This is HUGE. NWS is working with Matrixgames/Slitherine on this one.
https://www.matrixgames.com/news/rule-the-waves-3-announced
Q1 -2023 and Beta test is open.
Seems fair! -- I sure bought enough Matrix games from NWS back in the day. :coolsmiley:
Great news, indeed.
:clap:
Watching this, but I had a hard time getting into the previous demo. :-\
Quote from: steve58 on August 29, 2022, 04:32:02 PM
Watching this, but I had a hard time getting into the previous demo. :-\
To be fair, I had problems with the demo too.
I've been spoiled by the graphics in Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts.
But I like RW2 much better for its detail.
If RW3 could be the love child of RW2 and UA:D, that would be something.
Yes, congrats to them - although it had been a relevant theory for some time by now :coolsmiley:
Game will probably not look like UAD - but it also means they retain full creative control, which is what you want them to have before anything else, IMHO ^-^
Quote from: The_Admiral on August 29, 2022, 08:20:06 PM
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Game will probably not look like UAD
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I can only say: "Boys be ambitious!" The immortal words of William Clark to his Japanese students in 1870s Japan. Clark was an American educator who was in Japan to advise the Japanese Government during the Meiji period. He helped establish Hokkaido University in the 1870s. And in a very tenuous link to the topic, some think the Japanese imperialists (including the Navy) may have listened to his advice a bit too closely.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on August 29, 2022, 09:56:27 PM
Quote from: The_Admiral on August 29, 2022, 08:20:06 PM
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Game will probably not look like UAD
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I can only say: "Boys be ambitious!" The immortal words of William Clark to his Japanese students in 1870s Japan. Clark was an American educator who was in Japan to advise the Japanese Government during the Meiji period. He helped establish Hokkaido University in the 1870s. And in a very tenuous link to the topic, some think the Japanese imperialists (including the Navy) may have listened to his advice a bit too closely.
Unfortunately the screens on the Matrix page look... exactly like RTW 1 and 2.
Well to be fair, my understanding is that RtW3 is an evolution of new features meant for RtW2 as an addon, which ended up dwarfing the potential of its original platform. So it's not like it was too much of a surprise.
But all bets are certainly off after that! They will end up with a fantastic platform that will certainly cry for further adaptation to another level, that is eye-candy wise. That's the hard part, not the eye candy. The eye candy part though requires time & money not everybody can afford on the spot, and this partnership might very well carry them very far & high on the road to eternal glory, ultimately. Can't wait ;)
I would have hoped for more emphasis on the pre-dreadnought era, say an 1865-1870 start cutting off
at the end of world war 2. But extending through the cold war should be interesting.
I'd like a re-do of Steam and Iron I guess.
I agree. Ironclads to Yamato would be my first choice.
Quote from: ArizonaTank on August 29, 2022, 08:02:51 PM
I've been spoiled by the graphics in Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts.
But I like RW2 much better for its detail.
If RW3 could be the love child of RW2 and UA:D, that would be something.
agreed
Slipping a bit to Q2 2023
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11936&t=392810
I just hope they put a tutorial. Because that's why I struggled with the Demo for RTW2 -A smaller focused scenario would work too. (almost like the UAD Naval Academy missions- except this is to train you for the campaign)
Slitherine Tea Time announcement : release date is end of may 2023.
Quote from: Pete Dero on April 06, 2023, 10:15:05 AMSlitherine Tea Time announcement : release date is end of may 2023.
Nice...I've been wanting to try one of the Rule the Waves games but decided to wait for the Matrix/Slitherine release.
I will wait. :)
I still play RTW predecessor Steam and Iron: The Great War at Sea and Russo Japanese War. For historic scenarios with the actual ships from the actual nations these games are outstanding and currently a good deal.
Rule the Waves 3 Preview : https://www.twitch.tv/kushangaming
Live now but should also be available to watch later.