Sparkydog

Devs- I like the idea of the wind shadow, it will add another layer of realism to the sailing experience-- but- please don't over do it. With changes in gameplay in the past you have a tendency to turn it up to 11 then back it off later. Maybe this time you take it easy so the change isn't that drastic? It will be a big change after playing without it for so long. But thankyou for continuing to evolve the game- cheers.

Just an idea- but during the age of sail- men did not like to sail on ships made of teak- due to the increased chance of infection from teak splinters during battles-And the higher mortality rates. It would be interesting to have teak ships negatively affect crew morale.

Besides being able to attack the 2 nearest enemies ports--- why not be able to plant a flag on any neutral port anywhere on the map? that would be a fun way to enhance RVR and spread new fronts across the map. Yes i realize it could be fudged up by alts- but maybe give the home country a warning their port is turning neutral?

Will this new mechanic really eliminate screening and griefing? Won’t the attacking nation with the flag mission try to screen out defenders and keep them in battle until the mission is complete? I guess we will see.

Why not check your surroundings before jumping into NPC battle, and tagging from upwind and holding weather gauge until battle closes so you can escape if need be? The game doesn’t need to be safer- there are just things you have to learn and practice.

When Buying/selling things in port shop- lock the scrolled position in place instead of starting back at top of list and scrolling down again.

Wind direction indicator when in port. So I don’t have to pop out to check then back in.

me too- i got kicked and can't rejoin- my internet is fine.

anybody having connection issues?

Why not just another check box after you board the enemy- that says something like “ransom is accepted” that releases the ship back into the OW with minimum crew onboard. So the trader has to negotiate the ransom and submit to being boarded.

You can take an exact bearing by drawing the line with your compass on the map. You can therefore very specifically communicate your position to anybody. If a noob gets tagged and doesn’t know where he is- it’s because he’s a noob.

just change it for the British nation- for US it’s spelled correctly. Spelling wars- I like it.

Why not have a Chinese topmast pennant that could be added to any nations ships. We could preserve-somewhat- the historical aspect of sailing in the Carribean during this loose time frame of late 18th -early 19th century. Since Poland is a dead nation- why not make that a pennant and sure --Canada too.

yes- I am also unable to log in now- wait time is showing 28 minutes.

What about in battle with a player? Does the battle pick up where it left off?