Prize crew

[z4ys]

It would be nice to chose after boarding an enemy ship between capture and prize crew. That means you lose some crewman (maybe 50)that set sail and try to run away (without firing guns. The player stays in his own vessel. After 2 or 3 min staying out of combat the prize disappear from the fight and can be send to outpost after the fight. But therefore not all other enemy ships must be sunk captured or burned like it it at this moment.

This gives the player the opportunity to steal ships " beneath the lions nose" in fights that can't be won. For example a good protected Trader with expensive goods.

[Capt-Pugwash]

Totally agree with this idea, it would then make you protect your prize against other enemy ships. Maybe the new capture would need to be a certain distance from any enemy ship to exit game.

[Ethan_Lysander]

This would make a lot of sense, especially given how quickly battles can escalated.  A simply small battle can quickly escalate, and the opportunity to take a prize in this manner would composite for the reduced "gold" award from battles.