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Age of Pirates Revealed!

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Keith

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OK guys, The interview is up and i must say while it does have a fair bit of information in it after i was done i thought "doh i wish i had asked that" so I guess we will have to have another soon <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

I also have to put a nice little intro before i advertise it all to the game news sites so if someone is good at that please put it down otherwise ill have to bore everyone with my own dribble.

Anyways it should be us members get to see it first before anyone else!

<a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/content/view/425/44/" target="_blank">http://www.piratesahoy.net/content/view/425/44/</a>
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" /> Those screenshots look pretty good, I like what they've done with the town environments! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />

And `modd-able`, ohboy! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/modding.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":modding" border="0" alt="modding.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> That is EXCELLENT!!! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danse1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dance" border="0" alt="danse1.gif" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/william.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":will" border="0" alt="william.gif" /> Thank them VERY much for giving us this q&a, Keith, it's great to have this info! I'm really really REALLY looking forward to this game! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":keith" border="0" alt="keith.gif" />
 
OK, Ol' Jack's experiencing purely Pavlovian responses to this announcement. Dear God... this will make PotC and everything else look like child's play. Drink up, me hearties - yo ho!! <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" />
 
Aye Keith,great review,luv de part about being open ended and not plot driven. <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" />
 
Woah! That last screenshot screams HMS Surprise! I am so looking forward to the game. Once this bad boy comes out, forget PotC! LOL!

*Begins prepping his plans of conquest*

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whippa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":whipa" border="0" alt="whippa.gif" />
 
Nice Q&A!
Sounds surely like it's shaping up to be a truly great game!

{ Hmm, I notice the reflection error is still there... :
Wonder if that'll ever get fixed...

Heh. Not like _I_ can write a graphics engine though. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> So no matter.}
 
Looks a great sailing adventures coming in the future <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> . Am sure some people have allready started thinking of how and what needed modding in the game <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" /> , oh .. Hi Cat , I didn't see you there <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" /> .
 
Now this looks like my kind of gaming. The new graphics on the ships look nice. They actually have anchors, and lights for night sailing.

Now I wonder if you can use them, IE turning the lights on and off as a strategy in battle. ((Master and Commander)) And then perhaps using the anchor also as a strategy ((POTC)) or just seeing it go up and down when entering or leaving port.

I can't wait!! <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" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/william.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":will" border="0" alt="william.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" />
 
They didn't answer what version of model shader the game will use! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/urgh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":urgh" border="0" alt="urgh.gif" /> ohh well ,the game will be really `S-W`-`E-E`-T!
 
An open ended RPG, simple yet brilliant. Theyre really on to something with this concept. No more playing through the game once and then knowing everything thats in the game. Ill be interested to hear more about how land combat will be handled.
 
Awesome! And every question I had about the game so far was in the Q&A. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" />

Anyone notice how the female pirate looks like it could be Cat? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

I love the detail they put into the sails. This game's gonna be `bee-yoo`-`tee-full`!

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/william.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":will" border="0" alt="william.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" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/william.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":will" border="0" alt="william.gif" />
 
My sig pic is made by Anry, the fellow who has done some of the EXCELLENT artwork you see in PotC - AND in Age of Pirates! The character is Beatrice Sharp...

Here's a link to his site, he does awesome work:

<a href="http://www.anry.ru/eng/gallery/gallery.htm" target="_blank">http://www.anry.ru/eng/gallery/gallery.htm</a> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->PA!: Can you literally sail to other islands without going to the mini map (ala POTC)?

Renat: No. There was no such feature, neither in Sea Dogs nor in POTC. And we are not going to do this in AOP.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->PA!: Will there be a `co-op` mode?

Renat: If you mean a cooperative play of the `single-player` game - no. Making it is kind of making an online game. Sooner or later we'll make the great online pirate game but not this time.

PA!: Will multiplayer include fighting on land also (fencing)

Renat: No.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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<!--`QuoteBegin-HERR`-VADER+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(`HERR-VADER`)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
PA!: Will multiplayer include fighting on land also (fencing)

Renat: No.
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That is strange that they would leave that out considering how well land fighting was done in POTC and that it appears it will be in Swashbucklers and Captain Blood. PR2 and SMP even have landing partys/land fighting.
 
Im a bit sad that the `co-op` was left out i thought that would be alot of fun
 
<!--`QuoteBegin-Keith`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Keith)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Im a bit sad that the `co-op` was left out i thought that would be  alot of fun[/quote]

Aye, me too. But, it does have online capability and so I'll keep my hopes up that it can still be implemented either through modding or an expansion pack.

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

And thanks for the link, Cat. Definitely nice stuff. Have a rum on me! <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" /> Awww, heck, have a galleon full on me! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_eek.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock:" border="0" alt="icon_eek.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" /> <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" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":beer" border="0" alt="beer2.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":drunk" border="0" alt="buds.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
Would be nice if land based multi player was included in an expansion pack. Hell this game has lots of potential for an expansion pack, if the game sells well they would be smart to consider releasing one. (Imagine an expansion pack that adds land based multi player, the rest of the Caribbean, and maybe `3-4` more ships.... *drools*)

If not, I am willing to bet within a year of its release land based combat is modded in. The Grand Theft Auto games were treated to multi player mods, and they didn't even have any netcode to build off of.
 
I'd jest be happy thar be multi player mode although de land based combat would 'ave been a bonus. <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" />
 
I will have to see a finished game and some pretty good reviews before I ever buy anything by Akella again. Other than than the first Seadogs game all of their other nautical offerings have been disappointing, lacklusterer, and have also not performed as promised.

The first <b>Seadogs</b> was good because they did their best to copy Sin Meier's original game formula while bringing it up to date. It wasn't as dynamic, but the graphics and sea battles were great for the time.

Age of Sail 2 was a total piece of bug ridden crap---being voted the worst game of the year by two gaming magazines. <b>Age of Sail 2--Privateer</b> was just a patched up rehash with no thought to the customers like me who got shafted with thealmost unfunctional first version.

And then there is PTOC which was supposed to be Seadogs II in the first place. Everything they are promising now, including multiplay and open endedness, were promised for that game and look what we got when they sold out to Disney.

Fool me once--shame on you--fool me twice---shame on me. There will not be a 3rd time.

Sorry for all of the negativity, but I have to speak my mind.

Cheers
 
Aye mate,tend tew agree wid yer point O' view,however dis time Bethseda not likely tew be de publisher,so not likely Akella would want te go through that again,one can only hope dey get it right dis time <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" />
 
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