I'm fairly new to jumping into actual multiplayer games be they 1v1 or 10v10. Thought I'd try some 10v10 today as I've seen some YTers mention that's a good way to start because there's less pressure on you.

I was the 20th guy to join a game (using the 10v10 lobby button when you hit Multi) and waited. Five minutes went by and nothing happened. No one else appeared to ready up. At around the 5m mark players started leaving and so did I.

I get folks aren't just sitting at their screen waiting to join but realistically how long does it take these things to start up? If you were to give yourself 2h on a day like today where player count seems high (for SD2) how many actual games would you get in?

Also... why do there appear to be a plethora of games started but no one is in any of them?

So I’m playing Steel Division’s first campaign mission, Hedgerow Hell. I was watching some videos from 7 years ago and in them the streamers are in control of the forces on both sides of Audoville with 200 reinforcement points but when I play I’m only able to start on the one side with 100 points. Is there a way to change this?

Hi! I got SD 2 around a week ago and but I barley have anyone to play with.

Rn im trying to learn the game and play some army general campaigns.

Would love to have a mate or two to coop these campaigns as battles tend to get waaaay to big and its hard to solo em.

I live in Europe but I would also have no issues with anyone from the US.

Thanks!

I don't mean line-of-sight, I mean how far the unit can fire. In r.u.s.e all the units had a circle showing their maximum range, making placement easy. In this game I feel like I have to select a unit, pull up its stats, then pull up the line of sight tool to see what it can actually hit. Does anyone know if there's a mod that highlights the unit's actual maximum range without having to memorize it it and constantly double-check with the line of sight tool?

Yes, I know, it's a skill issue. Git gud and all that :)

Maybe some more content at some point in the future?

Would be really nice, AtkPwr is the main source of Steel Division 2 content on YouTube, along side Vulcan but he does more 10v10 and other games, than the 1v1's AtkPwr does.

I'm curious what dlc to get since i don't want to waste my money on units and divisions I'm never going to use.

Hey all,

So me and a few friends have been playing Steel Division for a while, but I've always played axis (Mainly because most of them wanted to play allied) and I've been really enjoying Koruck 559, just for its weirdness as far as its collection of equipment goes, with a similar feeling towards 1. Lovas, which just by nature of being a hungarian division has a bunch of stuff you wouldn't see elsewhere.

But now they want to swap, and I'm trying to find inspiration for building a soviet deck but they just all seem, at a glance at least, kindo... samey. It might just be the psychological trick of them all having basically the same banner, but it seems that they all come down to T-34's, Guards, maybe some strelki and thats your lot.

I'm currently playing without any of the paid expansions (with the exception of fate of finland and back to war for some reason) but I'm not against getting one if there's a particuarly intresting division hidden away in there.

I'm not really fussed with combat effectiveness, our collective skill level is low enough that there's very little difference between a "good" division and a "bad" division, I just want something that feels unique to play.

Thanks all!

Playing AG against my buddy we've done a few campaigns and tallied up a few frustrations in the cracks of the game mechanics but one we both agree to be most unbearable is the ability of recon planes to spot units in heavy (green cover) dense woods. Air superiority rightfully should be a difficult thing to fight against but when you don't have AA and we can find each other's units no problem it becomes impossible to have a competitive match. Dense woods should be the one place air recon shouldn't be able to see machine guns, mortars, AT Guns and the like., but no we have Xray vision aircraft that can see right through trees. Couple that with the insane reaction time of aircraft (instant spawn, 20 second travel time to target) and an authentic sumo simulator of WW2 battles becomes like trying to survive predator drones in Afghanistan.

Ok so I have SD44 on steam, and I just bought SD2 on gog. I read that you get the back to war dlc pack for free, which I do see in see listed in my Steam client as "in my steam library".

Can you activate this dlc for the SD2 on gog though? Or do I have to buy Sd2 on steam for this to work?

Googled a bunch couldn't find any answers to this

I know this game is quite tactical compared to a regular RTS but still, i didnt expect to fail the tutorial 5 times in a row

How the hell do i win the tutorial skirmish in SD2? i spawn infantry and mg42, use the "capture" or "hold position" commands, etc, but i always end up losing. Had a good run last try and even got to unlock tanks as i reached the 3rd phase but still lost.... Am i doing something wrong?

Im pretty decent at Total War and at Warcraft 3 so i dont know what im missing here. I think im supposed to push the left where theres less enemy troops and latter move on to capture the right side where theres more troops but im not sure

Hey all,

I'm just starting to get into Steel Division 2 and have completed all the tutorials. The game seems right up my alley. It feels like a mix of Total War and Arma 3. However I feel like I'm kind of at a standstill of finding the best way to start to play and really learn the game. I tried hopping into skirmish with random battlegroups but there are so many more options than there were in the tutorial in terms of units and I'm not familiar really with any of them. Is there a certain mode/map/settings you would recommend for a brand new player?

I really want to try the mod Stormfront Ost'41, but the game requires you to buy a lot of add-ons for the sake of it. Is it worth buying all the DLC just for the sake of it.

I dont really want to spend money, nor do I want to get 30 diffrent viruses trying to get 3D Studio Max, please tell me there is a way to do it with diffrent apps.

Hello!

I was wondering if you have any tips and tricks for SD2 Army General in burning baltics as Germans, during the campaign?

I have tried about 3x times to succesfully somehow win the campaign as germans.
Everywhere the soviets have superior units and numbers. I tried to outmanouver them, but no success.
Maybe there's some advice where to concentrate my units more and which parts of the front I should start to attack or pressure more to liberate Tukums city and Jelgava?
Is it even winnable as Germany in Army General?

Hello guys, new player here, I’ve some questions that maybe the veteran players could answer…I usually play with SS divisions but I struggle in the tanks game…how did you use your PzIV and Stugs? Once they’re dispatched on the field they’re literally destroyed by t34s a Is tanks, and I can’t understand how use them…same for tigers and Panthers…also, how you counter the AT guns? As said, I’d like to play German SS division, how your build your decks?

This game has been out for years and one of the biggest plagues in this game has always been AFK players who either missing multiple phases or just never show up.

Everyone in the community know who the AFKer's are, there are multiple Rank 50+ players who just AFK in every game and suffer no repercussions ruining it for everyone,

Hello, I’m new to this game. I want to play with my friends, what divisions do you recommend for me to play against AI with my friends? Thanks a lot!

I am using the 2nd Infantry "Indianhead" division and I am playing against AI. Phase A and B are completely fine but Phase C is a slug for me. I cannot attack well as when I try they always have a Pak killing my AT and a tank to kill anything more fleshy. I cannot use tanks as they'll get torn up by the German Paks and I cannot use my own AT to kill tanks as their Paks always kill my AT. I try to MLRS them but it's just never enough, What can I do?

The battlegroup I use

so quick question, me and my friend started a steel div run together but now he cant join because its in solo, is there anyway to make it multiplayer friendly again?

Need advice on artillery usage and counter battery. People say the counter battery order is good to use but every time I turn it on my artillery gets smashed by my opponents artillery. So I'm either wasting points for nothing or my opponent gets to just blast me unopposed.

Hi everyone i am just looking for answer about chance to hit. Yesterday but also many times before i had 100% chance ti hit and also 100% to penetrate but my AT gun would miss it. For example Yesterday same thing, Panther A, 200m away and side shot, 100% hit chance and 100% pen. My AT missed 2 times and got killed. Is chance to hit not final calculation? How does it work? Shouldn't 100% mean guaranteed hit? I remember in Normandy 44 percentages worked well

Thanks in advance 😊