Spent the afternoon playing this thing. Gah! Gotta focus ...
Cheers,
Saturday, May 29, 2010
One Trip to the Attic ... And There Goes the Afternoon!
The list of overdue blog entries is not getting any smaller. This noon I went into the attic to recover some game manual and found my CDs of Sonalyst's Naval Combat Pack. I forgot about it almost by the time I bought it, quite a while ago.
Two British Harriers (0027 and 0024) fend off a couple of Argentine Mirage IIIs under the attentive watch of HMS Beaver. It's a long sail to the Malvinas/Falklands ...
Spent the afternoon playing this thing. Gah! Gotta focus ...
Cheers,
Spent the afternoon playing this thing. Gah! Gotta focus ...
Cheers,
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6 comments:
FC had huge potential back in '99, but was fundamentally hampered by a number of designer choices (too much manual intervention to get things done, no groups, limited tactical AI etc.) that inherently limited the size/scope and variety of representable scenarios and eventually discouraged long-term investment.
The Bruckheimer tone didn't help things either. Or the fact that editing the DB was a non-trivial task.
Damn shame.
MP and the scen editor were definite plus points though. As was the editable tactical AI behavior.
Hi Dimitris,
Thanks for your comment.
I remember giving this one a short spin back in the time and archiving it.
What's the relationship between Sonalyst's and Jane's Fleet Command?
Cheers,
Sonalysts are the dev group behind FC. They re-used the sim & UI engine in their subsequent titles Sub Command and Dangerous Waters - which is why you see the same map presentation and 3D-style in these sims as in FC.
"Jane's" was the brand used by EA on a number of sim & strategy titles in the mid- and late-90s. IIRC Fleet Command was one of the last titles that used the brand.
I also had that pack. Loved FC. But Harpoon is still superior with regards to simulation quality.
Hi Jomni,
Thanks for your comment and sorry for the late response. I reckon this one is a bit light compared to Harpoon.
Cheers,
Hi Jomni,
Thanks for your comment and sorry for the late response. I reckon this one is a bit light compared to Harpoon.
Cheers,
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