Well there you go KC23, the lad beat me to the punch.

Boxcar

Thanks. I have been reading up on Age of Sail II ... anyone have any thoughts on what they think that will be like? Sounded pretty cool.

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Ken "KC23" Cook
Contributing Editor,
SimHQ.com
KC23@SimHQ.com
BoB Strategy Guide

Age of Sail is essentially a "real-time strategy" sort of game with warships. Its emphasis is on the combat aspect, whereas Sea Dogs is more of an adventure/RPG game. It's also a bit more realistic, but judging by the beta-demo, not much more. If you're interested in naval warfare simulation, these don't fit the bill: you'd be better off reading a Horatio Hornblower novel. Sea Dogs in particular has nothing in common with real sailing or combat of the time...but as a remake of the old Sid Meier game "Pirates!" it doesn't do too shabby.

For the person that requested screenshots:





(Yes, that's a light sloop vs a frigate. I sank it too)






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-Mekhazzio Sssth'rhee, Magedragon at large

And give up on the brig They're relatively fast, sure, but not very maneuverable, not very sturdy, and not very well armed (for its size). They're transports and prison ships, not fighting ships, which you should know if you've ever fought any. They're easy pickings You'd be better off with a Shnyava...it's fast enough and well-armed enough to let you pick off whatever you can, and run from whatever you can't And with a couple prize ships captured (especially loaded Spanish merchants), you really start to rake in the cash and can forget about bothering with mere trade.

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-Mekhazzio Sssth'rhee, Magedragon at large

Full review here:
http://www.subsim.com

Cheers!
Neal

I have ordered it today! But it may take a while until it will arrive (import).

[This message has been edited by nico (edited January 29, 2001).]

Neil,

Great job on the review. Sounds like a fun game. What is your general overall opinion now that you have played it for a quite a while?

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Ken "KC23" Cook
Contributing Editor,
SimHQ.com
KC23@SimHQ.com
BoB Strategy Guide

Fun, imaginative, and pretty interesting. It's mostly a RPG but the sim and wargame elements round it out nicely. I'm almost finished with the second quest and I'm finding it easy to go back for more.

Neal

Neal,

Sounds fun. I have been reading a lot about Age of Sail 2 and Sea Dogs. I'm going to take a good look at both. Sounds like Age of Sail 2 is kind of the Falcon 4 and SeaDogs is perhaps the WW2Fighters of the genre?





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Ken "KC23" Cook
Contributing Editor,
SimHQ.com
KC23@SimHQ.com
BoB Strategy Guide

KC, I`m still having a gas with SD. I sold my Frigate for a larger capacity merchant. A little weaker in combat, but now I run from the battle and spank the odd shynava`s....heheeheh.

Boxcar