Pacific or new games?

[Adler]

Any info about their older games getting on steam? Or are they working on something new?
Because their website seems pretty much dead. Last info from 2014:
"2by3 Games has created a new game, Gary Grigsby's War in the West. Click Here to see."

[Denniss]

A rework of War in the East is next which is based on the improved game engine used in WitW.

[Adler]

heard about that one, WitE2. Waiting for it since west is not my thing :P but was really hoping for remake of pacific or at least adding it on steam.

[jabgamer]

We're working on a War in the East 2, as well as a tactical WWII game along the lines of Gary's old Steel Panthers game. Still a ways out on both of these games. Sadly, we haven't bothered to update our website in years, but we're still working away on products. We leave marketing to Matrix, but neither of us are going to talk much about games that are only in alpha or pre-alpha stages. There's nothing else that is solidly in development, but there's always the chance that something else will come up. From time to time over the years we've gotten help from the community that has led to new versions of existing games or a related product.

[Denniss]

And we are still working on improvements for both WitE and WitW

[Adler]

Good to know you guys are alive :P Waiting for WitE2 and really hope you will consider making remake of pacific. It's really fun theatre and often ignored in gaming. Personally i think it would sell well, especially after come back of this theatre. IL-2 Sturmovik will go there and that should interest people into pacific once again. Since Battlestation Midway/Pacific, Medal of Honor Pacific Assault or Call of Duty World at War, it got a bit quiet.

[jabgamer]

Dennis has a good point. I was only answering re our new games and the original question about any old games coming to Steam. We still have ongoing dev work on WtiW, mostly bug fixes and data/scenario changes (thanks in large part to Dennis). There is also some work being done on WitE (by Dominik and Dennis).

[Arthurius]

Steel Panthers - Number one in my list.

[Nukkxx]

Why not a "War in Europe" that would concatenate WITE and WITW with the same level of details ?
The whole European conflict from 39 til 45
Would be a truly mammuth game !

[jabgamer]

It would indeed. The political issues and changing borders that go on from 1939 to 1941 make it harder to do that game. Someday maybe, but it would also require a more robust naval game. A game that started in 1943, 44 or 45 is more doable using the current WitW/WitE2 engine, but even that is a very big/complex project. Hard to say what will happen, but for now, we're focused on WitE2 and Steel Tigers.

[Nukkxx]

Originalmente postado por Arthurius:

Steel Panthers - Number one in my list.

SPWAW gee The first time I heard about MatrixGames. I remember when the game was released for free :-) This was so nice. I downloaded it with my 28.8 modem :-) Took the whole day + night :-)

[Tim]

SPWAW still has a free download. What they sell is custom campaigns/battles and the game goes with them. But you don't need to buy those campaigns to get the game.

[harley9699]

Originalmente postado por Arthurius:

Steel Panthers - Number one in my list.

Mine too. STILL play the old version. One of the best games ever.

[Karsk]

Guh I'm still trying to figure this game out. Man the UI could be a bit better. Particularly the Air mechanics.

SInce I spent the money and this is the best way to experience the oeprational level command of these theaters I shall perservere!

Any tips beyond RTFM and watch some let's plays?

Even if it's just random stuff. I'm not as interested in strategy as I am just figuring out how it all works.

I'd really recommend videos similar to the ones that Decisive Campaigns Barbarossa has, or an interactive tutorial. That would really help with us newcomers.

[Montecalm]

Just my opinion,but, I am not the least bit interested in having WITE adopt WITW air system. I hate the slow turn execution of WITW and I find the whole system to be completely uninteresting. To me, that is the weakest part of WITW and part of the reason why I seldomly play it.

I really enjoy the simplicity of the current WITE air system. I know there are probably good reasons to change the air system, but adding substantial turn wait times and insane detail ruins the immersion for me.

I certainly won't be buying WITE 2 if this is direction that the developers decide to take.

[Karsk]

Originalmente postado por Vlasma:

Just my opinion,but, I am not the least bit interested in having WITE adopt WITW air system. I hate the slow turn execution of WITW and I find the whole system to be completely uninteresting. To me, that is the weakest part of WITW and part of the reason why I seldomly play it.

I really enjoy the simplicity of the current WITE air system. I know there are probably good reasons to change the air system, but adding substantial turn wait times and insane detail ruins the immersion for me.

I certainly won't be buying WITE 2 if this is direction that the developers decide to take.

I just want a game set in the Pacific that doesn't require a bunch of arcane rituals to function properly