Task Force Admiral - Page 4

Amiral Crapaud · 05-09-20, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Which kind of Japanese subs will be in the game? (If there are any)

Pt-Boats?

S-Boats?

Oh we will simulate them of course. They're very important party poopers for US carriers all along 1942. Expect a few major types to feature, especially these of any type involved in failed or successful attacks on US carriers during that time.

PT Boats are planned too, and so are S-Boats (and by that we mean S class US subs, of course).

Cheers

Amiral Crapaud · 05-10-20, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

S-Boats?

Regarding this last request,

Say hi to our little friend

finchOU · 05-15-20, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amiral Crapaud

Hi there!

Well
Nagumo's decisions were not so much based on over-confidence than actual events hampering the proper executions of the orders - and random events allowing the events to flow like they did.

Had the Chikuma scout found TF-16 like it should have had it flown properly its course, Nagumo would have received a spotting report before he got to re-order a second strike on Midway. It just snowballed from there. But as long as objective #2 (neutralize Midway as a base) is the first objective because objective #1 (sink any enemy carrier) is disabled by the absence of any sighting report, you can't blame him - and you can't blame the AI - for acting on what is then actual knowledge.

Miracle at Midway is a nice narrative but it is unfortunately largely weakened as a reference by the digging that has been made since then (especially by the iconic Shattered Sword you probably have heard about). Sorry if I am to disappoint you on this, but I sincerely recommend to read Lundstrom Black Shoe Carrier Admiral as a good example of what result we're trying to achieve. And yes, "wet decks" are part of the whole affair, otherwise where's the challenge

Thanks for the reply. I was getting the Overconfidence angle from a couple things. Nagumo's decision to turn towards the American units and close the distance directly took away a tactical range advantage his aircraft had over the Americans. A turn back North east would have bought critical time in a moment when the pre battle assumptions were just turned on their head. My other point was that the Japanese could have sent twice as many scouts out earlier to cover their flanks and avoid the whole disaster. If you are holding back half your force in reserve to strike enemy carriers anyway....you might as well use some of those assets for a pre dawn launch recon. Meaning they get to the end of their patrol bearing at first light.

I'll have to check those other books. Thank you so much for making this game.

Amiral Crapaud · 05-22-20, 10:48 AM

haha you're welcome!
Just don't hate me if we don't implement double-phased search patterns for the Japanese side on day 1 - honestly, Shattered Sword sort of debuked that myth too. Expecting the IJN to implement something that wasn't even a thing in the doctrine is a bit cruel. But we'll get there soon enough

Anyway - if anybody wants to know more about the game, Magz just did a small piece on us. Very nice content, if you ask me!

Cheers ^^

Bilge_Rat · 05-22-20, 04:15 PM

As noted, "Battle of Midway" and many other books that came out postwar were based on incomplete or erroneous Japanese sources. The myth that IJN carriers had their decks loaded with attack planes and were about to launch a strike when the SBDs showed up is just that, a myth. "Shattered Sword" is a must read for anyone interested in WW2 carrier warfare. That said, the USN was lucky, the SBDs showed up at the perfect time, but then "luck" has made the difference in many battles...

Glad to see the Devs have done their research, the more I read up on this game, the more I look forward to it.

dsawan · 05-25-20, 06:54 PM

will there be a non-steam version too?

Amiral Crapaud · 05-31-20, 08:27 PM

Thank you for the support guys

As for a non-steam version, it's more of a publisher decision. We will start to talk about that when we'll have a game on our hands

In other news,

They say, better late than never. Well, now you get two dev updates for the price of one, so... good deal, I'd say!

https://drydockdreams.games/2020/05/31/a-new-dawn/

Our April-May entry for Task Force Admiral is here for you to enjoy. Cheers!

feld · 06-03-20, 07:43 AM

You guys appear to be making one of my dream games and resurrecting my favorite company!

The thing that most excited me is that your team seems to understand that limited information and that "historical" games that give me modern blue force tracking and a tightly integrated common operational picture ...well...aren't "historical" in a very important way. I applaud the game design philosophy on your website wholeheartedly!

Already at the top of my Steam wishlist...this is an instant buy for me just because you're TRYING to do it!

V/R
field

Amiral Crapaud · 06-13-20, 11:59 AM

Thanks my good man! It's always very appreciated to know that our work is, well... Appreciated

We'll do our best to do right by you, you can be sure of that. Thanks for your support and your trust all along the way!

In other news: we're getting close to our final result for dogfight logic. Here's our latest attempts at dogfight AI, ballistics & damage models

Just gotta teach them a few maneuvers, and the whole ballet will be in motion

Amiral Crapaud · 08-14-20, 12:54 PM

Hello there boys!

