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  1. bumpkin

    Very Limited With Free Time

    I always heard they will either talk first or walk first. It takes to much brain power to figure out both at the same time. We adopted both of ours from China and started teaching them simple sign language as a means of early communication. Worked out pretty well. We missed out on that...
  2. bumpkin

    Very Limited With Free Time

    Indeed Congratulations on increasing the size of your crew. A most joyous event. They say 6 months is not too early for potty training.
  3. bumpkin

    Pinks, Hull Speeds and other nautical notions

    Looks like I will be reinstalling POTC again soon. With regard to sail trim in COAS it appears that the driver is always 90 degrees to the the rest of the yards. Not a big deal It has been then forever. I thought one of the POTC mods someone had tried to adjust angle of the driver. It does...
  4. bumpkin

    Pinks, Hull Speeds and other nautical notions

    Not sure what RTBL means. I have seen the phrase used in several posts. With regard to inertia. That is a tough one. I think the application does extremely well for a game. I do not think it was ever meant to be a true simulator. There are a few things out of wack. I agree the ships do...
  5. bumpkin

    Pinks, Hull Speeds and other nautical notions

    Wait, Not appreciated? What!! That is just bilge water. I eagerly await changes. I only recently got a copy of COAS. I downloaded the combined mod but have yet to install it. I am still trying to figure out the stock version before jumping into the fray. This whole business about rats...
  6. bumpkin

    Pinks, Hull Speeds and other nautical notions

    "easily reached speeds of 16 knots without cargo." Do the foils pop out of the bottom of the ship? :lol:
  7. bumpkin

    Save Game won't work at all

    I have the same issue with XP Pro. My work around was to not install the game under the default 'Program Files'. Instead It is install in a directory off the root. ...Steps up on soap box... The problem is that after Win2k "Program Files" became a restricted directory. Access requires Admin...
  8. bumpkin

    Is it worth $5?

    The patches do tend to address a lot of the bugs. The 'Designers Cut' makes the trading side of the game a more playable. They also added some bits to the tactical battle graphics. Sadly I have to agree that the game overall is not what I had hoped it would be. Though never having played...
  9. bumpkin

    Water Max Hight?

    Hello lads, I picked up the game just after Christmas. After playing for a couple days I download and installed the version 2 of the Combined over the weekend. That lack of freeboard was the first thing I noticed about the mod. My sloop, when fully loaded, sails with her deck just above the...
  10. bumpkin

    COAS still not available

    I feel for you guys. I stumbled across it at Best Buy a couple days after Christmas. It was down on the bottom shelf behind a couple flight sims. So I swapped it for EIC.
  11. bumpkin

    Modifying Ship Stability

    That does look sweet. Those Burke class cans are really nice. Did you notice there were no parasitic waves. The bow wave stretched all the way to the stern. Talk about efficient hull design. Here is another cool vid. High Speed run We made a high speed test run in Med on the USS Manley...
  12. bumpkin

    Modifying Ship Stability

    No never got a chance to sail on the Lady Washington. That would have been fun. I just like the picture. Here are a couple shots of the destroyer I served on. PreModification What she looked like when I was aboard Sorry after a bit more research it seems the other ship was a Garcia class...
  13. bumpkin

    Modifying Ship Stability

    Seakeeping is a broad term used to define a ships ability to handle the various weather conditions. I served in the US Navy aboard a Forrest Sherman class Destroyer DD940 back in the late 70's. She was a good sea boat. She didn't roll to badly as long as they kept her nearly full of fuel...
  14. bumpkin

    Is it worth $5?

    True EIC did not turn out to be the game I hoped for but I think it is definitely worth a five spot. I would have loved to see the original concept of IEC brought to the market or a cross between POTC and Age of Sail I or II, throw in a bit of Pitcairn and what a gem. With regard to sailing to...
  15. bumpkin

    Multiplayer?

    Never played Port Royal 2 so I can not give you a comparison. I think the game with the patches is very playable. The game is very stable in that it does not crash like a lot of the new rush to market games you see these days. From what I can see the patches appear to be improvements that...
  16. bumpkin

    EIC texture modding

    Peter, I agree with you about the ocean. After playing the demo and the beta before, the water appears to be multi-layered. The top layer looks like it is for reflection and bottom layer for color. From a distance it looks Ok. But when you look down like right next to a ship it is much too...
  17. bumpkin

    E.I.C. Expansion Pack

    I agree the original game did look more interesting. With hindsight being 20-20, I think the developers may have been better served by changing the game's name or educating the followers that the new game is a completely different scope and concept. I have the impression that the original...
  18. bumpkin

    E.I.C. Expansion Pack

    Rushed!!! Your are very funny! ROFL The game has been in development for what 3 or 4 years. Granted the first company went belly up. Salvaged might be a better term, I am thinking. Please don't get me wrong I still plan on buying the game. The developers seem to be genuinely care about the...
  19. bumpkin

    EIC Modding instructions part 1

    The people at Nitro have added modding instructions to their site. Not sure how useful there as I have yet to purchase the game. Thought others might be interested. EIC web page Link At the moment cash and time going to other hobbies. Greg.
  20. bumpkin

    Ship Speed

    Sounds like fun. Seems only difference between half sail and no sail is you loose rudder control. :lol: Guess raising the sails also un-ships the rudder. Greg.
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