Matrix Games

Warplan is an incredibly accurate World War 2 simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War 2 board wargaming.

Developer Kraken Studios places their emphasis on games that are… Easy to use, hard to win.

Warplan employs one of the best interfaces to lower micromanagement as much as possible so players can focus on playing and thinking.

Recreate World War II in every detail, thanks to the huge engine flexibility and database.

SCALES

• 70 different potential countries
• Map scale 30 miles / 50km per hex using a Peters Map scaling which better represents real distances
• Land scale 15k - 60k men
• Air scale 300-400 air craft
• Naval scale 2 capital ships + support ships

UNITS

20 different units with 15 different attributes, 17 different technological advancements, 5 different specialties. Each country has their own units with their own attributes.

• Breakdown - Land units can be split or reformed.  Corps may detach a division, armies may split.
• Formation – Small formations may be grouped into larger ones.
• Generals - Each player comes with their own generals that affect combat, mobile attack, and retreats.
• Support pool Units - 11 different support types

STACKING

• Naval units stack in fleets.
• 1 land, 1 air, 1 fleet per hex.

PRODUCTION SYSTEM

• Production points,
• oil, manpower, 
• Logistics,
• strategic resources,
• trade agreements,
• convoy zones

ADVANCEMENTS

• 17 different advancements
• Each unit has at minumum 2 advancement choices.
• 47 different unit configurations.

SPECIALIZATIONS

Land units have the capacity of having a specialization. This is an attachment of equipment, elite trained units, or gear. With advancements this allows for 12 different land unit configurations

SUPPLY SYSTEM

Supply system is based on cities, rail, ports, headquarters, and distance from railways. The supply system more accurately represents the North African Campaign.

POLITICAL SYSTEM

Players may declare war, influence, attempt a coup, or negotiate a surrender. Each country has a loyalty and an entry level. Actions in game may alter the entry and loyalty of various countries.

MAP

• Hex based map and movement.
• 15 different types of terrains subdivided in to sizes with each different features including motorized and non-motorized movement, airfield capacity, and defensive bonuses.
• 12 different resource types
• 5 different strategic resources
• Fog of War – detection levels determine information of units.
• 5 different weather conditions

COMBAT

• Land - Multihex attack based on operation points allowing for multiple move and attack tactics allowing for frontline breakthroughs.
• Zone of control – Use of ZoC restricts the movement of the enemy.
• Air – Attacks selected targets and may automatically support land attacks
• Naval – fleet and raider modes affect detection. Night action, Surface, Sub, and Carrier combat are available

AUTOMATIC REPAIR AND ADVANCEMENT

Units automatically repair and get advancements simulate realistic conditions allowing players to focus on strategy and play.

OPPONENTS

• play vs the A.I.,
• hotseat,
• PBEM.

MODDING

WarPlan includes an editor to allow modding and creation of scenarios