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Hi all

Upxl

Upxl

Landlubber
Hey all,
New member here.

It’s been a year or so since I last played potc, and thought it was about that time again.

I’m really glad to find a forum still very active that not only remembers but still is in to this game.
It gives a warm cosy feeling knowing you’re not the only one in the world playing this “ancient” game.
Not only are people still playing it, I’m also happy to see that there’s a new mod out,
Build 14!?
I’m downloading it as I speak and hope it’s as good as its predecessor build 13, which is by the way a very, very fine creation, thank you good people of the modding community. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" />

Though I was wondering, does this game have any follow ups or so?
Not necessarily from the same designer or even the same game, just a more recent GOOD edition of it’s genre.
Not like Sid Meier’s pirates.
Though I have enormous respect for this man’s company creations (why I bought the game in the first place), I was rather disappointed to say the least when I first played it.
4 years or so ago, gamed for 2 hours, put it in to my closet, hasn’t seen daylight since.

So pleas let me know if there’s another worth its money.

Al this said, hi all, glad to have found this forum.

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" />
 
Sequil = Age of Pirates by Akella

Bad attempt to port the same game into a slightly newer game engine

Its like the gelding son of a plow horse who's trying to found a dynasty.

Ain't worth the money.
 
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<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rofl" border="0" alt="24.gif" />
 
I didn't get the joke. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" />
 
Welcome aboard Upxl! I completely understand your disappointment with Sid Meier’s Pirates! Most of us here feel the same way. The original 1987 version was so much better, and still very playable today. I was also very disappointing with Sid's Railroads! I expected so much more from both titles. Game company's seem to be far more interested in eye candy, than actual in depth story lines and gameplay.

rupertlittlebear is correct, Age of Pirates is the sequel to POTC. I agree that it was not the best of pirate games, however, there are some things that it did right. Unlike POTC, it is actually set in the Caribbean, and there are gold convoys that are a lot of fun to plunder! It also gives you the option to play as female character, and more character options is always better. It also has absolutely no involvement with Disney or Bethesda! Maybe one day our Mod team will get around to fixing this title as well. It is worth playing and can probably be picked up now days for around $10. At that price, it is well worth it.

Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned ships was just released in the US a few days ago, and I haven't played it enough yet to really have an opinion, but I like what I have seen so far. In my opinion, the best pirate game is still the original Sea Dogs, Akella's first entry into the genre. If you can find a copy of that one, I highly recommend it. It is getting very tough to find a copy any more though. It had it's problems, but nothing I have played before or since even comes close.
 
<!--quoteo(post=325260:date=Jun 4 2009, 12:47 PM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 4 2009, 12:47 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325260"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I didn't get the joke. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Imagine that you are the son of a gelding

who's always been a gelding

if you are still having troubles

look up the definition of gelding.
 
<!--quoteo(post=325260:date=Jun 4 2009, 12:47 PM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 4 2009, 12:47 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325260"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I didn't get the joke. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelding" target="_blank">Click Me!</a>
 
Note that with the Build 14 Alpha versions, the game ALSO takes place in the real Caribbean and you CAN play as a female character.
Build 14 Alpha 9.5 Patch 1 is quite playable, but it's still a development version and not yet a finished release.

In order of release date, Akella made the following games:

1 - Sea Dogs: still regarded as the best of the bunch
Modpacks available: Hosehead's Add-on, improving the game greatly (apparently; I never played it).

2 - Sea Dogs 2, hyjacked to become Pirates of the Caribbean: OK game that suffered from bugs and a rushed release
Modpacks available: Build Mod, which is still in development and Build 14 is being worked on as we speak;
enhances the game greatly and adds some features even the original game makers considered impossible.

3 - Age of Pirates: better graphics, some nice new features, but not much quests to keep the game experience interesting
Modpacks available: Supermod, which adds some new content, but not that much. Development on this is dead.

4 - Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships: released only days/weeks ago (depending on where you live).
From what I gather, it's a major improvement over both the original PotC and AoP. Apparently the difficulty level is rather high though.
Modpacks available: None yet, but we're more-or-less planning on porting the Build mod to CoAS once Build 14 is done.

Note that of all the above, I only played PotC a lot (and am actively working on Build 14 for that) and have done a tiny bit of AoP (unmodded).
I wonder how the modded game versions would rate against each other. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

To Thagarr: Right now the mod team is planning to skip AoP altogether and move straight to CoAS.
Though that is still for the more-or-less distant future, because Build 14 needs to be done first.
So I don't really expect us to do much on the original AoP. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />
 
Thnx for the welcome and the small prelude of many high leveld understandeble jokes still to come,i'm sure.

