Age of Pirates Gameplay Movie

Ravenheart · Jun 2, 2005

The game looks very nice <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

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Wolfwood · Jun 2, 2005

It would be more exciting, I think, to have had the ships completely dark during a night battle. That way, you'd have to watch for the cannon fire to see where the enemy is... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :keith

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BradC · Jun 3, 2005

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CatalinaThePirate @ Jun 3 2005, 02:46 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I think it's their way of making the ships more visible at night, for night battles. Less could have done that just as well, IMO.
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Lighting your ship in those days would only blind your night vision and give the enemy a perfect target. I have seen galleons of the 1600s with large lanterns on their stern, but Im sure that was only to make sail managing easier at night.

v_Grimmelshausen · Jun 3, 2005

To be precise, the way ship were lightened back then would even blind a modern manÂ´s night vision <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> - well as a matter of fact, <i>every</i> kind of lighting blinds night vision, even lighting a cigarette. I learned that much in my -compulsory - army time.

I suppose the lights were used because a) the helm is at the stern and b) to avoid collisions at night.

Admiral8Q · Jun 7, 2005

I get the sound but no video.

I've tried it in winamp, quicktime, and realplayer, and mediaplayer. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/modding.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :modding

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bob_niatpac · Jun 7, 2005

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Admiral8Q @ Jun 6 2005, 07:52 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I get the sound but no video.

I've tried it in winamp, quicktime, and realplayer, and mediaplayer. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/modding.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :modding

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See Fred_Bob's post on the first page, that's sure to fix your problem.

-- that trailer just made me drool!

Wolfwood · Jun 7, 2005

Try the VLC player. It is free and will play virtually anything. Really!

Hu Kwan Do · Jun 7, 2005

V Grimmelshausen, why did you have to go to the army? Sorry if its a private matter.

Wolfwood · Jun 7, 2005

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hu Kwan Do @ Jun 7 2005, 09:22 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>V Grimmelshausen, why did you have to go to the army? Sorry if its a private matter.</div>

I suspect he lives in a country where military service is compulsory. I've done my time in the army greys... And I've slept in guard duty, which is much worse than ruining your night vision... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

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Hu Kwan Do · Jun 7, 2005

What countries are those? I dont think I've heared of that sort of thing before, but then again Im young enough not to have heared lots of things before.

Wolfwood · Jun 7, 2005

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hu Kwan Do @ Jun 7 2005, 10:02 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>What countries are those? I dont think I've heared of that sort of thing before, but then again Im young enough not to have heared lots of things before.</div>

Uh, several countries in Europe, for example. Most of them aren't rich enough to keep up a standing army, so they train all their menfolk in the arts of turning left and right and standing in straight lines and marching without stepping on each other...

Oh, yeah, I can also dismantle and assemble a RK 95 assault rifle (the weapon of choice in the Finnish military) blindfolded in less than a minute... (well, I could at the time, more than 10 years ago...)

Of course, you can nowadays choose to do civilian service instead of the regular millitary, but then you end up wasting twice the time at worst (regular service is 6-12 months, whereas civilian service is something like 13 months).

Hu Kwan Do · Jun 7, 2005

Does it count if your good at SW battlefront? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

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Beastie boy · Jun 7, 2005

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(v_Grimmelshausen @ Jun 3 2005, 08:54 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>To be precise, the way ship were lightened back then would even blind a modern manÂ´s night vision <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> - well as a matter of fact, <i>every</i> kind of lighting blinds night vision, even lighting a cigarette. I learned that much in my -compulsory - army time.

I suppose the lights were used because a) the helm is at the stern and b) to avoid collisions at night.
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<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> All,

I agree any light except <b><u>red</u></b> light spoils night vision, but can be improved by loking approx 10 to 15 degrees of the desired line of sight. This is due to the Eye's structure. During the day the eye uses rods to sense the light around us to make up a picture. At night it uses Cones to produce our vision. The cones produce a chemical called liquid purple to enhance night vision and make the eyes more sensitive to the lower light levels. As the cones have a angled side the vision is more acute slightly off line.

I served 13 years in the British armed forces out of Hereford, so I have a lot of experience with night operations.

As for the ship lighting they have used in AOP it is indeed incorrect.

The ships did have exterior lighting on the stern weather rail and in the Cabin, for navigation lighting, as do ships and aircraft today. These wouldn't have affected the lookouts night vision, as they were stationed in the fighting tops of all 3 masts an average of 100 foot or so in the air. They were up there to look over the curvature of the Horizon and so see further.

