With its unique style of gameplay, Rule the Waves 3, like its predecessors, has a place in the hearts of naval warfare enthusiasts. The game, a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare, is set between 1890 to 1970 and puts the players in the role of Grand Admiral of a navy.
With the new DLC, Expanded Battles, naval warfare fans can enjoy six detailed historical scenarios and two hypothetical scenarios, putting their skills to the test as naval tacticians. The expansion also offers a comprehensive set of tools to unleash creativity. Players can design ships using a powerful editor, save them, and share their creations with the community. The scenario editor enables the creation of historical or fictional naval engagements from 1890 to 1970, with customizable AI paths, variable deployments, submarines, and so much more to ensure that players can create the naval battle they’ve always dreamed of.
For those who prefer a quick skirmish to a long campaign or want to jump straight into the action, the new Quick Battles system generates battles from across the Rule the Waves 3 timeline, matching balanced or unbalanced forces from same or vastly different periods in naval history.
Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles adds replayability, depth, and creative freedom to an already standout naval warfare simulator.
New Scenarios:
- Battle of the Yellow Sea (1904): The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts to block the unification of Russian naval forces in the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War.
- Battle of Dogger Bank (1915): The British Navy gets wind of a major German naval raiding force composed of heavy battlecruisers and moves to intercept.
- Battle of the Denmark Strait (1941): The Royal Navy’s interception squadron engages the Kriegsmarine’s battleship Bismarck as it attempts to raid Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic.
- Operation Rheinubung (1941): A small Kriegsmarine task force comprised of the battleship Bismarck and its supporting cruiser, Prinz Eugen, break into the Atlantic to menace supply efforts to the British Isles.
- Operation Rheinubung Hypothetical (1941): An expanded version of Operation Rheinubung that gives additional forces to the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy.
- Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (1942): An Imperial Japanese Navy task force attempts to support efforts to eject the US from the important island of Guadalcanal, as the US Navy sends a force to reinforce their embattled troops.
- Battle of the Eastern Solomons (1942): A US Carrier Naval Task Force moves to intercept a major Japanese reinforcement force heading for Guadalcanal.
- Hypothetical Battle in the Mediterranean during the Cold War (1970): a hypothetical naval engagement between Soviet and NATO navies vying for dominance in the Mediterranean.
