Order of Battle: Pacific - A new strategy game developed by Orgahs - screenshots

[Myrddraal]

Hi all,

I wanted to let the .org know about a new Pacific war game: Order of Battle: Pacific. Two .org patrons are on the development team, myself and Adherbal.

To coincide with the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, we've release our first official screenshots:



Our facebook page has more higher res images: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-A...87932364564288

Hope you like it! More detail coming...

[Myrddraal]

Here's some of the game info:

Order of Battle: Pacific, developed by The Artistocrats (www.the-artistocrats.com), is a turn-based wargame featuring an intuitive UI and great depth, which will allow you to lead both the American and Japanese armies in a dynamic series of campaigns for supremacy.


The game features a rich 3D world with hundreds of Units, 60 Commanders, Army Specializations, gorgeous animations and effects that can be turned off with a special option in order to use a classic boardgame display mode with unit counters. In addition to the multiple scenarios, there is an extensive, user-friendly in-game scenario editor with a what-you-see-is-what-you-get design.


There is 4 player multiplayer capability over PBEM++, and hotseat, supporting last-man-standing, teamplay and cooperative against AI scenarios all packed together to give an impressive game that will satisfy any wargamer.

[I of the Storm]

Nice. Stirs up memories of ol' Pacific General. Those were the days...

I'll keep an eye on this!

[Myrddraal]

Sneak peek of Japanese villages and deciduous forest terrain.


Happy New Year everyone!






Also, here are some of the questions and answers from other forums, for your information:

Q. Does it come with a scenario editor so one can create custom single/multiplayer scenarios?

A. Yes, the game has an in-built fully featured & user friendly scenario editor, which can create both single and multiplayer scenarios.

Q. Can the stars a​nd health? numbers be turned off? They seem almost larger than the units! Little bars would be nice, colour-coded to ownership maybe?

A. The icon size depends on the zoom level. If you zoom out they become a bit bigger to remain readable.

Q. Maybe it would be nice to offer gold/silver numbers only instead of stars to differentiate between Japanese and American units, or a red/blue bar under the number.

A. Being able to identify a unit's nation is rather important in scenarios where there is more than one per side (USA, Australia, UK, ...) though. For example each nation has its own pool of resources and supply limits, so it's not just a cosmethic difference. It also helps you to identify allied players (in teamgame multiplayer or certain SP scenarios), although admittedly that may also be achievable by colouring the bars.

As mentioned a few posts earlier, the icons size changes according to the current zoom level and there are several unit scales available. But if it's a general complaint during beta testing we'll see what can be done

[Myrddraal]

US recon and transportation units.





Transports


M3 Halftrack
M3A1 Halftrack
Studebaker Truck
LVT-1


Recon


Willys MB M1917
Willys MB 50 Cal
Willys MB 37mm
M20
M8 Greyhound

[Myrddraal]

A list of special unit traits currently in the game:

airborne: Unit can be transported by air

submerged: Unit operates below water

submergable: Unit can dive underwater

camouflaged: Unit is invisible until an enemy unit moves into it

explosives: Unit can destroy bridges, supply sources, ...

bridgeBuilder: Unit can construct pontoon bridges

weakFlanks: Unit suffers more from outflanking attacks

tunneling: Unit can travel through underground tunnels

concealable: Unit can't be spotted from range or air in certain terrain types (ex: Jungle)

minelayer: Unit can deploy mines

mineClearer: Unit can clear mines

amphibious: Unit can switch to amphibious mode (shallow water)

kamikaze: Unit attacks by throwing itself at the enemy

singleShot: Unit can only fire once (ex: B29 Nuclear Bomber)

noSupply: Unit does not require supply

fieldArmour: Unit can trade speed for additional "field armour"

entrenchSupport: Unit assists adjacent friendlies in entrenching their position

carrierBased: Unit can operate from aircraft carriers

highRiskReturn: High randomisation in combat odds (ex: Jap Infantry in "banzai" mode)

guerilla: Unit does not suffer from efficiency loss over difficult terrain (ex: Australian Commandos)

assault: Unit has bonuses against entrenched positions ​