Age of Sail naval warfare game

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Saw this on Steam Greenlight.  Looks like it might be good.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=259130636

[Grim.Reaper]

Hope it might have single player some day

[mikeck]

No go for me if no single player and it needs damage modeling. No holes in the sails or broke  masts after taking a full broadside from a triple deck 120'gun ship of the line?

Maybe added later. Anyway, looks cool but I need SP. I still miss "Broadsides" on my Commodore 64

Edit: I see they will be adding damage modeling, so that's cool

[Nefaro]

Sounds interesting to me!


I also remembered the other pre-alpha project I had been trying to think of not long ago in the other thread:

Hearts Of Oak
http://www.moddb.com/games/hearts-of-oak

[Anguille]

Looking good but i only play games where i can play solo...(having so few time).

[jomni]

So what's this?  "World of Sails"?

[RooksBailey]

I still miss "Broadsides" on my Commodore 64

Me, too!  It is sad that after all these years nobody has made a proper modern remake of it.  This new game might come the closest when all is said and done.

[BanzaiCat]

I miss my copy of Broadsides & Boarding Parties.

[MengJiao]

Saw this on Steam Greenlight.  Looks like it might be good.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=259130636

  It does look good.  the wind, waves and sails look very convincing.  I suspect it will try to rehash some of the supposed actual facts about warfare undersail, but since it will be jazzed up arcade-style, it will paradoxically come closer to the real thing (though at many times the speed).  So thing seemed kind of impossible, for example, the one of the two French corvettes were sailing broad with full sails in something approaching a gale -- not likely to last for more than a minute or two, plus one of the two was reaching under full sail in that same wind -- again -- seems a bit suicidal, though the ships don't heel much so maybe not in that version of the game engine.  Maybe you can't take in much sail?  But then in the background was a ship under bare poles (not very safe either).

More scruitiny shows worse sailing == tacking seems almost as easy as wearing and you stop if you reef your sails (very odd).  Sails seem to have two states -- on and off.  The relation of sails to wind doesn't seem to have much effect on speed.

Oh well, maybe there will be a realism setting or two or something.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

If you read the description, it sounds like they will be putting in realistic sail features. 

Realistic sailing – Advanced wind and physics model provides for realistic portrayal of ship's performance in the age of sail. Yard angles, ship angle to wind, cargo, fittings and ship condition affects speeds and turning rates. Correct tacking, boxhauling, clubhauling and other elements of the age of sail sailing are possible. Hidden ship characteristics will allow to gradually uncover potential of the vessel – every ship in game will be unique.

[bob48]

Saw this on Steam Greenlight.  Looks like it might be good.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=259130636

  It does look good.  the wind, waves and sails look very convincing.  I suspect it will try to rehash some of the supposed actual facts about warfare undersail, but since it will be jazzed up arcade-style, it will paradoxically come closer to the real thing (though at many times the speed).  So thing seemed kind of impossible, for example, the one of the two French corvettes were sailing broad with full sails in something approaching a gale -- not likely to last for more than a minute or two, plus one of the two was reaching under full sail in that same wind -- again -- seems a bit suicidal, though the ships don't heel much so maybe not in that version of the game engine.  Maybe you can't take in much sail?  But then in the background was a ship under bare poles (not very safe either).

More scruitiny shows worse sailing == tacking seems almost as easy as wearing and you stop if you reef your sails (very odd).  Sails seem to have two states -- on and off.  The relation of sails to wind doesn't seem to have much effect on speed.

Oh well, maybe there will be a realism setting or two or something.

I noticed at least some of those things as well. Plus it would have been normal to brail up the mainsails in combat to reduce the risk of fire.

[Nefaro]

Looking good but i only play games where i can play solo...(having so few time).

From it's Greenlight page description:


"The game will be shipped in 3 stages.

Episode 1: Multiplayer combat.
Episode 2: Upgradeable ships, crews, ranks, boarding
Episode 3: Sandbox open world, crafting and conquest"

That implies that you can wander off and do your thing by your lonesome..?


Sounds exactly like something I would play, especially if the ever get all three stages out.

[Gusington]

^I hope so.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Crafting?  What's the deal with crafting?  I hate crafting!

[skeptical.platypus]

Crafting?  What's the deal with crafting?  I hate crafting!

Gaming proven over and over again that repetitive tasks with colorful results is a proven recipe for success. I imagine implementing a crafting system has an effective cost/benefit ratio for your average development team, but I also imagine there is a cost/benefit ratio that will get Jennifer Aniston to see me naked.