Author Topic: Pirates online...again (Read 725 times)

Dowding · « **on:** August 05, 2003, 09:57:29 AM »

Different game this time and in nifty 3D, called Pirates of the Burning Sea. You get to sail around the Carribean, online with lots of others, trading, being piratey or joining one of three navies (Spain, England and France) to simply battle it out. They talk about other features being introduced over time such as property ownership, user created trading fleets etc.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:14:19 AM »

Looking forward to this one.

SOB · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:16:22 AM »

Wow, did Bob Ross paint that island?

SOB

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:18:35 AM »

If this was an historical simulation, the Brits would be the true pirates, plundering India, Africa, etc. etc.

LePaul · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:23:32 AM »

The water looks fantastic

Can I be Aquaman and lead a charge of orcas against those blimeys!?!

Dowding · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:24:22 AM »

lol Bob Ross

"It's beautiful lil tree. Just sitting there, doing its thing."

Dowding · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:28:10 AM »

Yeah, graphical detail seems to be high. Broadband is a system requirement BTW, as is a GeForce3 or higher.

I wonder how they are going to address the fact that it takes days or weeks to sail between ports in the Carribean?

WestyAH · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:34:58 AM »

"I wonder how they are going to address the fact that it takes days or weeks to sail between ports in the Carribean?"

Arggggg! Lots o'harlots, them spiced rum drinks 'n' plenty o' keel haulin's of course!

This looks great. Off to check it out..........

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #8 on:** August 05, 2003, 11:01:57 AM »

I dont think theyve decided how they are going to do the travel times. I cant imagine theyll make you wait for weeks in game to get to your desination...

As I understand it, they will be releasing 4 successive 'games' ultimately arriving at the final incarnation.

R1 is going to be ship combat and such

R2-R4 will deal with everything from trade, fleet creation, land ownership, etc.

It looks very promising - kind of a mix of what SWG should have been and Pirates of the Caribbean/Sea Dogs.

The ability to choose from multiple professions of such a detailed nature is a plus. Ex: sailing as a Pirate with no loyalty to any flag, a Privateer under a flag, a straight merchant, a Naval officer, or a regional governer on one of the islands.

All the usual countries will be included, French, Brits, Dutch, Spanish, etc, and all major ship designs and weaponry will be included based on their historical/nationality based real worl counterparts.

The possibilities for this game are pretty promising.

Sox62 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 05, 2003, 12:48:48 PM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
The water looks fantastic

Can I be Aquaman and lead a charge of orcas against those blimeys!?!

For good reason to pick someone else to lead the charge,check this out.

LMAO

Octavius · « **Reply #10 on:** August 05, 2003, 01:03:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Dowding
lol Bob Ross

"It's beautiful lil tree. Just sitting there, doing its thing."

LOL! Where are the happy clouds?

funkedup · « **Reply #11 on:** August 05, 2003, 01:06:07 PM »

Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash

SKurj · « **Reply #12 on:** August 05, 2003, 02:11:04 PM »

Even mention of Explorer as a possible errmmm role you can play

SKurj

Skuzzy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2003, 02:32:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
I dont think theyve decided how they are going to do the travel times. I cant imagine theyll make you wait for weeks in game to get to your desination...

Easy.

Have waypoints, either player chosen or preconfigured (a mix is preferred) in the oceans. It was common for routes to be well mapped back then.
When you go to sea, you stop at each way point so you can change things if you need to.

In the case where 2 bad guy ships would pass close enough for visual detection (no radar back then), have the ships revert to normal speeds just out of site of each other, so you would still have to hunt, but woul dnot know which way to go.

There are other options, but that is the upshot of it.

Sikboy · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2003, 02:49:29 PM »

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Originally posted by Sox62
For good reason to pick someone else to lead the charge,check this out.

LMAO

ROFL "You ****ing suck fish cracker'

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I guess we could teach a cat to talk to find out what *******s taste like without having to go to prison.

OMG I'm dying here
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