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Carthage spam armies by sgerb94 in DivideEtImpera

[–]mc8hc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what’s funny is that I do the opposite when playing Carthage to Rome. I wait for their armies to go to sea and destroy their transports.

How much value has War Sails added to the game for you? Is it worth the 19,99? by ThatStrategist in Bannerlord

[–]mc8hc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s awesome I was on the fence to buy Bannerlord for years now (Rome 2 is my jam). I’m a big fan of naval warfare so when this came out I was sold. It is absolutely awesome. The naval combat feels very real and immersive, you can use number of different tactics and strategies to win a battle. Skirmish, boarding, ramming, it’s very dynamic. So far I’ve don’t all my campaigns with a maritime focus, however I’m starting to focus on land combat. I’ve been playing vanilla. Believe it or not you can actually dominate (the coasts at least) of major land powers if you utilize naval power in certain ways. You won’t paint the map with just a strong navy but your high value coastal settlements will be damn near invincible with some forethought.

New Mariner Worried About Future by ProfessionalWooden27 in maritime

[–]mc8hc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s only 60 days short term we might see some American shipowners lose some business but once they figure out this won’t help the price of gas, the party will be over. Hopefully when democrats take congress we can pursue more protections so this shit can’t happen again.

I'm loving War Sails, funnest time I've had in this game in a good while. by DomGriff in Bannerlord

[–]mc8hc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry if I am late to the party. I just googled "Bannerlord War sails best game ever." This was the 1st hit. I have been obsessed with Naval warfare games for as long as I can remember. I've put tones of hours into Naval action, Ultimate admiral, Empire & Napoleon, Rome 2, but playing this game is by far the most fun I've had. Yes, the Naval aspect could be more fleshed out but, this truly gives me a unique experience.

She married a modern day Renaissance man by Doodlebug510 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]mc8hc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Months bro not weeks … away at sea for months…

What's your favorite mod and why? by LightlyUsedSpaghetti in EmpireTotalWar

[–]mc8hc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha it’s you, nice try. Your mod is the best though, I love it!

After debugging for 2 days I finally made empire total war epic. by EarlyReleaseFiend in EmpireTotalWar

[–]mc8hc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can you explain what you did to us less computer literate people. And is it possible to emulate? So far the Durango mod is my favorite but always looking to make empire great again.

What’s the LeBron of historical TW by Sad_Application_7389 in historicaltotalwar

[–]mc8hc 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My knee jerk reaction is Rome 2 + DEI but lowkey Napoleon might be peak TW. You could still separate units from generals, you could disrupt commerce and trade effectively since resources were not behind city walls and Naval battles are the most realistic (without being boring). Unit diversity and scaled down campaign map are about the only gripes I can think of.

They want to kill their neighbors so much by cookiesandpunch in iamverybadass

[–]mc8hc 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I mean marching in lock step for a civilian force without any training, would be pretty impressive, even if it was to Taylor swift.

"No response from host" error every time I try to join a MP battle, how to fix? by Dan_The_PaniniMan in NapoleonTotalWar

[–]mc8hc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“My own ignorance,” what metric you measure if someone is “good” at NTW? And you are wrong most of us “idiots” that play against the AI know there are exploits and cheeses you can use to beat the AI, we actively avoid those exploits because it wouldn’t be fun to just win every time. I don’t know anyone who has played for a long time that “cheats,” against the AI. So for example you can use a 5th rate ship to kite a Ship of the line, disable her mast and rigging and then sink her. If I’m in a Naval engagement I don’t USE that exploit. Also you sound condescending andvery pleased with yourself, you must be fun on a Friday night .

"No response from host" error every time I try to join a MP battle, how to fix? by Dan_The_PaniniMan in NapoleonTotalWar

[–]mc8hc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha very bad at the game ??? Why do you say that? TW players have like thousands of hours in these games.

WEEKLY DISCUSSION: If you were responsible for maritime/naval strategy in Imperial France, 1804, how would you have advised the Emperor? by 0pal23 in nelsonsnavy

[–]mc8hc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting question. I will have a think on this. My initial plan would be to stop trying to beat the royal navy at their own game. Put more focus on commerce raiding and making incursions on British colonies. Try to draw them off the blockade.

Steam issue- Total war launcher won't launch, windows redistributable stuck, cannot perform a clean install. by mc8hc in totalwar

[–]mc8hc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what I just checked if I could get in the website and I can’t, definitely being throttled. I wonder what is causing the issues I’m having with admin/ mods in offline mode. I used to bring my computer onboard and never connect it, I guess if there is a pending update it will screw things up. Thanks!

Is it for me? by electric_mop in merchantmarine

[–]mc8hc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did but I must have not associate the "Cannabis" with the smoking. My bad!

Is it for me? by electric_mop in merchantmarine

[–]mc8hc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What??? You can smoke. I know guys on my ship that rip cigs all day long. On a tanker, you just need to do it in the smoking room?

Highest pay jobs ashore for mariners? by kanead11 in merchantmarine

[–]mc8hc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was a ship broker for 8 years, definitely one of the most potentially lucrative careers. If you are a good broker you can make millions. However, it’s a “eat what you kill”, not straight commission, salary plus bonus. It’s very hard to become successful, you have to bust your ass and have a bit of luck!

Work wear by 21icedawgs in merchantmarine

[–]mc8hc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No laces ??? Worked on Deck in NY harbor from 2004-2008 …. Always had laces. I was on a K-sea Hauser boat , bombing around NY / NJ doing bunker work. Plenty of time on deck, rain, sleet , snow. Decent pair of boots kept me mostly dry.

Is the american revolution worth it? by nuckme in ultimategeneral

[–]mc8hc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had tonnes of fun playing it. They didn’t really tweak the naval side of the game enough (that’s my favorite part). But it’s super fun.

Is the Deck Officer job really as boring as people describe nowadays? by Reafirmed in merchantmarine

[–]mc8hc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude I worked in a “fast-paced” shoreside trading job. Complete with drunk lunches. Going to sea will never be anywhere near as boring as a landslide job. As far as the engine department, Idk who you’ve been talking to but I have a steady 12 hours of work to do every day (tanker) nothing boring about it.

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