Battleship Command

[agathosdaimon]

this looks great! when is the next demo up to test!?

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Thanks!
I dare not say a date yet, but I'm close to having an engagement with the Belfast ready for Patreons to test!

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A few screens from a session where I let a Town-class cruiser sink my ship.
Most of the shells seems to just bounce off the armor, but eventually she sinks me.

[agathosdaimon]

sweet! i am on tenterhooks waiting for the next version to try out


also here is a picture of the Scharnhorst that i am working on in Artrage

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Wow! That's beautiful! I love the atmosphere, water and the grey sky.
Are you depicting a specific battle?


You will not have to wait too long, I pretty much have a new demo ready, just need to fix a few bugs that are not acceptable.
It will contain an encounter with a Town-class cruiser, so a fairly easy battle to learn the ropes in.
I want to set it up so that I easily can upload new missions for users to import, but it may have to wait until next demo.
This would also enable you to make your own missions in a basic way.

[agathosdaimon]

great,
no the piece was not of a specific battle, though i was loosely thinking of around the time it was getting occasionally divebombed in the war. unfortunately in terms of battles, the Scharnhorst didnt see much fleet action prior to its North Cape deathride - it sank some merchant shipping, i think a coastal bombardment or 2 i think. I have another concept regarding the sinking of the Tirpitz that is more specifically historical

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It's up! A preview demo where you can duel against a Town-class cruiser.
You will find it on Patreon, if you are minimun a 2$ patreon. https://www.patreon.com/battleshipcommand

These keyboard inputs are still valid: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=140


As well as:
Esc - open menu which lets you end/finish mission or quit game.


Good to know:

-The Fire Control Computer is still not working, so you can hide it by pressing the red button on the left side.
-Avoid colliding with your foe. Ship to ship collision is not implemented.
-Use shift-key at the radar station to speed up the turnrate.


A recomendation on how to start the mission and find the target:
-Do a sweep with the binoculars (mousewheel) from the flybridges.
-Enter the command bridge, and do a sweep with the firedirector at medium magnification level.
-If no visual target, use the radar (r-button) and sweep until target is found. (Search with A/D-buttons, speed up turnrate with shift button).
-Leave radar station by pressing 1.


If you need more tips, check this old video or feel free to ask:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=122