About This Game CLAD in IRON: Philippines 1898 is a Spanish-American War alternate history naval game in which a turned-based wargame and a real-time strategy are combined.Alternate history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories in which historical events occur differently. These stories contain "what if" scenarios at crucial points in history and present outcomes other than those in the historical record.Historical Events:The first battle between American and Spanish forces was at Manila Bay where U.S. Navy's Asiatic Squadron defeated a Spanish squadron. The following Dewey's victory, Manila Bay was filled with the eight warships of Germany. The Germans expected the confrontation to end in an American defeat, with the Filipinos revolutionaries capturing Manila and leaving the Philippines ripe for German picking. The main forces of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron, including the mighty cruiser USS Olympia, are forced to guard the Manila Bay from German warships."What if" Scenario:The shocking outcome of the Battle of Manila Bay spurred the Spanish government to organize a relief expedition. Warships, troopships and transports arrived from Spain to Iloilo City. Coming new battle between the rising and falling empire!Gameplay Description:Manage your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, amphibious assaults and harbour sieges, struggle for dominance over the seas in turned-based strategic mode - all of these actions are possible in CLAD in IRON: Philippines 1898.The real time tactical battle mode allows you to set up battles and squadron groups with their formations and management using realistic ship models and characteristics as well as advanced ballistics and weapon models. Choose your ships, increase the experience of your crews and send your squadron into the high seas. Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam in a turned-based maritime strategy mode while fighting battles with a tactical real time naval simulation game.Raise anchor and get CLAD in IRON: Philippines 1898 NOW!ATTENTION! In the game there is no interactive training, only a textual manual. 7aa9394dea Title: Clad in Iron: Philippines 1898Genre: Simulation, StrategyDeveloper:Totem GamesPublisher:Totem GamesRelease Date: 14 Nov, 2017 Clad In Iron: Philippines 1898 clad in iron philippines 1898 review. clad in iron philippines 1898. clad in iron philippines 1898. clad in iron philippines 1898 review After the first start of the game you will be dumbfounded. You will not understand what to do. The game will just wait until you take the first step. No tutorial. No training mission. There is only a manual. But he does not try to explain step by step what to do. It seems that it is terrible. I want to get angry and write a rough overview. Write about what this is a bad game, and then compare it to Total War. For most, everything will be just like that!Therefore, I immediately warn that if you need a modern dynamic arcade strategy about ships, then immediately look for other options. This game will not work for you. And if you are looking for the most realistic simulator of sea battles, then this is an excellent choice. If in reality the gun charges a long five minutes, then in the game it will be so. If the radius of the turn of the steel cruiser is 500 yards, then be patient and wait. Similarly, with the time set speed. The steamer is not a torpedo boat and can not accelerate to 40 knots in a couple of minutes. Each speed dial node in the game must wait. And the speed drops when cornering, so every turn needs to be considered. In general, most of the time the player watches and waits. If you need such a game, you can not find anything better. It's almost a textbook.Oh, I forgot that not every projectile hits the target. Accuracy of shooting 10% is a lot. And for each hit shell will drown the enemy. Sometimes large ships with good armor have to be shot for more than an hour. At the same time, you can speed up the game time only twice.All that I have described for most people will be shortcomings. For most, but not for me.. With each new game, the developers (Totem Games) were approaching the time of the steel steam navy and the epic sea battles of the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. In this case, the events unfold during the Spanish-American war in the Pacific. Because in reality, the resistance of the Spaniards to the US Asian Squadron (commander George Dewey) was small, the developers had to delve into the history books and to call for help alternative history. In reality, the expedition of the Spanish admiral Manuel de la C\u00e1mara to the Philippines was canceled, but the Spanish fleet still had warships that send them to Asia. Thus, we can say that the historical