HPS PzC II

[dgk196]

Hello...

Yes, there are no 'Kursk' like conflicts (as regards tanks) in the 'Pacific Theater' that I know of... nothing close. But, at least for the allies, routine uses of tanks in formations, mostly 'support'? A 'combined arms' situation for the most part.

This is where I make my pitch for the inclusion of a 'full map editor'. The number of 'battles' that are available to make scenario's out of is staggering, because potential area of conflicts must span about half the globe. And as such, because there are so many, there will be people that play the games that will have their preferences that cover the entire area. In a word, a very BIG project!

So, since it would be almost impossible to bring out all of the potential individual 'Pacific Campaign' games in a reasonable amount of time, why not one? A 'game' that includes a full map editor would allow the 'community' to do the work of developing the scenario's in the different theaters of the Pacific area of conflict. Everything from India and Burma to Guadalcanal and Midway and everything in between. IL2-1946 comes to mind. It has become an 'open' simulator and is more popular today then when it was first released. It, IL2 1946, can be modded by individuals rather than the company that made it. I don't think 'Pacific Campaign' needs to go just that far, but just short of it. A full map editor, applicable not just to 'Pacific Campaign' but also the PzC series also, would shift the 'responsibility' over to the 'community' for development of the series.

Less work to be done by the developers and more by the 'community'. This would allow the developers to concentrate on resolving 'glitches' and 'new features' (functionality) and less time on the extent (individual battles) of the coverage for the game. I'm sure that given a 'full map editor' and the existing unit and OOB editor the community would go into high gear and make the 'Pacific Campaign' a huge success overnight!

Dennis