Today we have a whole bunch of screenshots as well as some juicy bits of info for IC and Best Way's third-person post-apocalyptic role-playing game Nuclear Union. Set in an alternative reality where the Cuban Missile Crisis ended in a nuclear war between USSR and the US, you assume the role a Soviet pilot who participated in the nuclear bombing of the latter.

• You can choose to travel with any two party members at a time, from what the developers promise will be some very interesting and colourful characters. You can't control them, but can affect their behaviour and issue commands during combat.
• Be prepared for a diverse range of weaponry, including a large selection of "unusual" small arms, as well as some experimental Soviet prototypes. There will also be a deep system of barrel and gun customisation.
• The game will feature anomalies  and mutants  due to the effects of the multiple nuclear strikes.
• Most of the game takes place above ground, in the part of Moscow that survived the nuclear apocalypse.
• Players can traverse freely across previously-visited locations. You can visit more locations as and when the game progresses. Best Way has promised a huge map to wander around.
• In-game battles are all real-time, though you can use active pause for more precise shooting or assigning commands to party members.
• The game will be distributed both via retail  and through Steam.
• While there will be various vehicles in the game, these are likely to be non-drivable.
• Best Way boasts that the game will feature a universe more detailed and realistic than that of STALKER or Metro 2033.i.e NPC have their routines - "farmers breed cattle and cultivate crops, others work in labour-shops, mutants and animals roam around searching for food, and run away from tougher enemies and hide."
• Both the player and the AI can use environmental cover for protection.
• Players will initially be fighting against human enemies, but the number of mutant opponents will increase as the game progresses.  
• Trading  is in and features in a major way. "You can sell almost anything if a trader has money and is willing to buy it from you."
• Best Way has indicated that the SDK  will be released to the masses, and has statted that the new GEM3 engine features more visual than textual editing, enabling easier and more precise creation of materials, maps and missions.

Don't hesitate to check out our previous articles for the game's debut trailer and previously released art and screenshots. Nuclear Union arrives in 2013 for the PC.

Source: Official Website