Grafik, Spielidee usw. sind ja absolut OK. In der deutschen Kampagne hat man am Anfang nur einen einzigen Flugplatz - und der ist auch noch in Paris! Forschung mit ein zu beziehen ist ja toll, das sollte sich aber auf Verbesserungen wie von der BF109E bis zur BF109G usw. beschränken, und nicht dass man 1940, die Ju88 erfinden muß!!! Keine Stukas, keinerlei Bomber, die Schiffe verbrauchen keinen Treibstoff, keine Anzeige wie viele Torpedos, oder Granaten noch vorhanden sind, die gegnerischen Zerstörer fahren sinnlos in der Gegend rum, Nach langer Spielzeit wurde mir nur 1 UBoot versenkt, und das nur, weil ich die KI ausrechnen ließ! Das Spiel ist in dieser Form nicht empfehlenswert!

Erst einmal vorweg. Die nicht Kauf Empfehlung bezieht sich nur auf die Gesamt Kampagne Deutsch ca. 100 Std Spielzeit und ich hoffe die Entwickler lesen diese Rezession und liefern mir bestenfalls einige Antworten!!! Habe aber auch einzelne Szenarien und die einzelne Flottenkampagne gespielt. Hier ist insbesondere die deutlich verbesserte Grafik und einige leichte Verbesserung im Spielprinzip zu erwähnen. Wer diese beiden Modi gerne spielt, für den gibt es eine deutliche und klare Kaufempfehlung !!!! Und nun zu Mängeln in der Kampagne, die am 22.06. 1940 startet. ZU diesem Zeitpunkt hat Deutschland keine Fabrik und keine Bauernhöfe, produziert ergo nix an Vorräte oder Nahrung.Das ist doch sehr unrealistisch, es sollte bereits eine gewisse Grundversorgung vorhanden sein, die man sich erst aufbauen muss aber dies ist machbar.
Die Schiffe jedoch haben folgen Vor/Nachteile : U_Boote auch in 8er Gruppe sind viel zu schwach gegen Konvois im Auto Gefecht aber sehr stark gegen Zerstörer ??? wieso war wohl eher andersrum. So hat mir eine Gruppe von 4 U-Booten 6 Zerstörer versenkt, upps. Und gegen angreifende Flugzeuge, auch U-Jagdbomber sind diese auch extrem effektiv und schiessen diese reihenweise mit der Flak ab. Nicht normal.
Bomber egal ob Stuka oder Torpedobomber sind viel zu schwach gegen Konvois oder Flottenverbände und zertören kaum Schiffe . Zusätzl. Anmerkung die H-111 war der Standard Bomber nicht die H-113!!.
Zur Forschung würde ich mir noch mehr wünsche z.B mehr Varianten der ME 109 E, F oder G mit ihren oder entsprechen FW 190 mit verschiedenen Variationen/Verbesserungen und z. B Abwurftanks und ähnlichen. Die schweren Jäger hingegen sind sehr schwach gegen Bomber und haben nur eine gering größere Reichweite. Habe 3 Forschungslabore bis zur Stufe 3 gebaut und bis Juni 1941 bereits alles erforscht.
Hier wäre wirklich etwas mehr Komplexität wünschenswert. Ausserdem weiß ich nicht, ob ich z.B U- Boote mit Schnorchel nachrüsten muss oder geht dies automatisch. Radar kann nur an den Küsten gebaut werden, warum ? Ich hoffe euch mit dieser Rezession ein wenig weitergeholfen zu haben. Wer evt. noch Tipps oder Ergänzungen hat, gerne melden. Viel Spass euch allen!!!

Sadly the price tag doesn't justify the game state.

The game itself has potential if further developed and please try to make it less arcade, the combat is extremely basic and easy even on hard mode it doesn't feel right. German U boats where not attacking convoys in this way just sitting there all behind each other firing a few torpedoes at the escort, nope sir they would have ambushed and fire a lot of torpedoes at the convoy instead and try to only fire at escorts if required but rather avoid them at all costs, remember the U boats main task was to disrupt supply lines.

Hopefully you will further develop but right now i can sadly not recommend this. This new concept all studios these days are making us pay premium pricing for unfinished games is becoming a tad ridiculous, i wouldn't even pay 10 euro in the state it is because you think there is content but its not, you will end up doing the same kind of battles over and over and over till you are bored and tired of the same thing.

