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Whole lotta Aubrey/Maturin nerds in this thread. I approve. Alpha or not, I'll be grabbing this come January after all the holiday spending is over and I can squeak a little out of the budget for myself. Thanks for the heads up on this one, CAF.
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It helps I posted a link in the Aubrey-Maturin thread. And you're welcome.
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Colonial Air Force posted:It helps I posted a link in the Aubrey-Maturin thread. There... There's an Aubrey/Maturin thread? I'mma need that link.
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:There... There's an Aubrey/Maturin thread? I'mma need that link. Here you go http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3393240
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And now the circle is complete!
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How much of this game is in right now? Is the MMO factet live or is it queue battles?
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Zotix posted:How much of this game is in right now? Is the MMO factet live or is it queue battles? Lobby brawler at this point. Fun brawls though.
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So is the damage as detailed as it looks in the videos I've watched? For me, half the fun in games like this is slowly dismantling the ships one piece at a time.
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Generation Internet posted:So is the damage as detailed as it looks in the videos I've watched? For me, half the fun in games like this is slowly dismantling the ships one piece at a time. It's pretty drat detailed. Like if your shots hull the enemy below the waterline because of a gap in the waves, they'll take on more water; if one of your guns gets disabled it gets taken out; demasting is in-game. Downside though is that your cannon are only so accurate.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:It's pretty drat detailed. Like if your shots hull the enemy below the waterline because of a gap in the waves, they'll take on more water; if one of your guns gets disabled it gets taken out; demasting is in-game. The other half is having lots and lots of cannon for broadsides  That sounds pretty awesome, I'll probably end up picking this up at some point once I'm finished exams.
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Had the biggest game I've been in to date today:
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I really think they got the sounds of the cannons perfect in this game, its pretty cool hearing the thundering echo of broadsides bounce of the water.
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Had an interesting one today: 2v3 PVP battle. One dude gets murdered pretty quick, so it's me in my Surprise alongside a Bellona, versus a Trincomalee and a Victory. The Trinnie manages to capture the Bellona just as I'm sailing in to try and pound away at her. The Victory is right on my tail, so we end up in this weird 4-way melee, with the Trincomalee now being empty (when you capture a ship, you move over to it - at least in the Alpha). The Victory attempts to board me, but because of our proximity, ends up moving over to the Trinnie. So now I'm next to an empty Victory, over to which I promptly move, sink the Trincomalee (whose captain used to bein this Victory), and do my best to chase the Bellona (whose captain used to have a Trincomalee) around until the match is a draw (I couldn't get a broadside in, the player was very good at staying just at my stern).
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This looks interesting, though the lack of any semblance of team balance makes me hesitant to pick it up right now. I might still cave to have a botes game to play until they let us back in to World of Warships. (Or as a fallback plan if Carriers ruin WoWS for me.) At the very least, I've got the thread bookmarked to keep an eye on the development.
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Was in the alpha for this about a year ago and thought about making a thread for it, but the devs weren't keen on it being advertised and  . Kind of lost interest in the spring. Hadn't heard that it was opening up more, I'll have to see if they kicked me out or not, and probably going to throw them a preorder anyway, this has so much possibility. Are there many people around for playing PVP these days? It used to be we'd manage to get 4-8 people once a week, but maybe now there are more people around?E:Apparently I still have access, and there's 30 people in the lobby! Are goons organising to play together at all? Pharnakes fucked around with this message at 23:15 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Zaodai posted:This looks interesting, though the lack of any semblance of team balance makes me hesitant to pick it up right now. I might still cave to have a botes game to play until they let us back in to World of Warships. (Or as a fallback plan if Carriers ruin WoWS for me.) There's really very little balance, but that's largely because it's in Alpha right now. Pharnakes posted:Was in the alpha for this about a year ago and thought about making a thread for it, but the devs weren't keen on it being advertised and We could! I actually joined a virtual fleet, but no reason we can't hang out as goons, too. I just unlocked the Trincomalee!
