Hello, comrades!

Today, we will share more information with you about the Gulf of Finland map, which is being developed for the Siege and Liberation module. More specifically, we will focus on its biggest city, Leningrad. This will be the largest city in Great Battles, even larger than Paris on the WWI map. This has been made possible by the increase in graphics card performance. What was previously impossible to achieve, maintaining satisfactory performance, when we created the Moscow map in 2015, is now possible. The result is certainly impressive despite some textures being WIP — a huge city with many reproduced features of its layout.

Choosing unique buildings was quite a challenge, as Leningrad is home to many UNESCO World Heritage landmarks. We selected the most notable and significant, in our opinion, large historical buildings and complexes, as well as some unique bridges. Perhaps we can expand this list even further. Currently, the Peter and Paul Fortress complex, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, the General Staff Building, the Hermitage, the Alexander Column, the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island complex with the Rostral Columns, the Admiralty, the Kresty Prison, and the KGB building have been implemented.

Later, we hope to add the Smolny Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on Blood, St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kronstadt, and several forts. The part of the work that involved reproducing the colors of historic buildings was interesting and challenging, because their modern appearance is entirely different from what it was in 1941, especially since many of them were painted in special camouflage at the beginning of the war.

The work on reproducing the city's layout, which is affected by a complex railway network, was intricate and time-consuming. St. Petersburg, which later became Petrograd and then Leningrad, was the capital of the Russian Empire for hundreds of years and remains a major transportation hub. At the same time, the city is criss-crossed by an exceptionally well-developed network of rivers and canals, which necessitated the reconstruction of their embankments, the total length of which is simply enormous.

Overall, we have successfully recreated the recognizable image of the city on the Neva, which you will soon see in the game. The Siege and Liberation module, featuring two famous cities simultaneously, is now available in early access and can be purchased on our website. Please stay tuned for our news and keep in touch!