Steam and Iron : The Great War at Sea

[Kool Kat]

Thanks for the review link!

There is a demo available for Steam and Iron : The Great War at Sea that you may want to try before buying it.

I've only tried playing the demo twice. I still haven't figured out if I like it or not.

Gents:

I am trying to decide if I want to get my feet "wet" (pun intended! ) in naval combat. I downloaded the Steam and Iron demo... and have played through some of the small ship-to-ship encounters.

Pros: I like the ship line drawings and detailed damage indicators. I like how the ship batteries swing and track their targets. I like the various turn speed options and find myself playing more in the "real time" mode. I also find this naval time period to be interesting.

Cons: The "game view" of the ships are ok, but would like more of a 3D effect. No PBeM option. Even in "captain" mode, you have limited control of the gun batteries? You can issue "hold fire" orders for both batteries and torpedoes and lay smoke, but gun batteries open fire as each battery comes into range and correct facing (can see) enemy vessels with no "control" or input from the captain?

So... for me, I'm still trying to decide if my Pros out weight my Cons with Steam and Iron? Also, if my bank account will support this "potential" purchase too!

P.S. Also, has anyone purchased the Steam and Iron expansion pack? What does the expansion pack bring to this game? Unique ships? Game features? Other stuff?