Pacific Storm

[JanMichaelWallace]

Has anyone played Pacific Storm and if so,how was the game?

[GlobalExplorer]

I played one of the first versions and it felt more like work than entertainment. When they started talking about a sequel instantly after release (instead of patching their game), I put them on my black list, and havent regretted it.

[CaptHawkeye]

It sucks. Massive unwieldy interface, broken controls, non-existent physics, spotty AI, and unstable code do not a good game make. It's too bad because the concept is really good, but the developers obviously just didn't have the resources to make it work.

[CaptainHaplo]

Actually - playing the war plan pacific demo really got me back into the mode to give pacific storm another go. Installed and patched to 1.6 (though had to fiddle with it to keep my text in english - grrr) and giving it another go. I enjoy micromanagement to a point.

On that note - I have to say that WPP really hooked me - and I look forward to getting the full game of that as well.

As for the PS:Allies expansion - it really just added additional material and factions.

[TinCanWolf]

One of the things I despise the most in the game is the AA. AA is completely useless. It is impossible to destroy planes for the most part. I've literally taken 15 ships (mostly DDs) into a bombardment with nothing but 5 torp planes defending the main base and had the majority of my ships sunk without shooting down a single plane.

[CaptainHaplo]

Thats really odd as the torp planes only have one torpedo apiece, so the most they could sink is 5 ships - unless they kamikaze then the max would be 10.

Remember - if you are getting close to shore - your likely within range of shore based artillery - stay back until your planes have taken out any island defenses. My guess is this is where your casualties are coming from since its mathematically impossible for 5 torpedo planes to take out 15 ships.

Best of luck.

[TinCanWolf]

Thats really odd as the torp planes only have one torpedo apiece, so the most they could sink is 5 ships - unless they kamikaze then the max would be 10.

Remember - if you are getting close to shore - your likely within range of shore based artillery - stay back until your planes have taken out any island defenses. My guess is this is where your casualties are coming from since its mathematically impossible for 5 torpedo planes to take out 15 ships.

Best of luck.

I was in create-a-battle or whatever mode and they were landing and re-arming after every attack. It became quote obnoxious.