Brace Disgrace

[VonVolks]

Having just rejoined the game one of my first PVPs was ruined by an unidentified "bug" that stopped my ship from working. It then happened again in another PVP, but that player, as I described the "bug" to him said "are you in Brace?"

As I had no idea what that was I said so, then at the bottom of my screen saw in small green letters "brace active"

Clearly this had been accidentally turned on by the legendary "no return  chat typing", but as I had no idea it existed, nor what its effects were it had totally baffled me.

How can something which TOTALLY STOPS your ships Rudder having an effect (But still shows Rudder R & L inputs) and STOPS YOU FIRING not be clearly signposted on the UI.

If it's active, "BRACE BRACE BRACE!!!" Should dominate the audio, as officers scream at the crew to abandon all their jobs and brace and the BRACE ACTIVE lettering should be MUCH larger, possibly with the message "rudder and guns will not respond until crew is released from brace positions" written underneath to explain its effects.

This seems a simple fix, and the audio alone would be an important and immersive element for the game.

Edited January 5, 2018 by VonVolks
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