Popular Post admin Posted February 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2016 Sparse info on this feature went out in the Russian forums so we must share it with everyone. We are working on the very big feature now which was taking 90% of the time for the devs and art team. The feature is in development in secret since October. We have taught the engine to pull the land from our procedural map into battles. If you attack a player in the hispaniola channel you will fight in the hispaniola channel. If you attack a player in a narrow passage you will fight in a narrow passage. Attack a player near land if wind blows towards land he will not escape. Port battles harbors will be based on our map harbors making some ports extremely easy to capture and others impossible to capture. Attack someone near a shore battery spot and you will have to fight under battery fire (this will allow us to eliminate reinforcements button). This will change the gameplay completely and might ruin the game. Or will make it awesome. The feature is in internal testing as there a a lot of spawn problems to be solved. But it plays and feels epic. ETA Unknown but hopefully by mid spring it can be given in experimental build for testing. 107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathan Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 This will be awesome no doubt once everything is refined. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prater Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Wow! Awesome news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Ruin? Awesome? Only one way to find out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Holy cow! that is awesome, im looking forwards to this, i have been for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nansen Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Nice! And interesting to see how the port capture (and denial) will affect general game dynamics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 ^.^ Will shallows ever enter battles as well, so that a fight could be split into deep and shallow water halves on the edge of the Bahamas Channel? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysse77 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 wow this is so much better than a few maps that somehow integrated lands.... (if we have shallow water as well in battle map it could be even awesomer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelSandwich Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Will there be shallows in the battle itself? In that note, will comparable shallow draft ships (dutch ones) be able to sail heavier ships over those shallows in battle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la Touche-Treville Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Sounds amazing! Looking forward to testing it. You guys Rock (pun intended ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantora Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Sparse info on this feature went out in the Russian forums so we must share it with everyone. We are working on the very big feature now which was taking 90% of the time for the devs and art team. The feature is in development in secret since October. We have taught the engine to pull the land from our procedural map into battles. If you attack a player in the hispaniola channel you will fight in the hispaniola channel. If you attack a player in a narrow passage you will fight in a narrow passage. Attack a player near land if wind blows towards land he will not escape. Port battles harbors will be based on our map harbors making some ports extremely easy to capture and others impossible to capture. Attack someone near a shore battery spot and you will have to fight under battery fire (this will allow us to eliminate reinforcements button). This will change the gameplay completely and might ruin the game. Or will make it awesome. The feature is in internal testing as there a a lot of spawn problems to be solved. But it plays and feels epic. ETA Unknown but hopefully by mid spring it can be given in experimental build for testing. I have found the game kinda stale already but willing to try this new stuff out when its live, sounds like it might make battles a bit more interesting. I still feel port battles do need some new mechanics please refer to my post:http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/9675-needed-major-changes-to-openworld-combattrade-port-battle-times-mechanics-pvp-based/#entry173904 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Oh, yes please. I've been looking forward to this feature for quite some time. Also: If you attack a player in the hispaniola channel you will fight in the hispaniola channel. https://youtu.be/yc7RQlBgBbE?t=1h21m16s Edited February 12, 2016 by Arvenski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxAeterna Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 You are awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Jack Walker Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 That is simply AWESOME !!! I'm looking forward to test it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magee Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 This is Great this game just keeps getting better and better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 It will not ruin the game. It will make it more challenging and challenge is what we like. Bravo! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Most important development in the game. This is what is needed to tie OS to battles and fully integrate the beautiful world devs have created. Please also consider returning battle instances to real time (or much reduced accelerated time), so that not only can be have a battle under a shore battery in the narrows outside Tortue, but a dawn battle or a night battle or a foggy battle in that location. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BramtheDutch Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I think we can easely call this the best addition in the last 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Rice Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Nice cant wait. i love battles that have some type of scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathan Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Most important development in the game. This is what is needed to tie OS to battles and fully integrate the beautiful world devs have created. Definitely agree with this. I think outside of the combat model itself this will be the most important feature added to the game. It should drastically add even more depth and immersion to the game and combat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRuyter Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Most important development in the game. This is what is needed to tie OS to battles and fully integrate the beautiful world devs have created. Please also consider returning battle instances to real time (or much reduced accelerated time), so that not only can be have a battle under a shore battery in the narrows outside Tortue, but a dawn battle or a night battle or a foggy battle in that location. This ^^. Awesome news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKurj. Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 How about a teaser screenshot!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwis Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Good to know !i was tired of fighting on infinite water scene, it will look very nice for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanSailor98 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 That's cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Wildcat Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Awesome. So excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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