Posted: 6/27/2005 1:12:02 PM EDT
I have been playing "Fleet Command" for a while. I was looking forward to "Harpoon4" Coming out but they seem to have scraped that game.............................So what is the best Naval Strategy game, for a PC out there?
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| Harpoon4 may have been cancelled (may Ubisoft rot in hell for that and other offences), but the original 3 games are alive and kicking. Still the best modern naval sims out there, no questions asked. AND you can get some great WW2 mods for Harpoon95... |
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Naval Warfare Simulations has some mods for Fleet Command you might want to look at and they have some newer stuff. www.navalwarfare.org/~content/index.html |
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If you like WWII, I recommend Matrix Games' "Uncommon Valor". You can play a campaign via email with another human, or go against the AI. The game covers the South Pacific (Australia to Guadalcanal, New Guinea to Truk) from May 1942 to about Spring 1944, depending on the scenario or campaign. Uncommon Valor Doc H. |
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Silent Hunter III pic at bottom www.direct2drive.com/193/product/Buy-Silent-Hunter-III-Download Realistic and immersive environment: The suspense-filled atmosphere includes realistic 3D water modeling, day/night cycles, and historically accurate subs, ships, and aircraft. The detailed U-boat interiors, changing weather effects, and engaging audio represent the ultimate in WWII submarine warfare. A deadly array of U-boats and weapons: Playable U-boats include Type II, VII, IX, and XXI submarines. Take aim against Allied convoys and warships. In recreating the great submarine battles of WWII, players will hide in silence just below threatening escort ships, fire deadly torpedoes, or surface and pound enemies with the deck gun. Dynamic campaign: Create your own realistic naval war story. Your military career will be influenced by successful command decisions in an unscripted and non-linear WWII campaign. Accessible to players of all skill levels: Players will experience a simplified learning curve that will be easier to handle than standard simulations. Use the naval academy tutorial to learn the basics. Customize the realism settings for play that appeals to a variety of WWII combat fans. Command your crew: The crew will take orders and evolve based on the results of each patrol. Multiplayer cooperative play: For up to eight players via LAN. Silent Hunter 3 Download Minimum System Requirements Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP (only) Processor: Pentium® III 1.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 1.4 GHz (Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz recommended) RAM: 512 MB Video Card: 64 MB (128 MB recommended) DirectX® 9-compliant graphics card (see supported list*) Sound Card: DirectX 9-compliant PCI card DirectX Version: 9.0 Hard Drive Space: 1.5 GB free *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3/4/FX series (excepting MX series cards) ATI® RADEON® 8500/9000 families or newer Silent Hunter 3 Download File Size 1.5 GB Version 1.0 Publisher Ubisoft Known Issues Laptops are not supported.     |
 .....................So I will have to get Harpoon3.untill then I dowloaded the NWP...for Fleet Command.trying to save up to get an external HD for my ole puter!!........................Thanks for all the super info guys................makes me miss going to sea!!!!! 
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I wasted hours and hours on that game. I felt that the AI was sort of dumb. In the Red/Blue scenarios, I could always send in a couple of flights of A6s to launch a shitload of HARMs to smoke the fire-control radars of the carrier escots. Then follow that up with some F/A-18s with Harpoons. Boom. Bye, Bye Russian CVBG. eta: It was also fun to get an SSN within range and fire a volley of ADCAPs at the CVBG. Of course, I'd have to wait 40 minutes for the damned things to get there.  |
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check out www.navyfield.com Still in beta so its free Not very realistic but its very fun and pretty hard |