Ocean Wars-Computer Game

[trout]

Heck I remember playing Microprose Grand Prix with a null modem cable (remember those?) in 1994.

HeHe
I still have the crimpers and connectors here somewhere

[Fulvio]

null modem cable (remember those?) in 1994.

Hehe... made more than a few of those, as well as other assorted paraphernalia. Heck, I have a sports bag filled with cabling gear that I haven't even opened in maybe 5 years.

If I was starting out now, everything would be wireless. Sure, stringing Cat-5 gives better results in many ways, but hanging off the guttering, lifting tiles and trying to dangle the cable past the hole in the wall 8 feet below has hairs on it.

[Fulvio]

So, I posted a couple of questions in the Ocean Wars Q&A Group in FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/737460969722301/

Turns out you can only change servers if your castle is below Lv 5, and you've been playing less than 72 hours (IE, you're still 'bubbled' with beginner's protection). So one would have to uncouple the game from FB, start over with a new account, and then move to where you wanted to be. Pretty dumb, when others allow server changes in one way or another.

No answer yet on why I can't see any friends, or why I can't respond to Goldy's requests. Maybe its to do with me being on K14 and him on K11?

Overall, the game appears to be a nautical Clash of Clans knockoff. It plays reasonably well once you get over a few quirks, but the most annoying thing, and the one that usually kills these games for me, is the greed of the developers. Definitely a 'Pay-to-Win' model which makes it grossly unfair for newcomers who end up just being farms for the rich kids.

[ausjack]

No answer yet on why I can't see any friends,

:dodgy: maybe because they see you coming first :laugh2: :laugh2: sorry I really couldn't help that, honest :angel: :friends:

[Fulvio]

sorry I really couldn't help that, honest

You'll keep. :diablo:

[Fulvio]

So, after messing about a bit, and following a couple of unfortunate incidents with alliances, I ended up with a great bunch of guys. And we started a Facebook Group for the alliance. Then a mole infiltrated us and started a war, resulting in yet another move to join a bigger, better and more active group of like-minded people. So I've morphed it into a general discussion group with tips and tricks:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1203001579750579/

Anyway, I'm recommending to Goldy that he abandon his current identity and start over, joining us on kingdom 14. I'll happily go over and help him through this transition (its a little non-obvious). And I was wondering if anyone else would like to join the fun?

Yes, this is a freemium, pay-to-win type of game. But it CAN be played without spending a cent, and a great alliance like ours helps. :angel: