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09-13-09, 12:00 AM | #1 | |
ACE
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Pirates of the Caribbean - New Horizons Mod
Downloading now, link here : http://forum.piratesahoy.net//index.php?showtopic=12809
Some of the new features are and not limited too: (read link post for full information!) Quote:
I'll try to have a full review up in a couple days (after I get back from Subsim Meet 2009 ) |
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04-07-10, 04:51 AM | #2 |
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I've just read on their forum that they've been given the source code to the Akella pirate games. Now this New Horizons mod could get very interesting. It'll be good to see what they bring out in the months to come!
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01-29-14, 03:05 PM | #3 |
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The "New Horizons" mod for Akella's "Pirates of the Caribbean" is excellent.
Really adds to this title. DARoot |
05-13-14, 06:55 AM | #4 |
Seaman
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so how good is this mod?
any review? |
05-14-14, 10:00 AM | #5 |
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In my opinion, our New Horizons mod for POTC is absolutely fantastic! Of course, I am a bit biased as I have been a member of the Pirates Ahoy! community since it was founded over a decade ago. Our mod changes the gameplay of the stock game dramatically, we have changed a lot of the gameplay mechanics and world environments to make the game as realistic as possible given the limitations of the decade plus old game engine.
We have added hundreds of new ships, many new weapons, quests and side quests. The changes we have made are simply way to numerous for me to try and mention here! We also make mods for the game sequels Age of Pirates and Age of Pirates 2 City of Abandoned ships. You can find out much more over at our forums, the link is in my sig. I don't expect you to take my word for it and there is a good review of our mod up over at IGN, it is a few years old, but should give you a good idea of what to expect from the Build Mod! As the reviewer mentions, it is almost impossible to find a legal copy of the game anymore, aside from the occasional copy on Ebay. Downloading it from torrents can be very risky, both for the risk of malware and viruses, but also the game code can be altered wich can cause major problems with our mods! We have tried many times to try and get the games released as a digital download, but so far have been mostly unsuccessful. The folks over at GOG seem to be our only real hope of getting a legal digital copy. If you would like to help, please head over and vote for them to be added to GOG's lineup! You can vote for Pirates of the Caribbean HERE, and you can vote for City of Abandoned Ships HERE, and last but certainly not least you can vote for the classic Sea Dogs HERE!! |
05-15-14, 02:08 AM | #6 |
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Hi Thagarr,
Thanks for the reply. This is a very nice surprise! I have played POTC (the vanilla game) years ago and I like it very much, but I never know about the mods. I hope I still have the CDs somewhere on my old game stash. I am downloding the mods now. One question: how is the new horizon mods compared to AoS and CoAS mods? Is CoAS better since it is the newer game of the three? Please advise. |
05-16-14, 11:23 AM | #7 |
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The original Age of Pirates included Starforce, the worst DRM in a long sad history of bad DRM, and that pretty much killed the game. Which is very unfortunate, because the game really did have some unique features, such as playing as a female main character, and a few other things. There are still a few mods hanging around though.
The stock version of CoAS is much better than the stock version of POTC, mostly because it is built on an enhanced version of the engine, STORM 2.5. The graphics are slightly better is some respects, but worse in others. Though the gameplay is MUCH different and takes quite a bit of getting used to. It has a much steeper learning curve and is a more difficult game to master. There are many mods that enhance CoAS even more, and I do recommend playing it. POTC with our New Horizons mod is the best game of the three. With over 10 years of modding content, there are litterally thousands of hours of gameplay! We have enhanced the gameplay on many levels, and it is far harder than the stock game. There are way to many quests for me to mention, but if you are a fan of the POTC movies, then you will love the fact that we have the movie ships and characters in the game. There is also a Hornblower story line if a Naval career is more to your liking! While we have tried to remain as historically accurate as possible, here are a whole lot of other surprises from other films thrown in as well. TLDR: If you can try all three I highly recommend you do so, and they are all enhanced with our mods, but New Horizons for POTC is the best! |
05-17-14, 02:07 AM | #8 |
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Hi Thagarr,
Thanks for the explanation. After searching my old game stash, I find POTC and CoAS. So I definitely will try the mod. I do not have AoP though, is it still worth getting since I have CoAS already? Since you said the modded game is harder, do you have some tips? Which campaign should I play first? And I like Hornblower, can I play him as a pirate or do you have a different story for him similar to the novel? |
05-17-14, 09:35 AM | #9 |
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If you want tips, read through our forums, there are a LOT there, and also a lot of spoilers if you want them.
AOP is worth playing if you can find it, just be careful of Starforce and remove that crap as quickly as you can. I recommend playing the stock POTC first just to get a feel for how the game plays without our mods, once you install the mod, you will notice a big difference! Have fun mate! |
05-19-14, 02:11 AM | #10 |
Seaman
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Thanks Thagarr foe all the replies.
I have installed build 14, so far everything looks good, so many characters that you can play. However, I feel the ship turns very slow compared to the vanilla game, is this intentional? |
05-19-14, 09:21 AM | #11 |
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Yes, that is intentional, ship handling is much more realistic in the Mod. Realistic sailing is turned on by default, but you can change that to arcade mode in the options menu if you prefer. There are a LOT of other things you can change as well that let you determine just what kind of game experience you want.
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05-20-14, 05:23 AM | #12 |
Seaman
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some character has story mode, other free play.
do they have different quest? or the same? |
05-21-14, 12:28 AM | #13 |
Mate
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The best way to find out is to play them!
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