Rule The Waves-1936

[seawolf]

For an updated, less buggy version: See Rule the Waves 1939



The first RTW2 start in the carrier age!

Update 1.3
.Zip Alternate
(Released 6/26)

Its January 1936, and the era of Naval Treaties is over.

The Fascist countries of Germany, Japan, and Italy are launching massive rearmament programs, and the Western Democracies are responding in kind.

Prepare to fight with or against the famous USS Enterprise, the unique Deutschland class raiders, the powerful Yamato, and over 270 other historical ship classes.

This mod also contains historical aircraft, air groups, submarine fleets, and coastal defenses.

Finally, included in the mod are options for different types of starting alliances, as well as an option to play or fight against a historical-based Netherlands

Download instructions:

The file downloaded is a 7 zip file to compress the mod to a reasonable size (It's 121MB down to 8MB)

Use 7Zip or Winrar to extract the files, then follow the Readme instructions included


Images:

[millsian]

I just down load and save into a game slot ?? is that correct ? 

[dorn]

seawolf 

It is really excellent.

Some suggestions for UK:
- make KGV 14" guns +1 and remove technology for improved quadruple turrets - I think it would be better to show quality of guns and unreliability of turret
- battlecruisers - so heavy deck armour (4-5.5") is intentional? 
- battlecruisers - armour scheme flat on top of the deck is intentional?
- what about Gloster Sea Gladiator in development stage?
- what about Supermarine Walrus?

[wlbjork]

Good point. Those 14" guns had "an effective range greater than the 15" mounted in earlier ships, as measured by the perforation of any given thickness of armour".

Ditto the quad turrets - a lack of experience meant these were not as effective as they could be, further hampered by possibly over-elaborate flash protection.

[seawolf]

May 18, 2020 2:19:58 GMT -6 millsian said:

I just down load and save into a game slot ?? is that correct ? 

Open the file and copy one of the starts into your save file

[millsian]

thanks - frustratingly up to 1950  as france in a 1900 start at moment - in gave save 6 - which is where your mod saves into :-( 


also I need to download CV10s Netherlands mod as well ?  

[seawolf]

May 18, 2020 9:43:10 GMT -6 millsian said:

thanks - frustratingly up to 1950  as france in a 1900 start at moment - in gave save 6 - which is where your mod saves into :-( 


also I need to download CV10s Netherlands mod as well ?  

You can copy that existing save somewhere else on your computer to back it up.
CV10s Netherlands is only needed for the Netherlands starts

[seawolf]

May 18, 2020 3:08:43 GMT -6 dorn said:

seawolf  

It is really excellent.

Some suggestions for UK:
- make KGV 14" guns +1 and remove technology for improved quadruple turrets - I think it would be better to show quality of guns and unreliability of turret
- battlecruisers - so heavy deck armour (4-5.5") is intentional? 
- battlecruisers - armour scheme flat on top of the deck is intentional?
- what about Gloster Sea Gladiator in development stage?
- what about Supermarine Walrus?

Thanks!
Totally, agree about KGV, I initially had it as Q0 due to it only being 45 caliber, but its characteristics seem more like Q1,
I'll get those changes implemented in the first update

Battle-cruisers:
Renown and Repulse have deck armor based on their 1939 and 1936 refits, but the armor scheme is a mistake.  Should be an easy fix to make it Sloped Deck.
Renown also appears to be missing her AA battery, so I'll fix that too.


Aircraft:
Don't know how I missed the Walrus, but I'll make sure it makes it in
I'm planning a more comprehensive aircraft overhaul that will include aircraft like the Sea Gladiator, as well as Seafires, Wildcats, and Zeros, but that will take some time.

[seawolf]

V1.1 Will have the aforementioned changes as well as some new looks

[dorn]

seawolf

Renown received refit in 1923-26 and deck armour was enhanced to 2.5" and over magazines 4". It is similar to all other refits during interwar period. 
I would put some average but so thick deck armour on British battleships make them tougher than the were. 

[seawolf]

May 18, 2020 15:43:26 GMT -6 dorn said:

seawolf

Renown received refit in 1923-26 and deck armour was enhanced to 2.5" and over magazines 4". It is similar to all other refits during interwar period. 
I would put some average but so thick deck armour on British battleships make them tougher than the were. 

The next refit Renown got began in 1936 and added armor plating over the existing deck, giving the max armor protection of 5" and 3" protection elsewhere.
If it was an option I would give the battlecruisers magazine box for the deck, but unfortunately its not.

[Warspite]

Thanks for this, seawolf. Your dedication to this game is admirable.

Another great mod.

[millsian]

May 18, 2020 11:03:25 GMT -6 seawolf said:

May 18, 2020 9:43:10 GMT -6 millsian said:

thanks - frustratingly up to 1950  as france in a 1900 start at moment - in gave save 6 - which is where your mod saves into :-( 


also I need to download CV10s Netherlands mod as well ?  

You can copy that existing save somewhere else on your computer to back it up.
CV10s Netherlands is only needed for the Netherlands starts

 thanks again - sorry to be such a newbie with dumb questions  ……. I'm almost at the end of current game anyway :-) 

looking forward to playing historical ships 

[seawolf]

May 19, 2020 2:00:04 GMT -6 millsian said:

May 18, 2020 11:03:25 GMT -6 seawolf said:

You can copy that existing save somewhere else on your computer to back it up.
CV10s Netherlands is only needed for the Netherlands starts

 thanks again - sorry to be such a newbie with dumb questions  ……. I'm almost at the end of current game anyway :-) 

looking forward to playing historical ships 

No problem at all!
I’m working hard with each iteration to make the mod user friendly

[seawolf]

1.1 is out!
Few small changes to ships and many cleaner ship images