World of Warships?

I figured that there might be a few of you here who might like WW1/2 era naval combat, the graphics are pretty good as well and I know that i'm having a blast playing it with a few friends.

its now in Open Beta and they arent expecting to wipe it again so its free for you to join in and unlike many its not really a pay to win game.

http://worldofwarships.com/

anyways hope that a few of you might get some enjoyment out of it.

Er... As one of the World of Warships testers, may I ask - how does this game related to the Safehold? Its about 1920-1940 era, not the Age of Sails or early Steam Age!

Dilandu wrote:Er... As one of the World of Warships testers, may I ask - how does this game related to the Safehold? Its about 1920-1940 era, not the Age of Sails or early Steam Age!

Because the books are venturing into ironclads, which have similar mechanics to many of the ships in the game.

As for how its related... erm its WW1/2 it isnt. But many people here kinda like ships so figured I would let anyone know who didnt.

Morden wrote:

Dilandu wrote:Er... As one of the World of Warships testers, may I ask - how does this game related to the Safehold? Its about 1920-1940 era, not the Age of Sails or early Steam Age!

Because the books are venturing into ironclads, which have similar mechanics to many of the ships in the game.

As for how its related... erm its WW1/2 it isnt. But many people here kinda like ships so figured I would let anyone know who didnt.

Are you proposing some Safehold-based modification? Frankly, i think, some strategy game may be more actual for Safehold world presentation.

Just give Charis another two or three books.

Dilandu wrote:Er... As one of the World of Warships testers, may I ask - how does this game related to the Safehold? Its about 1920-1940 era, not the Age of Sails or early Steam Age!

The only ships in the game that might be relevant are the smaller pre-dreadnought designs.
Which comes down too the USS Chester and the USS St. Louis (The real St. Louis wasn't nearly as good as it is in the game).

Everything else, including proper dreadnoughts will be for after the war. They are straining every industrial muscle as it is to get 1860-1875 level designs out of the door. They won't be seriously thinking about 1920's level stuff for a while. Never mind a 45.000 ton, 900ft long battleship with nine radar controlled 16.inch guns for a main battery.

Going by the snippets (spoiler!) they could really use a decent long range light cruiser and destroyer escort design, but they aren't ready yet.
They'll need to get the infrastructure in the rest of the Empire up to scratch first. They are way to dependant on Ehdwyrd Howsmyn and his facilities in the first place and the only way they've been able to do what they have done is because the guy is a miracle worker.

Panaka wrote:
Everything else, including proper dreadnoughts will be for after the war. They are straining every industrial muscle as it is to get 1860-1875 level designs out of the door.

Yeah? What about the ruthless atrocity against common sence named "King Haarahld IV"? Do you read the description? It isn't the nice old 1860-1870-style ironclad - it's a late-1890th fast armored cruiser, protected by the Krupp steel.

Dilandu wrote:

Panaka wrote:
Everything else, including proper dreadnoughts will be for after the war. They are straining every industrial muscle as it is to get 1860-1875 level designs out of the door.

Yeah? What about the ruthless atrocity against common sence named "King Haarahld IV"? Do you read the description? It isn't the nice old 1860-1870-style ironclad - it's a late-1890th fast armored cruiser, protected by the Krupp steel.

I doubt it is fully 1890's, but I'm not an expert. I know it started out as a HMS Warrior clone. What is it now, HMS Orlando?

Still doesn't change that the only ships within reach from the game are the Chester and St Louis. I still don't see them building those any time soon. Let alone a USS South Carolina or Kawachi within 2 or 3 books without major time skips.
Too many production bottlenecks, a kill sat in orbit and the tech isn't quite there yet.

Panaka wrote:

Dilandu wrote:Yeah? What about the ruthless atrocity against common sence named "King Haarahld IV"? Do you read the description? It isn't the nice old 1860-1870-style ironclad - it's a late-1890th fast armored cruiser, protected by the Krupp steel.

I doubt it is fully 1890's, but I'm not an expert. I know it started out as a HMS Warrior clone. What is it now, HMS Orlando?

Still doesn't change that the only ships within reach from the game are the Chester and St Louis. I still don't see them building those any time soon. Let alone a USS South Carolina or Kawachi within 2 or 3 books without major time skips.
Too many production bottlenecks, a kill sat in orbit and the tech isn't quite there yet.

No, Dilandu is right. The KHs are *WAY* more advanced than HMS Warrior or any of the other early historical armored ships. In fact, they are better than many of the real-world 1890s era ships.

The historical USS Maine was launched in 1890. It had two 10-inch guns and six 6-inch guns. Displaced around 6,700 tons, 324 feet long, and it had a top speed of 16.5 knots.

By comparison, the latest design of the KH has four 10-inch guns and ten 8-inch guns. It displaces 11,500 tons, is 431 feet long, and has a top speed of 24.6 knots.

Henry Brown wrote:
No, Dilandu is right. The KHs are *WAY* more advanced than HMS Warrior or any of the other early historical armored ships. In fact, they are better than many of the real-world 1890s era ships.

If the KH's were a "Warrior"-type ironclad, or even "Admiral"-type battleship, i wouldn't be so furious about them. Both "Warrior" and "Admiral" are within the realistic Charisian capabilites - in case of "Admirals" they are on the very edge of their abilites, but they still have a realistic chance to build them, even if it took more that the decade just to prepare infrastructure for this.