Copy Protection Update for DVD version February 17, 2012

Owners of Lace Mamba DVD bundle (Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades and Real Warfare: 1242) who can't activate their copy of Real Warfare: 1242, please install this patch and your key will be recognized normally.

Several new reviews are available December 13, 2011

"Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades, and rightfully so based on its name, was forged to wage war and so it is on the field of battle where its strength will be found."

Gamers Daily News - 7.5 out of 10

"Due to its largely open nature (even if it can be a bit of a grind to get the most benefit out of side-missions) and an impressive multiplayer skirmish mode that allows for up to six-way battles across massive playing fields, Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades is a worthy addition to the strategy genre."

Brash Games - 7 out of 10

"Real Warfare is a fantastic RTS whose artificial intelligence and unit customisation marks it as something above the norm."

Digitally Downloaded - 4 out of 5

New Update Available! December 6, 2011

The game has been updated to 2.2.5 (list of changes).You can either run update.exe located in your game folder or login to multiplayer to receive the update (Steam version is already updated).

The manual installation patch can be downloaded here.

Retail Version Announced December 1, 2011

Lace Mamba Global and 1C Company today announce the release of a retail version of the PC RTS game Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland and Kuwait, starting in the UK and Ireland on 27.01.2012.

The retail version will additionally include a full version of the first Real Warfare game, Real Warfare: 1242.

Update 2.2.4 Available! November 25, 2011

Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades has been updated to version 2.2.4. The patch fixes some script errors in the campaign, improves performance up to 2-3 times on certain video cards and brings several balance changes. Please download the patch in our 'Downloads' section.

You can read the full changelog here.

The game has been reviewed by Wargamer.com November 23, 2011

"Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades is a great combination of a notable campaign and meaty tactical battles suitable for any strategy gamer."

You can read the full review here.

Game release, contest winners and first review November 18, 2011

1C Company is excited to announce that Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades is available digitally now. Most digital platforms list it as released or will be released in a few hours.

Launch contest ended! Correct answers are Hermann von Balk, 1225, Ottokar II and Dzierzgon. We congratulate the five winners, activation codes have been e-mailed to:

• Sunny Luu
• sam smith
• Piotr Karwala
• Alex Connolly
• Bart Schouten

Thanks to all who participated!

In addition, the first review of Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades has been published by Velocity Gamer website.

Dear players, we hope you'll enjoy the game as much as we enjoyed making it. Your crusade begins today!

You still have time to win a copy of the game! November 17, 2011

Because of many answers submitted, we decided to continue the launch contest started yesterday for additional 24 hours. It will end tomorrow, November 18, at 2 PM GMT, so please hurry and send your answers to contest@1cpublishing.eu! Here are the contest questions in case you missed them yesterday on Facebook and forums:

Question 1: Who of these knights was not only the Landmeister in Prussia and Livonia, but also served as the Deutschmeister in the Order's Province of Alemannia?

1. Dietrich von Gatersleben
2. Heinrich von Weida
3. Ludwig von Baldersheim
4. Hermann von Balk
5. Mangold von Sternberg

Question 2: When Polish prince Konrad I Mazowiecki asked Teutonic order to help him in the war against Prussians?

1. In 1217
2. In 1220
3. In 1225
4. In 1232
5. In 1255

Question 3: What was the name of the king who paid for the erection of a new castle in place of the Prussian castle Twangste?

Question 4: What town is now located in place of castle Christburg?

Five winners will be randomly chosen from people who provide the correct answers. They will receive the upcoming game Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades!

Playing Real Warfare 1242? Look here! November 16, 2011

Customers who pre-purchased Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades also received the previous game in the series, Real Warfare: 1242, for free. It offers various tactical battles, but doesn't have the strategic mode available in RW2.

They are playing it right now and we received a number of questions regarding best tactics in a given mission, so we published the new article describing one of the possble tactical solutions for the second battle of Real Warfare: 1242 - Skirmish with Mongols. It is available in our Articles section (Tactics sample).

Please also remember that Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades is much more flexible in terms of difficulty, offering the strategic mode and sandbox campaign, meaning that in most cases you can choose which battles you fight and when, as well as you can improve your army beforehand. If a battle looks too difficult, you can choose different course of action or go for more easy prey first.

Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades Available for Pre-Purchase November 10, 2011

The next installment in historical real-time strategies offering both strategical and tactical gameplay modes is now available for pre-purchase on digital distribution platforms. Play as a Komtur of the Teutonic Order and write the history by your sword, conquering new lands regardless of the low manpower of the Order and the strong resistance of the heathens. Order the game before the release date to receive the previous game in the series, Real Warfare:1242, for FREE!

• Steam
• Yuplay.com
• GamersGate
• Direct2Drive

Commanders! July 14, 2011

Ladies & Gents,

Feel free to read a new article we are more than excited to present you in the recently launched the Articles section of our website. The new material is for those of you who are eager to learn more about Commanders.

Stay tuned for more!

For the creative ones June 16, 2011

It's been awhile since we updated the website and today we would like to fill this gap. The website is now officially features Articles section, where we are planning to publish materials on various aspects of the game.

The "firstborn" article will be about Modding - for the ones who are willing not only to play through the game but also to create something of their own, try some game design.

Mirror, mirror... March 17, 2011

Today we gladly announce the launch of the official website of Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades. The site contains lots of detailed information about the game and general combat tips and strategy. Visit our forums!

The Knights are Marching September 20, 2010

The first trailer of Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades is available. The game is the next step in 1C's series of realistic real-time strategy games covering various periods in the development of present day civilization - from the Middle Ages to today.

The video depicts some gameplay peculiarities of the new title, allowing the gamers to assess the strategic map and the amplitude of the tactical battles with participation of thousands of warriors.

The Conquering of Prussia September 9, 2010

We are excited to announce the development of a new chapter in the Real Warfare realistic real-time strategy games series - Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades. This new title allows players to witness the key events in the history of the Teutonic Order in the 13th century, namely conquering the pagan Prussia.

Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades helps players witness the key events in the history of the Teutonic Order in 13th century, namely conquering the pagan Prussia.

All battles form a single storyline campaign. The player will act as a Komtur of the Teutonic Order as they relive the battles of the crusaders, regardless of the low manpower of the Order and the strong resistance of the heathens. The project perfectly comprises two types of gameplay and owing to that the objectives of the Komtur are not simply limited to participation in battles. The strategic map involves the gamer into a colorful and integral world and allows them to travel around the map in the real time. The mode features full freedom of movement, dialogues with locals, RPG elements, quest system and much more. However, sooner or later, the players will have no other choice other than engage their faithful warriors into a battle. And this could be a combat with other armies, large-scale sieges of towns and castles, using various special assault weaponry and tools and fight right on top the walls and fortifications.