PT Boats New website launched

Onkel Neal · 07-26-07, 05:16 PM

Nice looking and full of info, a great sign of things to come with this title

News Item: PT Boats website launched

LukeFF · 07-26-07, 08:16 PM

Nothing loading but a big blank page here.

Safe-Keeper · 07-26-07, 08:50 PM

This might actually be interesting. Thanks, Neal!

The PT boat page won't load for me, though, even after I whitelisted it. And the only object there is apparently a single SWF item. We'll see what they make of it, though. Let's give 'em time.

Weigh-Man · 07-27-07, 08:59 AM

As this game beat the record for development time yet

What is it 3 or 4 years now?

Chock · 07-27-07, 12:39 PM

At last, it's looking like this is finally close to release.

I think the entire history of the development of the real PT boats took less time than this game has to come to completion. But that said, I am looking forward to it, especially if there is some way to have an E-Boat or an MTB, which would be very cool indeed. Water still looks very good in the screenshots too.

One other great thing about this game/sim is that it has the potential to attract less casual gamers into the genre, as the fact that you can bomb it about very fast in a boat will prove more of an initial draw than the slowly does it approach of submarines would seem to. With a wider audience interested in the genre, a new sub sim would seem to have more chance of getting up and running.

Chock

GT182 · 07-29-07, 08:22 PM

The new site looks nice.

And the forums are still up and running.

One bit of news tho from the forums:

"Russian developer and publisher, Akella, has announced that their upcoming naval simulator, PT Boats: Knights of the Sea, will take advantage of DirectX 10:"

for more info .... http://www.pt-boats.net/enforum/viewtopic.php?t=487

GT182 · 07-29-07, 09:22 PM

Found this link at their forums for a movie showing the difference from DX9 to DX10:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/downlo...x9_vs_dx10.wmv

HunterICX · 08-01-07, 04:47 AM

Am I dreaming!

can you direct control ships in the same fleet like the Hipper class!
thats what I,m reading thought

Sonarman · 08-01-07, 06:01 PM

As far as I remember from discussions on the PT boats forum that may indeed be a possiblity but only in third person view.

HunterICX · 08-02-07, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonarman

As far as I remember from discussions on the PT boats forum that may indeed be a possiblity but only in third person view.

:hmm: yeah, me thinks only in the Strategic mode.
darn, I wish I could be on the bridge on that baby

Onkel Neal · 08-02-07, 09:58 PM

This one will be one to keep an eye on. Akella impressed me with their Sea Dogs and POTC (Sea Dogs 2) games, it will be very interesting to see how they approach a WWII sim. They're pretty serious about it.

Paajtor · 08-11-07, 02:07 PM

Release date is still Q4 '07....

Last time I checked the (old) site, the most recent update was from Nov. '06.
Now this new website really comes as a shocker to me, lol.
I lost hope for this title...but regained it!

nikimcbee · 01-11-08, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weigh-Man

As this game beat the record for development time yet

What is it 3 or 4 years now?

No, there is another...

horsa · 01-11-08, 10:19 AM

Battlestations Midway had a similar dev time.

07-26-07, 05:16 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	PT Boats New website launched Nice looking and full of info, a great sign of things to come with this title News Item: PT Boats website launched __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

07-26-07, 08:50 PM	#3
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	This might actually be interesting. Thanks, Neal! The PT boat page won't load for me, though, even after I whitelisted it. And the only object there is apparently a single SWF item. We'll see what they make of it, though. Let's give 'em time. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

07-27-07, 12:39 PM	#5
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	At last, it's looking like this is finally close to release. I think the entire history of the development of the real PT boats took less time than this game has to come to completion. But that said, I am looking forward to it, especially if there is some way to have an E-Boat or an MTB, which would be very cool indeed. Water still looks very good in the screenshots too. One other great thing about this game/sim is that it has the potential to attract less casual gamers into the genre, as the fact that you can bomb it about very fast in a boat will prove more of an initial draw than the slowly does it approach of submarines would seem to. With a wider audience interested in the genre, a new sub sim would seem to have more chance of getting up and running. Chock __________________

07-29-07, 08:22 PM	#6
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	The new site looks nice. And the forums are still up and running. One bit of news tho from the forums: "Russian developer and publisher, Akella, has announced that their upcoming naval simulator, PT Boats: Knights of the Sea, will take advantage of DirectX 10:" for more info .... http://www.pt-boats.net/enforum/viewtopic.php?t=487 __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

07-29-07, 09:22 PM	#7
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Found this link at their forums for a movie showing the difference from DX9 to DX10: http://us.download.nvidia.com/downlo...x9_vs_dx10.wmv __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it. Last edited by GT182; 07-29-07 at 09:34 PM.

07-26-07, 08:16 PM	#2
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Nothing loading but a big blank page here.

07-27-07, 08:59 AM	#4
Weigh-Man Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 121 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	As this game beat the record for development time yet What is it 3 or 4 years now?

08-01-07, 04:47 AM	#8
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Am I dreaming! can you direct control ships in the same fleet like the Hipper class! thats what I,m reading thought __________________

08-01-07, 06:01 PM	#9
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	As far as I remember from discussions on the PT boats forum that may indeed be a possiblity but only in third person view.

08-02-07, 09:58 PM	#11
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	This one will be one to keep an eye on. Akella impressed me with their Sea Dogs and POTC (Sea Dogs 2) games, it will be very interesting to see how they approach a WWII sim. They're pretty serious about it. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-11-07, 02:07 PM	#12
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Release date is still Q4 '07.... Last time I checked the (old) site, the most recent update was from Nov. '06. Now this new website really comes as a shocker to me, lol. I lost hope for this title...but regained it! __________________

01-11-08, 10:19 AM	#14
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	Battlestations Midway had a similar dev time. __________________ "You need to put your behind in the past". Kumba