If i could give any advise to the game developers is change your price tag and listen to the community to improve your game, in a finished state you could ask a premium price if all the checkboxes are finished not like this.

- Cant play the German faction
- Models are meh
- Sound doesnt work half the time and had to enable it in the settings
- A lot bugs/glitches
- Campaign is insanely slow (at 150x speed you still have to wait pretty long before even a day passes)
- Campaign map looks like a Monopoly map

Wait a couple months to a year before buying!

I refunded the game because its NOT worth 35 euros in the slightest.

I cannot fathom why the developers made the damage the way they did. Under no circumstances should a convoy with only a single sloop as an escort be able to take on 3 german heavy cruisers and 2 light cruisers and win.

This game certainly has potential, but it suffers from trying to do too many things at once, and most of them are executed only averagely at best. The core focus of the game, the Battle of the Atlantic, is disappointingly lacklustre. To make matters worse, the game is cluttered with what are essentially mini side games—building farms, managing factories, controlling intelligence, and building and commanding an air force—all of which are poorly executed and ultimately unenjoyable.

The reason for these side games is clear: the Battle of the Atlantic segment is weak and quickly becomes monotonous, so these additional elements are there to keep you entertained. Unfortunately, they fail to do so effectively.

When it comes to the Atlantic part, there is a glaring disconnect between the world map and the actual battles. If this were fixed, the world map would be far more engaging, as your strategic decisions there would directly influence the outcomes of the battles. Imagine a scenario like the hunt for the Bismarck—deploying your fleet, covering escape channels, and controlling the timing and angle of engagement. None of that is effectively implemented in this game. No matter how meticulously you prepare on the world map, all that effort is lost when you enter the battle. For instance, even if you tactically set up an encounter to have the enemy crossing your T, you still start the battle facing each other from a static position, which is utterly nonsensical.

The battles themselves are plagued by absurd accuracy and range mechanics, meaning that if you have even a slightly longer range, the battles become trivial. The game is so easy that even on the hardest difficulty, the AI is so incompetent that you can win with ease, even on your first playthrough.

Then there are the tech trees, which are about as historically accurate as "Braveheart," and an intelligence service that seems as sharp as Forrest Gump, but without the charm or entertainment value.

Honestly, I could go on and on, but none of it would be positive. The bottom line is that the developers have tried to cram far too much into this game because the core aspect, the Battle of the Atlantic, is not handled effectively. The game should be about the Battle of the Atlantic—just as you wouldn’t buy DCS to build farms and factories, you shouldn’t have to deal with these distractions here. This game should be about ships, plain and simple.


**** EDIT, is seems some of these issues are fixed in the update, like the starting positions for fleets. I will give the game a play after a couple more updates and update my review accordingly.

It's important to provide a balanced perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of a title. In the case of the game in question, there are several areas that warrant attention.

Firstly, the game's potential is evident, but it currently falls short due to its basic combat mechanics and arcade-like feel. Even at higher difficulty levels, the combat lacks depth, leaving players unsatisfied with the overall experience. For a title centered around German U-boats, the portrayal of naval tactics feels unrealistic. U-boats were known for their ambush strategies and stealth, yet the gameplay suggests a rather simplistic approach, where enemy vessels merely line up for torpedo attacks. Authenticity in this context is crucial, as players expect a more strategic representation of historical naval warfare.

Another point of concern is the game's pricing model. In its current state, many players, including myself, find it hard to justify the cost, especially when faced with repetition in gameplay that leads to boredom. The trend of charging premium prices for unfinished titles is frustrating, and it seems the industry is leaning towards profiting from incomplete products rather than delivering a fully polished experience.

