AOD Still Rocks

IanC · 09-20-09, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

True, but in CAOD you can use the 2:1 mode and actually have double pixels than the original 640x480, giving you a working resolution of 1280x960

With D-Fend Reloaded (DOSBox) you can play around with all kinds of resolutions.

ZBrisk · 09-30-09, 08:03 PM

I got the CAoD memory problem fixed by going to msconfig, boot.ini, advanced, and setting /MAXMEM.

Unfortunately it still crashes whenever I try to program FATs/LUTs.

How the heck do you form wolfpacks?

DES_SNIPER · 11-25-09, 10:21 PM

Ahhh....good ol Aces of the Deep.

Spent may hours skipping high school for that game...and where did it get me...oh yea, many more hours of game play

no really, as far as I can remember, it was one of the first subsims that would allow you to use different torps.

Der_Meister · 03-30-10, 06:01 PM

I gotta bump this thread. Is anyone still playing AOD? I prefer this over GWX3.0! Not only are the wolfpacks and dynamic radio amazing, but it seems as though the destroyers are more realistic (ie., behave like humans) than those in GWX. Now I can actually slip through a screen without being detected running silent at 80m

And to get wolfpacks, once you spot a convoy, go to your radio and click "contact report", and BdU should start directing Uboots to your location if there are any nearby.

Amazing game

Buddahaid · 03-30-10, 08:35 PM

I hate the map where you stay in the center. Blows any concept of distance traveled, but that's my only beef.

St. Cobra · 03-31-10, 12:35 PM

I had this game many many years ago. It was good but not as lifelike as Silent Hunter 2. I think the aces campiagn was more interesting until I tried the subsim add on missions for sh2, they were very unpredictable. It was the first time I played a subsim where I was escorted to sea by a destoyer and was attacked by a British sub.

Sailor Steve · 05-25-10, 09:58 PM

I'm waiting on a new video card so I can play some of the newer SH3 mods without crashing.

So while I'm waiting I broke out my copy of AOD and loaded it up. For some reason it's only working in a small window, but it's working great! It's easy to forget how much fun this old sim is!

IanC · 05-28-10, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

For some reason it's only working in a small window, but it's working great!

Steve try loading it up with D-fend reloaded, then you can choose "start in full screen" mode. You can also try hitting Alt+Enter, that usualy makes the window fullscreen.

03-30-10, 08:35 PM	#5
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,572 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	I hate the map where you stay in the center. Blows any concept of distance traveled, but that's my only beef. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

05-25-10, 09:58 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm waiting on a new video card so I can play some of the newer SH3 mods without crashing. So while I'm waiting I broke out my copy of AOD and loaded it up. For some reason it's only working in a small window, but it's working great! It's easy to forget how much fun this old sim is! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-30-09, 08:03 PM	#2
ZBrisk Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I got the CAoD memory problem fixed by going to msconfig, boot.ini, advanced, and setting /MAXMEM. Unfortunately it still crashes whenever I try to program FATs/LUTs. How the heck do you form wolfpacks?

11-25-09, 10:21 PM	#3
DES_SNIPER Watch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California...regrettably Posts: 25 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Ahhh....good ol Aces of the Deep. Spent may hours skipping high school for that game...and where did it get me...oh yea, many more hours of game play no really, as far as I can remember, it was one of the first subsims that would allow you to use different torps.

03-30-10, 06:01 PM	#4
Der_Meister Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 25 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I gotta bump this thread. Is anyone still playing AOD? I prefer this over GWX3.0! Not only are the wolfpacks and dynamic radio amazing, but it seems as though the destroyers are more realistic (ie., behave like humans) than those in GWX. Now I can actually slip through a screen without being detected running silent at 80m And to get wolfpacks, once you spot a convoy, go to your radio and click "contact report", and BdU should start directing Uboots to your location if there are any nearby. Amazing game

03-31-10, 12:35 PM	#6
St. Cobra Watch Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pearly gates Posts: 26 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I had this game many many years ago. It was good but not as lifelike as Silent Hunter 2. I think the aces campiagn was more interesting until I tried the subsim add on missions for sh2, they were very unpredictable. It was the first time I played a subsim where I was escorted to sea by a destoyer and was attacked by a British sub.