Destroyer Command - Still a Good Naval Sims -

Julian · 06-10-14, 07:02 PM

True!! Today it's all about money.
Aside from being a game, DC was also a good training concept in commanding ships, weapons control, navigation, spotting, radar/sonar detection, and more.
To bad Ubisoft is spending all their energy on Silent Hunter....How much more can a company do to improve the submarine game??
I miss the days when I could walk into a store and see all these naval and airplane sims that were on display for purchasing. They some good ones to choose from.
From Dos to Windows XP there was a good selection. I still have many of these classic games. Unfortunately, they can't be played on today's Window 7 & 8 systems.

tmccarthy · 06-15-14, 02:50 PM

DC is certainly one of my favorite Naval Sims. A little game play edit from last year...

aanker · 06-16-14, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tmccarthy

DC is certainly one of my favorite Naval Sims. A little game play edit from last year...

Nice, I'll see if I can dig out my copy & get it running again, thanks : )

Hitman · 06-16-14, 01:38 PM

True the hardcoded limitations prevented from converting it into a full range surface battle sim, but still if you used it for what it was designed - destroyer roles- you could have some fun with it. Unfortunately the AI was seriously poor, subs just went straight ahead without evading, making them easy to sink, and the enemy surface ships made it easy for you to cross the T and annihilate them. Multiplayer DD vs. DD combats were however incredibly fun, I think still worth playing nowadays.

tmccarthy · 06-16-14, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by aanker

Nice, I'll see if I can dig out my copy & get it running again, thanks : )

I hope that your graphics card is compatible. That seems to be the one sticking point. As recently discussed on this board some cards just will not work with SH2/DC.

This is a good patch/mega mod order to start:
-DC 1.1 patch
-Projekt Messerwetzer patch 1.03
-Fletchermod
-Vickers Oil Slicks
-Vickers Fireball Add-on

Also reminder if using Win7 play DC in WinXP mode, which solves the hyper active mouse control.

Good luck!

aanker · 06-17-14, 10:56 AM

Thank you tmccarthy

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Originally Posted by tmccarthy

I hope that your graphics card is compatible. That seems to be the one sticking point. As recently discussed on this board some cards just will not work with SH2/DC.

This is a good patch/mega mod order to start:
-DC 1.1 patch
-Projekt Messerwetzer patch 1.03
-Fletchermod
-Vickers Oil Slicks
-Vickers Fireball Add-on

Also reminder if using Win7 play DC in WinXP mode, which solves the hyper active mouse control.

Good luck!

06-10-14, 07:02 PM	#1
Julian Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Woodstock, Ontario Posts: 50 Downloads: 271 Uploads: 0	Destroyer Command - money vs entertainment, training concept True!! Today it's all about money. Aside from being a game, DC was also a good training concept in commanding ships, weapons control, navigation, spotting, radar/sonar detection, and more. To bad Ubisoft is spending all their energy on Silent Hunter....How much more can a company do to improve the submarine game?? I miss the days when I could walk into a store and see all these naval and airplane sims that were on display for purchasing. They some good ones to choose from. From Dos to Windows XP there was a good selection. I still have many of these classic games. Unfortunately, they can't be played on today's Window 7 & 8 systems.

06-16-14, 01:38 PM	#4
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	True the hardcoded limitations prevented from converting it into a full range surface battle sim, but still if you used it for what it was designed - destroyer roles- you could have some fun with it. Unfortunately the AI was seriously poor, subs just went straight ahead without evading, making them easy to sink, and the enemy surface ships made it easy for you to cross the T and annihilate them. Multiplayer DD vs. DD combats were however incredibly fun, I think still worth playing nowadays. __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

06-15-14, 02:50 PM	#2
tmccarthy Admiral Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,302 Downloads: 270 Uploads: 16	DC is certainly one of my favorite Naval Sims. A little game play edit from last year...