This russo-japanese war sim

XabbaRus · 10-26-05, 09:22 AM

Any comments? Looks interesting.

bradclark1 · 10-26-05, 11:42 AM

I'm assuming you mean the one from Norm Koger at http://www.stormeaglestudios.com/public/home.html ?

Type941 · 10-26-05, 12:18 PM

I read about the Tsushima battle when i was a kid. It's very interesting period, and I love the old battleship with rams.

BUT.

The graphics level of environment in the screenshots, at this point, is unacceptable, sorry. I know it's tough to find a publisher for this niche game, but They gotta push the engine to do a bit more. It looks 2001.

XabbaRus · 10-26-05, 02:25 PM

Yea the gfx did look a little ropey. Still looks fun.

Hellcat · 10-26-05, 05:23 PM

ouch guys, I would'nt go so far with bashing the engine yet. What's the last game we had of this type of combat?

Thats right good old Fighting Steel which will cause you to temporarily lose your vision. This looks to be a huge improvement and I for one cannot wait for its release or some previews for that matter.

Sulikate · 10-26-05, 06:13 PM

Well, the screens still look a bit poor, but I think that the game will have a nice historical background, and if they work the graphics a bit more, it will be a great sim

Pigfish · 10-26-05, 07:10 PM

I will try out the free demo when released and hope I enjoy.

Im just happy there is a game out that deals with pre-dreadnaughts.

I cant believe someone would even try it.

Very "niche market", to say the least. Time will tell and I hope it addictive.

jason10mm · 10-27-05, 07:47 AM

looks interesting, hopefully the learning curve isn't TOO steep. The graphics aren't THAT bad, I was expecting something along the lines of "SALVO", but those screen shots are pretty detailed. THe water model might be a bit bland, but we'll have to wait and see. Hopefully this is just a teaser game until we can get some sort of WW1/WW2 sim out. I wanna see Jutland!! I suppose aircraft are a whole nuther programming headache though.

Hellcat · 10-27-05, 01:24 PM

From looking at Storm Eagle's site, it looks like this is the first of several expanisons to the base engine. I rather like the concept of downloading and updating the game thur the net. Elimenates lots of issues. Especially if they include a auto updater.

Though STEAM is disliked by many users, it does one thing right. It takes all the issues of patching and keeping the software up to date out of the hands of the user. (which in many cases has no idea that patches are availble)

2019 · 10-29-05, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Any comments? Looks interesting.

Indeed it looks promesing.
No comments for now, just that i want to put my hands on the game play.

em2nought · 11-01-05, 10:03 PM

Looks impressive to me, can't believe that the graphics aren't acceptable to most of you. I could care less about reflections on the water. In fact I don't like it, as it usually doesn't blend with the rest of the game anyway IMO.

Now the Steam like aspect, that I don't like. Give me patches that I can burn on a CDR, but then I'm on dial up.

Sixpack · 11-02-05, 07:52 AM

I did some soul searching and concluded I have no desire whatsoever to play that game.

To each his own.

K.I.S.S.

TteFAboB · 11-02-05, 10:24 PM

It seems it has a realistic damage model and realistic ballistics to some extent, it's probably going to be a very fun game with crappy graphics, like the old games, and if it's fun indeed, then as far as I care it could have wire-frame graphics.

Hellcat · 11-02-05, 10:37 PM

Exactly my point, many expect the games to look better and don't reallly give a damn about game play. Take a look at the last year of FPS and RTS game releases, now honestly how many of these games had unique gaming elements? Sure many of them had amazing graphics but nothing new is being done. Distant guns may not have the fancy graphics the majority of gamers crave, but it will certainly (based on Norm Koger's past games) evolve the surface combat genre rather than just rehash what we had with Fighting Steel or the GNB series from SSI.

Second point, I just ordered 2 HPS sims to play. Take a look at them, they're the poster child of turn based grand tactical gaming. Are they pretty? Hell no! Its not the sounds/graphics I'm buying them for, it's the depth of play they provide as well as the unique topics that they cover. With each game in the series adding some new rules and features it's a "living" engine which will be fun for years to come.....

I may have shot off on a tangent here though these trends cannot continue, gameplay must come first always.

CCIP · 11-03-05, 12:03 AM

I think the graphics look serviceable enough. Perhaps we're expecting a bit too much from a wargame - when have you last seen a wargame that looked up to par om looks?

Then again, I still play the Combat Mission games every once a while, and the graphics don't turn me off more than just a tiny little bit. And this is ages ahead.

I'm intrigued. I'll wait for some first reviews, but what I see right now strikes me as something I'd really want to play.

