NWS Rule the Waves

[RyanE]

It uses the basic Steam and Iron game as a combat system.  I found to be very un-complex to get the hang of the system itself.  Understanding the nuances of all the weapon systems is more complex.

[Grim.Reaper]

I'm a hair trigger away from purchasing this game, but having never played anything in the series, I would like to ask how in-depth the combat system is? The strategic description of the game has hooked me, but I find my attention span for deep learning curves in games to decrease as I get older. So.....where does this game rank in terms of complexity?

Original steam and iron has a demo, worth checking out to see basic mechanics.

http://nws-online.proboards.com/thread/3/steam-iron-information-updates

[Steelgrave]

Excellent, that is very helpful. Thanks!

[Sir Slash]

Yes, don't let the very basic graphics mislead you. The combat is the best part of the game and the AI is a tough adversary. Very easy to command large groups of ships and keep up with all the action.

[panzerde]

And I have to say, as appealing as Rule the Waves looks, don't neglect the campaign games for either SAI or RJW. Both are really well done and it's quite easy to handle fleet operations in both.

[Pete Dero]

Baloogan plays Rule the waves :

Full playlist :  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgRuKky0mojZBKwqnIhYM7c-i5m-PZAJu

[Steelgrave]

Yeah, I'm going to to buy this. I love the era and naval warfare, and even the minimalistic graphics simply remind me of my first wargame, Avalon Hill's Midway. I tried War Plan Orange and it was simply more game than I had time for. RTW however looks managable as does SAI and RJW. Sweet.

Thanks for the input, guys    O0

[Gusington]

I have to admit the graphics and spreadsheet-y look are giving me pause. But I too love the era. Is there a bundle available to get SAI and RJW together before moving on to RTW?

[Grim.Reaper]

All separate purchases, no bundles that I have seen

[Gusington]

^THanks...downloading demo for SAI to check it out...

[MinmatarCitizen]

Baloogan's vids introduced me to it and caused me to buy it.

I have to admit the graphics and spreadsheet-y look are giving me pause. But I too love the era. Is there a bundle available to get SAI and RJW together before moving on to RTW?

There isn't much to the graphics, the sounds are repetitive, but the gameplay is great. If you are into naval warfare being able to design your own ships and fight them against an enemy is a hell of an attraction.

Right now I'm playing as Italy and my fleet composition and designs (along with political pressure before the war) is showing some problems. I am fighting AH and while they have more battleships than I do, each battle I am able to force them from the field because of the quality of my battleships and heavy cruisers. However what seems to happen is that I destroy 2 enemy battleships and they destroy 1 of mine. They have twice as many and have another 4 being built. Me, because of the politicians I have a dozen light cruisers being built... So I gotta either win the war, or destroy another 4 enemy battleships before the 4 they have in production are completed. On a plus my heavy cruisers are putting in a lot of work and I have a dozen of them and I have a ton of destroyers, maybe I can sacrifice them to destroy the enemy battleships.

The game has got me thinking about it, thats a good sign right? :)

[mirth]

If someone could marry a game engine like this with graphics along the lines of the Storm Eagle Studios games, they could just have my wallet.

[Gusington]

^Agreed!

MinmatarCitizen, from your description it sounds like dreadnought-era naval chess. Which is a good thing!

 

[RyanE]

If someone could marry a game engine like this with graphics along the lines of the Storm Eagle Studios games, they could just have my wallet.

Let's hope the SES attitude doesn't come along.

[mirth]

If someone could marry a game engine like this with graphics along the lines of the Storm Eagle Studios games, they could just have my wallet.

Let's hope the SES attitude doesn't come along.

Yeah, that would be a deal breaker.