eugen Systems
- Publisher:
- Eugen Systems
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game
Are you ready to take command?
Deploy into an authentic, expansive, and meticulously researched Cold War real-time strategy game with WARNO. As the spiritual successor to the acclaimed Wargame series, WARNO is the ultimate next-gen World War III battle simulator.
Two years have passed since Gorbachev’s overthrow in a coup by hardline communists, and now, in the dark summer days of 1989, the Cold War finally turns hot. The armies of NATO and Warsaw Pact have deployed in a divided and tense Germany. Conflict is imminent. The only thing left is to wait for the inevitable Warning Order that will begin it all. War is coming home, commanders…
WARNO - Warning Order - lets you command your customized battlegroup and lead hundreds of Cold War-era units to victory on dynamic, tactical battlefields. Choose between the arsenals of NATO or the Warsaw Pact, and fight across a multitude of solo and online modes against challenging AI or human opponents in massive 10v10 battles. Show your mettle as a strategic commander in the turn-based Army General campaigns depicting a devastating, techno-thrilling World War III in Western Europe.
Take Command of Your Battlegroup
- The Cold War-era armed forces of six nations - aligned to NATO or Warsaw Pact - can be led into a hyper-detailed World War III: U.S., West Germany, United Kingdom, and France square off against the Soviet Union and East Germany. From conscripts and main battle tanks to mobile SAM systems, self-propelled artillery, scout helicopters, strike aircraft, and fast interceptors, each WARNO nation has its unique arsenal of vehicles, planes, and soldiers.
- More than 1000 different military units are featured, such as the mighty M1A1 Abrams, the British MCV-80 Warrior, French Gazelle scout helicopters, German Leopard tanks, Spetsnaz special forces, SU-25 Frogfoot, the East German KPz T-55AM2 or Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunships. In the Armory, each unit can be inspected and compared in detail.
- An array of famous military formations and brigades, each with their unique identity, act as the parent division of your personal battlegroup. Use the units available, choose your economy of forces, and customize your troops in WARNO’s enhanced battlegroup building system.
A New Dimension to War
- Experience 5 massive turn-based strategic Army General campaigns centered on the NATO’s CENTAG and Warsaw Pact’s Central Group of Forces area of responsibility in 1989, placing you right in the heart of the war near the infamous Fulda Gap.
- The Army General campaigns let you command hundreds of units and military formations, down to the platoon level, including the U.S. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Armored Division, West German 5. Panzerdivision, Soviet 79th Guards Tank Division and 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division, and the East German 7. Panzerdivision.
- 8 scripted Operations will allow you to undertake daring tactical combat missions that tell captivating stories of an all-too-real conflict.
Immerse Yourself
- Witness an ever-evolving battlefield that never looked more beautiful, from the detailed environments to the brutal destruction unleashed. The latest incarnation of Eugen’s proprietary engine simulates modern land and air combat in Western Europe to the fullest extent.
- The maps are rich with tactical options and objectives, from hills, small villages, dense forests, meandering rivers, bridges, and industrial zones to be captured. Be wary of ambushes or outflanking maneuvers as you continuously advance the dynamic frontline that contributes to a side’s victory or defeat.
- Lead your chosen battlegroup into battle as an expert commander, taking advantage of all the available tactical tools. Combat in WARNO is an all-encompassing contest of smarts, tactics, and mastery of your units.
Combat Evolved
- Take to war across a wide variety of game modes, including stand-alone Skirmish missions playable in solo, cooperative, or multiplayer.
- Battle against an enhanced and challenging AI or pit your tactical prowess against other human players, in intense ranked 1v1, 2v2 to 4v4 team matches to all-encompassing 10v10 battles.
- Take advantage of a host of quality-of-life enhancements catering to new players and veterans of Eugen Systems’ previous titles. This includes issuing commands during pre-combat deployment, Rules of Engagements, AI-assisted Smart Orders, and much more.
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User Reviews
Game is largely suffering from stability problems, unexpected crash or freeze may occur without any warning at any time when you are playing game. - The incompetent EUGEN developers are incapable to solve long time going issue with "freeze" bug, which lasts unsolved for almost 6 months ! - The solution of updating video card drivers or reverting to old version of drivers did not solved my problem, other game owners report about the same issues. - Almost after every new major update there is a new major bug, which brings - game killing bug, which will result a fatal game crash to your desktop. It seems EUGEN isnt able to test game updates properly before the release, which is a sign of incompetence management at EUGEN. If this game is on your wishlist , please be warned that the game is broken and may not run well on your machine, especially if your machine is equipped with NVIDIA RTX video card.
