Hi there, the positive feedback we have had from you about our port of the Mongoose tabletop game -Victory At Sea has been much appreciated! Just thought you'd like to see the new BETA trailer. The game is out on Steam August 8th!
Ok, that looks cool! O0
One minor niggle for me is that the plane icons on the carrier look like jet aircraft... Can ya make a propeller plane looking icon?
Looking like a "Buy" to me. Will be interesting to see how much tactics and strategy play a role or whether mostly attrition.
I made the mistake of watching this on YouTube, and I note that it appears to be using a 50-star American flag rather than a 48-star flag.
Hhhmmm, maybe the overlooked jet icons and the 50-star flag are subtle hints of a modern-era VaS version? O0
Quote from: steve58 on July 21, 2014, 11:35:01 AM
Hhhmmm, maybe the overlooked jet icons and the 50-star flag are subtle hints of a modern-era VaS version? O0
That would be good! O0
Quote from: steve58 on July 21, 2014, 11:35:01 AM
Hhhmmm, maybe the overlooked jet icons and the 50-star flag are subtle hints of a modern-era VaS version? O0
Woah, you guys are Ninja!! :coolsmiley:
Really hope that you're right too!!
see James - now you're just teasing us!
Quote from: Barthheart on July 21, 2014, 05:50:14 AM
Ok, that looks cool! O0
One minor niggle for me is that the plane icons on the carrier look like jet aircraft... Can ya make a propeller plane looking icon?
OK that is something to look at ;)
Quote from: fabius on July 21, 2014, 07:32:25 AM
Looking like a "Buy" to me. Will be interesting to see how much tactics and strategy play a role or whether mostly attrition.
There are Captain and crew Skills involved as well so 2 destroyers coming up against one destroyer won't necessarily win, something i learned to my cost!
Quote from: jameseviltwin on August 01, 2014, 06:51:23 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on July 21, 2014, 05:50:14 AM
Ok, that looks cool! O0
One minor niggle for me is that the plane icons on the carrier look like jet aircraft... Can ya make a propeller plane looking icon?
OK that is something to look at ;)
Cool beans! O0
Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 21, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
see James - now you're just teasing us!
Quote from: Philippe on July 21, 2014, 10:46:11 AM
I made the mistake of watching this on YouTube, and I note that it appears to be using a 50-star American flag rather than a 48-star flag.
The Flag discrepancy was in one part and has been fixed since. I won't deny we have had discussions about shifting eras ;) Whether this will happen and what eras is another matter!
This will be available on Steam right?
Yes August 8...I really hope the main era being discussed forfuture development is WWI or before. I will beg if I have to.
Looking forward to this next Friday...and I happen to have just enough $$ in my Steam wallet to cover it O0
Quote from: steve58 on August 01, 2014, 12:03:34 PM
Looking forward to this next Friday...and I happen to have just enough $$ in my Steam wallet to cover it O0
Has the price been released?
$25 is what I've seen on the Steam forum.
As this gets closer to my purchasing it -- otherwise known as day 1 release -- please remember those of us who yearn for MP in a title of this kind!
I know it's on your list, but I'm excited...
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
I have steam cash in my wallet, and I LOVE real time naval games, in my mind the military-themed type of game best suited for RTS play.
This assumes, of course, that the AI is competent, and that the ships aren't moving at 300 knots, AND that there is a slowdown button.
A naval game should not be a twitch game. Ever.
^ Its got a time slider. James posted this comment in the other VaS thread "The game has an RTS element to it but it also has a time slider to slow combat right down to a crawl to allow players to command individual ships quickly. "
...so now we just need to see how the AI is.
Quote from: steve58 on August 03, 2014, 10:26:12 AM
^ Its got a time slider. James posted this comment in the other VaS thread "The game has an RTS element to it but it also has a time slider to slow combat right down to a crawl to allow players to command individual ships quickly. "
...so now we just need to see how the AI is.
There are a couple more videos on youtube..one clown had no clue, the other, pewpewchew did a decent job going over the game.
Rule #1...if you're new to the game, don't put the speed slider on 6x, and expect good results. His ship was a destroyer, moving at 37 knots. Let's see... 6 times 37 times 1.15 to convert from knots to mph = 255 miles per hour.
Good luck with that!!!
It appears you can issue orders while paused, which is nice. The big question for me is whether or not you can save mid-battle. The campaign in Battle Fleet 2 is pretty much unplayable for me just because a single battle takes so long.
Quote from: tgb on August 04, 2014, 08:23:26 AM
It appears you can issue orders while paused, which is nice. The big question for me is whether or not you can save mid-battle. The campaign in Battle Fleet 2 is pretty much unplayable for me just because a single battle takes so long.
Agreed. On the lowest difficulty setting, battles take a half hour or longer. At more difficult settings, they take the same amount of time, but YOUR ships are sinking!
Quote from: tgb on August 04, 2014, 08:23:26 AM
It appears you can issue orders while paused, which is nice. The big question for me is whether or not you can save mid-battle. The campaign in Battle Fleet 2 is pretty much unplayable for me just because a single battle takes so long.
In the iPad version of Battle Fleet, you can just quit and come back anytime. Too bad it does not seem to be the case in PC.
In the PC version, if you quit mid-battle during the campaign you lose the sector, as if you ordered a retreat.
...a Carriers and Battleship gameplay video
I watched that earlier and it does look good, but my fundamental questions remains unanswered.