Tides of War

CaptainMurphy · 07-30-15, 09:52 PM

Well, fancy seeing you here! Thanks for the compliment. We are updating the water this week and doing some more atmospheric tweaks, so hopefully it will look better next week!

CaptainMurphy · 08-12-15, 12:18 PM

One of the low level Pirate Ships Christian is making/modeling is almost ready to make its way into the game. The textures are just placeholders, and a lot of detailing is still to be done.

She is a Hackman Ketch, with 10 guns (most likely 4lb cannons)
4 on each side, and two bow chasers.

We are getting closer and closer to start Pre-Alpha testing, so head over to www.lettersofmarquegame.com to keep up to date.
More artwork and "behind the scenes" will soon be coming.

Thagarr · 08-12-15, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainMurphy

Well, fancy seeing you here! Thanks for the compliment. We are updating the water this week and doing some more atmospheric tweaks, so hopefully it will look better next week!

I have actually been lurking around these forums for going on 20 years now, since just after it went online. I just never signed up for an account till just a few years ago. I originally found out about Sea Dogs here. If you haven't looked around much mate, I suggest you do! There are quite a lot of good people here and great information about a lot of things, especially from WWII. That is a nice little ketch! Really looking forward to more updates!

CaptainMurphy · 08-12-15, 05:05 PM

I have been a lurker here for a long while as well!

Ever since my first copy of SH2 if I remember correctly. We are hoping that the framework for Letters of Marque will be reusable for other games when we are done with it. We may be interested in doing another genre of battle, so who knows, there may be a sub game eventually.

tater · 08-12-15, 05:59 PM

Having watched the video, can you have it possible to control time compression, so that at 1:1, it's real time, and just up TC as needed? I'm thinking single player. If it takes 2 hours to hit 6 knots, I'm fine with that, what if you spot a sail near sunset, for example...

Looks really pretty, but I have to say that it saddens me when every age of sail game that is in the pipes is aimed at MMO, which utterly destroys any realism (at least in every single one I've seen in practice).

Maybe you have a way around this.

I suppose I'm odd in that I have little interest in fleet actions. I want to be a junior officer with a command, not an admiral. I want to hunt along a coast---I want SH, only with a small frigate.

CaptainMurphy · 08-12-15, 07:54 PM

This game is focused around the battle itself, so the chase part will be pretty minimal unless someone is trying to run away from you in one of the battles. In single player mode you will be able to choose your ship and the ship(s) of enemies and allies, your location, weather, etc and pick what type of engagement it is (mission type). For multiplayer it will be similar except you will set the number of players and the maximum/minimum class of ship instead of getting to pick the exact ones. Some battles will follow historical settings with pre-determined ships that players can use rather than bringing their own. So if you want to find out how you would do as the Captain of the HMS Surprise against the Acheron, or as Lord Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar then this would be what you want. If you are looking for a more first person type game that is more about the entire long haul then look into Hearts of Oak.

We are aiming to make the battle dynamics fluid so that players can set their own levels of realism to reflect their play when hosting games or as single player. You will be able to slow down the reaction of the ship to physics but I can guarantee you that realistic values are really, really slow. We have a current balance that we call 'cinematic reality' that helps to keep the players from being bored from slow turns and acceleration but does not have an arcade feel.

CaptainMurphy · 08-14-15, 03:58 PM

We were contacted by the writers over at GC and they were kind enough to get an interview with us. You can check it out HERE. It gives a bit more insight into the game design and how it is planned to work.

CaptainMurphy · 09-01-15, 09:50 AM

Networking is getting along finally! The hosting and connection code is in place and we have begun getting the environmental objects synced up (time, weather, wind, seas) and finally have our first ship test in engine with the server authoritative model working flawless!

Server is on the right, client is on the left. The number in the top right is a frame syncing object to make sure the visual indicators match between the two computers.

07-30-15, 09:52 PM	#1
CaptainMurphy Mate Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 57 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Well, fancy seeing you here! Thanks for the compliment. We are updating the water this week and doing some more atmospheric tweaks, so hopefully it will look better next week! __________________ My YouTube Channel Tides of War - Age of Sail Naval Combat

08-12-15, 12:18 PM	#2
CaptainMurphy Mate Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 57 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	One of the low level Pirate Ships Christian is making/modeling is almost ready to make its way into the game. The textures are just placeholders, and a lot of detailing is still to be done. She is a Hackman Ketch, with 10 guns (most likely 4lb cannons) 4 on each side, and two bow chasers. We are getting closer and closer to start Pre-Alpha testing, so head over to www.lettersofmarquegame.com to keep up to date. More artwork and "behind the scenes" will soon be coming. __________________ My YouTube Channel Tides of War - Age of Sail Naval Combat

08-12-15, 05:05 PM	#4
CaptainMurphy Mate Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 57 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I have been a lurker here for a long while as well! Ever since my first copy of SH2 if I remember correctly. We are hoping that the framework for Letters of Marque will be reusable for other games when we are done with it. We may be interested in doing another genre of battle, so who knows, there may be a sub game eventually. __________________ My YouTube Channel Tides of War - Age of Sail Naval Combat

08-12-15, 05:59 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Having watched the video, can you have it possible to control time compression, so that at 1:1, it's real time, and just up TC as needed? I'm thinking single player. If it takes 2 hours to hit 6 knots, I'm fine with that, what if you spot a sail near sunset, for example... Looks really pretty, but I have to say that it saddens me when every age of sail game that is in the pipes is aimed at MMO, which utterly destroys any realism (at least in every single one I've seen in practice). Maybe you have a way around this. I suppose I'm odd in that I have little interest in fleet actions. I want to be a junior officer with a command, not an admiral. I want to hunt along a coast---I want SH, only with a small frigate. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

08-12-15, 07:54 PM	#6
CaptainMurphy Mate Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 57 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	This game is focused around the battle itself, so the chase part will be pretty minimal unless someone is trying to run away from you in one of the battles. In single player mode you will be able to choose your ship and the ship(s) of enemies and allies, your location, weather, etc and pick what type of engagement it is (mission type). For multiplayer it will be similar except you will set the number of players and the maximum/minimum class of ship instead of getting to pick the exact ones. Some battles will follow historical settings with pre-determined ships that players can use rather than bringing their own. So if you want to find out how you would do as the Captain of the HMS Surprise against the Acheron, or as Lord Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar then this would be what you want. If you are looking for a more first person type game that is more about the entire long haul then look into Hearts of Oak. We are aiming to make the battle dynamics fluid so that players can set their own levels of realism to reflect their play when hosting games or as single player. You will be able to slow down the reaction of the ship to physics but I can guarantee you that realistic values are really, really slow. We have a current balance that we call 'cinematic reality' that helps to keep the players from being bored from slow turns and acceleration but does not have an arcade feel. __________________ My YouTube Channel Tides of War - Age of Sail Naval Combat

08-14-15, 03:58 PM	#7
CaptainMurphy Mate Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 57 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	We were contacted by the writers over at GC and they were kind enough to get an interview with us. You can check it out HERE. It gives a bit more insight into the game design and how it is planned to work. __________________ My YouTube Channel Tides of War - Age of Sail Naval Combat

09-01-15, 09:50 AM	#8
CaptainMurphy Mate Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 57 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Networking is getting along finally! The hosting and connection code is in place and we have begun getting the environmental objects synced up (time, weather, wind, seas) and finally have our first ship test in engine with the server authoritative model working flawless! Server is on the right, client is on the left. The number in the top right is a frame syncing object to make sure the visual indicators match between the two computers. __________________ My YouTube Channel Tides of War - Age of Sail Naval Combat