|
Bremen posted:It's not big on micromanagement (and at game start you can even choose to shrink everyone's navy proportionately so you aren't dealing with hundreds of ships). It's grognardy reputation is almost entirely in the ship design, where you could spend a half hour fiddling with numbers or looking up what things like narrow armor belts and cross deck fire mean. Though in a lot of ways, isn't that the entire fun of the game? Designing ships? Makes sense it'd be the biggest point of mechanical complexity.
|
#
?
Jun 15, 2019 17:43
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 9, 2024 11:40 |
|
|
I just wish LPs of this game would last long enough so we can see some of the endgame stuff. Most of them trundle on to about 1910 before crapping out.
|
|
#
?
Jun 15, 2019 18:06
|
|
|
Z the IVth posted:I just wish LPs of this game would last long enough so we can see some of the endgame stuff. Most of them trundle on to about 1910 before crapping out. The game has been out for like a month.
|
|
#
?
Jun 15, 2019 18:44
|
|
|
Bremen posted:The game has been out for like a month. Rule the Waves 1 was functionally the same game and we never got out of the early stages - not to the point where stuff added in this game would have showed up.
|
|
#
?
Jun 15, 2019 20:32
|
|
|
Grey has literally played WW2 Pacific DAY BY DAY...Twice. I think it's safe to say he'll manage to get to the 50s in this one
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 00:26
|
|
|
Aye and Aye Additionally Continuously refit the yacht with the latest technology as it becomes available, budget permitting.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 00:39
|
|
|
Gulping Again posted:Additionally Continuously refit the yacht with the latest technology as it becomes available, budget permitting. No! This is a priceless cultural artifact, and must be precisely preserved for our peoples future. The Lone Badger fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Jun 16, 2019 |
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 00:47
|
|
|
Aye and Aye
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 01:13
|
|
|
Aye Aye We only need one glorious ship to deter any other navy.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 02:55
|
|
|
The Lone Badger posted:No! This is a priceless cultural artifact, and must be precisely preserved for our peoples future. Gulping Again posted:Aye and Aye I feel like this is going to be a point of contention for some time. It will, however, require a seperate act next session either way.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 03:16
|
|
|
Goons: we don’t want this LP to end before the 1950s. Also Goons: let’s spend most of the GDP on a floating sucession crisis.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 03:32
|
|
|
 quote:Current states Zip! posted:May I propose the PUT YOUR TOYS AWAY act? Amended to never have the Tsars Yacht mothballed.  With these rules in place I put the other cruisers into reserve. January 1906  I use some of the glut of money to purchase more technology.  The French are behind us in submarine technology. February 1906  Of course Japan are meddling in the Balkans!  The Battleships are back – and reserved. The three armoured cruisers go into the docks. March 1906  Yes. A Battleship.  Our intelligence is still leaking. April1906  The USA are now building a Battlecruiser. May1906  I'm sure we have more to learn from them than they do from us!  He says before a series of breakthroughs. June1906  Everyone is building or rebuilding ships as normal. July1906  I call for an international committee to thwart Frances plans.  They ignore us.  I will never say no to more technology!  The heavy cruisers are back and mothballed. August1906  More industry means more taxes, and more money for us!  While everyone else is being diplomatic and trailing behind the chugging thing that Austia-Hungary put out, our ship steams to victory.  The upsets their citizens, and they clamour for more ships. August1906  Our torpedoes improve once more.  The Worth is heavily armoured, the Hansa, not so much. September1906  That is a good price for coastal subs.  We catch Japan with their hand in the technology pot!  While being..... interrogated, the spy gives up they are also spying on Germany. October1906  The Grom enters service, I delayed her a month to get the better fire control.  Cross-Fire guns are now ours to build.  The Austro-Hungarians have a good month for tech. November1906  Torpedo protection seems to be all the rage at the moment. December1906  Now this is a useful technology.  The Austrians are still wanting their armoured crusiers.  Another year ends, and I have put our finances into the black with a nice surplus.  The recent rebuilds will prevent our ships from going obsolete. We also have three submarines.  We only have two ships under construction.  France is our only worry at this time.  We have had some useful breakthroughs this year. So back over to you!
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 04:24
|
|
|
I demand more submarines! These 'pre-sunk' ships will offer immense efficiency savings in battle.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 04:50
|
|
|
Is it time to go take some French Colonies, or do we need more money still?
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 06:07
|
|
|
Nine of Eight posted:Goons: we don’t want this LP to end before the 1950s. Remember we're Russia; we could literally gently caress up badly enough that the Bolsheviks take over. Z the IVth posted:I just wish LPs of this game would last long enough so we can see some of the endgame stuff. Most of them trundle on to about 1910 before crapping out. I can promise you I'll do my best to make sure mine makes it to the end, though it's slower going than Grey's. I'll be back to 1.5 years per update once we finish this war with Austria.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 06:19
|
|
|
Hail Germania Positive relations should be pursued with the German Empire. We have had several beneficial deals with them and our relationship has improved. We should upsh for the reestablishment of the Dual Emperor's Leauge and align ourselves with them. If possible, we should try to establish an alliance wit hthem.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 07:08
|
|
|
Cross Firing CA A new heavy Cruiser squadron of at least 6 ships is to be commissioned. The only requirements are 23+ Kt as per a prior act At least one set of Cross Deck firing turrets CA designation.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 08:45
|
|
|
Veloxyll posted:Cross Firing CA lmao we're still building three heavy cruisers and two of them are halted for lack of funds
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 08:59
|
|
|
vyelkin posted:lmao we're still building three heavy cruisers and two of them are halted for lack of funds I don't want to hear your excuses!
