I've got it.

All then new units are used by selecting them as your unlock unit.

There is battleships, torpedo cruisers, P-51, heavy bombers for the Japanese.

P51, Alaska Class, Montana class, Kuma Torp cruiser, G5N Liz, Super Yamato and stacks of nose art. What a bargain for the price.

2 bucks for six new units? Sounds good to me. Can they be used ingame right after download, or do they have to be unlocked?

No the are already unlocked. You just select what you want from the usual 'unlocked unit' box. I've just had a go on-line with the P51's.

yeah i just played with all the new units in skirmish mode and am headin to multi now. watch out for my pesky kuma

and i agree i was amazed it was one a couple of bucks! and new nose are is a good bonus too

The Kuma's are very very good. I've just sunk about half a dozen Montana's on Status Quo with them, the sea is FULL of torps.

Question for Mike if he reads this,

The Eurogamer blurb says "plus the ability to customise single- and multiplayer battles."

What does that mean ? I've looked at the host options and I can't see any new options, does that just mean by using new units we are customising our game ?

The Super Yamato is a beast..

Gutted. My network connection is down until Monday, and I really want to try out the new units. Query for those lucky enough to have the new pack, how many torpedoes can the new version of the Kuma launch, and how many Command Points does it cost?

20 torpedoes at once from each side so 40 in total for the price of 150 command points. With a reserve of 80.

The torps are Type 93 Long Lance, not sure in the game but in real life they had a range of 40 kilometres.

The Kuma while being able to sink ANY ship with ease has pretty bad AA defence.

Sweet, and thanks for the quick reply. So you could put out 8 torpedo Kumas, fire a gigantic salvo of 320 torpedoes, and then repeat this twice before all the torpedoes are used up. Even 12 Shimakazes can only fire 180 torpedoes at a time with two reloads. With the control offered by four players each with a pair of cruisers, this could be absolutely devestating on the more ship focused maps. I guess these are going to start appearing alot in Duel too.

Quite alot of units for the such a small price. Going to have to download it later. Thanks Eidos!

Yeah I watched the AI on aggressive mode, and it snaked towards its target releasing the full 40 salvo.

Kuma's go 29 1/2 kts but need AA protection.

So for 1200 points you could have 8 of them and potentially 320 torps in the sea at once.

The customisation just refers to the fact that you can take these units into your single player missions as well as your musltipler sessions as unlocks, adding a great deal more variety to play. And different nose arts of course.

Sorry for the confusion. PR talk eh?

Thanks for the reply Mike.

This DLC pack is GREAT. Best 160 msp I ever spent.

"The Carrier Battles Map Pack docks on 23rd July for 800 Microsoft Points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60). Here we find four scenarios: a clash of carriers at Midway; a misty morning battle on the Philippine Islands; a Kamikaze attack in the rocky Leyte Gulf; and a mountainous and icy water skirmish on the Aleutian Islands."

BSM-Style multiplayer scenarios?!?!?!

Am I misunderstanding this, or is that really what it is?!

160 not bad

now just gotta wait for more info on the carrier dlc

Some game sites refer to them a senarios but some others I've seen say

"The Carrier Battles Map Pack will include four new maps, playable across all five multiplayer modes."

http://www.videogamer.com/news/two_battlestations_pacific_dlc_packs_in_j...

So I'm not sure if they are oldskool scenarios or not to be honest.

just out of curiosity

for just 4 new maps

will there be additional new units?

and props to the guy who always updates BSP on strategy wiki

I would love to buy all these new expansions, but for some reason windows live market place for PC keeps coming up with an error for about the past week

I know market place was having problems yesterday according to the Xbox support page. You could not make any purchases.

thanx Eidos,people complain on this site but you guys really care.Now a true battle of midway map........thats sweet.

Still crossing my fingers on the nagato

Glad your all loving the content!

I've put together a few blogs about each of the units, to give you a bit more information... check 'em out below:

Baddleships
Super Yamato and Montana Class

Cruisin' for fight
Kuma Torpedo Cruiser and Alaska Class

Plane Crazy
G5N Liz and P-51 Mustang

These sound like great addtitions reasonably pricing.
Looking forward to see them on PC.
As of now I can't see anything on the GWfL Marketplace... ...I guess patience is required.

i can't wait to try those new units out

all i need to do is to wait for the package

I love the new units, and the Volcano maps. The Carrier Battles pack also seems like a good addition, as it sounds like it will change up the multiplayer a good bit.

I'm still hoping for an Atlantic Pack. This game already lets you take control of some of the best battleships ever built, and two that were never built. It's just begging for the Bismark class and the HMS Hood. Also, now that we have the Alaska class cruisers, it would be awesome to pit them against the enemy they were designed to fight, the German Pocket Battleships. And lets not forget the fun that only a German U boat can provide.

Has it not been released on the PC yet or something?

I don't see it on the games for Windows Live thing as new downloadable content. Either that or the list of new DLC just won't update for some reason. And the marketplace part doesn't work either. This SUCKS, I want to use the new units

Talk about great news. I just got enough points for this download and on the 23rd.

Not to put to much of a point on it but . . . mycoldman . . . could you PLEASE give a simple yes or no reponse to the question regarding the new scenarios adding BSM style play, i.e. set piece battles minus autoaim?

If no, will we see that mode added at a later date?

Well, you now have my money.

