1914: Shells of Fury

Scaz65 · 08-23-07, 10:52 AM

Just bought this online (download version).

Recommended Specs are:
Windows XP/Vista
Athlon® XP 2600+ or Pentium® 2.4GHz
1024 MB RAM
256 MB 3D graphic card which supports PixelShader 2.0
Sound card
DirectX 9.0c

My Specs are:
Windows XP
PentiumIV 3.0ghz
2048MB Ram
Nvidia 7600GT (256mb) AGP video card (supports pixelshader 3.0)
SB Live! sound card
All drivers up to date

I was really excited about this game because of the topic (WW1). Downloaded and installed it with no problems. When I started the game up, it runs VERY SLOW. I run Silent Hunter III cranked to the max and it runs smooth as glass. The graphics of this game are a little below that level of detail. I don't know what the problem is, but I hope it is addressed by the company.

Please share any thoughts on this.

BTW, here is the link to the game site: http://www.strategyfirst.com/en/games/ShellsOfFury/

Mush Martin · 08-24-07, 08:09 AM

This looks really good and im interested can you post a short review.
M

Scaz65 · 08-24-07, 09:56 AM

Here's my quick review of it.

As far as the graphics go, the game is somewhere between Silent Hunter2 and Silent Hunter3. (which is why I don't understand the clunky performance because both of them run great.) The campaign mode reminds me more of Silent Hunter2 (a series of extended missions representing patrols). There are 50 missions including 3 or 4 tutorial missions. The mission generator is easy to use and is good for a quick fix for your uboat itch and allows you to try out all four of the different boats used by the Germans during WW1.

Overall, I'd say it's worth the $20 as long as the low framerate thing can be worked out.

ReallyDedPoet · 08-24-07, 10:06 AM

The low FPS is a strange one considering game specs

RDP

Mush Martin · 08-24-07, 12:42 PM

Danke Herr Kaleun

CB.. · 08-29-07, 05:53 AM

i ordered shells of fury from amazon.de
and it turned up today...(3 days to deliver from germany to the uk.. not bad)
here's my initail impressions of the game..

1/ it runs with out the dvd in the drive-- which always puts me at ease with a game..purely for convience sake and it shows the devs are IMO see-ing things from the players point of view ..

2/it isn't on first glance an easy sim to play ie it's not arcade in nature..

3/it's obviuosly eminiently moddable...

4/it's worth buying just to see the excellent WW1 models in action..

5/it's in german so i haven't got a clue what half the buttons options do... lol

going to have to babelfish them to find out what does what why and how..

6/the AI seems to be very good ..for example a lone merchant on spotting me approaching... immediately turned round and high tailed it away in the opposite direction to it's original course.......making this the first subsim i've played where a lone merchant does this..i chased it..caught it and every time i turned to fire it maneuvered away from me again making it damn near impossible to get anything remotely like an easy shot...
this in itself is far FAR in advance of lone merchant AI behaviuor displayed (as stock) in other similar sims (SH2/3/4 et al)
the normal lone merchant AI response (if your lucky that is) in the SH2/3/4 games is for it to zig zag but basically carry onsteaming towards you....this merchant in shells of fury had a much better plan of action....it worked i could not get into a good firing position at all ..for torps anyway) !!

7/i'm a fan of WW1 stuff so it has the edge in that area..

8/the graphics etc are customisable..so i was able to get it running reasonably well on my machine (which is quite old...tho it ran Sh3 very well)

9/the actual graphics are atmospheric...but not it has to be said in any way stunning...but it looks well to me

10/it occasionaly stalls on loading some of the stock missions..requiring a ctrl/alt/delt/ exit

11/there are no crew voices at all?? maybe an option i haven't found...can't see any crew sound files anywhere tho..that's a shame if true

12/IMO it was well worth the money and has with any luck...a great deal of flexible future possibilites due to the open ended and editable file structure.. as far as i can tell there isn't a single elemnt of the game graphics ..sound.. weather... effects...missions..campaigns and even model files that cannot be added to edited and enhanced

13/if your a fan of WW1....and enjoy subsims etc...and enjoy modding a entirely open and freely editable game of such....BUY IT...you won't be too disapointed ..and who knows you may find out it is home from home

gets a thumbs up from me...

tho only time will tell of course..

bsalyers · 09-25-07, 12:54 AM

I downloaded this today and started playing. The AI is WAYYY too eagle-eyed. They spot that periscope under the most ridiculous circumstances at the most impossible ranges. Also, there HAS to be a way to save a game. It's unacceptable to only play when you have time to see an entire mission through. I sometimes play some SH3 or 4 when I have as little as twenty minutes; the same should be possible with this. Then, there's the lack of a bearing indicator for the scope; most strange.

On the whole, though, I think it's promising. Very different. I miss the satisfying explosion when my torp hits a ship, but I guess if you don't have hydrophones...

