Is this going to be an improved version of AOS, the original, or AOS II? Thanks![:)]

<t> Talonsoft's "T-34" game has a ship editor for AOS that works very well. I've used it to configure ships such as the massive USS Pennsylvania that was more of a shore-defence 1st-rate than a bluewater cruiser. From what I've read of it, it was probably the most powerful 1st-rate ever built ...

creaking of the ship's timber. . .

<t> Wow! That's a wonderful painting! It fully portrays the majesty and power of a 1st-rate under sail. I've taken a liking to Chatham Historical Picture series of books that are full of ship histories and, of course-lots of beautiful artwork of sailing warships. <br/>
You're right about the USS ...

<t> I agree. As far as I'm concerned, the scope of the game can't be too expansive. Too this day, I continue to play the original AOS inspite of it's many limitations. One enhancement to the original AOS I did inadvertently come across is a "ship editor" that was part of the Talonsoft T-34 game ...

<t> Absolutely the books "were better!" The movies, "Damn the Defiant" and "Master and Commander" are worth seeing. There are so few sailing warship-theme movies that I'll take what I can get. For information-loaded books on U.S. sailing ships, "The History of the American Sailing Navy" is hard to ...

I agree! I still play AOS (not AOS-2) and enjoy it very much. I'd like to see naval simulation games made available for every era right up to WW2. It will be interesting to see how well Matrix does with AOS, assuming it happens at all.[:)]