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  1. MarkQuinn

    Is this an old interview at GameSpot?

    I watched the video again. Civ, check it out. It appears that the larger ship is moving slower simply because it is a larger ship. It appears the sloop is moving slower because it is sailing into the wind. Look at the direction of the flags. Another thing I noticed that pleased me very...
  2. MarkQuinn

    Game Speed

    The speed is a very big concern to me. It didn't bother me much at first because I knew the original Pirates! was also `fast-paced`. Based on the vids it's hard to say --- it may be the same pace. But man, it sure looks like that ship is hopping from island to island in mere seconds. Close...
  3. MarkQuinn

    Is this an old interview at GameSpot?

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Did you notice, BTW, on the first footage that the ships were moving quite fast, but when they got (and chose) to attack each other, the game itself sort of switched to a different (and slower)...
  4. MarkQuinn

    Rethinking Realism: SD/POTC Not so Bad

    All that said, by the way, I must wonder something. The new Pirates! is using the same engine used to create Morrowind. Morrowind is one of the most moddable (sp?) games ever made. Doubtful that Pirates! will ship with modding tools such as The Elder Scrolls Construction Set, but that...
  5. MarkQuinn

    Rethinking Realism: SD/POTC Not so Bad

    Civrules directed us in a previous post to the interview video on Pirates! Many of you have seen it. If not see here: <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sidpirates/media.html" target="_blank">http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sidpir...ates/media.html</a> While watching a sea...
  6. MarkQuinn

    Is this an old interview at GameSpot?

    Thank you for this find Civ. I had seen this page a little while ago but the link was dead at the time. Very good interview which will spawn my next post about realism in gaming. Thanks! <img src="http://publish.hometown.aol.com/markquinn2k3/images/newquinn01.gif" border="0"...
  7. MarkQuinn

    Size of ships vs. Captain Duel Backgrounds

    I have no fears whatsoever that Pirates! will be bad. As a matter of fact I think it will be the game of the millenium (so far). I think that with any game there will be room for improvement or personal preference. There will be problems, sure. But you're on to something. Usually the things...
  8. MarkQuinn

    Look at the Facts

    The vids remind me a bit of a game of Frogger. Not sure why. <img src="http://publish.hometown.aol.com/markquinn2k3/images/newquinn01.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" />
  9. MarkQuinn

    Port Royal

    Civ, The Port Royal they're referring to is Port Royal, Jamaica. It was once the home of the buccaneers (Henry Morgan operated from it) and often referred to as the "wickedest city in Christendom". At it's height, with so many buccaneers bringing in spoils from the Spanish Main, it was the...
  10. MarkQuinn

    Size of ships vs. Captain Duel Backgrounds

    I don't know. They really do look identical in size to me. In detail, you are of course right - they are different. Side note: I hadn't seen either of these screenshots yet. I like the font they are using. Seems very crisp and clear. Now who among us wasn't just ITCHING to get in there...
  11. MarkQuinn

    Size of ships vs. Captain Duel Backgrounds

    A thought occured to me. The old Pirates! had identical backgrounds for all of the `on-ship` duels. It was a single backdrop that never changed regardless of whether you fought on a tiny sloop or a massive galleon. POTC did the same thing with their duels. So far, in the few Pirates...
  12. MarkQuinn

    Look at the Facts

    Catalina, I respect what you are saying and agree. I am shocked and pleasantly surprised that Akella were working on a more realistic map. However I must interject that all of the problems I have mentioned about POTC aside from Portugal were also problems in SeaDogs. So I cannot blame Disney...
  13. MarkQuinn

    Look at the Facts

    Guys, I've been saying this all along. Pirates! (old and presumably new) is much more realistic than any games that have appeared since. Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas comes very close and exceeds it in many ways. I could be wrong about this, but does anyone have an OLD version of the...
  14. MarkQuinn

    Small Changes You'd Like

    Catalina, What PT boat game are you talking about? I might be interested in that. Does it have the same wonderful ocean physics and graphics as the SD series? Is it out yet? Also, please specify which mods you're talking about that allow the division of plunder. I found a bunch of mods...
  15. MarkQuinn

    Small Changes You'd Like

    This is a fantastic thread because it strikes at the heart of so many good issues. My mouth is watering. <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->From the video, it seems that it is quite unrealistic that people get blown twice as high as the ship...
  16. MarkQuinn

    Requirements - (recommended , minimum)

    Hello again Fred Bob and all! Devildog, your frozen tundra was actually more frozen than mine. I'll give you a hint so you can pinpoint me down to the city. Three rivers, lots of Polish sausage, a lousy baseball team, a lousy hockey team, probably a lousy football team again this year and we...
  17. MarkQuinn

    A Silly Proposal ... But I'm Doing it Anyway

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Yarr! Ye kin be usin' P!2 also, matey!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Quinn slaps himself in the forehead in frustration. "I think you guys are missing the concept here," says he. <img...
  18. MarkQuinn

    Requirements - (recommended , minimum)

    Hi Keith. Funny you should mention Morrowind. My rig runs it beautifully. Or should I say my rig RAN it beautifully. Funny how about 12 gigs of mods in your data folder renders the game a tad sluggish. LOL. <img src="http://publish.hometown.aol.com/markquinn2k3/images/newquinn02.gif"...
  19. MarkQuinn

    A Silly Proposal ... But I'm Doing it Anyway

    Way back when, in the legendary forum for Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas, several guys began making references to Pirates! using a standard abbreviation: >>>P!<<< Pirates! Gold was, logically: >>>P!G<<< It seemed to make sense at the time. This abbreviation became the standard. I...
  20. MarkQuinn

    Requirements - (recommended , minimum)

    I for one am getting a new PC for this game. Well not really. Rome: Total War and The Sims 2 and Operation Flashpoint 2 play a small part also. But mostly the new rig is for Pirates! I don't think, ever, in my 34 years on Earth, in all my years in this frozen tundra of a state I live in, I...
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