08-23-07, 10:52 AM	#1
Scaz65 Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 14 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	1914: Shells of Fury (1st impressions) Just bought this online (download version). Recommended Specs are: Windows XP/Vista Athlon® XP 2600+ or Pentium® 2.4GHz 1024 MB RAM 256 MB 3D graphic card which supports PixelShader 2.0 Sound card DirectX 9.0c My Specs are: Windows XP PentiumIV 3.0ghz 2048MB Ram Nvidia 7600GT (256mb) AGP video card (supports pixelshader 3.0) SB Live! sound card All drivers up to date I was really excited about this game because of the topic (WW1). Downloaded and installed it with no problems. When I started the game up, it runs VERY SLOW. I run Silent Hunter III cranked to the max and it runs smooth as glass. The graphics of this game are a little below that level of detail. I don't know what the problem is, but I hope it is addressed by the company. Please share any thoughts on this. BTW, here is the link to the game site: http://www.strategyfirst.com/en/games/ShellsOfFury/ Last edited by Scaz65; 08-23-07 at 11:45 AM.

08-24-07, 08:09 AM	#2
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	This looks really good and im interested can you post a short review. M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

08-24-07, 10:06 AM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	The low FPS is a strange one considering game specs RDP __________________ Back in the Day

08-24-07, 12:42 PM	#5
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Danke Herr Kaleun __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

08-29-07, 05:53 AM	#6
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i ordered shells of fury from amazon.de and it turned up today...(3 days to deliver from germany to the uk.. not bad) here's my initail impressions of the game.. 1/ it runs with out the dvd in the drive-- which always puts me at ease with a game..purely for convience sake and it shows the devs are IMO see-ing things from the players point of view .. 2/it isn't on first glance an easy sim to play ie it's not arcade in nature.. 3/it's obviuosly eminiently moddable... 4/it's worth buying just to see the excellent WW1 models in action.. 5/it's in german so i haven't got a clue what half the buttons options do... lol going to have to babelfish them to find out what does what why and how.. 6/the AI seems to be very good ..for example a lone merchant on spotting me approaching... immediately turned round and high tailed it away in the opposite direction to it's original course.......making this the first subsim i've played where a lone merchant does this..i chased it..caught it and every time i turned to fire it maneuvered away from me again making it damn near impossible to get anything remotely like an easy shot... this in itself is far FAR in advance of lone merchant AI behaviuor displayed (as stock) in other similar sims (SH2/3/4 et al) the normal lone merchant AI response (if your lucky that is) in the SH2/3/4 games is for it to zig zag but basically carry onsteaming towards you....this merchant in shells of fury had a much better plan of action....it worked i could not get into a good firing position at all ..for torps anyway) !! 7/i'm a fan of WW1 stuff so it has the edge in that area.. 8/the graphics etc are customisable..so i was able to get it running reasonably well on my machine (which is quite old...tho it ran Sh3 very well) 9/the actual graphics are atmospheric...but not it has to be said in any way stunning...but it looks well to me 10/it occasionaly stalls on loading some of the stock missions..requiring a ctrl/alt/delt/ exit 11/there are no crew voices at all?? maybe an option i haven't found...can't see any crew sound files anywhere tho..that's a shame if true 12/IMO it was well worth the money and has with any luck...a great deal of flexible future possibilites due to the open ended and editable file structure.. as far as i can tell there isn't a single elemnt of the game graphics ..sound.. weather... effects...missions..campaigns and even model files that cannot be added to edited and enhanced 13/if your a fan of WW1....and enjoy subsims etc...and enjoy modding a entirely open and freely editable game of such....BUY IT...you won't be too disapointed ..and who knows you may find out it is home from home gets a thumbs up from me... tho only time will tell of course.. __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

08-24-07, 09:56 AM	#3
Scaz65 Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 14 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Here's my quick review of it. As far as the graphics go, the game is somewhere between Silent Hunter2 and Silent Hunter3. (which is why I don't understand the clunky performance because both of them run great.) The campaign mode reminds me more of Silent Hunter2 (a series of extended missions representing patrols). There are 50 missions including 3 or 4 tutorial missions. The mission generator is easy to use and is good for a quick fix for your uboat itch and allows you to try out all four of the different boats used by the Germans during WW1. Overall, I'd say it's worth the $20 as long as the low framerate thing can be worked out.

09-25-07, 12:54 AM	#7
bsalyers Sparky Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 152 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	It's almost a good game - just a few things I downloaded this today and started playing. The AI is WAYYY too eagle-eyed. They spot that periscope under the most ridiculous circumstances at the most impossible ranges. Also, there HAS to be a way to save a game. It's unacceptable to only play when you have time to see an entire mission through. I sometimes play some SH3 or 4 when I have as little as twenty minutes; the same should be possible with this. Then, there's the lack of a bearing indicator for the scope; most strange. On the whole, though, I think it's promising. Very different. I miss the satisfying explosion when my torp hits a ship, but I guess if you don't have hydrophones...