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Pirates, a naval warfare game inspired by Sid Meier's Pirates

Posted by iweczek |2 hours ago |22 comments

dbingham 29 minutes ago[4 more]

That was fun, but the AI and the balance need some work.

It's too easy to win as the small boat. You just stay ahead of your opponent and then turn back and strafe periodically.

It would be much more challenging if you added wind and realistic sailing dynamics. If wind direction vs sail orientation mattered to your speed and boat characteristics weren't as simple as smaller = faster then I think it would be much better balanced and way more fun/challenging!

alt227 3 minutes ago

Great game!

Reminds me very much of Overboard for the PS1 back in 1997.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71accvNZ0aA

HiroProtagonist an hour ago[1 more]

Sid Meier's Pirates on the iPad was a great experience. Bummer it isn't supported in modern iOS.

inasio 10 minutes ago

Nice job! Sid Meier's Pirates is one of my favorite games, wish they brought it back (I still play it occasionally, can't believe it never got a remake)

hermitcrab 12 minutes ago

Fun. Maybe you could add some random features for a bit more variety. Shallows, islands, fog banks etc.

Jeema101 16 minutes ago

Illustrates the importance of 'crossing the T' in naval warfare before there were turreted guns. :)

ms_menardi 22 minutes ago[1 more]

make it multiplayer, I dare ya >:)

(if you need this kind of motivation)

ez8 12 minutes ago

Good but too easy

2 hours ago

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monkeywork an hour ago[1 more]

Well done - that was a fun little distraction :)

k2xl 22 minutes ago

Fun but should have difficulty levels!

Apreche an hour ago[1 more]

At first I was frustrated because I didn’t know what the controls were. The arrows were moving, but nothing seemed to shoot.

Then I realized the space bar was shooting. You just can’t see the bullets because they are tiny black dots on a dark blue background.

zuzululu an hour ago[1 more]

this game is crazy fun