Forts in game

[montyrattus]

I was playing a random PVP game today and despite having played 300+ games this is the first time I have seen them, they were not armed or properly rendered but I got them on video. Did the devs make a mistake or did they forget to tell us they were releasing them so soon? Maybe I have been blind the entire time?

 

[Saintduiex]

They were release and tested months ago.

Sounds like they may have added them back into the map pool

[TheJRT]

Haven't played 300 games but I did sse them at least 10-15 times. They are armed with 5 12pndrs if im not mistaken and you can capture them with you crew. Nice music in the video btw

 

JRT

[Arvenski]

That got me thinking. We post all kinds of drawings and pictures of ships; shouldn't we do the same thing for fortresses and batteries from the same era? Perhaps the devs could get inspiration from those kind of things for making the fortresses that'll be ingame? 

Edited March 30, 2015 by Arvenski

[Prater]

They have 7 24lbers.

[TheJRT]

They have 7 24lbers.

Pardon my mistake, I wasnt too sure they were 5 12lbrs when I wrote it, seems my feelings were right

 

JRT

[Vagabonden]

How do you fire one at a time?

[montyrattus]

How do you fire one at a time?

Spacebar, very useful for ranging your target.

[Henry d'Esterre Darby]

Forts are pretty broken right now, generally your fellow players in a match prefer you don't use them.  There's no rule about this, it's just a courtesy thing.  

[thomas aagaard]

Pretty much heavy sniperguns that can hit at very long range.
You are a very small target (a SOL will only hit with a small part of a broad side).

And when you do get hit you can take a beating.

 

So pretty OP atm.

[Jeremiah O'Brien]

Forts are pretty broken right now, generally your fellow players in a match prefer you don't use them.  There's no rule about this, it's just a courtesy thing.  

Yes, most people prefer you to be there in the fight. It's only really "acceptable" to use them if you're sinking or too damaged to do any good.

[Chromey]

forts can only hold 200 men. They are also easily boardable unlike moving ships.

[kang]

You can just sail away from them but if you end up way downwind of them, they can be a real pain to get back up to finish off.  Beware the quick exit and plan your approach to cut them off if they do...

[admin]

Forts are in prototype stage

There will be several types: small, medium, large. They can be manned personally or by NPCs. 

 

Players will be able to invest in them to protect their ports.

[Henry d'Esterre Darby]

As a port protection mechanic, they're absolutely brilliant.  Exactly what I'd like to see protecting a port.  As a random encounter match, they're pretty overpowered.