There is not auto-aim in BSP.

You have to aim the guns at ships yourself or you will not hit anything. There would be little point playing if I did not point the guns myself. I've played BSP for a while now and every single game when I've manned the guns, I've had to aim them as well. They don't aim themselves.

I don't hear you moan about auto-elevation, but lead aim is such a huge deal, why is that ?

I dont see the unit pack on games for windows either. Maybe its becuase of the problems thre having..

Yeah your not the only one I dont see it either been checking all day.

There is autoaim and there's no point in playing semantics. "Autoaim" is the term that has been used to describe the simplified gunnery of BSP in comparison to BSM since the demo came out here on these boards and elsewhere. I do not want to pay for a new game with better graphics but less challenge. Gameplay is more important to me than graphics. For me, mandated autoaim is like only having easy mode to play. It's just not for me.

These are pretty cool, although I find it hard to see a spot for the Torpedo Kuma when the Shimakaze already fills that role. I have a feeling one will end up replacing the other (more likely, the Torpedo Kuma replacing Shimakaze)

I was alerted this morning to a problem with the DLC going up on Games for Windows Marketplace at Microsoft's end. I am told it should be up within the hour.

I'm really sorry for the delay guys, we dont want you to miss out on these!

Thanks for the update mycoldman, at least we're sure it's a problem at their end and not on ours.
Yesterday I kept trying to get the download but the entire GfWL Marketplace was completely instable.

Whith regards to the Carrier MAP pack can we hope for some teaser before the release date? (gameplay video or at least a screenshot of the map / gameplay)

Oh yes. Expect a ton of news before release. Starting next week.

@ Arrow,

I feel that the Shimakaze because of its very high speed, good AA protection, sonar and depth charges still makes it a very useful platform.

The Kuma T is a lot slower and cannot defend itself from air or sub attack.

Both good units but with different strengths.

Another DLC pack already - and surprise surprise - we have to pay for it too.
Why do we have to pay for this DLC at all?

Why withhold content, only to charge for it a few weeks after release?

This is a good game but it seems I have wasted my money buying it.

Eidos - Think of it from the non rich customers perspective.
I saved up to get a game and now it seems I only have half the game. FUCKING RIP OFF.

Eidos is a greedy company and hopefully you go broke in a few years. You deserve it. You will not get anymore money from me.

I saved 2 friends who were about to buy this from wasting their money - doesn't help me much.

Please respect your customers and stop treating us like we are all rich kids using their parents credit card. Most of this content was ready before release and it was deviously withheld to extract more money from people who have already supported your company by buying this game.

A very disappointed ex-customer with half a game.

The Mustang Pack cool BUT CAN NOT PLAY PEOPLE THAT DONT what sort of sad tactic is being played here,more $$$ ??..

ive got the unit pack but many DONT and they miss out on games and should be up to them if they want to vs its not a map pack..
Do we call it PRESSURE BUYING

Sad to see stuff like this ruin a GOOD game

EIDOS,,,, BATTLESTATIONS Players are only a small crew dont thin us out over maps & units too much..

P.S Sort out the rank system...

Zorkin if you want to play with people that don't have the new units just have them host the room.

Who doesn't have 2$, seriously. Best 2$ I ever spent on DLC by the way.

Why withhold content, only to charge for it a few weeks after release?

There is no indication of content being withheld from the final game.

I saved up to get a game and now it seems I only have half the game.

Poor you, all you have is the hundred units that came with the game. The game is clearly marred beyond use by not have six more units.

Most of this content was ready before release and it was deviously withheld to extract more money

You have no evidence for your absurd claims. What proof do you offer to support these acusations? What's that? None?

I can't stop using these new Kuma Crusers, just nasty.
They wheren't kidding about the Mustangs being Ohka killers, I think I droped 20 Ohka Carriers in one match

i havn't heard the alaska being mentioned.
alaska, alaska, alaska, alaska.
alaska.
it is a pocket battleship, although it costs as much as a battleship (200 points)
this is the mogami killer though, and i've managed to get a 1:1 kill/death against fuso's with them.
montana isnt as good as super yamato, super yamato killed 12 KGV's and a whole bunch or northamptons (single player island capture on spine medium) i lost 2 supers on in that match.
same map, but playing as americans, with montanas. 4 of them sunk about 10 fusos, and a few mogamis, i lost 3 montanas.
the liz is awesome, but i dont think many people will use them, p51 is good, kuma is hilarious to look at.
great DLC

From all the info in this post, I'll be getting the DLC and check it out. I'm wondering about the other ships that nobody has gave details on them.

ABF1 USN there is a description on every single new unit on the blog page and a lzy link in this very thread.

"Zorkin if you want to play with people that don't have the new units just have them host the room."

Who doesn't have 2$, seriously. Best 2$ I ever spent on DLC by the way
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OH you have done this and giving me a tip..

COZ I have already tried this but i couldnt use the new units that id payed for on a host with someone that doesnt...They cant join my game at all or i miss out on payed units...nice

Who cant afford $2, about a billion ppl on da hungry list
"SERIOUSLY"

If they are on the hungry list then why do they have a xbox or PC

So players with the new units can't use them unless the host also has the Mustang Pack, and players without the pack can't join a game hosted by someone who does have the units? This had better be fixed pretty quick with another patch or there will be alot of pissed off gamers.

Well done super e, ya got me on being lippy...