No lighting was ever put on the spars as the sails were far too combustable. In fleet actions different combinations of colour and numbers utilising Safety lanterns. These were used for fleet and Squadron and group identification during fleet or squadron actions. These were placed on a mast never above the head sail spar height (middle sail on a three tier square rig and 2nd on a 4 tier, to a land lubber) and always manned for safety. they also acted as a primitive FOF system, as target identification was extremely difficult at night, especially when the moon was in.

Otherwise it looks incredibly good. I hope they got the cannons ratings correct this time. The only ships rated for 24 lb guns were heavy frigates and line ships and then only on the middle and lower gundecks for line ships and bottom decks for the heavy frigates. Man of Wars were the only ships rated for 32 lb guns. And then only on the lower deck. The midlle and upper decks weren't srtong enough to take them and they were too heavy to ballance the ship when she heels over, either to the wind or whilst firing. the only exception was French Frigates that some times carried 18lb guns. All carronades carried long 9 lb guns for corvettes and below and 12lbs for Frigates and above. The gunsmoke in POTC is incorrect also. it would keep pace with the ship or drift forward. This is due to the wind speed always being greater than the ship speed whilst she is under sail, so the breeze would blow the smoke forra'd not rearwards. Also the crew didn't always jettison the cartriges during a fire drill. Every gun had 2 buckets of water and sand next to them whilst at quarters. Also there were sand and water posts at the masts on all decks during any action. It was one of the drills for Beating to quaters as was sanding the decks. On another technicality the decks weren't brown, at least not in the British Navy, they were always white due to the stone washing twice daily. The only exception to this was the Surgeons deck which was red for obvious reasons.

You may ask how does he know so much? I belong to the HMS Victory Preservation Society. She was the first True Man of War, (all previous tree deckers were rated Battle ships), produced in the world, and she is still in excellent condition. We run drills for fun on open weekends for the Public from time to time and I can tell you it is very hard work. I also sailed on HMS Ralaegh, a 3 masted Schooner and she still runs historic lighting and rigging.

Changing sail in a force three isn't much fun either, It's terrifying.

All that said, POTC is a fairly good representation of sailing at taht time with the mod patch on. I hope AOP improves on that. it would be good to put area damage on, one of the deadliest actions was to rake the stern and take out the rudder, in POTC this knid of damage model doesn't exist, aslo the ships still seem to sail when the crew drops below minimum, this is also unrealistic, the ship wouldn't be manageable, without a minimum crew, they wouldn't be able to run thesails or the guns.

Just a thought.

Sorry for the length of the post but hey! what's knowledge if it isn't shared. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

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Stay Safe.

BB <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :cheers

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CatalinaThePirate · Jun 7, 2005

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beastie boy @ Jun 7 2005, 12:50 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>You may ask how does he know so much? I belong to the HMS Victory Preservation Society.</div> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :woot

" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" /> Wow, that must be REALLY INTERESTING!!! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

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The way you describe the lighting makes more sense than the spars lit up like a Christmas tree, BB! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :yes

" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beastie boy)</div><div class='quotemain'>Changing sail in a force three isn't much fun either, It's terrifying.</div> I can just imagine. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerbz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :nerbz

" border="0" alt="nerbz.gif" /> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beastie boy)</div><div class='quotemain'>it would be good to put area damage on, one of the deadliest actions was to rake the stern and take out the rudder, in POTC this knid of damage model doesn't exist, aslo the ships still seem to sail when the crew drops below minimum, this is also unrealistic, the ship wouldn't be manageable, without a minimum crew, they wouldn't be able to run thesails or the guns.</div> Yes, you are right - and there have been modders discussing ways to do just that - so perhaps if AOP doesn't answer your wish, the modders here (or elsewhere) will come up with a solution. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :cheeky

" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beastie boy)</div><div class='quotemain'>Sorry for the length of the post but hey! what's knowledge if it isn't shared. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

" border="0" alt="me.gif" /> <div align="right">[snapback]110998[/snapback]</div></div> Maan, if I apologised for every time I've made a long posting, LOL!

