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War On The Sea.What is WOTS, Forest ? Google says "World of Technology & Science" but i guess those screenies come from something else, right ?.....
War on the Sea - Killerfish Games
A blend of "Great Naval Battles" and "Task Force 1942" combined with our previous games Cold Waters and Atlantic Fleet.
killerfishgames.com
I think it's one of my favorite Pacific theater strategy games I've played. Centers around Guadalcanal, but the map covers a much larger area.
I've played the campaigns from both sides several times. Different strategies each time. My favorite part is planning out torpedo runs like these.
Forest
Correct. All the aircraft, ships, & subs are controllable, but only from external. For the torp runs I preset the attack altitude and attack angle, spread, & formation and let them alone. I'll sometimes stear them away after the drop to get them out if the AA as soon as possible.
Forest
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Not in this one. You can zoom in fairly close, but that's just about right as the models are not to the level of super close inspection. In fact, my only complaint about WOTS since day one is that all of the aircraft that historically have twin guns in their turrets, only have one barrel showing. You can see that in the screens above.
Forest
DennyA
SOH-CM-2023
There's a new, similar title coming from the resurrected MicroProse, Task Force Admiral. I've been following the development for a couple of years and it looks like a dream for those of us who enjoyed the tactical parts of "1942: Pacific Air War." (Though this one, again, doesn't let you actually fly the planes.)
They're launching a Kickstarter soon for a physical edition with 90's MicroProse-style box and manuals. It should have a lot more details on the game:
Tons of screenshots and information about the game, posted over the last 4 years, on my favorite non-sim gaming forum (like S-O, mostly old farts who still fly sims and play games):
forum.quartertothree.com
They're launching a Kickstarter soon for a physical edition with 90's MicroProse-style box and manuals. It should have a lot more details on the game:
Tons of screenshots and information about the game, posted over the last 4 years, on my favorite non-sim gaming forum (like S-O, mostly old farts who still fly sims and play games):
Task Force Admiral - a WW2 PTO carrier battles simulator
Hello there, Ladies & Gentlemen I sort of feel dirty to do so, but a few months ago I mentioned the game we’ve been working on in the grognard thread, and I was told that I’d better try to go for a thread of my own. Checking the rules I see that it isn’t discouraged as long as I provide some...
forum.quartertothree.com
I just added this one to my Steam Wishlist. Thanks for the heads-up.There's a new, similar title coming from the resurrected MicroProse, Task Force Admiral. I've been following the development for a couple of years and it looks like a dream for those of us who enjoyed the tactical parts of "1942: Pacific Air War." (Though this one, again, doesn't let you actually fly the planes.)
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They're launching a Kickstarter soon for a physical edition with 90's MicroProse-style box and manuals. It should have a lot more details on the game:
Tons of screenshots and information about the game, posted over the last 4 years, on my favorite non-sim gaming forum (like S-O, mostly old farts who still fly sims and play games):
Task Force Admiral - a WW2 PTO carrier battles simulator
Hello there, Ladies & Gentlemen I sort of feel dirty to do so, but a few months ago I mentioned the game we’ve been working on in the grognard thread, and I was told that I’d better try to go for a thread of my own. Checking the rules I see that it isn’t discouraged as long as I provide some...
It's on there with another upcoming Micropose title, "Sea Power: Naval Combat In The Missile Age". Vigilantes, Corsairs, & Phantoms, oh my!
Sea Power | MicroProse
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
www.microprose.com
It's interesting that those of us that have been simmers since the flightsim golden era of the early 90's still hold 1942: The Pacific Air War in a special place.
Forest
Thanks Forest, that's a pity. Certainly with todays technology it must be possible to create stunning looking battleships and such just to look at 'em as they defy the storms on the high seas. You know, CGI like in movies but now we get to play with 'em ! ;-)
I bought a Apple TV subscription just to see that WWII movie at sea 'Greyhound' with Tom Hanks as Commander. They build just the bridge of his Fletcher-class destroyer USS "Keeling", the rest is CGI. Some time ago now. I don't think it turned out Tom Hanks' best movie but the CGI i thought was extremely well done and very overwhelming. I won't stop looking for something like that to play with on our precious computers ;-)
Might never happen of course. The average customer of this kind of games wants explosions and sinking ships and all that. I'd just enjoy looking at perfect models of 'em on a perfect simulation of the sea in all kinds of weather. I DO have my perfect digital aircraft models now so that's one thing. (i still can't believe what i see here on my monitor sometimes. Makes putting up with the annoying MSFS2024 bugs and omissions just about bearable. Hehe )
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Bradburger
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From the flight model perspective, you might find this video of use : -
As usual, a thorough analysis from Wells on the various issues that are wrong with the FM!
Cheers
Paul
hangarrat101
Members +
Once he gets his fix out I might well be tempted by this one. His fixes for the Horten and Stirling work wonders.
I suppose I should feel comforted that someone liked the Milviz FG1D FD's enough to use them for the turkey, though the planes shouldn't perform much alike. Wells analysis is good and there are a lot of tools to measure performance. Getting the HP and thrust correct are the place to start, get the weights and dimensions righted it is also essential. Unfortunately tuning the thing to get it to approximate the how the things flew is more of a witches art. Some planes I have done Flight Dynamics for I actually have flown extensively, some not. I had a friend ages ago had flown one for a bit, a CAF bird in Texas I believe. I'd have a thrash at this except way too much going on at the moment. With enough experience Pilot Notes do tell you things.
Do you know where he posts his fixes for downloading, please?
DennyA
SOH-CM-2023
Same place as 97% of MSFS add-ons.
Flightsim.to - Profile of FlightFizzix
✓ Discover Freeware Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 mods and add-ons - Explore a wide range of new Aircraft, Liveries, Airports, Tweaks, and more for both MSFS 2020 and 2024 at no cost.
flightsim.to
Same place as 97% of MSFS add-ons.
Flightsim.to - Profile of FlightFizzix
✓ Discover Freeware Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 mods and add-ons - Explore a wide range of new Aircraft, Liveries, Airports, Tweaks, and more for both MSFS 2020 and 2024 at no cost.
Thank you. I suspected it would likely be FS.To, but I couldn't link FlightFizzix with the Flight Model Review Youtube channel. I see he has done mods for the HP Hampden and the Horten - this will be interesting.