Naval Acton looks too pristine!

[Captain Boneboys]

chip & paint, chip, paint & wash, such was the life of a deck hand...

[admin]

[Sir Robert Calder]

I like my boat to be pretty.

 

My boat bears the scars of the previous battle when I don't keep it up.

 

If I pay 10,000 gold to repair my pretty boat, it damn well better include a paint job too.

[LeBoiteux]

 

Come on, paintings are paintings, ie work of art, interpretation of life, not realistic photographs.

 

Do you really think that XIXth century field labour was that clean, that all peasants wore clean shirts that remained clean all day long, that horse coats were always that clean and so on ?

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/66.126/

 

Can't we just state that NA clean ship textures are just devs' artistic choice (that follows the style of some XVIII-XIXth century naval paintings) and as such won't and can't please everybody ?

[Jesters-Ink]

A few fair points raised for both sides, what ever is decided, it's still a great game.

[Migui]

What about pirate ships?

[Almirante Jimi]

Conceptual Idea for devs:

More days in the sea more rusty looks the ship.

When the ship lands on port, autoclean ships, optional for pirates.

+ RolePlay

+ Realistic

+ Fun

[Precious Roy]

The farm picture with the barrels includes a bung hole.

[maturin]

Come on, paintings are paintings, ie work of art, interpretation of life, not realistic photographs.

 

Do you really think that XIXth century field labour was that clean, that all peasants wore clean shirts that remained clean all day long, that horse coats were always that clean and so on ?

 

 

 

Can't we just state that NA clean ship textures are just devs' artistic choice (that follows the style of some XVIII-XIXth century naval paintings) and as such won't and can't please everybody ?

 

Paintings of peasants are often pastoral and romantic. Good job finding one of them.

 

Sea paintings, on the other hand, were often exhaustively researched or even done by eyewitnesses. Everyone had easy access to actual naval vessels in various states of readiness and repair, and many artists were plainly striving towards photorealism.

 

 

If you're familiar with the lifespans of wooden boats, you know that a coat of paint can make a vessel look brand new, even if her timbers are rotten through and through. I'm definitely on board with some dirtier sails (texture decals), but dirty hulls are an awful lot of visual work for something that is the result of rank lubberly neglect. We'll never know for sure, but I tend to think that even pirates would take sufficient pride in their vessel to dab on some new paint. A rustbucket is none too intimidating. 

[ciccseven]

 

 

Edited April 7, 2016 by ciccseven

[Marcomies]

Maybe the durability of the ship could have an effect on it's looks, low dura ships looking more patched and worn than ones with full durability left. The ships should not look too dirty however since they were generally kept clean.