TrueSight changes the battlefield by simulating actual battlefield sight lines from the troop level. Rather then the “sight circles” from the previous installment, TrueSight allows for more clever uses of buildings and terrain, offering the ability to hide units and emplacements behind structures. This adds some true strategy to engagements, and its really easy to rush in, thinking you have the upper hand, only to find a heavy machine-gun nest or, even worse, a flamethrower equipped half track staring you in the face. I found the fourth mission in the campaign an exceptional teacher regarding TrueSight, as well as a horrifying introduction to the perils of winter. Lev and his small force are set to meet up with a group of Russian snipers. Beginning the mission with two squads of standard conscripts, you lose an entire squad within the first fifteen seconds to the deadly white stuff, watching as the individual soldiers stumble, fall, and die. Its a sobering lesson, and one easily repeated without careful watch of where your soldiers are left. The snipers, luckily enough, are immune to the effect of General Winter, and their specific portion of the mission focuses on using sight lines, stealth, and a handy flare ability to disable an enemy camp. I found it a rather odd lesson for an RTS, the use of stealth to actually scout a location, but I think it serves as an effective reminder that this is not the game to go rushing blindly ahead. The campaign really escalates in both size and difficulty from there. There are some really excellent set pieces, as well as some that are just poorly executed.
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