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Thank you! ‘It’s a really good question. In fact I should have talked about it in the devlog. There’s 2 main reasons: first, even if I don’t plan to make a super complicated and realistic simulation (after all it’s for the Playdate), I still want the people interested in the subject to feel like the game is based on solid historical facts, and offers enough depth (yes,I did it). This means a lot of research and work, and I’m by myself. There’s also the fact that the technology, procedures, missions, geographical locations, were all very different from nation to nation. I would have to create a ton of content specific to each nation. With just the Germans, I can focus the work and the content. Maybe you wonder why the Germans then, and not the Americans, or the Japanese? It has to do with the history of WW2. When the conflict started, no navy, not even the British, cared too much about submarine warfare. Submarines were only marginally used, and usually stuck into reconnaissance or transport. But the Germans saw an opportunity to put into place a massive campaign to block resources from coming into Europe. They committed to the manufacturing of new types of submarines, in very large numbers. Long story short, Germany invented submarine warfare on a large scale, and there’s a lot of really great accounts of ace captains and their exploits. If you ask any WW2 submarine nerd which is the most interesting nation about the subject, there’s a good chance they’ll say Germany.

The other reason is that I have in mind this trilogy, as I have mentioned, and I was hoping to dedicate each game to a different nation. After all it was a tragedy for everybody, and it would be interesting to get different perspectives. The Americans changed the course of history with the infamous bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This in itself isn’t a positive angle for a game, but in order to do that, they had to build the B-29 bomber, which to this day still is the larger financial investment ever made by any country into the development and manufacturing of a new type of vehicle. The B-29 is as legendary among high altitude bomber as the German Type VII is among  submarines. It was a true technological marvel. And there’s great stories about the crews flying them. I think this would make a  compelling  2nd game. I’m still thinking about the third game, but I guess I should try making one first!