Thagarr,
I remember very well the day I got my first pc.
1st games I played where colonization and then civilization.
I thank Sid for the many hours of magical joy these two games brought me and the best first gaming experience a kid could hope for.
Maybe we expect to much of Sid Meier,I know I do.

Pieter,
I’ve been reading up on your Build 14 and must say I can’t wait to try it out.
I’ve encountered a runtime error after installing.
I believe it was due to the 9.5 patch.
The runme bat couldn’t find the files it was meant to.
I’m no modder so don’t know much about these issues.
I’m retrying the installation right now.

Again thank you all for the warm welcome.
I'll be seeing you landlubbers! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />o)
 
<!--quoteo(post=325302:date=Jun 4 2009, 11:35 PM:name=rupertlittlebear)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rupertlittlebear @ Jun 4 2009, 11:35 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325302"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=325260:date=Jun 4 2009, 12:47 PM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 4 2009, 12:47 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325260"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I didn't get the joke. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Imagine that you are the son of a gelding

who's always been a gelding

if you are still having troubles

look up the definition of gelding.
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Nope. Still don't get the joke. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
 
Gelding = castrated horse
and the castrated horse wants to found a dynasty. This can only be done, when you make lots of offspring, which, is kinda hard when castrated.
 
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> .. Nope. Some jokes just don't get me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=325359:date=Jun 5 2009, 01:46 AM:name=Upxl)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Upxl @ Jun 5 2009, 01:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325359"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I’ve been reading up on your Build 14 and must say I can’t wait to try it out.
I’ve encountered a runtime error after installing.
I believe it was due to the 9.5 patch.
The runme bat couldn’t find the files it was meant to.
I’m no modder so don’t know much about these issues.
I’m retrying the installation right now.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Did you follow the installation instructions correctly?
Usually when RunMe.bat can't find a file, it is because it's trying to delete and unexisting file or trying to move a file that's already where it should be.
Nothing to worry about. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
 
I did and initially I installed potc to a newly created folder so not in program files cause i read somewhere this would give complications under vista.
However after removing and reinstalling under program files the games runs without a hitch.

Having a blast now,realy great mod. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=325428:date=Jun 5 2009, 03:03 AM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 5 2009, 03:03 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325428"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> .. Nope. Some jokes just don't get me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" /> It means somebody lopped off his baby-makin' bits! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Hence, no dynasty! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=325554:date=Jun 5 2009, 06:02 PM:name=Stallion)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stallion @ Jun 5 2009, 06:02 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325554"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=325428:date=Jun 5 2009, 03:03 AM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 5 2009, 03:03 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325428"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> .. Nope. Some jokes just don't get me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" /> It means somebody lopped off his baby-makin' bits! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Hence, no dynasty! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
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Yeah I got that part a day ago.. it's just that the joke doesn't make me laught. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=325586:date=Jun 5 2009, 10:20 AM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 5 2009, 10:20 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325586"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=325554:date=Jun 5 2009, 06:02 PM:name=Stallion)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stallion @ Jun 5 2009, 06:02 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325554"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=325428:date=Jun 5 2009, 03:03 AM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 5 2009, 03:03 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325428"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> .. Nope. Some jokes just don't get me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" /> It means somebody lopped off his baby-makin' bits! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Hence, no dynasty! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
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Yeah I got that part a day ago.. it's just that the joke doesn't make me laught. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
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Oh. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Okay. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=325312:date=Jun 4 2009, 03:51 PM:name=Pieter Boelen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pieter Boelen @ Jun 4 2009, 03:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325312"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->To Thagarr: Right now the mod team is planning to skip AoP altogether and move straight to CoAS.
Though that is still for the more-or-less distant future, because Build 14 needs to be done first.
So I don't really expect us to do much on the original AoP. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Thanks for the info Pieter, I knew the Mod team had been discussing it, but wasn't for sure if anything had been decided.
 
Nothing will be decided for certain until Build 14 is done, but most people agree it'd be a good idea.
 
<!--quoteo(post=325586:date=Jun 5 2009, 10:20 AM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 5 2009, 10:20 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325586"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=325554:date=Jun 5 2009, 06:02 PM:name=Stallion)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stallion @ Jun 5 2009, 06:02 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325554"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=325428:date=Jun 5 2009, 03:03 AM:name=Deep One)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Deep One @ Jun 5 2009, 03:03 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=325428"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> .. Nope. Some jokes just don't get me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" /> It means somebody lopped off his baby-makin' bits! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Hence, no dynasty! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
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Yeah I got that part a day ago.. it's just that the joke doesn't make me laught. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
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wasn't supposed to be funny

was supposed to be an accurate assessment of the sequil

and on hind sight

it was too forgiving.
 
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