part is on the verge between truth and fiction. Damn, but who cares?What's new in the game itself? All units and buildings in the game now need to be supplied. Previously, everything was simple - take the biggest and strongest ships and destroy all. Now it is worthwhile to think several times how much the elementary movement of a large warship on the supply route will cost. Captured the enemy harbor and placed there a garrison of infantry - be prepared to spend on its maintenance! It's cheaper to defend than to attack. All this made the game in a strategic mode more interesting.What can I say about the simulator mode of combat between ships? At first glance, everything is as before. But if you look closely, it turns out that a very useful function has been added. Now you can visually determine the dangerous distance. Instead of the good old wooden sloops of Lincoln's time, we operate well-armed steel steamships (mostly). From such enemies it is useful to stay away and hope that your shells will fall more often and cause more damage to the enemy. I really do not advise you to engage in close combat, before the enemy ships are badly damaged.As before, I refrain from recommending this game to everyone. That would be untrue. This is a very special and largely unpolished game, but I like to play it.. If you like naval combat, especially naval combat in the Victorian Era, and obscure now-forgotten wars, this game is for you.. Well, what can I say? I spent the day off playing this game. Hmm ... This is strange! I did not expect and did not plan this. I thought I'd buy and play a little.Of course, this is not Civilization! But the "one more turn" syndrome is also present here. The game somehow unnoticed me. Ooooh, I have no supply at all. Wow, this bloody Spanish cruiser has sunk my transport again! Damn, I remember "Maine"! I came to my senses when, through stupidity, I lost all the large warships. No sir, I learned the lesson! I will no longer bring my squadron to the harbor with mines and coastal batteries.I drank coffee, gathered strength and even thought. How long have I ever thought about how to win the game? In any case, the second time my business went much better. I'm not Commander Dewey, but the Spaniards have no chance! I will free the Philippine Islands of them!. The protected cruise USS Philadelphia came very close to the flaming Spanish wooden frigate. The long 8-inch gun of the cruiser aimed at the center of the enemy ship. Volley! The Spanish ship disappeared in an instant flash of a huge explosion. On the screen appeared a message about a critical hit on the enemy. The wreckage of the Spaniard sank.For such a spectacle, I'm ready to forgive this game for all the roughness! And thanks for the great tutorial video. Now the game has become much clearer than in past games.. If you like naval combat, especially naval combat in the Victorian Era, and obscure now-forgotten wars, this game is for you.. I like the history period of this game, now naval battles are very intense, and you can feel the difference between old ships like frigates (even with modern artillery) and modern cruisers, the real terror of seas.Other reviwers told a lot about supply system developers added to game, it works cool, I like that too. This game worth to play if you like other games in this series.. Well, what can I say? I spent the day off playing this game. Hmm ... This is strange! I did not expect and did not plan this. I thought I'd buy and play a little.Of course, this is not Civilization! But the "one more turn" syndrome is also present here. The game somehow unnoticed me. Ooooh, I have no supply at all. Wow, this bloody Spanish cruiser has sunk my transport again! Damn, I remember "Maine"! I came to my senses when, through stupidity, I lost all the large warships. No sir, I learned the lesson! I will no longer bring my squadron to the harbor with mines and coastal batteries.I drank coffee, gathered strength and even thought. How long have I ever thought about how to win the game? In any case, the second time my business went much better. I'm not Commander Dewey, but the Spaniards have no chance! I will free the Philippine Islands of them!. I like the history period of this game, now naval battles are very intense, and you can feel the difference between old ships like frigates (even with modern artillery) and modern cruisers, the real terror of seas.Other reviwers told a lot about supply system developers added to game, it works cool, I like that too. This game worth to play if you like other games in this series. Some interface changes in the TBS mode: Inspired by a player named Tempest, we updated the interface on the battle map in strategy mode. Now all slots for ships, infantry or buildings of one side have only one color. In