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NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:45 pm
by Roby7979
NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III
The naval sim will hit stores in Q1 2023

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Epsom, UK, August 29th, 2022

Matrix Games and Naval Warfare Simulations are partnering to release the upcoming grand fleet management, design and battle simulation Rule the Waves III. This new cooperation between two of the most renowned brands in the wargaming community will bring new life to a franchise recognized as the best-in-genre by thousands of players worldwide.

“We are thrilled to start a new collaboration with NWS,” said Erik Rutins of Matrix Games.“ We strive to give more visibility to key wargaming franchises and make them available to a broader public, and Rule the Waves has always been one of our favorite series in naval wargaming. We look forward to working with NWS to expand its audience and allow more players worldwide to enjoy this title’s depth of gameplay and accuracy”.

NWS is a US-based developer and publisher of both digital and physical naval simulations. The release of Rule the Waves 3 is the first collaboration between Matrix Games and NWS. The game will release on the Matrix Games store, Steam, and other third-party stores by the end of the first quarter of 2023.

The beta testing phase is starting today and interested players can sign up https://www.matrixgames.com/beta/rule-the-waves-3

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

Features:


Campaigns start in either 1890, 1900,1920 or 1935 and can run through 1970.
Monthly strategic turns with Battles resolved in a realistic tactical naval battle resolution system.
Manage your naval budget, and deal with interfering Kaisers, presidents or navy ministers as well as a variety of historical events including naval treaties.
Realistic design of ships ranging from corvettes to battleships and aircraft carriers.
Research and technical development will determine ship design and tactics.
Espionage will keep you up to date on the progress of competing navies
Submarines, airships, aircraft and missiles will all appear and change the naval balance of power.
Build, train, maintain and fight with your own 'ideal' navy.
Construct coastal fortifications, airbases and other defenses
Play as USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, Spain, Austria-Hungary, or China.

Rule the Waves III Coming Soon
https://www.matrixgames.com/game/rule-the-waves-3

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 3:02 pm
by jbmoore68
This is good news, looking forward to this game !

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 3:56 pm
by Tom_
Will a demo be released?
I'm not sure what to make of this game but would love to try it..

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:15 pm
by shipwaifuguy
Yes babyyyy, that is what I have been waiting for!

As a long-time fan of Rule the Waves who loves the game and the NWS team, seeing it published and a beta available just warms my cold, steel heart - now to see just how much it improves on the earlier entries in the franchise!

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:06 pm
by dcpollay
Great to see this get updated and partnering with a publisher. I do hope they have fixed their license/registration system. I loved both 1 and 2, but registering was a major pain in the ***.

If so, you have my sale!

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:10 am
by pz501
I initially had some doubts about an NWS/Matrix/Slitherine collaboration, but from what I can see it's the Matrix and not the Slitherine part of the operation that's helping with development. Seeing now that Erik is involved, I'm putting my doubts aside, and looking forward to seeing this as a finished product.

I've owned and played most everything (Steam and Iron, S&I Russo-Japanese War, RTW, RTW2, and even the old Great Naval Battles Project) that NWS has ever done and have always been satisfied. This shouldn't be any different I'm sure.

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:34 am
by Haikugod
Cant wait!

Love this era of naval warfare...

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:11 am
by gasayr
Haikugod wrote: Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:34 am Love this era of naval warfare...
Ironclads or missile cruisers? :)

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:11 pm
by Faideeeeeee21
Can't wait to build me some carriers and smash some battleships out the water hahahahaha :lol:

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:32 pm
by WilliamMiller
I appreciate everyone's kind words and support here - thank you!

We are doing our upmost to make this the best release in the RTW series so far, and with Matrix's assistance I believe we will be able to do just that.

Thanks again!

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:12 am
by Tom_
RtW3 looks really interesting and the slitherineTV event only showed a very small segment. I have never played any of the previous titles - will much effort be made to guide support new players 'in game'. Or will it be more a case of simply reading the manual?

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:17 am
by JagdFlanker
Tom_ wrote: Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:12 am RtW3 looks really interesting and the slitherineTV event only showed a very small segment. I have never played any of the previous titles - will much effort be made to guide support new players 'in game'. Or will it be more a case of simply reading the manual?
you should be able to mess around with the game and learn a lot of it through just doing it, it doesn't have a lot of 'moving parts' to figure out. the only part that might require some figuring out is the intricacies of designing ships to your personal tastes as opposed to letting the ai design them for you (although i always start with an ai design and fiddle from there), but experimenting with that is a lot of the fun of the game if you enjoy the era

in the end if you don't know something post it on this forum or the NWS RtW forum and there's always one of us long time grognards that'l give you a hand - i'v played about 100 trillion hours of the game since it originally came out in 2015, and technically i'm not even a big fan of the battleship era, i just enjoy the game

Re: NWS and Matrix Games join forces to launch Rule the Waves III

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 11:35 am
by Tom_
Thanks, JagdFlanker. Matrix forum is a really good place to get help and advice.
I'm looking forward to seeing more of RtW3 and if it scratches an itch I never knew I had..