Of interest to Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command fans

[Peter Olafson]

... is a pair of authorized third-party patches that change the multiplayer engine from rTime to DirectPlay, with the following benefits (quoted from the press release email):

"* Maximum number of players increased from 4 to 10
* Silent running working
* Resupply feature working (with supported scenarios)
* Manual dive plane usage
* Larger AI convoys, up to 30 ships
* Better Multiplayer performance--very few drops!
* Enhanced time compression--now up to 128x allowed.
* Peer-to-peer system, meaning if host disconnects, game continues with another player automatically enabled as the new host"

and more.

Details (and links) at http://www.subsim.com/ssr/p_messerwetzer.htm

Peter

[Tom Chick]

Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command fans

Are there any such creatures?

-Tom

[Derek Smart [3000AD]]

whoa!! Thanks Pete!! I'm there.

[Peter Olafson]

Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command fans

Are there any such creatures?

-Tom

Well, I was a big fan of Omnitrend's "Interlocking Game System" in the early and mid '90s--Rules of Engagement/Breach 2 + 3 (the planned space exploration megagame that was to use both as modules never materialized)--so this combo was -made- for me. :)

Peter

[Veloxi]

Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command fans

Are there any such creatures?

-Tom
Ouch, that's just mean.

[Sean Tudor]

Silent Hunter II and Destroyer Command fans

Are there any such creatures?

-Tom

They are very rare Tom. Even more rare than hardcore combat flight simulation fans. :wink:

[Kool Moe Dee]

Well, I was a big fan of Omnitrend's "Interlocking Game System" in the early and mid '90s--Rules of Engagement/Breach 2 + 3 (the planned space exploration megagame that was to use both as modules never materialized)--so this combo was -made- for me. :)


Whoa, taking a little trip in the wayback machine there...

At the time, that system seemed really cool, and I liked being able to play out boarding encounters on a tactical level. Nowadays, though, people would scream at you if both parts weren't included together...

[Derek Smart [3000AD]]

Well, I was a big fan of Omnitrend's "Interlocking Game System" in the early and mid '90s--Rules of Engagement/Breach 2 + 3 (the planned space exploration megagame that was to use both as modules never materialized)--so this combo was -made- for me. :)

Peter

ah, that takes me back, way back. In fact, I still have those games.

Spectrum Holobyte also touted the electronic battlefield which was to merge falcon, a tank sim and some other sim seamless. That too never materialized.

Since I went ahead and did my own interlocking system built into a single game (space flight, planetary flight, first person) does that mean I win a prize? :D

[Linoleum]

Dangit, now I'm craving an A-10 sim.

[Peter Olafson]

When still working for EA, the Jane's folks were promising one as well.

Peter

[Veloxi]

Dangit, now I'm craving an A-10 sim.
Me too, luckily Lock On will have a flyable A-10 from the outset. What I REALLY want is an A-1 Skyraider sim. :)

[XPav]

When still working for EA, the Jane's folks were promising one as well.
Peter
Yeah, and when I was working for EA on the A-10 game (as a peon) it looked like it would have been cool too.

Ah well.

So hey, Destroyer Command -- any good? Have the patches really helped? I checked subsim and the like but their breathless approval of the release version, compared with the utter derision from everyone else makes me believe that they're not the best people to ask for an impartial review.

I played the hell out of Task Force 1942 -- and am playing the hell out of Uncommon Valor.

Hell, the games like $10, isn't it? Why don't I just buy the damn thing?