I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Let me tell you that Jeffrey just amazes me continually. When I tell him how ships should behave and what they should and should not do – he finds ways of building new rules into the code to add AI to the mix so that they do as I ask.

They almost seem smart now. Wait until you see all of the changes complete because…[Read more]

Well I guess I need to take a look at that VOC Escort Frigate again because she was never supposed to get 28 pounders. The largest she was supposed to mount was 16 to 24 pounders. I will edit appropriately. Usually when I’ve seen these ships they usually are rated around 7500 hit points so I think that is a rather exceptional ship. That’s the…[Read more]

Nope. Not a bug. I brought that up awhile back with MK, and he said he did that deliberately and it is correct for his intention. That became one of my favorite ships as a pirate because being class 5, helps sneak into ports, and that ship is sturdy, well-armed, quite fast, and good-sized cargo hold.

WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE DEVELOPER AND ADMINISTRATOR!!!

I will make a welcome announcement as soon as his membership is finished and he has been given ALL administrative rights.

YEAY HAPPY DANCE!!! We will have a brand new website within 90 days!

MK

Items can give you bonuses based on what they are just like the books. Compass or navigation devices give navigation bonus. etc, etc, etc…

The only thing that could be considered somewhat magical is that some religious items can give luck bonuses. I explain in the narrative – motivation and state of mind (BELIEF) causes luck. Think of Dumbo’s…[Read more]

None of the weapons have any special feature that I’m aware of.

No. However its not like any ordinary sword because it has extremely high damage numbers assigned to it and it is worth such an incredibly high amount that you could almost buy a fleet with it. No magic weapons in ERAS.

MK

Did not know, so had to look up the code and mentally follow the logic to find out. Here’s what I found:

Gun, experience based on damage amount: higher damage = higher experience

If enemy immortal, nothing
If miss, nothing

Blade experience based on damage amount: higher damage = higher experience

If enemy has fewer points than damage…[Read more]

You’re gonna hate me, but let’s try four?

I swapped out the 7z files that were 2.6, to the 7z files for 2.8. It will be the same process:

Unpack the ERAS2.8.7z.001-012 files, then put the ERAS2.8Update.zip over that.

https://mega.nz/#F!jl1zjSaC!CdBYterMnYkhdEbQy9rQKg

Your browser probably has some sort of setting or method for limiting its file cache size. Example: Firefox, under Private & Security settings, has Cached Web Content where a checked option can limit the cache to a size you specify. I don’t know about other browsers, and for some, perhaps they impose a limit per web site…I don’t really know…[Read more]

If you get my new PM, you can just use that, instead of the MK Loyal update because it contains all of that…plus the missing file, and a few additional extras.

No, a PM from me, after MK’s message. Unfortunately, I can’t see all the ‘successful’ recipients as it only tells me it went to “27 recipients” I have a list, and you are on it, but I just tried to resend just to you and it failed. So, I clicked on your profile and resent it that way. Weird, because the name I typed both in my list and second…[Read more]

If you already have 2.8, you can ignore the first download from that first MK message and just use the latest update I gave in my message; it is a combination of MK’s stuff, plus the Tavrel character and some other improvements.

I have also added a clickable filter to New games for male/female/nations, restricting NPC heroes to the same…[Read more]

Oh yeah, one other thing I wanted to mention. Regarding that link that you put up to TheBlackKnights mods and guides on PA!. He was actually working with me quite a lot before I got banned. When they threw me out of the boat, they put all of his posts together and plopped them in to replace what I had there before.

He wanted to run interference…[Read more]

What you are talking about is the elevation wedge. A mallet was used to adjust the piece until it lined up with the gunner’s quadrant. The weight of the gun would keep the wedge in place and often the bottom would have a little tar applied so it wouldn’t fly off the gun during recoil. In close battles a quadrant would never even be used.

Yeah I…[Read more]

Now these are cool videos. Thought I would add them to this discussion because they are right at home here. Beautiful replica bronze 24 pounders of the Dutch pattern. The type of guns that the Dutch built Swedish flagship Wasa had aboard.…[Read more]

So use anything you want Maltacus. We welcome the discussion and the publicity. I am always happy to talk about artillery. It is one of my favorite subjects. In fact your question caused me to pull an old article out of mothballs that PA! had deleted years ago. So take a look here:…[Read more]

OK so I just wanted to let the community know that I am going to be out of the loop for the next week or two.

First off I am heading down to Utah to sit down and talk face to face with someone whom I very much hope will be our web developer – the guy who will perform the website rebuild we have wanted and have talked about for the last year or…[Read more]

Thanks for the screenshots Maltacus. I hope others enjoy them as much as I do. I LOVE that large battle scene. I just regret I can’t make the image larger.

OMG that last one is HILARIOUS! LMAO

So here’s some from me. First is from my Spanish game with Alonso Ramirez. I just finished the Brig Queen quest and got Daniele Shephard as an officer.…[Read more]