WHY God - is there no decent Sailing Ship war game?!?!

tater · 10-27-11, 11:10 AM

I agree. TW is weak. The first requirement for a decent age of sail sim is an accurate sailing model.

What I want is a frigate game. Or even a sloop of war. Sailing as the primary simulation. Gunnery, boarding, etc is easy by comparison. Allow grognard controls as an option, but have an easier mode with a "sailing master." You are skipper, and simply tell (or ask via GUI) the sailing master what you can do—put her "alongside at pistol shot on the larboard tack." (then it does that).

con20or · 12-08-11, 03:54 PM

Amen brothers - and I loved Man O'War II as well. You were supposedly able to give fleet and squadron orders by flag.

I never could get them to work though..

I would love a good sim of a friagate and etc, with a dynamic campaign.

There are plenty of sailing sims out there, but they are all for yachts/laser dinghies etc - like Virtual Skipper 4- Im sure it wouldnt be too hard to edit them for an old warship.

soopaman2 · 12-09-11, 05:25 PM

ETW/NTW with Darthmod (a popular mod) slowed the naval battles down, but was still constrained to the limits of the engine.

It came close, real close. But the land battles was the highlight of the games, which left the naval side shorted.

I always thought a game based strictly on age of sail warfare would catch enough sales to justify making it, especially if you make it easily moddable. (unlike ETW/NTW)

10-27-11, 11:10 AM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I agree. TW is weak. The first requirement for a decent age of sail sim is an accurate sailing model. What I want is a frigate game. Or even a sloop of war. Sailing as the primary simulation. Gunnery, boarding, etc is easy by comparison. Allow grognard controls as an option, but have an easier mode with a "sailing master." You are skipper, and simply tell (or ask via GUI) the sailing master what you can do—put her "alongside at pistol shot on the larboard tack." (then it does that). __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

12-08-11, 03:54 PM	#2
con20or Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 269 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Amen brothers - and I loved Man O'War II as well. You were supposedly able to give fleet and squadron orders by flag. I never could get them to work though.. I would love a good sim of a friagate and etc, with a dynamic campaign. There are plenty of sailing sims out there, but they are all for yachts/laser dinghies etc - like Virtual Skipper 4- Im sure it wouldnt be too hard to edit them for an old warship. __________________ QA Lead on Scourge of War - http://www.scourgeofwar.com/index.shtml (98% rating on Armchair general) - http://www.armchairgeneral.com/scour...ame-review.htm SoW Waterloo Announced for 2015!!

12-09-11, 05:25 PM	#3
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	ETW/NTW with Darthmod (a popular mod) slowed the naval battles down, but was still constrained to the limits of the engine. It came close, real close. But the land battles was the highlight of the games, which left the naval side shorted. I always thought a game based strictly on age of sail warfare would catch enough sales to justify making it, especially if you make it easily moddable. (unlike ETW/NTW) __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.