Could this be the next PC game?

Noypi53 · Post by **Noypi53** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:29 am

My first choice would be the Vietnam War. This was Lock n Load's boardgame roots & it'd be nice to see a PC version. Pacific War would be 2nd.

Hexagon · Post by **Hexagon** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:47 am

Well, the Pacific is the "poor cousin" in WWII wargaming, is allways bullied by Normandy-MarketGarden-Bulge and East front gorillas with all their heavy metal [8|]

I think a Pacific title is a good add because apart the typical topic of island fights and jungle combats you can find a lot more in this area... you have blitzkrieg fights (Malaya, Manchuria), big combats (China), strong urban combats (Manila), airborne operations (Dutch East Indies) and well, if you add some what ifs are a lot of good options here... in both sides hehehe.

To be fair you need more than 1 title to cover all because Pacific is not only Marines VS Japanese and this is the fun thing in a title like LnL, with a good base of units (or with the help of superb moders here) you can have a title for all tastes, not only for islandfighters

EDIT: i like to armor in the Pacific, is more a support unit and weaker in close terrain... more than infantry VS infantry i feel here like in Close Combat series, tanks are a trump than the pack of cards [:'(]

laska2k8 · Post by **laska2k8** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:52 am

I continue to fight for western front title...

Hexagon · Post by **Hexagon** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:19 am

Yea, poor west front 1944 find a wargame covering it is very hard [:D]

Lets see, maybe west title is a sure hit, other front could be more random... i feel before see a new serie (other periods) we are going to see a WWII title more, i have this feeling, and if they plan do this i think a west title is the option, you know, east-west over east-something less exploited.

NZgunner · Post by **NZgunner** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:23 pm

Do you think that you would add content/rules to the base game in a DLC type of way or release the new game as a stand alone product?

A lot of people are probably hoping that eventually they'll have a LnL sandbox where they can create any scenario from the board game versions - rather than a series of stand alone games some of which have rules that others don't (especially more generic rules like machine gun jams).

Maps and counters are the easy bit, the real work would go into incorporating the additional rules and programming the AI to work with them properly - and then reworking scenarios.

Hotschi · Post by **Hotschi** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 6:46 pm

I would definitely buy it, also because the Pacific Theatre is my main interest.

Missouri_Rebel · Post by **Missouri_Rebel** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:35 am

Oh, I'd buy the game tonight if it was available.

hjc · Post by **hjc** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:53 am

Sometimes I feel sorry for all the Pacific theatre guys, it does seem to be a fairly neglected wargame topic. So why not.
After that, Vietnam would be good - looking through the board games (which I'm not familiar with) on the LnL site, "forgotten heroes"?

Hexagon · Post by **Hexagon** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:17 am

Maybe i feel Pacific war is more "fair" you have in both sides armies, in Vietnam is the asymmetric warfare and for me in a wargame is not interesting even when Vietnam has some good points but maybe for me out of the jungle combats.

Well, for me Pacific is not only the typical island fight (for example Guadalcanal and Philpines in 42-44 are not the usual island fight), you have the initial japanase blitz with armor, airborne assaults... and of course the continental fight in Burma and China... even more you can add Manchuria in 1945 and some good what ifs.

Now maybe i prefer know the LnL evolution (independent games, DLCs etc etc) and decide what i prefer touch first, i dont close my HD to non WWII titles [:D]

Something interesting i read in a post is why not a "random central", something like you have in "Field of Glory" with his army creator... here you can pick a random scenario, select units from a list by armies and periods and have a fast game... of course you can create more elavorated scenarios but you can pick a map from the titles/DLCs you buy and same with armies but you can use to the maps and armies create by modders.

The idea is made LnL an open game like "Steel Panthers" give value via modders/players work.

fran52 · Post by **fran52** » Mon May 12, 2014 10:39 am

Please Tom, keep us informed about the development time of this game.

Hertston · Post by **Hertston** » Mon May 12, 2014 8:17 pm

Would much prefer a PC version of Forgotten Heroes to be honest.

markhwalker · Post by **markhwalker** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:24 am

There is no development time as of yet. We haven't decided what will be the next module, but stay tuned.

ORIGINAL: acropora

Please Tom, keep us informed about the development time of this game.

fran52 · Post by **fran52** » Thu May 15, 2014 3:54 pm

There is no development time as of yet. We haven't decided what will be the next module, but stay tuned.

But was not the Pacific front?

markhwalker · Post by **markhwalker** » Thu May 15, 2014 4:31 pm

Nope, I merely asked what you guys thought of that. Would you like to see a Pacific Front version?

ORIGINAL: acropora

There is no development time as of yet. We haven't decided what will be the next module, but stay tuned.
But was not the Pacific front?

berto · Post by **berto** » Fri May 16, 2014 3:44 am

ORIGINAL: markhwalker

Would you like to see a Pacific Front version?

Yes!!

fran52 · Post by **fran52** » Fri May 16, 2014 4:12 am

For me is good!If have also the the landing rules and the landing craft could be a new game ,not a East front dressed with West front.Anyway I would like to see,in future, also the west front,the blitzkrieg period and also the Mediterranean front with the desert rules.[:D]
When we have all this game the modders have a lot of work to do.

maitrebongo · Post by **maitrebongo** » Fri May 16, 2014 5:03 am

I'll be very happy to buy a pacific front version of this game.
Could you tell us when you think it will be on purchase ? (one week, one month, one year, more ... ?)

Thanks

Hexagon · Post by **Hexagon** » Fri May 16, 2014 8:55 am

I am with the Pacific to, specially after see how modable is the game... cover the japanese blitzkrieg and last battles is interesting for me.

Maybe the point is if you can use HoS and his mods over a Pacific title... i really support something like the "Field of Glory" sandbox model, select a map, 2 armies and fight!!! a game inside a game [;)]

Cataphract88 · Post by **Cataphract88** » Fri May 16, 2014 11:09 am

Pacific theatre is fine by me, but what I would really prefer is western front (early war and late war), or more units and maps for the eastern front, also Italy and North Africa would be great.

If you do release a Pacific version I will buy it anyway, because it's such a great game. [&o][&o][&o]

fran52 · Post by **fran52** » Fri May 16, 2014 11:52 am

more units and maps for the eastern front.

This work can be done by the modders.
Is important to have others front for the future.

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