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New screenshots for East India Company
- Thread starter Burning Bridges
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Pliskin
Arbiter
I was impressed when the obviously clueless and bored interviewer asks "will there be faction specific ships?", and Soares answers, "No, they were pretty much all the same." Historic accuracy FTW!
Tho, I'm a bit put off by the incredibly small scale of the strategic map. Cities look almost adjacent. That can't be right.
Tho, I'm a bit put off by the incredibly small scale of the strategic map. Cities look almost adjacent. That can't be right.
Burning Bridges
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There is a bunch of really new screenshots and some preview in Finish, but still no new release date. I would really like to play this now.
http://plaza.fi/edome/arvostelut/east-i ... -ennakko,0
what means syksyllä?
http://plaza.fi/edome/arvostelut/east-i ... -ennakko,0
what means syksyllä?
GarfunkeL
Racism Expert
Preview translated: (I can't be bothered to do it properly, so I'm just summarizing)
Fascinating age of merchantment arrives to PC on next fall when Nitro Games plans to release their East India Company-strategy game.
Two ways to command your ships: RTS-view is useful to command several ships but if shit hits the fan, you can take control of a single ship and the view shifts as well. You can angles of fire for cannons only when directly controlling a ship.
Wind is of utmost importance, though with easiest realism setting, ships will always move but with full realism, wind can and will negate your attempts to move your ship.
Overconfident captain easily looses his ship before one learns the importance of weather (storms and night time are in).
Slower and more realistic than a typical RTS. Looks very promising. Graphix ain't shiny but suitable and "targeted audience will most likely value AI and realism over efects".
No bugs or crashes with preview-version, which included 3 battles. No actual trading or town building in the preview so the journalist raises few questions, mainly can the trading stand up and whether the combat will turn boring in late game. Multiplayer is also a question mark.
Fascinating age of merchantment arrives to PC on next fall when Nitro Games plans to release their East India Company-strategy game.
Two ways to command your ships: RTS-view is useful to command several ships but if shit hits the fan, you can take control of a single ship and the view shifts as well. You can angles of fire for cannons only when directly controlling a ship.
Wind is of utmost importance, though with easiest realism setting, ships will always move but with full realism, wind can and will negate your attempts to move your ship.
Overconfident captain easily looses his ship before one learns the importance of weather (storms and night time are in).
Slower and more realistic than a typical RTS. Looks very promising. Graphix ain't shiny but suitable and "targeted audience will most likely value AI and realism over efects".
No bugs or crashes with preview-version, which included 3 battles. No actual trading or town building in the preview so the journalist raises few questions, mainly can the trading stand up and whether the combat will turn boring in late game. Multiplayer is also a question mark.
Burning Bridges
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East India Company Developer Movie 1. Imo hands down the best video so far:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/easti ... o/6209550/
I really hope it's moddable. Already saw a lot of things I would like to change
Like in any RTS I can't stand the voices ("What d'you want me to do?") and the strategy map moves much too fast.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/easti ... o/6209550/
I really hope it's moddable. Already saw a lot of things I would like to change
Like in any RTS I can't stand the voices ("What d'you want me to do?") and the strategy map moves much too fast.
Burning Bridges
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TCancer has now coverage for the two recent preview builds of EIC:
part 1 (tactical)
part 2 (campaign)
Just a small clarification to the preview, the developer blog expressively states that prices will be dynamic, so this feature must have been absent from the demo.
Another thing that makes me very hopeful, is that the change of publishers also brought a 180 degrees swing with regards to mods: announcement.
This is all the more important as the battles are a nightmare for realism lovers, so there will have to be hefty modding on that part.
part 1 (tactical)
part 2 (campaign)
Just a small clarification to the preview, the developer blog expressively states that prices will be dynamic, so this feature must have been absent from the demo.
Another thing that makes me very hopeful, is that the change of publishers also brought a 180 degrees swing with regards to mods: announcement.
This is all the more important as the battles are a nightmare for realism lovers, so there will have to be hefty modding on that part.
MasterSmithFandango
Arcane
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Anyone actually play this yet? I don't think I'm willing to throw 40 bucks down on this right now...
Burning Bridges
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I would try the demo and monitor the paradox forums. Not everyone is happy with the game so far.
Michael Ellis
Scholar
jagged-jimmy
Prophet
So, is it worth it? How does it compare to Port Royal 2?
jagged-jimmy
Prophet
MapMan said:
Jason
chasing a bee
GarfunkeL
Racism Expert
Such a shame.
jagged-jimmy
Prophet
Jason said:
Yea, based on the review i guess i skip this.
Burning Bridges
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Can't you simply try the demo? But as I wrote in the review, imo it's more of a truck company manager with sail ships.
jagged-jimmy
Prophet
Can't waste time on could've-beens.
Burning Bridges
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hundreds of other new games to play, eh?
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