A final, happy new year? Task Force Admiral Devlog #13 (Winter 2023)

Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.

[i]Dear Fans, Dear Followers of Task Force Admiral, Old & new, Welcome back![/i] First of all, allow us to dastardingly use the opportunity of this all-too-rare Steam update (oh, if that stuff could be made easier & faster, God knows we’d post more of them!) to wish you a Happy New Year, and great success & happiness – and health, more than anything else – for the year to come. To you, and all your loved ones. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37689795/eeb19ef11e348013f57e3ffa6c03e860f1e1396a.jpg[/img] [i]By Julien our illustrator. Thanks to Taffy for finding some time to say hi to the boys![/i] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37689795/14eab4c71413f81de04026be7b862447698fa511.png[/img] Months have gone by, worked has piled up, and with the videos doing their good job online it felt that the weekly updates you get on the social platforms was a fair way to keep you all updated. We do understand though that some of you ain’t too hot about having a Twitter, Facebook or Discord account to enjoy properly the fruits of our progress. This post kinda is for you. [previewyoutube=1bTab1WNPg8;full][/previewyoutube] It would be a bit long of a story to tell, but let’s say that things got really hot, really fast this Summer. As we decided to go for a slice to run on the computers of our collaborators and a select few contents creators, we wanted to use this opportunity to deploy the stuff at the larger scale – it meant making sure that it was good enough to be used in a video, despite all its rough edges and limitations in the day. It was also a fantastic way for us to collect additional feedback in regard of how the game runs, on a wide selection of hardware. So far so good: the games runs well (courtesy of Jean Baptiste’s healthy obsession for optimization, for sure) [previewyoutube=GecF_X8Wqcs;full][/previewyoutube] In that regard, let's help some of you play catch up. Here's some contents from your favorite contents creators, all trying out our (non-playable) slice. Those who had been thirsty for contents will probably be in luck. [previewyoutube=6SE08shLzfk;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=PZj-64r51gI;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=xRoC1cIjyR0;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=8-YxEX8Lafg;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=VsmoNP85Kno;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=hhQDSy59GiY;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=FHtFrsbesnc;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=jBXul-UuPL8;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=CIH483mrH40;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=pZhntAeI_ps;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=tQ6AHVofpKY;full][/previewyoutube] For those who'd rather have it in Spanish, we have that too! [previewyoutube=81VU8-pKvAo;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=uOQeWGzF1vk;full][/previewyoutube] Japanese? No problem! [previewyoutube=kFao5nWqaTg;full][/previewyoutube] As for Chinese, you'll find us on Bili Bili easily enough I am sure. Big thanks to them all contents creators, above and many others who might not be above, but still had the kindness to share their experience and post contents. Every view on your videos delight us and give us some hope that we are working towards something that matters. As for what's next: what’s clear is that we’re now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and what remains to be done before a fine demo is made is easier to plan for. But that’s a hell of a tunnel still ahead of us, we ain’t gonna lie, even though we're all set for 2024. At least, we’re lucky to be in the right company for the trek, and we’ve walked way too far down that hole to fail at that point, save for a cataclysmic event. So, rest easy, things are moving forward, and we're getting the stuff ready to roll, especially for the future KS campaign for a fine box, manual & goodies included. We sure wish they could move faster, but good things take time, as they say. For those who can't wait, I am sorry for the pain we inflict on you. To those who will still stay along for the ride, our thousand thanks...! And to you all, once again, Happy New Year, Cheers and stay safe! The Task Force Admiral Team [url=https://discord.gg/xyWqGak][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37689795/e80ee0a9741f654567f884e9bb163776ad9a13d8.png[/img][/url] [url=https://twitter.com/DrydockDreams][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37689795/3a1e97f2cf149c6dd4fa9c243f434178f5232067.png[/img][/url] [url=https://www.facebook.com/TaskForceAdmiral/][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37689795/6e6ba1996ebbeab842854775398d296eecd31ac6.png[/img][/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_rxX8PnLOVt77K3FaIPnw][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37689795/afce089fb35fc0312b165cb1f1e7be638fc2e063.png[/img][/url] [url=https://space.bilibili.com/478394397][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37689795/6e999aff3471cd2fac37ccbdc0082a1a8a2634a3.png[/img][/url]