• New Horizons on Maelstrom
    Maelstrom New Horizons


    Visit our website www.piratehorizons.com to quickly find download links for the newest versions of our New Horizons mods Beyond New Horizons and Maelstrom New Horizons!

Recent content by MadMike

  1. M

    Cannon Ball Effects Fix?

    Build 13 was much improved, projectiles impacting earth were brown colored. On my system, ship to ship impact damage was indicated by grey or white puffs. Too bad I don't have a firing range close by to test out my swivel cannon. No luck searching on the ftp for Merciless's cannon effects...
  2. M

    Cannon Ball Effects Fix?

    Greetings, Anyone have suggestions to change the red explosive effects from ball, grape, knipple, and bombs for Build 12 to something more realistic? Tried to changed the smoke.tga but no luck- still get red. Had Build 13 installed, but was encountering some minor problems (hence going back to...
  3. M

    10x-30x Bug

    Pieter, The 10x-30x key isn't functioning at present (after reassigning keys). I turned off and restarted the computer instead of putting it into sleep mode, so I don't know if that had anything to do with it. Yours, Mike
  4. M

    Why no "Braces" of Grapeshot pistols?

    Pirates were known to tie a length of ribbon to the butts of their pistols, and hang them over their necks (Johnson, A General History of the Pyrates). Also, archaeological finds from the pirate ship Whydah also show this to be fact. It's no problem to tie a brace of pistols together then stick...
  5. M

    10x-30x Bug

    Using Build 13. When I start the game, hitting the spacebar activates the 10x-30x speed. I have reset the controls to default (G) and re-initialized, only to encounter the same thing over and over again. Assigning a new key fails to work, as does going into keyboard settings and voiding out the...
  6. M

    Too Close in Battle Scenes!

    After several hours of looking through files and not finding any solution, the only thing I've discovered is I spawn 350 yds from the lead ship in the convoy. Could it be something in the "box" entry? Yours, Mike
  7. M

    Too Close in Battle Scenes!

    Edited- I thought changing #define MAPSPEED to 1.0 in worldmap changed the situation, apparently not. Yours, Mike
  8. M

    Too Close in Battle Scenes!

    Changed Sail_to_distance1 and 2 to 1000 and no changes, I still end up 100 to 200 yds from a ship or convoy. Will check worldview distances or DirectSail... Any more input would be appreciated! Yours, Mike
  9. M

    Too Close in Battle Scenes!

    Downloaded and played Build 13.1 update 2, and one annoying thing encountered was laying about 200 yards from an enemy vessel after the "sail ho" message. After hitting the space bar I'm laying far too close for comfort (especially after a convoy obliterates me with no chance to escape). I'd...
  10. M

    Can't get POTC working with Vista x64

    Go to Administrative Controls and check the blocks to allow permission (or go to Programs/POTC and right click, go to Properties, Security, then check boxes for Administrators permissions). I don't have my Vista system handy (using XP at the moment at work). My Vista system worked great with...
  11. M

    Delete Info from Spyglass

    I asked this month's ago, but alas lost the reference (no luck finding it using the search menu). Does anyone know how to remove the information at the bottom of the screen when using the spyglass? I like a little bit of realism in the game... Yours, Mike
  12. M

    Fort Cannon Range and plunging shot

    I don't know if these have been implemented into any mod, but here are ranges for cannon from 1627- 66 pound shot 1930 paces 30.25 pound shot 1700 paces 9.33 pound shot 2500 paces 7 pound shot 1800 paces 5.3 pound shot 1700 paces 4 pound shot 1800...
  13. M

    New islands msp

    Peter, The new map looks great! Is there a way to slow down time in "map travel mode"? Yours, Mike
  14. M

    You in Yer Garb

    Here's me website- Pirates of Massacre Island <a href="http://www.geocities.com/flpyrate/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/flpyrate/index.html</a> I have some pictures here, will add more later (as soon as I can get a better camera)- <a...
  15. M

    I hate the storms

    Gotta agree with ya there, mate. Yesterday I was sailing near Oxbay and left my anchorage, only to run into two Xebecs, a lugger, and a galleon. Thankfully the wind was blowing in my favor and I managed to capture one ship (gotta love grapeshot). The winds didn't change and I managed to slip by...
See more
Back
Top