NWS Rule the Waves

[MinmatarCitizen]

^Agreed!

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

There is definitely alot of thinking that you need to do with your navy's composition, deployment and designs for ships. Me in my Italy game I have had to consider what ships I want to have torpedoes fitted on. I have torpedoes only on my destroyers because I don't want my heavy cruisers and battleships within range of enemy torpedoes. The DDs I was forced to build after the politicians asked for a ton of them, so I have a ton of the things, but I don't have much luck with using them. The battleships I have lost have been because of enemy torps, on a related note night actions can get hairy...

However I also don't have torps on my light cruisers, which I'm frankly willing to lose a few of because of all the damned things that I have. So I might want to try to rebuild the light cruisers to have torps on them, but my budget probably can't handle that and trying to match AH in battleship production. So its battleships for me for the foreseeable future.

So there is a bit of a chess thing going on, on top of the whole "politicians screwing your plans over" thing.

[Gusington]

Just like real life!

[Nefaro]

Question:

Does each nation have it's own specific historical armaments?  Such as specific guns, torpedoes, etc with their own individual stats?  Or do they all share a generic list?

I know the earlier games in the series had the historical stuff.  Just wondering if that continued into this one's building options.


Definitely gonna pick this up before long, once I get some more scratch for the gaming budget.

[Double Deuce]

Does each nation have it's own specific historical armaments?  Such as specific guns, torpedoes, etc with their own individual stats?  Or do they all share a generic list?

I was wondering that myself. Might help with choosing how to play certain nations.

[Sir Slash]

Caved! Bought it. And now I feel so dirty for giving in. But I'm having a hell-of-a-lot fun designing ships for the Confederate States of America Navy. Who knew you could play as the CSA? :o No idea what the hell I'm doing yet but loving it.

[em2nought]

Who knew you could play as the CSA? :o No idea what the hell I'm doing yet but loving it.

Whatever they did exactly, I guess it was smart not to see that particular flag on too many screenshots.  Maybe it just worked out that way for them?

[Boggit]

This is almost a dead cert for me. It is ticking all the boxes. O0

[panzerde]

One day, Sir Boggit, one day you and I will stare at each other across the barrels of a loaded PBEM session of something, this I vow!
:)

We simply like too many of the same things!

[PanzersEast]

This is probably the best Naval Game I have played....... yea probably.

No regrets....


PE

[republic]

Rule the Waves is incredible.

The naval race feels so historically accurate.  Faced with a fleet  being outclassed and rising tensions between myself (USA) and the French, I finally went to the drawing board and put out the best new designs I could.  While they were still in construction my boffins learned how to make superfiring turrets fore/aft and up to 5 turrets on the centerline.  Then I get an intel report of a battleship the French had just designed...and I panicked.  I cancelled all my BB/BC's except one and redesigned.

A month later I rejoiced at the christening of my obsolete battlecruiser and was informed she was unable to meet her speed target...she was now slower than the new French battleships.

More panicking.

Long story short...the war (France eventually declared) is not going well.

[PanzersEast]

Rule the Waves is incredible.

The naval race feels so historically accurate.  Faced with a fleet  being outclassed and rising tensions between myself (USA) and the French, I finally went to the drawing board and put out the best new designs I could.  While they were still in construction my boffins learned how to make superfiring turrets fore/aft and up to 5 turrets on the centerline.  Then I get an intel report of a battleship the French had just designed...and I panicked.  I cancelled all my BB/BC's except one and redesigned.

A month later I rejoiced at the christening of my obsolete battlecruiser and was informed she was unable to meet her speed target...she was now slower than the new French battleships.

More panicking.

Long story short...the war (France eventually declared) is not going well.

The best thing I can say about this game is just that, it tells a story.  There is not a "right" or "wrong" way to play, each play turns out differently.  Sometimes your research teams are rockstars, sometimes they can drive you nuts.... but you have no control and I like that.... there is no direct path.

The game does feel historically on par.  I've been playing around with the game to get the flow and some decisions I have made were correct, others have been disasters, however they have all equally added up to a very fun experience.  I give this game the highest marks I can and goes to show that the game does not have to be overly complicated with too much packed it, however there is enough here to keep bringing you back for more.  Kudos and a job well done.

If only other games I have followed this design.....


PE

[Jarhead0331]

This sounds like exactly the type of game I will totally suck at playing. I must have it.

[Double Deuce]

This sounds like exactly the type of game I will totally suck at playing. I must have it.

+1

[son_of_montfort]

This sounds like exactly the type of game I will totally suck at playing. I must have it.

+2

I look forward to being completely lost as I struggle with the UI and grapple with nautical terms.

[Steelgrave]

This sounds like exactly the type of game I will totally suck at playing. I must have it.

LOL, kindred spirits here, Jarhead   8)