Next DLC pool

[Ruggs225]

Other than the base pacific game i want a grand campaign for both the japanese and U.S. the japanese one of course has an ahistorical branch that probably should start at coral sea/midway where they dont lose 4 carriers and were able to land at port moresby. Though playing the historical side of Japan might get dull fast as it is always losing and getting wiped put at each island. Maybe it should always be ahistorical for japan after Midway?

The japanese campaign should start in 1936 china, while the U.S. can even have some start in theatre as well with the flying tigers. Maybe then it goes Pearl Harbor where your troops need to activate airfields to then launch the planes to tie it in.

I also would want the following features to mimic real aspects of the pacific theatre.

1. A ship can only be upgraded through modernization, it can not be made into a new class.
2. Modernizing a ship requires the ship to miss at least one battle, so the player has to strategically figure out when to modernize.
3. Limit the amount of ships a person can purchase at a given time, or make them order for future battles. Ie you cant just purchase 4 carriers at once. But rather you can only purchase one bc that is all the production capacity. Or the other way is that u can “order” ships but they wont be delivered right away but rather later in the campaign. Ie after one or two battles, cant make it too far out. Since this can hurt experience ratings for later battles have an option to take away experience from another ship like a crew exchange. So say i wanted to build the missouri, i can have half the crew of the 4* new mexico transfer ships and then have two 2* ships.
4. Cant completely repair a ship during battle. Also if there is significant damage you cant repair fully between battles. Say a ship has 10 hit pts, and loses 9 in a battle. They can only recover 5 between battles so it would take 2 battles for full recovery. Or u can deploy them not at full strength. Again this would make u diversify your navy.
5. Different carriers can have different amount of planes. And the planes are carrier bound and come with the ship. Ex: bogue class can only service 1 aircrew to start and the player can select what type of plane to be on the ship for each mission. If they get to 4 star experience then they can get a second aircrew. Midway class starts with 5 and can go up to 7 with experience. So players wouldnt have to purchase carrier planes, they purchase the ship and it comes with planes. The damage planes cause is the way carriers gain experience. Players can only purchase land based planes. Players can however upgrade the planes on the ship and choose the configuration. Example one battle i might want 3 fighter squadrons and two dive bombers and the next i might want 2 fighters, 2 dive bomber and 2 torpedo squadrons on that carrier.
6. Airplane replacements are limited for carrier borne aircraft. Also aircraft remain with one carrier for duration of mission.
7. Damage to carrier will reduce number of aircraft that can take off. Say yorktown has 5 aircrews, but gets 50% damage. Only three aircrews can then move on a given turn. Player can choose which 3.
8. Ships help with aa fire.
9. Need night action where U.S. ships get -10% accuracy if they do not have radar.
10. Ships need to be able to torpedo attack as well. Japanese torpedoes were lethal and had long range.
11. Need a mortar infantry to work like light artillery with a range of 2.
12. Night action for troops where japanese get +10% accuracy
13. Strategic bombers are not good at sinking ships. Dive bombers and torpedo planes rule the seas.
14. Somehow caves need to play a role for the japanese
15. Super heroes for JFK, Ford and Bush! Maybe Nixon can be the logistics officer. Haha!

As for european dlcs
1. Allied corps - but the catch is that u have different allotments for the U.S. and the UK or mixed. Some battles will be U.S. only some will be U.K. Only and some the player can choose from both cores.

Or just do a UK/mixed one starting in 1939 or 1940 and do a separate U.S. one starting with operation torch. Maybe an air only operation to help in the battle of britain as some volunteers helped too.

These are my thoughts.

Afika corps would be good too. Maybe with a historical split where it becomes axis operations west and an ahistorical split where it drives past the suez canal and into middle east.

My least favorite would be a russian campaign.

A german plan Z campaign could be interesting too

[Kerensky]

15. Super heroes for JFK, Ford and Bush! Maybe Nixon can be the logistics officer. Haha!

Making this mental note.

[DefiantXYX]

15. Super heroes for JFK, Ford and Bush! Maybe Nixon can be the logistics officer. Haha!

Well, then I also want some german Super heroes like Hitler, Goebbels and the other guys. I could imagine some good use for them in the frontline on the eastern front, while my real core forces are retreating.

[Bee1976]

First:
Dear Kerensky, posting screenshots like this is like prancing around in sexy lingerie

Second:
I look forward more AO content, of course even though i havent played 45 yet. (broken core forces and playing a new coreforce with weird traits and challenges and iron man on isnt the best idea, if you wanna reach 45... )

buuuuuut:
3rd i would still love soviet corps as next series. if i understand it correct, another team is working on pacific so there shouldnt be any impact on that development.
in theory a soviet corps might start in 1929 (some battles vs china (1929), spanish civil war (1937/38), battles vs Japan 1938/39)1939, 1939 eastern poland, 1939/40 winter war, baltic states 1940, romania/bessarabia 1940, 1941 wwII vs germany).

there is a lot of room to explore nice theatres, nice battles, room for stories to tell. of course no big scale battles like in wwII, but maybe its possible to create a nice coreforce in a prelude to wwII like SCW did for the AO series. Winter war would be awesome!

[Ruggs225]

15. Super heroes for JFK, Ford and Bush! Maybe Nixon can be the logistics officer. Haha!

Well, then I also want some german Super heroes like Hitler, Goebbels and the other guys. I could imagine some good use for them in the frontline on the eastern front, while my real core forces are retreating.

Not for nothing but i chose JFK, Ford and Bush because they actually saw active combat. So they would actually fit in the campaign.

Nixon was more of a joke but he did serve as logistics in the pacific i believe.

[Kerensky]

First:
Dear Kerensky, posting screenshots like this is like prancing around in sexy lingerie

Ya caught me. I do admit, I very much enjoy a good tease. There's just something absolutely tantalizing about being mysterious.

