Edits edit
I edited the realism section to delete a few sentences on the Phalanx CIWS. The sentences carried incorrect info saying that the Phalanx is actually effective in RL while it is not so in the game. The game got this one right as the Phalanx is very ineffective and is being phased out by the USN because of its many drawbacks. It is a system that has never claimed a kill despite seeing combat in 1988 and 1991.
Ben T. 7-30-08
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.223.105.26 (talk) 02:24, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Edited the spelling. I'll look for some kind of graphic or logo, I no longer have the box front to scan. This is a general posting but should mods or add-ons be discussed. Thoughts: comments about Voodoo video card, list of known bugs, comments about orignal scenarios and database, screen layout with screen shots, list of patches and notes on patches. Mike D. 6/21/06
Comments from NWP forum: most of the article is about crashes; some actual game details would be good. -no mention of it's use by US Navy. -no mention of NWP's ongoing efforts to keep the game relevant. I doubt any other buggy 7 year-old game is so loyally kept alive. (link to here?) -"no buildability" perhaps overstated as dynamic groups can be used to "reinforce". Mike D, 6/22/06
Added comment about Voodoo cards. Ought to think about layout, more catagory headers and break up the text more. Might want to keep details on NWP mod to a minimum as the wiki is about FC. Can start a seprate wiki on NWP and link to it. Mike D 6/22/06
Added footnotes, updated the links, remove the chinese link (it was dead and the work was pirated off the NWP database). Update the re-release information and the system req. Some formatting changes.
Mike D 05:27, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
OK, I expanded the article. I included a link to the NWS NWP-FC wikipedia page (which doesn't exist yet) so go ahead and write that up if you want. I'm just trying to fucus on the game itself for now. I know that FC was used at some point by one of the naval acadamies, but I don't have the details. Can someone who knows more about that please add a section on that? Allthenamesarealreadytaken 01:04, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
I linked to the NWS and NWP-FC websites (external links) that I found via Google. Best I can do, I don't know anything about the topic personally. BigNate37 00:55, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
The state of the article edit
Wow, there's a lot of contents in this article, and almost all of it needs heavy editing, especially copyediting for encyclopaedic style. Also, there are no references at all, which should be addressed. THere are also quite a few POV statements and passages phrased in informal speaking language. Will need to be rooted out.
I added a cluster of relevant screenshots (including the game's splash screen as a logo) that might need to be moved around a bit though. I also removed the errounous and superfluous RTS discussions --the game is a real-time tactics military simulator-- and copyedited the gameplay discussion a bit (which I also placed under its own header).
I will put in some work on the article later. Mikademus 06:39, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm still looking for information regarding how FC was used by naval academies. Anyone who knows the details of that should please post that here or edit the Wiki accordingly, please.Allthenamesarealreadytaken
FC was used as part of the inner-service "Warlord" wargame http://www.dodgamecommunity.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=36 and the Naval Acdamy was the beta tester and Aegis Training and Readiness program used it as well as Surface Warfare Officers School used it for their "Strike Labs" as did others http://www.combatsim.com/memb123/htm/2001/05/nav_sim1/. Mike D 05:27, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Corrected link in prior posting. Add: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:jCUu8gWmY7wJ:www.siaa.asn.au/get/2423620888.pdf+fleet+command+jane%27s+academy+-star&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4&lr=lang_en describes how FC was merged into a larger simulation by Raytheon for U. S. Defense Modeling and Simulation Office. Some general links about FC use by military: http://www.military-training-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=1198 http://www.socialimpactgames.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=86&mode=thread&order=1&thold=0 http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2002/Nov/Computer_Games.htm
Mike D 20:09, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Need to edit the "Realism" section. Much of it is inacurate. Also need to add a section on the 1.34 update which added several features. Add a section on military use of FC for training. Mike D 06:17, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
NTDS edit
The page says:
The military realism is emphasized further by such means as using some authentic NTDS symbology on the 2D tactical planning map.
The NTDS page doesn't have a a list/a link to one, can anyone tell me where I can find a link to a list of the symbols? OSbornarfcontributionatoration 21:07, 15 June 2008 (UTC)