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 10:06
|
|
|
Veloxyll posted:Grey has literally played WW2 Pacific DAY BY DAY...Twice. Edit: I am terrible and wrong. Z the IVth fucked around with this message at 14:02 on Jun 16, 2019 |
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 11:53
|
|
|
Z the IVth posted:His RTW1 LP died early of unspecified causes. Just saying. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3731619 Erm, no it didn't! Some LPs fizzle out, mainly the participation ones. but not that one.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 12:12
|
|
|
wedgekree posted:Hail Germania Seconded
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 12:54
|
|
|
Grey Hunter posted:https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3731619 I am so sorry to have slandered your good name Sir.  The last LP died of Goons, as is traditional and good.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 14:00
|
|
|
No problem. I do a few lps.... You did remind me i need to archive that and several other lps!
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 14:44
|
|
|
The Lone Badger posted:I demand more submarines! These 'pre-sunk' ships will offer immense efficiency savings in battle. Seconded, more submarines. They're not exciting but RNG torpedoes are something you want on your side
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 15:00
|
|
|
Sunk Cost Fallacy Act Scrap the two most incomplete cruisers currently under construction. They're based on old tech and we could create much better ones when we finally have the money to continue construction, in like a year and a half.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 17:41
|
|
|
Out of curiosity how much of a difference can subs make in this game? Can you lean super-hard into subs and still be competitive?
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 18:09
|
|
|
Zeroisanumber posted:Out of curiosity how much of a difference can subs make in this game? Can you lean super-hard into subs and still be competitive? You could in RTW1, I haven't tried in 2 yet. The main problem with doing it in RTW1 was that it was really, really boring.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 18:10
|
|
|
Zeroisanumber posted:Out of curiosity how much of a difference can subs make in this game? Can you lean super-hard into subs and still be competitive? vyelkin posted:You could in RTW1, I haven't tried in 2 yet. The main problem with doing it in RTW1 was that it was really, really boring. To elaborate, subs aren't controllable. If you have a bunch of subs at the end of each month you'll get a screen saying "your subs sunk x transports and gained you y VP" and if you sink enough the enemy starts getting increasing unrest. You also sometimes randomly get events that enemy warships were torpedoed after a battle, or during the end of month processing. Ships with minelaying capability work similarly (in addition to sometimes showing up in fights).
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 18:42
|
|
|
Bremen posted:Sunk Cost Fallacy Act Seconded.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 19:20
|
|
|
Submarine Stockpiling Act It is clear now that these submarines are useful for keeping raiders and battleships away from our bases without the vulnerability of coastal batteries to naval gunfire. Therefore we should start constructing submarines every month equal to the number of naval bases that we possess so that we can start the war with a healthy submarine force.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 22:36
|
|
|
Danann posted:Submarine Stockpiling Act Seconded.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 22:42
|
|
|
Submarines never need updating, replacing, or ever get sunk, do they?
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 22:48
|
|
|
Submarines can certainly get sunk, and the coastal models currently available will need to be replaced by ones with longer range and mine laying capabilities. Subs don't go obsolete like regular ships, but you can't mothball them or put them in reserve.
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 23:01
|
|
|
I'm against getting a heap of subs just yet, then. We already have a fair few coastal ones from the last bill, right?
|
|
#
?
Jun 16, 2019 23:11
|
|
|
Only three, iirc
|
|
#
?
Jun 17, 2019 00:13
|
|
|
Bremen posted:Sunk Cost Fallacy Act  Finish the Cruisers Act We currently have two Grom-class armored cruisers in the yard. It is cheaper to finish them than scrap them and build clean-sheet cruisers. As the last war showed, we desperately need more tonnage. Finishing the Groms is the fastest and cheapest way to get that tonnage. Experimental Submarine Squadron Act Build two coastal submarines, for experimental purposes.
|
|
#
?
Jun 17, 2019 01:48
|
|
|
Bacarruda posted:
Seconded.
|
|
#
?
Jun 17, 2019 01:55
|
|
|
 ***PRIORITETY ISSLEDOVANIYE 01 JAN 1907 ST PETERSBURG*** YEGO IMPYERATORSKOGO VYELICHYESTVA (NIKOLAYA II [VTOROGO]) pre:Research Area Last research Priority Levels Machinery development Steam Turbines High 5 Armour development Quality control Low 3 Hull construction High tensile steel Low 2 Fire control Central firing Low 3 Subdivision and damage control Improved subdivision High 2 Turrets and gun mountings Improved turret design Low 4 Ship design Cross deck fire Low 5 AP Projectiles Capped AP projectiles Medium 3 Light forces and torpedo warfare DD of up to 600 tons High 1 Torpedo technology Imp. compressed air Medium 4 Submarines Coastal submarine Low 5 ASW technology Basic Low 0 Explosive shells Improved filler packing Low 3 Fleet tactics Improved signalling High 2 Naval guns 13 inch guns Medium THE EMPEROR LATELY HAS PERUSED NEWS OF LANGLEY, WHITEHEAD, WRIGHT BROTHERS, SANTOS-DUMONT ETC. STOP HE WANTS TO FLY ONE OFF THE DECK OF HIS NEW YACHT STOP COULD WE POSSIBLY DISTRACT HIM WITH SOME BETTER DESTROYERS END
|
|
#
?
Jun 17, 2019 02:14
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 9, 2024 11:40 |
|
|
Subs are boring, especially for a participation LP... at least raiders need to be designed / updated and you can have theory crafting / doctrinal divides WRT minimalist vs. well armed. Subs are Zero-Sum in that they either accomplish little to nothing if you have a handful, or are dumb and overpowered if you build a lot. Infidelicious fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Jun 17, 2019 |
|
#
?
Jun 17, 2019 02:16
|
|