Nuclear War Simulator

Jarhead0331 · May 23, 2020, 04:18:33 PM

This looks very interesting...

Gusington · May 23, 2020, 04:25:40 PM

Fascinatingly grim...

Grim.Reaper · May 23, 2020, 05:01:15 PM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on May 23, 2020, 04:18:33 PM
This looks very interesting...

Is this the same game someone was mentioning awhile back where I think the person gave people a sneak peak then? I am forgetting the name.....or is this something different? I know this doesn't help much, but I am old and can't remember:)

Jarhead0331 · May 23, 2020, 05:05:43 PM

No. Totally different.

Grim.Reaper · May 23, 2020, 05:07:31 PM

Thanks, looks interesting...

al_infierno · May 23, 2020, 05:26:31 PM

"In order to raise awareness of the danger that nuclear weapons pose to our society"

Gosh, if only there were some kind of precedent for that sort of thing... Maybe they could start teaching it in high school?

All snark aside, this does look pretty cool, but is there actually a game or is it just a visualization tool? Kinda reminds me of DefCon but with prettier graphics.

Phantom · May 25, 2020, 10:02:44 AM

If its a game I fear it will be a fairly short one...

MetalDog · May 25, 2020, 04:55:10 PM

I am sure the reviews will be glowing.

al_infierno · May 25, 2020, 04:55:43 PM

^

Jarhead0331 · May 25, 2020, 04:58:55 PM

Hopefully, it will yield enough of a fan base for ongoing support.

airboy · May 25, 2020, 06:04:42 PM

I did something similar, by hand and using a world atlas for a class assignment in a cross listed ROTC/Physics class as an undergrad. I had 50 30MT nukes and had to maximize population loss. That was about one nuke sub at the time with MIRVs.

MODy · June 04, 2020, 08:21:10 PM

Hi everyone! I'm Ivan, the developer of the Nuclear War Simulator. Ask me anything or let me know if you have feature requests or suggestions!

"All snark aside, this does look pretty cool, but is there actually a game or is it just a visualization tool?"
At least right now, there are no game elements as there is no goal to achieve. It is a sandbox, where you can do whatever you want. Later, I will probably add objectives and AI to make things more interesting.

Jarhead0331 · June 04, 2020, 08:32:49 PM

Quote from: MODy on June 04, 2020, 08:21:10 PM
Hi everyone! I'm Ivan, the developer of the Nuclear War Simulator. Ask me anything or let me know if you have feature requests or suggestions!

"All snark aside, this does look pretty cool, but is there actually a game or is it just a visualization tool?"
At least right now, there are no game elements as there is no goal to achieve. It is a sandbox, where you can do whatever you want. Later, I will probably add objectives and AI to make things more interesting.

Welcome! Glad you made it over.

Toonces · June 04, 2020, 09:02:47 PM

There is a real opportunity to make a spiritual successor to Bravo Romeo Delta, and maybe Defcon.

I hope you'll consider continuing development to make a "game" out of you simulator.

al_infierno · June 04, 2020, 09:16:44 PM

Quote from: MODy on June 04, 2020, 08:21:10 PM
Hi everyone! I'm Ivan, the developer of the Nuclear War Simulator. Ask me anything or let me know if you have feature requests or suggestions!

"All snark aside, this does look pretty cool, but is there actually a game or is it just a visualization tool?"
At least right now, there are no game elements as there is no goal to achieve. It is a sandbox, where you can do whatever you want. Later, I will probably add objectives and AI to make things more interesting.

Thanks for the reply, and welcome! O0 This looks like a very cool project, and it would be interesting to see basic game elements added. If a sandbox is all you were going for in the first place, there's certainly nothing wrong with that, but it would be cool to at least have a multiplayer mode where players can pick a country and nuke the crap out of each other. That might be easier to implement than an AI - but you're the expert here and not me :D