That’s really good, Jeffrey, awesome work! The only other change I would like to see is to make the aiming indicator/reticle easier to see – it’s so small that it can be hard to see sometimes, especially in in the dark. I’d like to see something a bit thicker and/or more prominent so that it’s easier to see both the reticle and the color…[Read more]

I might have said it before, but I’ll say it again; I want some major tweaks made to the first-person ship combat’s cannon aiming mechanics. A more well-defined and easier-to-see crosshair is the first change I want. The second is a better aiming ‘angle’, so to speak. Essentially, I want to be able to fire my ship’s guns at maximum range (using…[Read more]

All of this sounds so exciting, and I can’t wait to see it reach my own computer screen. As for a patreaon, I know that I would definitely donate money if you can give me link. Here’s hoping that you guys can raise the money needed and get the products you want developed.

I haven’t played GOF in a little while, but I am excited to see and hear…[Read more]

shait, that’s pretty bad.

In other news, I will unfortunately not be able to participate in the forums much, since my internet access is quite limited now, and other things in life are getting in the way of time to spend on these forums. I’m also taking a bit of a rest from GOF until the next update arrives, and am using it to make some progress…[Read more]

Also, in other exciting news, I managed to find a set of plans for the Russian brig/snow Bering of 1725, which I believe to be the historical basis for the Curieuse snow from POTBS – the similarities are too great for me to think otherwise. I would personally like to see Orazio take a crack at modelling it, and then have it replace the French Snow…[Read more]

Running crack.exe as administrator worked perfectly. Now I have Maya set up and ready to go – thanks for the information about the pug-ins, Orazio, I wouldn’t have known about them otherwise.

I intend to follow Orazio’s advice and use a more up-to-date program to do the actual work (My current intention is to use Blender), and only use Maya to…[Read more]

I think running crack.exe generates a license file that will suffice.

I understand that, I just don’t know how to get crack.exe to work – it doesn’t explain very well, so I’m unsure what to do with it to get the code I need.

Okay, so I got Maya installed (I selected the unlimited version), but now its asking for an activation key – what am I supposed to do about this?

Wanted to ask, since I’m curious, but would it be possible to add restrictions on ship availability according to year – such as keeping them unavailable until a certain year and then having them dissapear in a certain year? After all, our game covers a relatively large time period during which ships were constantly evolving in one way or another,…[Read more]

Personally, I can’t wait for the next update to come out – just sayin’.

I’ll see what I can do with the resources provided, MK – I don’t have any skill or prior experience in 3d modeling, so that’ll be a challenge to overcome when trying to model a location for the first time, but I personally think that sticking with a few basic principles will…[Read more]

I believe that is it. Thanks Jeffrey!

Now just to look up some tutorials – once I know how the program works I can try editing some locations and see what’s possible.

i checked again, as well as checking the GOF link, and apparently the link is not directing me to the folder containing the program for some reason.

i tried to acce4ss the mega link, but for some reason the file didn’t show up when i went there. It’s really odd, and I’m not sure what the issue is.

Thanks for the information, Orazio. I’ve actually considered trying to learn some 3D modeling before, so this just gives more incentive. Got any good places for tutorials?

Also, know if there’s anywhere I can get Maya 5? I tried to use Jeffrey’s link in the modding how-to thread, but it doesn’t want to work for me for some strange reason.

I’m approaching this area myself now, so I’ll finally be able to give a personal assessment soon. My comment was based on hearing a number of folks I’ve talked to tell me about such things, so perhaps I shouldn’t worry. My question was asked mostly out of curiosity, as I am only now approaching those levels for the first time.

Thanks for thew…[Read more]

I also prefer inbetween settings, MK, but it seemed as if cannonballs were useless damage wise to me. I wanted to tweak their hull damage setting to see if I could make them just a little more effective. So far there has been a small change, but ships are still holding up even after tons of shot has been poured into them – all of my battles have…[Read more]

Thanks for the reply, MK, I was a bit worried after not hearing from you for so long. I really do hope you’re feeling better, since I’m very much looking forward to any new updates you plan to release. I’ve also been recording my latest playthrough, but I haven’t had a chance to upload any of the videos yet, unfortunately. I’m so jealous of you…[Read more]

Nice to know that the dutch ship was fixed, Jeffrey. And I’ve already read an explanation about why the problem occurs, so no worries, I perfectly understand.

Wanted to comment that I fought a night battle just prior to this post that was between the hours of 2300 and 2400. The waves looked rather terrible, and there were a number of graphics…[Read more]