War in the Pacific: iral's Edition

War in the Pacific: iral's Edition for PC is the first expansion pack for War in the Pacific – a turn-based strategy game, which offers a journey back to World War II depicts the Pacific portion of war, i.e. the conflict between Japan and the States.

Mechanics

iral's Edition introduces many novelties to the game, such as smaller hexes - one such part of the map now represents 40 miles of terrain instead of 60. Decreasing the scale of the map allowed the creators to implement more important objects (bases and such) in the game. New ship classes were added to the fleets of both countries; the ship management has also been remodelled.

Among the new features, the player will also find a system of waypoints, which allows them to set a patrol zone for instance, or create routes for convoys (with an option to return the same way). Certain modifications were applied to ship upgrades: one is now able to change the class that particular units belong to. For example, an American "flush decker" destroyer ship can be converted to a transport vessel (APD), a seaplane tender (AVD), a minelayer (DM) or a minesweeper (DMS). Harbors as such were also altered in this expansion, for a realistic limit was placed on the number of ships coming in. The amounts of cargo received and repairs made were limited as well. In the latter case, the player was given more control over the process.