Command: Modern Operations

THE KING IS BACK
The first release of Command rocked the foundations of modern PC wargaming steamrolled its way into the Pentagon and won numerous Wargame Of The Year awards Now the restless rascals at WarfareSims are back at it with a vengeance The already legendary game of modern cross-domain operations returns with an all-new UI even more refined simulation mechanics and a host of new features and content to engross you into the challenges of warfare post-WW2 and in the21 st century Are you ready Are you up to it
No man and no armed service is an island Aircraft ships submarines ground forces and installations satellites and even strategic weapons are at your disposal You are given the forces and their hardware but you have to direct them wisely
You asked for a faster smoother earth-globe interface with richer even more detailed map layers and you got it Over half a terabyte s worth of satellite imagery and terrain elevation combine to deliver an unprecedentedly crisp battlefield for your forces to roam
Command s new slick dark-themed UI slams you right into the seat of a modern-day military command center and never lets go Play in desktop-standard window or gamelike full-screen mode Arrange your secondary info windows just how you like them or park them into extra monitors Customize your map and info windows to perfection to suit your play style
Hundreds of changes and additions to gameplay based directly on user feedback means the game is now yours more than ever Minimaps Check Quickly load recent scenarios or saves Yup Real-time dynamic ORBATs of both friendly forces and known contacts Yessir Time-step sim execution to prevent“ runaway sim” Can do Glorious victories or crushing defeats have never felt so easy to experience
Don t spend too long gawking at the pretty maps because the battlefield is even more alive and ready to crush you Expanded ground ops let you take advantage of distinct terrain types desert forest urban swamps etc for mobility weapon effects and visibility Enhanced AI routines for dogfights and even more technical factors make your grip on air superiority more tenuous The groundbreaking features of the“ Chains Of War” campaign are now standard Disrupt your enemy s communications to isolate his units but watch out for your own perform scriptless amphibious airdrop or pickup operations watch as aircraft limber back shot almost to pieces and marvel at exotic new weaponry
Even at the dawn of unmanned systems combat is not a dry hardware comparison Your war machines are crewed or remote-controlled by human beings people trained with varied proficiency from novice to ace operating under custom doctrine and rules of engagement when to do what how to decide how to react etc most of the time making the rational decision and sometimes making a brilliant call or a mistake These people often matter far more than the hardware The deadliest combat units are only as sharp as their crews
Korea Colonial wars Vietnam Middle East Cuba Falklands Iran-Iraq World War3 Desert Storm India amp Pakistan The Arctic circle Past and future conflicts in the Pacific Norwegian Sea Russian amp Chinese periphery and more Experience conflict from post-WW2 all the way to2020 and beyond in more than600 official and community scenarios Test your mettle against lethal land-based missile batteries air regiments naval fleets or pirate groups Face off against threats of the past present and future How do you measure up against the challenges of modern warfare
The new“ Quick Battle Generator” lets you quickly get into the action without worrying about wider strategic or political complexities Or use the ultra-powerful scenario editor to put together your own dream battle just the way you want it Enhanced scripting capabilities through the built-in Lua engine mean you can even create your own combat AIs Think you can create your own WOPR Joshua Prove it
All the original Command official scenarios remastered from scratch by professional scenario designer Rory Noonan author of the“ Silent Service” scenario set plus brand-new official and community scenarios to quench your wargaming appetite Updated cold-war and modern-day databases with the latest in hardware and systems mean you ll never run out of setups to try out Seamlessly import and use your existing Command scenarios saves inst files and more
Command Modern Operations Just when you thought it cannot get any better
FEATURES
Revised user interface based on dark theme and with lots of tweaks for improved gameplay
Completely re-written map engine enabling fast and lag-free zoom amp pan operations
New spectacular high-resolution map layers
Support for real-time Tacview3 D view NOTE separate purchase of Tacview Advanced edition required
Numerous new UI amp gameplay features such as hover-info databox time-step mode colored datablocks minimaps recently loaded scens saves etc
Massive boost in simulation performance scalability
Automatic on-demand remote fetching of platform images Players no longer need to manually download and install the database image packs
Message Log20 A radically improved message reporting system
New game mode Quick Battle Generator
New line-of-sight LOS tool
New ScenEdit feature Merge scenarios
New sim features
Customizable aircraft formations
Terrain type affecting movement vulnerability and detectability of ground forces
New cost-based pathfinder engine
Realistic sub comms
Patrols with customizable movement pattern
Vastly improved aircraft flight model
Improved dogfight AI
Aircraft crew G-tolerance
Radar frequency agility
Explicit Doppler-notching
Renewed emphasis on overall gameplay experience
Additional and expanded tutorials
Stylized map icons by default
The Chains Of War” previously-exclusive features cargo amp amphib ops aircraft damage comms disruption and advanced weapon types are now standard