addition, it is now easier to understand which harbor the player controls, and which ones are his computer opponent.. Clad in Iron: Carolines 1885 Dev Diary #1 - Spanish warships: The construction of a large series of steam frigates and broadside ironclads in the 1860s put Spain among the foremost naval powers, but in subsequent years economic problems and political instability led to a complete loss of occupied positions. After a decade, the Spanish fleet is very outdated and could no longer protect the national interests of the sea. The situation prevailing in Spain by the early 1880s was very difficult. The country has just ended devastating civil wars and revolutions. Therefore, in 1880, the Spanish government took the first steps to restore the former sea power. The problem was that there was very little money in the treasury, and the Spanish shipbuilding industry was very outdated. For this reason, by 1883 a series of small 250t colonial gunboats was built in Spain (1st right). These first iron ships for the renewed fleet were not very successful. After the construction of a series of larger 550t iron gunboats in 1885 (2nd right), it became clear that the Spaniards were not able to design modern warships. Therefore, in the UK were bought small 1000t iron cruisers (3rd right). When Germany attempted to annex the Caroline Islands in 1885, Spain could send only 4600t wooden frigates (4th right) and 5700t wooden ironclads (5th right) to Oceania as capital ships.link to the image of the Spanish shipshttps://ibb.co/NVfd6FnFacebook page linkhttps://www.facebook.com/totemgamesfcbk/posts/2011448442308103Steam forum thread linkhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/712970/discussions/0/1836811737992781454/. CLAD in IRON: Philippines 1898 Update - June 5th, 2018: In this update, we added torpedo weapons and new types of ships to the game, and also improved the graphics:- Now players will be able to use the ships armed with torpedoes in the strategy (TBS) and simulator (SIM) mode. Automatic and manual torpedo control is available.- New types of ships were added: a Spanish torpedo boats destroyer and a coastal defense ship, an American auxiliary cruiser.- American 1150t patrol gunboats rearmed with 4-inch rapid-fire (QF) weapons.- In order to achieve a more realistic appearance in the simulator mode, we improved the water surface graphics (sea waves).- Improved textures and detailing of all 3d models of ships.. Clad in Iron: Sakhalin 1904 Now Available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/963680/. Bug fixed: Fixed a bug that prevented the launch of the program (game) or the termination of the program in simulator mode.. Clad in Iron: Carolines 1885 Dev Diary #4 - German colonial squadron in Asia-Pacific: From the beginning of the 19th century, the Asia-Pacific region fell into the sphere of trade interests of the European and North American authorities. German shipping companies also participated in trade with East Asia. As early as 1822, the Prussian state company Preußischen Seehandlung began regular deliveries to China.It soon became clear that it was difficult for German sales agents in China without military support from their homeland to conduct business. Only after the creation of the Prussian Navy was it possible to defend German trade. From 1869, German squadrons from several ships visited the region for specific purposes, after which they returned to Europe.With the creation in 1871 of a single German state to ensure national interests in the East Asian and South Pacific regions, an East Asian squadron of cruisers of the Germany Imperial Navy was created. At this time, the German Navy did not yet have its own bases in the Pacific. Ships during the repair and supply of fuel had to rely on foreign ports, which often entails a long wait and high cash costs. When Germany acquired colonies in Africa and Oceania in the 1880s, the cruiser squadron was still based in the Chinese city of Yantai (formerly known as Chefu or Chefu) and until 1897 did not have its own repair base.The basis of the colonial forces of the German Navy were wooden, composite and iron gunboats, corvettes and frigates. A total of 12 gunboats (about 500 tons), 10 corvettes (about 2000 tons) and 8 large masted iron cruisers-frigates with a displacement from 2,800 to 4,000 tons were built in Germany in the 1870s – 1880s. If necessary, the colonial forces can be strengthened by the seagoing ironclads from Europe.link to the image of the German warships:https://ibb.co/92s8gwjFacebook page linkhttps://www.facebook.com/totemgamesfcbk/posts/2042714552514825Steam forum thread linkhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/712970/discussions/0/1813170373213791500/
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