I'll add more later, including a niggling bug that semi-consistently locks up shipworks mode (Highfleet.exe has stopped responding) but these are the most immediate concerns IMHO. Real men zoom in and aim by the motion of their actual turret models, Tovarisch!

Saw some people having trouble landing capital ships and not utilising the repair bays effectively so though I would. Hard Mode: Remove all indicators, including your own ship turret facing arrows. 2.63K subscribers In this video I demonstrate how to land ships in Highfleet. Easy Mode: Get your cursor back for improved aiming, but no AI handling aux weapons/subsystems You also get your cursor back (crosshairs?) so you can properly lead your enemies. AI automatically handles fire extinguishing and flares. Easy Mode: AI automatically fires your auxiliary weapons, prioritizing Missiles > Aircraft > Close Ships > Far Ships. Suggestion: Add Very Easy & Easy difficulties. The game models them as landed in the desert if you don’t do the manual landing sequence you can see this when your fleet gets attacked by enemy aircraft or missiles. Suggestion: Hitting ESC should first drop the piece you are about to place. Highfleet Flotilla Archive, September 14th 2021 Personal design considerations: I test all ships if they can land or not, lore states all ships land when your fleet is stopped. Issue: When hitting ESC with a component on mouse (in placement-mode) the game does not allow you to click OK/Cancel out of Shipworks I had to kill the exe and restart Highfleet. Suggestion: Put a link to the Manual in the game menu.Ģ. I hope the early release was because of need for feedback, not that Microprose cut the dev's Ramen & Vodka fundsġ.

This game has serious potential but could sure use some polishing.

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