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it's a good change, been looking at the same paint for over a year now. Maybe they are introducing new paint jobs so eventually we can choose a scheme upon crafting, since they will already be in the files.

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In this regard I care nothing about historicity.

I'm one of those who would sail around in pink ships if I could. So shoot me, right?

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It's the old paintjob back again...

 

The black strake is in the wrong place (should be lower down along the actual planking strake), looks a bit odd. I like the blue though.

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lol....Its a placeholder, generic re-used model to represent an "average" 3rd rate.  

This. Same model as the Bellona, but since it's being used to represent a generic 74, it's been given a generic texture to distinguish it from the more unique-looking Bellona. 

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Which is kinda the wrong way round...

 

The Bellona's paint scheme is rather pretty but far from unique, as it's probably the nearest thing the royal navy had to a standard paintscheme for much of the 18th century (although it should really have blue bulwarks rather than black and a slightly different position for the strake). Also similar paintschemes were used by a bunch of other navies.

 

Meanwhile the 74's paintscheme is a strange combination of Nelson chequer and the Bellona's original paintscheme which I'm not sure any ship was ever painted, as such totally unique.

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Yes its not a bellona...

Ah, was confused by this: k3CeBUJ.jpg

Bellona has ... heavier weaponry.

Bellona (before wipe):

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74:

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So Bellona went back to the future? ;)

74 is gunned like pre-wipe Bellona and post-wipe Bellona will be crafted with pre-nerf guns? (Wasn't it 24 pounders on middle deck?)

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The vast majority of 74s had 18pdr guns instead of the 24s, including the Bellona.

I hope they keep her carrying 18s.. it also makes 80+ gun two deckers like Pavel, (Bucentaure) less pointless - their ability to carry 32(40) and 24 pound guns was their selling point in RL.

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The vast majority of 74s had 18pdr guns instead of the 24s, including the Bellona.

I hope they keep her carrying 18s.. it also makes 80+ gun two deckers like Pavel, (Bucentaure) less pointless - their ability to carry 32(40) and 24 pound guns was their selling point in RL.

But

Bellona has ... heavier weaponry.

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