Totem Games "Ironclads - High Sea" demo available NOW! (post #38)

Maserati · 01-16-10, 12:01 PM

I have the DLC and tried a custom game.

Pro: smaller more manageable battles that should be playable in a reasonable amount of time.

Cons: I'm now convinced there's something wrong with the damage in this game.

I took a casemate ironclad against two steam frigates and a sloop. After half an hour I was at 15% damage, one of the frigates was at 1% and the sloop was at 10%. The frigate was only at 1% despite:

Being rammed square on the stern quarter at 4 knots
Getting raked by the ironclad at point blank range. Nelson would have been proud, I broke their line and fired all my starboard guns into the stern of a steam frigate at 50 yards or less.

1% damage. From 6.4% shell guns at point blank. That's not right.

Wooden vessels better able to take punishment than an ironclad ?

01-16-10, 12:01 PM	#33
Maserati Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I have the DLC and tried a custom game. Pro: smaller more manageable battles that should be playable in a reasonable amount of time. Cons: I'm now convinced there's something wrong with the damage in this game. I took a casemate ironclad against two steam frigates and a sloop. After half an hour I was at 15% damage, one of the frigates was at 1% and the sloop was at 10%. The frigate was only at 1% despite: Being rammed square on the stern quarter at 4 knots Getting raked by the ironclad at point blank range. Nelson would have been proud, I broke their line and fired all my starboard guns into the stern of a steam frigate at 50 yards or less. 1% damage. From 6.4% shell guns at point blank. That's not right. Wooden vessels better able to take punishment than an ironclad ?