Henry d'Esterre Darby

Is it possible the laptop isn't switching over to the NVidia card? One of mine used to do that - it would try to use the onboard Intel video card for Naval Action and that card wasn't compatible so it didn't work.

You killed a friendly, you were reset. I'd not rely on counters, if you're being nasty enough when you do something like that, you could be reset instantly. I'd suggest not killing friendlies please.

No. Attacking someone who is green to you in a battle instance is NEVER allowed, no matter who you are. Once you're put on the same side as someone inside a battle, you MUST NOT shoot them, but instead either aid them in battle or get out of the way and leave. PERIOD.

Dock space is currently fixed and can not be expanded. Perhaps in the future depending on server load it will be possible.

Possibly. Your FPS is pretty low - what settings are you running the game on? Try reducing to low and see if they go away.

The developers are not at all keen on having to pay for a ship you're not using. The problem is that it prevents you from, say, going out of town for a few weeks, or having a real life issue crop up that stops you from playing for a while, and you come back to no ships and a massive debt load. Offline maintenance costs makes the game a true 9-5 job, paying your mortgage virtually. I don't know about you, but I'm already working hard enough to pay my bills every month - I don't need a second job. Offline maintenance costs are a non-starter. Operational Costs, on the other hand, could be a possibility. Having to pay to sail the ship actively allows you to measure and weigh the ROI (return on investment) of taking that 2nd or 1st rate out for a random spin, versus, say, sailing it as directly as possible to a particularly important port battle. Those costs can allow any player, through hard work and saving, the opportunity to own and occasionally sail the biggest ships in the game, while ensuring that they don't do so often or frivolously. It will push people into different ships based on their ability to negate the costs of operation. Is it ideal or the most fun? Maybe, maybe not. But personally I'd like to see a system that encourages the use of more than just third rates and higher.

That last one is being used as a Jack flag. Only flown at anchor and from the jack staff on the bow. Not sure if it was always like that, but if it's a jack flag, it's incorrect to fly it from the stern as your colors.

This isn't a mechanics discussion. That happens in the [Petition] To Remove Capture Windows thread (http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/8263-petition-remove-port-capture-windows/). This is the National News forum. Please resume the thread with an eye towards reporting in game events, diplomacy, or role playing or it will be locked as off topic. Thank you.

There is some potential to this idea. I'd like to see ships of 4th rate and below exempted from such a tax. Make it expensive to own 3rd and higher. I've also suggested maintenance costs for sailing (not for parking/keeping, but for sailing) where there is a cost to operate the ship for each day you're out at sea. Make this cost exorbitant for 3rds and above.

There should be two crew number requirements for Gunnery - single side reload and dual side simultaneous reload. Edited to add - I didn't mean that is how it will be. That is my opinion for how it should be. The actual feature will be as Admin showed in his post.

In addition, it is so old that it would be roflstomped by most of the ships in the game.

All Captains are required to treat each other with respect. Just because gender isn't listed under Rule #3 does not mean that harassing or abusing others based on their gender is acceptable. Female gamers experience an extremely high rate of harassment, misogynistic comments, etc. In some cases, it forces them to hide, in others, they just prefer not to play games at all. Everyone is welcome in Naval Action, period. Players who can not be respectful to their fellow gamers absolutely will have their ability to chat or post removed in very short order. With that said, the described activity is not, in and of itself, a violation of the rules (to the degree that it warrants action on Game Labs' part). Treat this post, however, as a warning that harassing others on the basis of their gender (or claimed gender) will not be tolerated.

Your Combat XP/Rank and Crafting XP are shared across the servers. Nothing else is.

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/10619-chat-bans-chat-access-limited-here-is-why/ Locking. You're welcome to PM Bungee if you like.

Yes please, great suggestion!

Privateers would, most certainly. I've been an advocate for the need to have reputation with the Admiralty as a Naval Captain, whereby you follow orders, are assigned a ship with extremely inexpensive repairs, and that ship gets better the more you follow missions, destroy the enemy, and/or send captures to the Admiralty. Privateers would pay cash for their ships, be limited to a maximum ship size, and could keep/sell what they captured. That said, I want pirates to be pirates, not a nation with a black flag. I think it's time to just rename y'all to Neutral, change the flag accordingly, and call it a day.

No thanks. That "feature" was the absolute worst idea ever in PotBS.

Please PM me the YouTube link. Thank you.

If you have already redeemed them, unless you make arrangements with a friend, they will disappear. If you haven't yet redeemed them, they should still be there.

Locked per OP's request. Case dismissed.

There have been quite a few threads about this. While in reality the weather is more sunny than not, the Developers know that it is a little too gloomy too often and a fix is in the works. Thanks! Locking as a duplicate.

Free Cutters: 1 durability. Only available at your capital. Only able to fit 4lb cannon (reduce difficulty of the first level missions).

Very glad you got it working! Good hunting sir!

Please follow the steps at: http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/2892-technical-problems-reporting-guide-known-issues-and-their-solutions/ Then come back and let us know if it didn't help.

A debauched sloth.