Comments - Stealthy92

Hey guys, so I had a little play around. It's starting to look a lot nicer, the ship looks great since the last time I played the demo (July/august).
The ship doesn't seem to fire for me? Not sure if that's in yet but I couldn't get the space bar working, and all pressing f1 and f2 does is highlight the little icons in the corner unfortunately.
But to be fair bashing into the barge with my ship does the job, I saw the barge changed colour I'm guessing that's the start of damage?

My main problem to be honest (and I don't want to criticise too much) is the camera for sailing. The camera for walking around the island doesn't seem to respond, although it does pan around eventually I guess it's still a bit awkward. But the Camera for the ship is my main concern just because it seems quite unimmersive. Now I don't know if you were going to keep it like that, or if you were working up to something a little better, I suppose it's not so bad if it's going to be like potc where the bird's eye camera is for sailing but you can walk around the ship if you like by bringing up the menu and selecting the sea option.

Basically what I'm getting at, probably quite unclearly, is that I was hoping you'd be able to get down and walk around your ship. Whether it's like potc where you can quasi-pause the game and walk into your cabin/the holds/deck etc. or whether you have the option to actually walk around the ship live, as you're sailing I don't have a major preference but I do think it brings a nice quality of immersion to the game either way. Then you could captain it up in your cabin, maybe walk over to a diary and write some notes? Or walk over to a map table and perhaps even draw on the map yourself (or even plot a fix hnggg). You could have it so that you can walk down to the mess deck and sit down and have some food/rum with your crew PURELY for the immersion factor.

I dunno, I know this is a lot and you've just started, really you're getting the basic systems down. Maybe these are things you want yourself as well(?) and will come in time. But I'm worried you'll neglect these things and then it will be an unworkable add-on that will just be easier for you to exclude from the final game.

I'm on windows 10, nvidia gt 750, seems to run fine on low for me although I had a crash on start for fantastic settings, but my computer is finicky anyway after the windows 10 update so I doubt it's the game.

P.s. I think you should have a remote "magic" forest on lands far away somewhere. A deep old forest, blue trees, maybe fireflies, and an ominous atmosphere. Something that captures the feeling that an explorer might have got back in those days, finding untouched lands millions of miles from home.

Hey grats this is looking great! I can't wait for more and I'm impressed with how good this looks and how well it runs on my computer :)

Thought I'd give my feedback to help you guys out. If there's anything else I can do to help please let me know I'd love to.

so:

-Water, ships and character look great. I was worried that the only graphics setting I can select was fantastic however good framerate. Using nvidia Geforce 750M

-Sometimes it looked like water or white patches where coming up through the ground especially at near sea level

-walking around the island there's a little bit of continuous shadow flickering (not of existing shadows of big unsourced shadows)

-As has been said the camera on land doesn't work, but moves smoothly round to front if you stand still

-when walking the character drifts one way or another. I'm not sure if this is intentional but it doesn't seem to happen on flat land so maybe it has something to do with walking up hill

-Using an xbox controller on land is possible for movement but not on the ship at all. I haven't played with the inputs yet though that's just for default

-when transferring to ship, I'm sure this will change, but you just fall into the boat from high haha

-I like the fact that when you crash into another ship you don't clip through it, not only does your ship react but the other one does too which I think is great.

-obviously ship damage would be cool as well as flappy sails reacting to wind but personally I'm not too bothered

-No way to get back off the ship :/

-can't walk on deck of ship

-U and I don't do anything atm can't open inventory

- the mouse isn't anchored to the centre of the screen and is also visible which can be a bit of a bother I guess

Other than that it's great I'm so glad youre going this and can't wait to see what's in store. Can't wait for more characters, interactions, little houses with major loot in, as well and of course missions. Any help you guys need or want from a layman gamer please give me a shout :)