For developers, my advice would be to reassess the pricing strategy and truly engage with the community for feedback. A finished product that meets player expectations could warrant a premium price, but until that point is reached, a more reasonable approach is needed. Engaging with the player base could provide invaluable insights that lead to a more fulfilling game. Overall, while the game has potential, significant work is needed before it can earn a recommendation.

tl;dr The combat feels BAD, apparently everybody has railguns and everything feels clunky. I'm also not confident in this dev team's games after victory at sea pacific, wait for more development for this price. Not hard to learn though.
Comments are on for anyone to comment on things they wanna point out, maybe I'm wrong on something or didnt notice something, feel free.

my short experience, comments on aircraft and convoys at the end:

1 German cruiser laserbeamed 3 of my destroyers before they even got within 10km(about 10-8km because my torpedoes were 6km range), they hit with incredible accuracy over vast, vast distances.
I thought "oh okay, thats fine whatever. it happens, maybe the cruiser just got lucky" and savescummed because it was my first fight, you start the game with very few ships and while I had alot of ships (dds mostly) being built and didn't want to lose the only ships I had east of England,
so I ordered my flotilla of destroyers to "shadow" the enemy, which is a cool feature, where they just stay outside of their engagement range and keep them spotted, I ordered my other 2 starting ships in Portsmouth to go and attack them (queen eliz or revenge class I think, I cant remember, and a heavy cruiser iirc), just outside dover they run straight into 4 German ships (3 dds and the Scharnhorst), I think "oh no, anyway, time to roflstomp this guy since I know what the scharnhorst is and it should be an easy warm up for my ships"
I was wrong.
Their 3 dds ran ahead of the scharnhorst, both sides had spotting planes up and APPARENTLY the bb was out of range of the DDs and scharn, the scharn did an immediate u-turn while FIRING at my bb from across the map, out of spotting range, both of our spotters were in the middle passing eachother at this point, their dds start opening up on my heavy cruiser, who only comes into range of them as they come into range of him (a heavy cruiser with heavy cruiser cal guns? apparently cant out range destroyer guns?),
they exchange fire, my HEAVY CRUISER gets hit immediately at MAX range by a DESTROYER lmao
either way, the bb and CA close the range a little more, firing at the dds, sinking all 3 of them very quickly because laser accuracy works both ways apparently,
while the scharn fires at my bb we shoot down their spotter because he flies directly over the bb, scharn stops firing thankfully,
one of my two spotters flies JUST inside scharn's gun range and is IMMEDIATELY laserbeamed out of the sky by its MAIN BATTERIES firing AA shells lmao (anyone who knows anything about early ww2 main gun AA will know how bad it is),
thats fine because I have a second one, he flies to the mid of the map and spots scharn again but during that time the scharn u-turned again and started to close the distance, IMMEDIATELY after I realise he did this he laserbeams the bb and kills it with about 6 or 8 salvos, the bb is firing back the entire time and so is the CA.
I lost both of them while dealing less than half against the scharn

wtf is this? a wehraboo's wet dream or something? One or two shells from a bb would knock this pocket battleship out of the water immediately, it was not designed to fight them, it was designed to run away from them and raid convoys, sure, it COULD fight them in theory, but only deal damage not receive it.

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All the aircraft require micromanagement I think? I saw some spotters from my flotillas taking off and looking around in very dumb directions (not circling, just going straight then u-turning) but nothing from the few (Iceland, Canada) airfields that were pre-built, I dread to think about the micromanagement required to set up ASW patrols or fighter/hurricane patrols.
They should add a feature to tell your aircraft "okay, I want you three to go up, fly here, *click drag a circle* patrol this resizable area here and return when youre out of fuel, then repeat the next day, until I tell you to stop" at the bare minimum.

The German navy might start with more ships than you, understandable since almost all of your convoys have a frigate in them by the looks of it, but, I didn't play around with the convoys at all. If they are NOT as simple as "heres 4 more oilers, I expect the game to take them off my hands and micro them to bring me supplies, if I didnt build escorts for them then thats my fault". If it is NOT like that then I wouldn't even touch the convoy crap. It LOOKED automated though, to what extent I dont know.

Spend 1.5hrs researching upgrades to infrastructure and ships. Fighting off constant bombings struggle to achieve objectives. No infantry in the game so England gets invaded and I have nothing to stop it. Apparently the enemy get infantry and you don't. Stupid. This game has a lot of potential but for now unless you are going to just enjoy the graphics of naval combat and don't care about the strategic aspect it is not playable other than as a minor tactical navy sim.

needs better starting point
needs better AI
still love the VAS games
but feel like the older one was better
hope this gets more love and better starting points
as of right now feels like the games starts with most of the progress dun for you
should have more starting points. starting the game in 1940 as Germany is overwhelming
VaS Pacific had a great starting point and you had to build up right at the onset of war with Japan
i put over 100h in that game dont see my self doing the same here not yet anyway