Naval sims?

[Spino]

To summarize:

Enigma: Rising Tide:
+graphics seem good
-not historical scenario but historical ships
-not dynamical campaign

Silent Hunter III:
+dynamic campaign
+historical
+many mods
+good graphics

Task Force 1942:
+good gameplay
+historical
-no carriers

Corsairs 3
slightly older historical period


I think Silent Hunter III sounds very interesting. When it comes to Task Force 1942, which I also think sounds interesting, I couldn't find any information, screenshots or a place to buy it anywhere. Are you sure Task Force 1942 was the real name of the title, or is it so old that it's impossible to get hold of?

TF1942 may be a classic but for all intents and purposes it is an archaic game. We're talking about the days of floppy disks, 320x240 VGA graphics and DOS memory managing boot disks. Replace TF1942 with Fighting Steel which is essentially the former's spiritual successor. The best part about Fighting Steel is that is has received continuous upgrades via a massive mod called the Fighting Steel Project (version 10.3 was released last month). FSP doesn't simply contain graphics improvements and tweaks to the games data files, it actually contains coded improvements to the AI! Apparently SSI legally handed this product over to the modding community to do with as they wish. The mod is free but costs $$$ if you want NWS to ship it to you on a CD.

FSP Download links (also has link to last official FS patch)...
http://forums.navalwarfare.org/showthread.php?t=34

FSP forum...
http://forums.navalwarfare.org/forumdisplay.php?f=9

The homepage...
http://www.navalwarfare.org/~content/index.html

The good news is there is another naval sim in the works called Distant Guns which deals with the Russo-Japanese war of 1904/05. It is being made by two established wargame designers and looks to be a real gem.

http://www.stormeaglestudios.com/pub...stantguns.html