10-26-05, 09:22 AM	#1
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	This russo-japanese war sim Any comments? Looks interesting. __________________

10-26-05, 12:18 PM	#3
Type941 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: U-52 Posts: 1,270 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I read about the Tsushima battle when i was a kid. It's very interesting period, and I love the old battleship with rams. BUT. The graphics level of environment in the screenshots, at this point, is unacceptable, sorry. I know it's tough to find a publisher for this niche game, but They gotta push the engine to do a bit more. It looks 2001. __________________ Sink the Bismarck SH3 Movie

10-26-05, 02:25 PM	#4
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yea the gfx did look a little ropey. Still looks fun. __________________

10-26-05, 05:23 PM	#5
Hellcat Ensign Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	ouch guys, I would'nt go so far with bashing the engine yet. What's the last game we had of this type of combat? Thats right good old Fighting Steel which will cause you to temporarily lose your vision. This looks to be a huge improvement and I for one cannot wait for its release or some previews for that matter. __________________ "readiness is only accomplished when the need for it is over"

10-26-05, 06:13 PM	#6
Sulikate Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Korea Posts: 834 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Well, the screens still look a bit poor, but I think that the game will have a nice historical background, and if they work the graphics a bit more, it will be a great sim __________________ Se flutua e não fala quack, afunde-o!

10-26-05, 11:42 AM	#2
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I'm assuming you mean the one from Norm Koger at http://www.stormeaglestudios.com/public/home.html ?

10-26-05, 07:10 PM	#7
Pigfish Engineer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 207 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I will try out the free demo when released and hope I enjoy. Im just happy there is a game out that deals with pre-dreadnaughts. I cant believe someone would even try it. Very "niche market", to say the least. Time will tell and I hope it addictive. __________________

10-27-05, 07:47 AM	#8
jason10mm Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Antonio Posts: 48 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	looks interesting, hopefully the learning curve isn't TOO steep. The graphics aren't THAT bad, I was expecting something along the lines of "SALVO", but those screen shots are pretty detailed. THe water model might be a bit bland, but we'll have to wait and see. Hopefully this is just a teaser game until we can get some sort of WW1/WW2 sim out. I wanna see Jutland!! I suppose aircraft are a whole nuther programming headache though.

10-27-05, 01:24 PM	#9
Hellcat Ensign Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	From looking at Storm Eagle's site, it looks like this is the first of several expanisons to the base engine. I rather like the concept of downloading and updating the game thur the net. Elimenates lots of issues. Especially if they include a auto updater. Though STEAM is disliked by many users, it does one thing right. It takes all the issues of patching and keeping the software up to date out of the hands of the user. (which in many cases has no idea that patches are availble) __________________ "readiness is only accomplished when the need for it is over"

11-01-05, 10:03 PM	#11
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks impressive to me, can't believe that the graphics aren't acceptable to most of you. I could care less about reflections on the water. In fact I don't like it, as it usually doesn't blend with the rest of the game anyway IMO. Now the Steam like aspect, that I don't like. Give me patches that I can burn on a CDR, but then I'm on dial up.

11-02-05, 07:52 AM	#12
Sixpack Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: below North Sea level (iow Holland) Posts: 592 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I did some soul searching and concluded I have no desire whatsoever to play that game. To each his own. K.I.S.S. __________________ \"Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse\"

11-02-05, 10:24 PM	#13
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It seems it has a realistic damage model and realistic ballistics to some extent, it's probably going to be a very fun game with crappy graphics, like the old games, and if it's fun indeed, then as far as I care it could have wire-frame graphics.

11-02-05, 10:37 PM	#14
Hellcat Ensign Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 224 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Exactly my point, many expect the games to look better and don't reallly give a damn about game play. Take a look at the last year of FPS and RTS game releases, now honestly how many of these games had unique gaming elements? Sure many of them had amazing graphics but nothing new is being done. Distant guns may not have the fancy graphics the majority of gamers crave, but it will certainly (based on Norm Koger's past games) evolve the surface combat genre rather than just rehash what we had with Fighting Steel or the GNB series from SSI. Second point, I just ordered 2 HPS sims to play. Take a look at them, they're the poster child of turn based grand tactical gaming. Are they pretty? Hell no! Its not the sounds/graphics I'm buying them for, it's the depth of play they provide as well as the unique topics that they cover. With each game in the series adding some new rules and features it's a "living" engine which will be fun for years to come..... I may have shot off on a tangent here though these trends cannot continue, gameplay must come first always. __________________ "readiness is only accomplished when the need for it is over"

11-03-05, 12:03 AM	#15
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I think the graphics look serviceable enough. Perhaps we're expecting a bit too much from a wargame - when have you last seen a wargame that looked up to par om looks? Then again, I still play the Combat Mission games every once a while, and the graphics don't turn me off more than just a tiny little bit. And this is ages ahead. I'm intrigued. I'll wait for some first reviews, but what I see right now strikes me as something I'd really want to play. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)