Decent game single player is fun. But come on month bans from online play for what you say in chat? Meanwhile little Tommy can leave the second the game starts and join another lobby and grief the team and he isn't banned? Yes ruining the game for the team is fine but what you say isn't got it. Multiplayer is borderline unplayable half the time with leavers anyway can't recommend in that state. New DLC comes with overpowered rocket drones especially broken on small maps for fob sniping. Ultra balanced imo
Need F14 to balance MIG31.V-22 is required. In reality, it made its first flight in 1988. According to the tense situation in the game, it is completely possible to serve in advance.
Lets start this review by saying this is the best, most realistic(feeling) sinle player realtime tactical wargame there is. I´ve played a lot of the competitors first, Regiments, Broken Arrow and Combat Missions and Armored Brigade but none of them can match the Army General strategic campaign or the gameplay and feeling of realism on the tactical combat. After saying that it is a real shame Eugen treats single player content as the unwanted step child its pretty clear their focus is on the multiplayer. Most grievous issue is with Army General saves when the game updates, it very often breaks the save especially if you have a mod enabled. And of course there is the recent decision to release Southag without its single player portion. This is probably really good game if you are into competitive multiplayer, but seeing how their priority is not SP at all I cant recommend it for single player only currently.
I’ve been playing since release in Early Access and followed the game through its long development. As an Early Access buyer, I was promised certain features and rewards — but those promises were only delivered to people who bought the 1.0 release. We Early Access supporters got nothing. Eugen later apologized, but instead of making things right for those of us who supported the game from the start, they gave new perks (like early access to future expansions) only to Expansion Pass owners. It feels like the original community that believed in this game early on was left behind. Really disappointing way to treat your earliest supporters.
Fix the bugs so I can play and ill give it a positive rating
Its extremely fun roasting c o m m i e s in the forest with napalm... or for a really good time, play flight of the valcarie's with an attack helicopter rush... good fun for the whole family.
At the current state of the game multiplayer wise, for low player matches 1v1 3v3 Nato is somewhat competitive with their slightly superior infantry and smart micro ing. Where the game breaks is when you attempt higher population games. PACT's ability to field so many cheap and overperforming (Range, FirePower, Accuracy) units overwhelms the expensive and under performing NATO units. I understand from a historical standpoint NATO was somehwhat less prepared for the imaginary attack. Their doctrine relied heavily on artillery and mobile infantry and plentiful SPAA. Sure they get that advantage but why do the things that NATO focused on are significantly inferior to ingame counter parts? In opinion the only place where NATO could possibly win is in INFANTRY TOW units and HELI Hellfires. All other aspects of the division are clearly outmatched. For balancing purposes I dont understand, for a period of time I decided to play PACT and a great majority every game I was winning, economically ...
No multiplayer in Russia right now Very sad
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System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7 with Service Pack 1
- Processor: 2 cores Intel (Intel Celeron G6900, G4920 or i3-2100) | AMD CPU (AMD Athlon 200GE)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 (Legacy: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450), AMD Radeon RX 460 (Legacy: ATI Radeon HD 5570)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7 with Service Pack 1
- Processor: 4 cores Intel (Intel i3-12100 or i3-8100) | AMD CPU (AMD Ryzen 3 1200)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 3 GB (Legacy: Nvidia Geforce GTX 780), AMD Radeon RX 580 (Legacy: AMD Radeon R9 290X)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
FAQ
How much does WARNO cost?
WARNO costs $19.99. Currently 50% off!
What are the system requirements for WARNO?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-bit Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7 with Service Pack 1 Processor: 2 cores Intel (Intel Celeron G6900, G4920 or i3-2100) | AMD CPU (AMD Athlon 200GE) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 (Legacy: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450), AMD Radeon RX 460 (Legacy: ATI Radeon HD 5570) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64-bit Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 7 with Service Pack 1 Processor: 4 cores Intel (Intel i3-12100 or i3-8100) | AMD CPU (AMD Ryzen 3 1200) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 3 GB (Legacy: Nvidia Geforce GTX 780), AMD Radeon RX 580 (Legacy: AMD Radeon R9 290X) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
What platforms is WARNO available on?
WARNO is available on Windows PC.
Is WARNO worth buying?
WARNO has 71% positive reviews from 100 players.
When was WARNO released?
WARNO was released on May 23, 2024.
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