WarPlan

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WarPlan is a World War II simulation engine It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from50 years of World War II board wargaming Players have a choice of many scenarios and scale Developer Kraken Studios places their emphasis on games that are easy to use hard to win WarPlan employs one of the best interfaces to lower micromanagement as much as possible so players can focus on playing and thinking SCALES The game s scale is massive covering70 different potential countries in a map large30 miles50 km per hex using a Peters map scaling which better represents real distances The land scale is15 k60 k men air scale is300400 aircraft and naval scale is2 capital ships support ships COMBAT SYSTEM Combat takes place on Land with multihex attack based on operation points allowing for multiple moves and attack tactics allowing for frontline breakthroughs on Air where you can attack selected targets and may automatically support land attacks and on Sea where fleet and raider modes affect detection Night action Surface Sub and Carrier combat are available Use the Zone of control to restrict the movement of the enemy 20 different units with15 different attributes17 different technological advancements5 different specialties Each country has their own units with their own attributes Additionally units can be impacted by Breakdown Land units can be split or reformed corps may detach a division armies may split Formation Small formations may be grouped into larger ones Generals Each player comes with their own generals that affect combat mobile attack and retreats Support pool Units11 different support types Naval units stack in fleets1 land1 air1 fleet per hex Land units have the capacity of having a specialization This is an attachment of equipment elite trained units or gear With advancements this allows for120 different land unit configurations COUNTRY MANAGEMENT Production takes into account oil manpower logistics strategic resources trade agreements convoy zones The system allows you17 different advancements and each unit has at minimum2 advancement choices You can have47 different unit configurations The supply system is based on cities rail ports headquarters and distance from railways The supply system more accurately represents the North African Campaign From a diplomatic standpoint players may declare war influence attempt a coup or negotiate a surrender Each country has a loyalty score and an entry-level Actions in-game may alter the entry and loyalty of various countries MAP The map is Hex based with15 different types of terrains subdivided in to sizes with each different features including motorized and non-motorized movement airfield capacity and defensive bonuses12 different resource types5 different strategic resources Realism is enhanced by the presence of Fog of War with detection levels that determine information of units Moreover5 different weather conditions make the whole gameplay more challenging FEATURES 70 different potential countries Map scale30 miles50 km per hex using a Peters map scaling which better represents real distances 15 different types of terrains subdivided into sizes with each different features including motorized and non-motorized movement airfield capacity and defensive bonuses 12 different resource types 5 different strategic resources Fog of War detection levels determine information of units 5 different weather conditions 20 different units with15 different attributes17 different technological advancements5 different specialities 17 different advancements Each unit has at minimum2 advancement choices Automatic repair and advancement Multiplayer play vs the A.I in hotseat and PBEM mode WarPlan includes an editor to allow modding and creation of scenarios

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