A new, smallish updates for those bored at the office today

https://store.steampowered.com/newsh...55783160563685

Enjoy the read - and stay safe, always, wherever you are

Cheers!

Amiral Crapaud · 10-27-20, 10:37 AM

Great, Happy Navy Day to all veteran and active servicemen and servicewomen of the Subsim community! From the Task Force Admiral team, with love!

Please take care and stay safe!

Amiral Crapaud · 11-22-20, 09:25 AM

Hello there

A new meaty update for all those who follow us!
New planes, new AI, new environment, you name it. Hopefully you will find this interesting enough to spare a few minutes on this one beautiful Sunday ^^

https://drydockdreams.games/2020/11/20/legends-fall/

All of you please take care and stay safe!

Amiral Crapaud · 02-07-21, 07:58 AM

Hello Everyone!

If you're not too tired of the PTO this week just yet, we have something more for you

Our latest Dev Diary is here!

Please feel free to come over there pay us a visit - and leave a like if you fancy what you read, it helps a lot for discoverability indeed. Just click on the pic below:

Cheers and everybody take good care!

Amiral Crapaud · 04-11-21, 12:14 AM

Hello there chaps!

We haven't been idle over the last few weeks, posting smaller updates left and right. A bigger one is incoming, but in the meantime here is some relevant contents from recent updates, including some bits of animated gameplay options for a change.

We're prototyping our menu & our soundtrack, care to tell us if you feel like the mood is adequate considering the topic? The footage is kinda old so no worries this will be changed and made more relevant, but it was picked based on the sort of feeling we wanted to convey more than anything. Hope it does the trick

And some extra 3D models posted during our March updates too:

As of late we've been posting a lot of 3D stuff, but it doesn't mean we've been inactive under the hood - quite the opposite actually. Although from the standpoint of aesthetics most remains to be done (it's somewhat there, just not cute enough to be showed according to our artists...), we have been very busy with the gameplay functions themselves.

One of the important features of Task Force Admiral are notably our advanced formation system, which will recognize two main types of formations - simple formations, and compound formations - which will be customizable and manageable to an extent that hasn't been done before in any game about the topic. This GIF from the formation editor within the mission editor proper gives you an idea of how easy and intuitive it is to move your ships around in a larger, multi-division task group. This destroyer division is being formed into a line formation, a bent line formation, a loose/customized formation, an arc formation, an echelon right and an echelon left formation using a few clicks.

This is not only necessary from a tactical standpoint, it is also the best way to ensure that we will be able to recreate meticulously historical task groups by placing ships where they ought to be when the information is available. The in-game configuration screen uses the same system, with an actual grid placed on your navigation table instead of a paper maneuvering board. Paired with the fleet defense interface that allows you to customize threat arcs and defensive air operations (Combat Air Patrols & Inner Patrols, mainly), the common interface allows you to remain familiar with the tools you use in both modes in order to achieve maximum efficiency.

Hope the wall of text didn't scare you! Feel free to comment, just bear in mind that it is very bare-bone. Don't worry, it gets only prettier from here

In other news, Yamato had a small tribute a few days ago too - I know some of you in here probably are fans of the Missy, so allow me to post a few good views of the Lady while I am at it

Oubaas · 04-17-22, 01:47 PM

Retired, real-life Navy here. It's looking quite interesting. Added to my Steam Wishlist. I'm in, whenever it gets released.

05-22-20, 04:15 PM	#50
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	As noted, "Battle of Midway" and many other books that came out postwar were based on incomplete or erroneous Japanese sources. The myth that IJN carriers had their decks loaded with attack planes and were about to launch a strike when the SBDs showed up is just that, a myth. "Shattered Sword" is a must read for anyone interested in WW2 carrier warfare. That said, the USN was lucky, the SBDs showed up at the perfect time, but then "luck" has made the difference in many battles... Glad to see the Devs have done their research, the more I read up on this game, the more I look forward to it. __________________

05-22-20, 10:48 AM	#49
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	haha you're welcome! Just don't hate me if we don't implement double-phased search patterns for the Japanese side on day 1 - honestly, Shattered Sword sort of debuked that myth too. Expecting the IJN to implement something that wasn't even a thing in the doctrine is a bit cruel. But we'll get there soon enough Anyway - if anybody wants to know more about the game, Magz just did a small piece on us. Very nice content, if you ask me! Cheers ^^

05-25-20, 06:54 PM	#51
dsawan Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston. MA Posts: 115 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	will there be a non-steam version too?

