Let's play Rule The Waves 3 - German Empire - Introduction

Hello everyone. While I understand that introduction episodes are best combined with the actual gameplay, in the case of Rule The Waves 3 I decided to make a little exception. The game is so specific, so different that many of the online discussions I have seen area about how to play the game, its mechanics and options, rather than what the game is about. So I decided to record and entire episode explaining what the settings is, what the game is like and how we will approach it.
I really hope this will help those unfamiliar with the game to understand a bit better what we are doing and how and thus allow them to join in for the ride. I had to find a balance between explaining everything and keeping it at reasonable length (this is not meant to be a tutorial for new players), but please feel free to ask any questions you might have, this is the place for you, an episode before the true first episode, which is coming next.

From The Rule the Waves 3 Steam page: „Build Your Navy, from pre-Dreadnoughts to Aircraft Carriers and Missile Cruisers!

Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.

It will place you in the role of 'Grand Admiral' of a navy from the time when steam and iron dominated warship design up to the missile age.

Rule the Waves III will let you design and build the ships of your navy, and lead them into battle when war erupts. You will guide your navy's deployment, construction and operations during a period of great technological innovation and political tensions. While the game derives much of its technology and events from 'actual' history, you will find that you forge your own new history each and every time you play!”

00:00:00 Introduction and Voting
00:08:47 Game Setup
00:16:35 Game Explanation
00:37:03 Ship Designing and Building
01:06:27 Strategy and Final Notes

Songs used in this video (Author – Song):
Aerohead - Fragments
Alex Productions - Lights
Alex Productions - Urano
Alex Productions - Walking Home
Alexandra Tsikina - Wistful
Arthur Vyncke - Until We Meet Again
Johny Easton - Purpose
Keys of Moon - Enchanted
Keys of Moon - Illusions
Keys of Moon - Warm Memories
Keys of Moon - Way To Dream
Myuu - Disintegration
Myuu - Stillstand
Punch Deck - Ethereal
Scott Buckley - Growing Up
Scott Buckley - Jul
Scott Buckley - Sleep
Scott Buckley - Undertow
Scott Buckley - Adrift Among Infinite Stars
Scott Buckley - Midvinver
Shane Ivers - Yearning
Steffen Daum - Goodbye My Dear
The Piano Says - Icicles
The Piano Says - Rosalita
The Piano Says – Windswept

This LP is recorded on my main computer (i9-9900k, 32GB RAM, SSD harddrive, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER).

[RedWhing]

Damn, I understood the game! I was bashing my head against my keyboard trying to figure out the game and your explanation helped me very much! Thanks

[azirus]

An episode per 1 year. So either 10 minutes or 12 hours episode :D

[nicolasgarant]

I looove Rule the Waves but it's such a hard game to recommend to people lol
Perfect fit for your channel though imo!

[azirus]

What to do on the Turn 0:
- build docks (every year ideally)
- set Research to max (to 12%)
- put all ships to reserve (higher budget and ships at the beginning are crap at best anyway to care about crew quality)
Optional
- redesign existing ships or try to design something new
- choose a target for intel hoping to raise relation to end at war

[hame]

Honestly would love to see a auroa 4x lp