Trade vessels

[Hugh Latham]

Currently we have Trader vessels that are simply warship models minus the guns (except for the minimal guns on a Snow). I would like to see trader models without the unused gunport; maybe false painted gunports. For the Trader Snow I would like to have the option of placing 2 stern chasers instead of 2 of the broadside gun positions. Also there is the question of armed traders such as the Indiamen.

[Tief N Tote]

yes they do need improvements to the trade ships also they need to put trade items in these ships

[maturin]

The gunports would usually be real.

 

What we really need are partially-armed gundecks. Any trader in dangerous waters was bound to be armed with a pair of pop-guns or carronades at the very least. Naturally, the unarmed ports could then be shut.

[ragnar hairy trousers]

how about this vessel... its armed with 12 large guns

Edited August 2, 2015 by ragnar hairy trousers

[Powderhorn]

On a tangental note - would it be possible to have NPC traders carrying cargo? Whether sinking or capturing, they always are empty for me.

[Axralis]

The gunports would usually be real.

 

What we really need are partially-armed gundecks. Any trader in dangerous waters was bound to be armed with a pair of pop-guns or carronades at the very least. Naturally, the unarmed ports could then be shut.

 Like sir Maturin said on long voyage traders they where armed with more then 3 guns\carronades, Some of bigger trading vessels was actually heavyly armed considering their role\purpose is.

But then again i mite be wrong that they where deticated trade vessels they mite be some sort of warship s revised to become a trading vessel. 

 

Fell free to correct me if im wrong about this sir Maturin.

[DeRuyter]

We are eventually going to get the Amsterdam, a large, well armed, Indiaman, in the game.

[Elcid Barrett]

I would also like to see the Man-of-War pennants removed from traders, and in the case of Great Britain a Union flag instead of a Naval Ensign.