No worries, BB, we're all interested in this stuff, or we wouldn't be here! (more, more!) <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :yes

" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :cheers

" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> If you have anything of a historical bent that you'd like to contribute, take a look in the <a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net/index.php?showforum=23" target="_blank">Blind Parrot tavern,</a> we're all history buffs there, and we will be truly appreciative of ANYTHING regarding the Victory or any other nautical-type discussion you wish to start! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doff.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :doff

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v_Grimmelshausen · Jun 8, 2005

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Hu Kwan Do @ Jun 7 2005, 05:22 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>V Grimmelshausen, why did you have to go to the army? Sorry if its a private matter.
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Because IÂ´m from Germany, here, army service is still compulsary. And even if nowadays the service only lasts about eight months (I had to do ten) and not quite everybody is drafted any longer, because so many arenÂ´t needed, our politicians are reluctant to swith to a standing army <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :shrug

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Well, I donÂ´t complain, after all, it was sort of fun.

Hu Kwan Do · Jun 8, 2005

I couldnt do the army. Maybe a commando, but if I was to do anything like that, Id be more of a James Bond sorta character.

(Whups, I meant MI6 Stealth kinda thing. Not an invincible hero who can foil a load of random baddie plots)

Beastie boy · Jun 8, 2005

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CatalinaThePirate @ Jun 7 2005, 10:22 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beastie boy @ Jun 7 2005, 12:50 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> You may ask how does he know so much? I belong to the HMS Victory Preservation Society.</div> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :woot

" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" /> Wow, that must be REALLY INTERESTING!!! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

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The way you describe the lighting makes more sense than the spars lit up like a Christmas tree, BB! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :yes

" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beastie boy)</div><div class='quotemain'>Changing sail in a force three isn't much fun either, It's terrifying.</div> I can just imagine. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerbz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :nerbz

" border="0" alt="nerbz.gif" /> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beastie boy)</div><div class='quotemain'>it would be good to put area damage on, one of the deadliest actions was to rake the stern and take out the rudder, in POTC this knid of damage model doesn't exist, aslo the ships still seem to sail when the crew drops below minimum, this is also unrealistic, the ship wouldn't be manageable, without a minimum crew, they wouldn't be able to run thesails or the guns.</div> Yes, you are right - and there have been modders discussing ways to do just that - so perhaps if AOP doesn't answer your wish, the modders here (or elsewhere) will come up with a solution. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :cheeky

" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beastie boy)</div><div class='quotemain'>Sorry for the length of the post but hey! what's knowledge if it isn't shared.Â <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

" border="0" alt="me.gif" /> <div align="right">[snapback]110998[/snapback]</div></div> Maan, if I apologised for every time I've made a long posting, LOL!

No worries, BB, we're all interested in this stuff, or we wouldn't be here! (more, more!) <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :yes

" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :cheers

" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> If you have anything of a historical bent that you'd like to contribute, take a look in the <a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net/index.php?showforum=23" target="_blank">Blind Parrot tavern,</a> we're all history buffs there, and we will be truly appreciative of ANYTHING regarding the Victory or any other nautical-type discussion you wish to start! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doff.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :doff

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<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> Cat,

Thanks. I have been lucky with some of my experiences form the Forces <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> , then again I have had some rwally bad ones too. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :facepalm

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The Official HMS viyory sight is really good, wll worth a look at. Here's the link:

www.hms-victory.com

It handles all aspects of a MOW from armamament design daily routines food etc. Even how they made the gunpowder. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

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I hope you enjoy it. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :drunk

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BB <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :cheers

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CatalinaThePirate · Jun 9, 2005

Oh I do enjoy it, thanks, BB! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

" border="0" alt="me.gif" /> Very cool! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="8)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />

It says:

"It is 4 months and 12 days until the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st Oct 2005" ! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/boom.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":boom" border="0" alt="boom.gif" />

Beastie boy · Jun 9, 2005

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CatalinaThePirate @ Jun 9 2005, 04:14 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Oh I do enjoy it, thanks, BB! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :onya

" border="0" alt="me.gif" /> Very cool! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="8)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />

It says:

"It is 4 months and 12 days until the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st Oct 2005" ! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/boom.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":boom" border="0" alt="boom.gif" />
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<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> Hi Cat,

That's correct. I will be on deck in Portsmouth for the service and the celebrations. Should be a fun day my kids can't wait they get to dress up as powder monkeys and a Midshipman. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> for a bit of <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel_pa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ixi" border="0" alt="duel_pa.gif" /> andtehn after the hard work some <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :drunk

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Should be good. Always did get on with the Navy even if I was in the Junior service <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :cheeky

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BB <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" :cheers

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Hu Kwan Do · Jun 9, 2005

Dammit, I wanna come too!

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