Ill give this a look....price pending

**Dowters** · 07-03-2015 11:49

Ares have something new going on.

Wings of Glory digital!

http://www.aresgames.eu/14804

Looking forward to see how it works, it seem the planes move on their own. should be a new way to play solo too.

**Stumptonian** · 07-03-2015 12:47

Beat me to the punch.
Just saw this on the Facebook page.

Will be very interested in seeing how this works.
There was a reason I ordered those WWII planes from Keith the other day ...

**csadn** · 07-03-2015 13:50

Does this now make WoG...

[sunglasses]

...-EPAWNYMOUS?

B)

**Boney10** · 07-03-2015 14:14

Will this not mean even less interaction with real people ?
Half the fun is moving your own models.

**Pseudotheist** · 07-03-2015 15:47

Originally Posted by Boney10

Will this not mean even less interaction with real people ?
Half the fun is moving your own models.

If I read correctly, you still use your own models. I'm really curous how this is expected to work. Is the entire board going to be som form of flexible computer screen, or are they expecting to project images from the raised edges? At any rate, I'm assuming they'll somehow project your new location on the mat, and you will still have to actually move your own miniatures. It might actually fix a lot of "well, you were in range, but i nudged you whle measuring, so you're not now" issues. But at what price?

**Yenwing** · 07-03-2015 16:08

OOH! I'm excited to see this!

**Tonx** · 07-03-2015 16:36

Originally Posted by Boney10

Will this not mean even less interaction with real people ?
Half the fun is moving your own models.

I'm totally in agreement with you and have to admit that I am wondering the same. It certainly does have the power to reduce the level of gameplay banter which many (including myself) view so favourably. The social side as well as this side to playing Wings of Glory as we know it are quite unique and not found elsewhere. As definitely not found to a greater extent playing PC games all the time! All along I have maintained how playing Glory beats the living daylights / hell etc out of what I have experienced playing PC games.

Also I am a true stick and rudder kid ... I don't do I-Pads!!!

**Baxter** · 07-03-2015 17:04

I thought pawn was not allowed on this site

**OldGuy59** · 07-03-2015 17:31

Aww, darn!

Am I gonna be able to do this as an MMO, over the Interweb? I'll be out of the Skype game business!

**Pseudotheist** · 07-03-2015 17:53

Originally Posted by Pseudotheist

At any rate, I'm assuming they'll somehow project your new location on the mat, and you will still have to actually move your own miniatures.

I take that back... According to the video, the minis move on thier own. I don't know that it'll support a large enough board ofr big games, but it will be awesome to watch the board move all of the planes dynamically...

**Stumptonian** · 07-03-2015 18:13

Originally Posted by Pseudotheist

... According to the video ...

Where is this video of which you speak ?

**Pseudotheist** · 07-03-2015 19:44

Originally Posted by Stumptonian

Where is this video of which you speak ?

http://www.epawnarena.com/

**Stumptonian** · 07-03-2015 22:41

Thanks, Todd.

Not sure if this is gonna work the way I had hoped.
Looks like it will turn WOG into a mash-em-up ..

**flash** · 07-03-2015 22:55

That looks fantastic - would never do it but what an idea.

**Dowters** · 07-04-2015 00:28

I must admit, having seen the video, not so keen. I thought it would still be turn based. Plan your moves then click to watch each step played out. If they move at the speed of the video, lots of scope for damaged planes too.

**gully_raker** · 07-04-2015 00:32

Originally Posted by Aussietonka

Also I am a true stick and rudder kid ... I don't do I-Pads!!!

+1

**Dowters** · 07-04-2015 00:44

I just found this YouTube video which just shows the movement capabilities with Wings first and second world war. It doesnt show the CGI shooting and damage effects but, if you search on epawn on Youtube, there are videos showing the minis being hand moved interacting with Ai minis. Not written this off quite yet. Take a look here..

Wings of Glory and ePawn Arena: https://youtu.be/Oag4uVKat1c

It seems that the arena itself, apart from generating effects, creats its own appropriate playing surface which interacts with the minis too, clouds anyone?

In fact this video shows, briefly, Wings being played by selecting movement cards.

ePawn Arena, the connected board for gamers on Ki…: https://youtu.be/pWcmFkir08U

Making it much more like the original game. (you need to watch the whole 3 minute video to get a good idea)

Liking it more and more.

**Baxter** · 07-04-2015 02:18

I watched the video. I do not think it will replace Skype games because it looks like a proximity game where the devices substitute for the board. Looks more like a Sony play station substitute to me.

**Pseudotheist** · 07-04-2015 08:12

FWIW, I'm not sure how this system will be able to handle airplane overlap. While I'm intrigued, I'd be more interested in seeing Sails of Glory adapted here....

**OldGuy59** · 07-04-2015 08:16

Originally Posted by Dowters

...

In fact this video shows, briefly, Wings being played by selecting movement cards.

ePawn Arena, the connected board for gamers on Ki…: https://youtu.be/pWcmFkir08U

Making it much more like the original game. (you need to watch the whole 3 minute video to get a good idea)

Liking it more and more.

Originally Posted by Baxter

I watched the video. I do not think it will replace Skype games because it looks like a proximity game where the devices substitute for the board. Looks more like a Sony play station substitute to me.

Looking at the second video linked by Nigel [Dowters], there is a two-player mode across the Interweb! At the 2:47 minute mark, it shows a chess game between players in New York and Paris. So, two player remote games are possible. Now, we need to get multi-player mode!

**Dowters** · 07-04-2015 09:00

Originally Posted by Pseudotheist

FWIW, I'm not sure how this system will be able to handle airplane overlap. While I'm intrigued, I'd be more interested in seeing Sails of Glory adapted here....

Now that could get me into So.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-05-2015 02:10

For sails i think it could work.
The chess game is certainly a good idea as far as I am concerned, depending on the sophistication of the programme.
I also liked the idea of the arena game.
Rob.

**Jager** · 07-05-2015 05:42

As I said on the other thread, It's a fascinating concept, and yes, for chess it's would be a great thing. I can think of a bunch of other games it would be great for.
just not WoG.
Karl

**OldGuy59** · 07-05-2015 07:30

An email exchange with the CEO, Christophe Duteil, provided that multiple players in different locations is not a technological issue, but a programing issue. He suggested a stretch goal may be added to the kickstarter project to make this work.

This could be soo cool.

Oh! We need a 'Record' and 'Output' option for AARs!

Originally Posted by Christophe Duteil

The technology itself can replicate remote movement regardless of their origin. The server has to be extended to work with several players at once but there is no showstopper on the technical side. This gives me an idea for a stretch goal... :-)

PS: The Kickstarter site alluded to a "Record & Playback" feature, so all that may be needed is a "Save & Load" feature, if it isn't already there.

**Stumptonian** · 07-20-2015 21:27

I looked for the other thread but couldn't find it, so I'll post here.
I get updates from the Kickstarter (although I never bought into it)
They have added a couple of things that have been mentioned, although the cost is getting ridiculous:

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**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-20-2015 23:51

Not the sort of money I would invest in what might never gain enough popularity to become a really easy game to find opponents whenever you wanted to play it.
Rob.