• Environment & Render Engine
  • Ship reflections on water surface under certain environmental conditions
  • Battle-Space has been increased to 200Km per side
  • Maximum render distance increased to 36000 meters
  • Dramatic improvements to ocean surface appearance, including high frequency light maps and dynamic wave meshes
  • Improved sky, clouds, and rain effects
  • Cloud shadows on water surface
  • Fog effects on environmental color saturation
  • Improved ship wake simulation, including particle based bow waves
  • Improved sinking animations
  • Improved shell splash animations
  • Improved gunfire animations
  • Torpedo launch animations
  • Optional player selectable camera shake near large explosions and camera bob when point of view is near water surface
  • Improved timing control and adjustments of coordinate systems resulting in smoother motion even on slower systems
  • More player control over environmental appearance
• Ship Models
  • 3^rd Generation  3D Ship models featuring a high degree of historical detail
  • The navies of England, Germany, France.
  • Damaged weapon mounts & Turrets now show visible damage
  • Multiple level integrated, cumulative “skin” damage to ship models
  • Point damage to hull and major structural objects, including visible damaged interior areas.
  • Training weapon mount animations
  • Unique bow wake modeling based on the size and shape of the nose on each ship

• Game Play
  • More capability in campaign scripting, allowing richer campaigns
  • Order of battle overlay display in campaign games
  • Point of view help overlay with feedback during point of view control option changes. Five options for control of point of view
  • Improved formation keeping and anti-collision logic
  • Improved and extended programmed opponent logic
  • Most orders can now be issued on the micro-view map as well as in the 3d battle space
  • More player options in organizing task forces during campaign games, including intervals and line abreast formations
  • Streamlined player orders interface, including player requested course changes with up to 9 waypoints per order
  • Separate torpedo targeting
  • Ability to order formations to maintain “line of bearing” formations, in addition to line astern.

- All features listed are subject to change without notice -

 

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