But..... this forum really isn't the place to post that kind of thing.
All I can say is... If you think WW2 theme AI art is impressive, AI made art of sexy lingerie is out of this world. I can't even imagine how much better it will get years down the line.

[adiekmann]

Kerensky, for content that you aren't directly responsible for (i.e. Pacific, PC2 vanilla) do you participate in the initial testing long before it goes to BETA? Or are you largely outside of any influence other than perhaps possessing some insider knowledge?

[Kerensky]

Kerensky, for content that you aren't directly responsible for (i.e. Pacific, PC2 vanilla) do you participate in the initial testing long before it goes to BETA? Or are you largely outside of any influence other than perhaps possessing some insider knowledge?

No comment, sorry.

[Ruggs225]

15. Super heroes for JFK, Ford and Bush! Maybe Nixon can be the logistics officer. Haha!

Making this mental note.

This would be amazing . Being briefed by Nixon each mission would be hilarious.

Dont forget my personal favorite with pappy boyington and the black sheep squadron too!

[Kerensky]

This would be amazing . Being briefed by Nixon each mission would be hilarious.

Dont forget my personal favorite with pappy boyington and the black sheep squadron too!

That... would be very interesting. Having Nixon be the briefing officer?

The thing about Nixon, it's gonna be a real challenge to do him right without him becoming a cartoon, because he's been spoofed and played up in so much media. He'd have to be genuine with proper Nixon mannerisms without going over the top.

Or going over the top could be a blast...



Jokes aside, that is a damn powerful quote right there at the end.

"Do not pray for easy lives my friends; pray to be... stronger men."

[Bee1976]

All I can say is... If you think WW2 theme AI art is impressive, AI made art of sexy lingerie is out of this world.

That picture in my head!

WWII Tanks in sexy lingerie ? Tanks in Thongs DLC inc ? I mean that Tiger II got a niiiiice booty for....

[Retributarr]

All I can say is... If you think WW2 theme AI art is impressive, AI made art of sexy lingerie is out of this world.

That picture in my head!

WWII Tanks in sexy lingerie ? Tanks in Thongs DLC inc ? I mean that Tiger II got a niiiiice booty for....

Translation!!!:
~~~Sticks and Stones may break my Bones... But!!!... Whips and Chains "Excite Me!!!".~~~

[Kerensky]

All I can say is... If you think WW2 theme AI art is impressive, AI made art of sexy lingerie is out of this world.

That picture in my head!

WWII Tanks in sexy lingerie ? Tanks in Thongs DLC inc ? I mean that Tiger II got a niiiiice booty for....

No... that's not quite what I meant. xD

[Bee1976]

11/10

[Thunderhog]

Kerensky out here teasing all of the starving Panzer Corps players smh. I bet he's looking at the plans for 1946 and rubbing his hands together like, "Yeah, you guys have no idea what's coming!"

[88Flak]

Fix the sound!! An effort here will make the entire series better.

[Retributarr]

Kerensky out here teasing all of the starving Panzer Corps players smh. I bet he's looking at the plans for 1946 and rubbing his hands together like, "Yeah, you guys have no idea what's coming!"

Well!..."Plans for 1946 "is definitely Very-Interesting"... and... i'm all for that of course!.

Alternatively... i would really like to explore an endeavor such as... something like a mission called... "Mussolini's Gambit"... whereby you take control of Mussolini's Italy... perhaps years before Italy joins the Axis on June 20-1940.

From there... You!... are now the director of 'development-procurement'... as well as for manufacturing of the "Armaments Industry". Also... in the future... in order to upgrade your technologically deficient military inventory... you now seek to obtain manufacturing and or engineering information on existing prevailing German-Technology... in order to revamp-upgrade your poorer quality equipment.

Hurrah!!!... with hopefully that accomplished... you now start to conduct your operations for re-establishing the "Roman-Empire" to its former Glory!... as what Mussolini originally envisioned. Simply put!... take North Africa... take the Suez-Canal... take the Middle East "Oil Fields"... and with the Canal under his control... Mussolini now has access to other regions to gather whatever material resources that he is lacking and would have been unable to accrue from Africa alone by itself.

Not only that!... but this endeavor would also have delivered a crippling-blow to the British Empire at that same time!. From this point onward... lets see what plays out next!.

[Retributarr]

I'm providing some distractionary entertainment for those "Bored of the Dead-Silence" in this Forum!.

MILITARY HISTORIES... Past and Present: [YOUTUBE]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GjZfObYPsQ

[Retributarr]

More input for future DLC's:

Aircraft Carrier Size Comparison

https://youtu.be/ZUYbtPW8Yv0

[Flayer]

Eager for more campaigns of course, but something I would also buy if it was made available is a sandbox pack of map editor units that are unlikely to be featured any time soon in campaign DLCs.

Such a pack could include
• Various odds and ends that were left out from the major nations (think the ZSU-37, the Tetrarch, the M22 Locust, etc)
• More prototypes and canceled projects from nations besides Germany and 1946 USA
• Some 1946 British aircraft (Vampire, Seafury, Hornet, Firebrand, Lincoln, etc.)
• Rest of the Japanese unit lineup, if the Pacific DLC has been abandoned indefinitely
• Important participants in the war that are currently missing (Finland, China)
• Major neutral states like Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
• Units for a France that survives 1940 (Char G1, ARL 44, MB.157, D.551, etc.)
• Units for a Poland that survives 1939 (9TP, 10TP, 14TP, 25TP, PZL.46, PZL.49, PZL.50, etc.)

If adding new unit models to the game can be done much quicker and easier than designing whole missions, it’d be cool to get something like this in the break time between major campaign DLCs, since I like playing around in the editor so much.