05-31-20, 08:27 PM	#52
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Thank you for the support guys As for a non-steam version, it's more of a publisher decision. We will start to talk about that when we'll have a game on our hands In other news, They say, better late than never. Well, now you get two dev updates for the price of one, so... good deal, I'd say! https://drydockdreams.games/2020/05/31/a-new-dawn/ Our April-May entry for Task Force Admiral is here for you to enjoy. Cheers!

06-03-20, 07:43 AM	#53
feld Loader Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 84 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	You guys appear to be making one of my dream games and resurrecting my favorite company! The thing that most excited me is that your team seems to understand that limited information and that "historical" games that give me modern blue force tracking and a tightly integrated common operational picture ...well...aren't "historical" in a very important way. I applaud the game design philosophy on your website wholeheartedly! Already at the top of my Steam wishlist...this is an instant buy for me just because you're TRYING to do it! V/R field

06-13-20, 11:59 AM	#54
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Thanks my good man! It's always very appreciated to know that our work is, well... Appreciated We'll do our best to do right by you, you can be sure of that. Thanks for your support and your trust all along the way! In other news: we're getting close to our final result for dogfight logic. Here's our latest attempts at dogfight AI, ballistics & damage models Just gotta teach them a few maneuvers, and the whole ballet will be in motion

08-14-20, 12:54 PM	#55
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hello there boys! A new, smallish updates for those bored at the office today https://store.steampowered.com/newsh...55783160563685 Enjoy the read - and stay safe, always, wherever you are Cheers!

10-27-20, 10:37 AM	#56
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Great, Happy Navy Day to all veteran and active servicemen and servicewomen of the Subsim community! From the Task Force Admiral team, with love! Please take care and stay safe!

11-22-20, 09:25 AM	#57
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hello there A new meaty update for all those who follow us! New planes, new AI, new environment, you name it. Hopefully you will find this interesting enough to spare a few minutes on this one beautiful Sunday ^^ https://drydockdreams.games/2020/11/20/legends-fall/ All of you please take care and stay safe!

02-07-21, 07:58 AM	#58
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hello Everyone! If you're not too tired of the PTO this week just yet, we have something more for you Our latest Dev Diary is here! Please feel free to come over there pay us a visit - and leave a like if you fancy what you read, it helps a lot for discoverability indeed. Just click on the pic below: Cheers and everybody take good care!

04-11-21, 12:14 AM	#59
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hello there chaps! We haven't been idle over the last few weeks, posting smaller updates left and right. A bigger one is incoming, but in the meantime here is some relevant contents from recent updates, including some bits of animated gameplay options for a change. We're prototyping our menu & our soundtrack, care to tell us if you feel like the mood is adequate considering the topic? The footage is kinda old so no worries this will be changed and made more relevant, but it was picked based on the sort of feeling we wanted to convey more than anything. Hope it does the trick And some extra 3D models posted during our March updates too: As of late we've been posting a lot of 3D stuff, but it doesn't mean we've been inactive under the hood - quite the opposite actually. Although from the standpoint of aesthetics most remains to be done (it's somewhat there, just not cute enough to be showed according to our artists...), we have been very busy with the gameplay functions themselves. One of the important features of Task Force Admiral are notably our advanced formation system, which will recognize two main types of formations - simple formations, and compound formations - which will be customizable and manageable to an extent that hasn't been done before in any game about the topic. This GIF from the formation editor within the mission editor proper gives you an idea of how easy and intuitive it is to move your ships around in a larger, multi-division task group. This destroyer division is being formed into a line formation, a bent line formation, a loose/customized formation, an arc formation, an echelon right and an echelon left formation using a few clicks. This is not only necessary from a tactical standpoint, it is also the best way to ensure that we will be able to recreate meticulously historical task groups by placing ships where they ought to be when the information is available. The in-game configuration screen uses the same system, with an actual grid placed on your navigation table instead of a paper maneuvering board. Paired with the fleet defense interface that allows you to customize threat arcs and defensive air operations (Combat Air Patrols & Inner Patrols, mainly), the common interface allows you to remain familiar with the tools you use in both modes in order to achieve maximum efficiency. Hope the wall of text didn't scare you! Feel free to comment, just bear in mind that it is very bare-bone. Don't worry, it gets only prettier from here In other news, Yamato had a small tribute a few days ago too - I know some of you in here probably are fans of the Missy, so allow me to post a few good views of the Lady while I am at it

04-17-22, 01:47 PM	#60
Oubaas Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 376 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Retired, real-life Navy here. It's looking quite interesting. Added to my Steam Wishlist. I'm in, whenever it gets released.