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Colonial Air Force posted:Seriously. If you don't get a tour of the Connie now, it will be about 4 years before you'll be able to: quote:2015 - 2018 Dry Dock Restoration Information
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I know. I should just go down there this weekend. I will definitely visit L'Hermione, as she'll be in Rhode Island, Boston, and some place in Maine this July.
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Eagerly awaiting my code. This looks amazing.
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rossmum posted:Eagerly awaiting my code. This looks amazing. Same, though I will probably be terrible.
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I hate playing the brig, ugh. I wish I could get into a frigate sooner rather than later. You have more guns than the smaller boats, but the rigging is a lot less forgiving and you can't outmaneuver the real frigates any more.
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It's true, and the brig comes just after you get used to that fast moving cutter. It feels like a slug. One note for the newer folks: make sure you read through the alpha test forums. There's a lot of great information there, things like how to use the manual sails, how to target better, &c., that will really help you along.
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They added 2 new ships today, a Snow (in between the Brig and Surprise) and the Santisima Trinidad. Here's the Snow:   I haven't unlocked the Trinidad (not even close), it's at the very far end of the line.
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Alright, finals are over and I took the plunge, just waiting for a key.
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Game has potential but at this stage its nothing more than a deathmatch mod with no real matchmaking function. Given how badly that went for MWO, and nearly every mod to MMO since 2010, I'd hold off until at least July 2015 before wasting time in here. Unless you badly need your grog sim, right the frack now. In which case, be prepared for alpha-primary shennagians and lots of corpse camping.
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Well, it being alpha, and specifically testing the deathmatch piece and the ships themselves, that can't be a surprise. I'm not sure what you mean by "corpse camping" though. But yes, if that's not your thing, you can hold off.
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I ran into garbad... and he immediately started calling everyone pubbies.
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Hal_2005 posted:Game has potential but at this stage its nothing more than a deathmatch mod with no real matchmaking function. Given how badly that went for MWO, and nearly every mod to MMO since 2010, I'd hold off until at least July 2015 before wasting time in here. Unless you badly need your grog sim, right the frack now. In which case, be prepared for alpha-primary shennagians and lots of corpse camping. Corpse camping? How can you corpse camp someone in what is in your own words a deathmatch "mod" (mod of what exactly?). And of course it's alpha it says so right in the first line of the OP and on the store page 
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In a battle right now with two Santisimas.  
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wjs5 posted:I ran into garbad... and he immediately started calling everyone pubbies. Johnny 5!
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wjs5 posted:I ran into garbad... and he immediately started calling everyone pubbies. God loving dammit, not already.
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Someone made a video on how to use manual sails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAEFo4me4L4
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Looks like people who own this game prior to January first get a bonus ship, and I think it's a gunboat (I'm not sure if I can post the image, but it's a single mast triangular sail ship with a fore and aft cannon). So if you've been holding off, hold off no longer! Also coming soon is a new damage system, similar to WoT in that it has specific modules to damage, crew placement, &c.
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Halman posted:Johnny 5! Wat up! rossmum posted:God loving dammit, not already.
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Colonial Air Force posted:Looks like people who own this game prior to January first get a bonus ship, and I think it's a gunboat (I'm not sure if I can post the image, but it's a single mast triangular sail ship with a fore and aft cannon). 
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Played the new "Trafalgar" mode today. Basically a massive PVP with a minimum of 20 players of Surprises or better.  The line we formed degenerated quickly, and the French lost: 
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Colonial Air Force posted:Played the new "Trafalgar" mode today. Basically a massive PVP with a minimum of 20 players of Surprises or better. Oh my god yesssss, and I just got my Steam key. Merry Christmas!
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Colonial Air Force posted:Played the new "Trafalgar" mode today. Basically a massive PVP with a minimum of 20 players of Surprises or better. Sold.
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