Ship SIM wanted

[DwarvenFood]

hey,

I was wondering if there exists any kind of good (war)ship simulator. I know about all the Sub games and flight sims but never really heard anything about a ship simulator.

Closest I got to one was I think gunboat and carrier command. Oh and not too lazy to google or look elsewhere, but the codex opinion is just gold.

 

[Burning Bridges]

Deadliest Catch / Alaskan Storm is a lot of fun - it is quite realistic, has good graphics and even some managerial parts. A shame that game was not marketed and patched properly.

I tried to give a heads up in an older thread but it got zero responses http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic ... f9aabbcd77

There is also a Ship Simulator (in fact wasn't the new version released like 1 or 2 days ago?) but there's not really any gameplay.

EDIT: When I think of it, did you even try Dangerous Waters? http://www.sonalystscombatsims.com/dangerous_waters/

 

[DwarvenFood]

Thank you that is a quality post you gave there. I will give them a try.

I think that Ship Simulator thing is where you can also play Greenpeace missions or something. lol.

:brofist:

edit: the dangerous waters looks what i've been searching for, but most user made content is for submarines. nevertheless, will see if it exists in some inventory.

 

[Burning Bridges]

Yep the Greenpeace game. How p.c. can one get? Gimme a game where I can ram the Rainbow Warrior, rape the women onboard and get away with it.

Since you're a very polite guy, I try to think of all ship sims that I know of.

Dangerous Waters is a rather misconceived air/sea/sub thing that was built from a much better nuclear subsim (Sub Command).

You may also want to check Enigma Rising Tide but be warned: it's a frustrating arcade game with only the looks of a sim.

If you're fond of fascist DRM there is also Jutland. I nver played it but some people like it. Afaik there exists no crack to disable the phone home requirement.

Then there's that russian game that has quite nice graphics: Ironclads

And finally if you like sailships, there is even a pinnacle in frustration: Age of Sails 2 : Privateers Bounty. A very good game that was never patched up.

 

[Carlos' Bitch1]

I always meant to try Fighting Steel. Never got around to it though.

Apart from that, you have to go wargaming. I think there was a Destroyer Command that hitched up with Silent Hunter, or SH2 back in the day, though I think it was canned by everyone.

Destroyer Command: http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/destroyer-command

Fighting Steel:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/f ... -1939-1942

 

[Achilles]

Ship Simulator Extremes is pretty decent actually. It really does feel like you're captaining a huge metal boat and some of the missions are quite interesting. It is slow and it doesn't have any action though, so if you're looking for thrills you should give it a miss.

 

[commie]

PT Boats Knights of the Sea. Insanely difficult because of the scripted missions, but an interesting warship simulator of primarily smaller torpedo boats, but you get to control heavier warships as well.

 

[DwarvenFood]

And I can pretend to be JFK.

great to see the thread moving on a bit, I was reading up on sub sims but I'll just wait for some more SH4 LP here.

Also I am thinking of getting a board game like 6th fleet or something else in the fleet series, if anyone has some experience with it..

too bad harpoon 4 was cancelled !!

 

[Burning Bridges]

No you should get your hands on SH4 UBM + OM (Operation Monsun) right away Imo the best naval game period. (and your U-Boat will spend most time on the surface anyway)

We had a thread not long ago: http://rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=47335

 

[Carlos' Bitch1]

And I can pretend to be JFK.

great to see the thread moving on a bit, I was reading up on sub sims but I'll just wait for some more SH4 LP here.

Also I am thinking of getting a board game like 6th fleet or something else in the fleet series, if anyone has some experience with it..

too bad harpoon 4 was cancelled !!

I have three of the 'Fleet' games here. Very good games, so long as you can find someone (or more) to play it with who are patient, intelligent and have enough spare time to waste a day a week. This has been my main problem for the past 10+ years; trying to get someone who has enough time to play these huge wargames.

 

[DwarvenFood]

Destroyer Command and PT Boats look like the ones I will try, REAL SHAME that PT Boats does not have multiplayer it would have been excellent i imagine.

Blackadder: what is the difference between the 'fleet' games ? My b-day is coming up and im thinking of asking for one.

Time is always the problem for us "adults" but at least with a board game you can just walk away whenever, as opposed to playing something multiplayer.. AFK = dead..

 

[Tex]

Battlecruiser 3000

 

[DwarvenFood]

It is even free these days, http://www.3000ad.com/download/

Can be interesting, although not the kind of ship I meant

 

[Carlos' Bitch1]

Not much apart from the theatre, along with differing rules that are either editions to the core rules, or rules specific to the theatre in question.

2nd and 3rd Fleet are my favourites, however they are all very good games, and can be played solitaire if you enjoy that sort of thing. Take a look at them and decide which theatre interests you the most.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

I'd like a space sim where you command a large ship, like a carrier or something. Bonus points if your interface is based around the bridge, like in that old Star Trek: Bridge Commander demo I once played.

 

[Burning Bridges]

there is Gaea Mission, an upcoming Carrier Command inspired game based on the Arma II engine. It got dizzed by people, but I am still interested in it.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Talking more along the lines of Battlecruiser here. A space sim is more interesting than a sea sim, though I think I need to try the latest Silent Hunter at some point.

 

[poocolator]

There's always X3: Terran Conflict as a space sim. It's a bit involved, but you can command fleets of ships from your flagship. There are plenty of mods available for it, too. And trading/base building.