Alternate History: In addition to the development of mechs and Powered Armor instead of tanks, the timeline diverged from our own in other ways earlier.Additionally, in 2021 the developers commissioned the sci-fi/alternate history YouTube channel The Templin Institute to produce a video promoting the Usonia DLC the video contains many details about the history of the alternate United States and its neighbors on the American continent which aren't explored in the DLC itself. All There in the Manual: Many details of the universe's Alternate Timeline and how the wider world beyond Eastern Europe looks are found in the game materials of Scythe rather than Iron Harvest itself.This is clearly a reference to the Attack of the Dead Men, a similar event from the real-life Great War, only without the mechs.
One such example in the early Saxonian campaign missions that take place during the Great War involves Prince Wilhelm unleashing a chlorine gas attack on a Rusviet fortified position, only for the Rusviets to continue fighting.As well, the Polish didn't stop issuing the lance as a combat weapon until sometime in the mid-to-late 1930's. However, the last battle in history to feature cavalry on both sides using traditional tactics and weaponry such as sabres and lances was the Battle of the Niemen River in 1920(around the time the game is set), where both sides were primarily made up of cavalry forces and Polish cavalry defeated Soviet cavalry, and the last successful cavalry charge in history, during the Battle of Schoenfeld in 1945, was carried out by Polish cavalry fighting Germans, where the Polish managed to win. While they did carry sabres as a backup weapon, their primary weapon was the same rifle used by the rest of the infantry. This might seem odd, but Poland actually had traditional equine cavalry units all the way through World War II, and considered them to be prestige units note It should be noted that, like most equine cavalry units in World War II, Polish cavalry was actually mounted infantry, meaning they were infantrymen who used horses for transport and dismounted to fight, only fighting on horseback in desperate situations. One supporting character in the Polanian campaign, Michal Sikorski, is a commander of a traditional horse cavalry unit.Allohistorical Allusion: The campaign is littered with these.Airborne Aircraft Carrier: The Usonian "Samson" is an airship that launches tiny helicopter bombers.Action Bomb: Weapon of choice for the MWF 28 "Stiefmutter", which produces and launches monocycle attack drones with explosive charges mounted on them.Ace Custom: Each faction has three hero units, at least one of which is a unique mech.Usonia could become a beacon of hope for the oppressed, bringing freedom and justice to everyone, or it could succumb to the temptations of power and become a new empire, ruling with an iron fist. Usonia (United States): The Federal Union of Usonia stayed out of the Great War and became an economic and military powerhouse, unnoticed by Europe's old elites.Operation Eagle adds air units and an entirely new faction with their own campaign:.Rusviet Revolution, which adds a campaign that explores Rasputin's rebellion against the Tsar.The game was developed by German studio King Art Games, published by Deep Silver, and fully released on September 1, 2020. Unfortunately, Rusviet suffered dearly in the Great War and the country is on the brink of civil war. Rusviet (Russia): The Rusviet Tsardom is a huge country that has unmatched industrial and population potential.They were on the losing side in the Great War and many powerful figures within the Empire secretly oppose the Emperor's appeasement policies. They boast powerful industries and modern factories in addition to a strong military tradition. Saxony (Germany): The Empire of Saxony is one of the most powerful countries in Europe.
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