Panache — RTS Belle Époque pour mobile

# Panache — RTS Belle Époque pour mobile Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/21/panache/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/21/panache/) 21st October 2026 \- Link Blog **[Panache — RTS Belle Époque pour mobile](https://github.com/menufactory43/panache/)**\([via](https://twitter.com/Meffysto69/status/2112908755654365220)\) Well this is delightful: I[released Battle Drones](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/20/battledrones/)yesterday under an Apache 2\.0 License and there's already a French language fork which reskins the game to take place in steampunk 1900s France and adds an animated intro\! > **Panache**est un jeu de stratégie en temps réel pour mobile et navigateur, dans la France de la Belle Époque \(vers 1900\) : dirigeables, Fardiers à vapeur, Creusot cuirassés, automates en képi, Gargantua la forteresse marchante — et beaucoup de panache\. You can[play Panache here](https://menufactory43.github.io/panache/)\- it's worth clicking that link just to experience the new intro video\. So far it's mostly just aesthetic updates as opposed to gameplay changes\. The music has had a French twist added to it as well\. The new steampunk models are so cool\!  Here's a page with[the original Battle Drones models](https://simonw.github.io/battledrones/models.html)and that same page[with the new Panache alternatives](https://menufactory43.github.io/panache/models.html)\. This is a comparison of the original and the new design for the Goliath: