Cosmetics:

[Randasd]

Trader ships should have their ports closed. I also think that flags should be flown not just in combat, but also while sailing around. 

 

[Macjimm]

Flags in OW are more than cosmetics. They are indicators of wind direction and can identify ships. Very important when the UI is hidden.

[admin]

Currently flags are not on the OW due to optimization issues. 

Here is what will definitely happen:

 

• sails and yards will turn properly on the OW (right now they are somewhat broken
• there will be a main flag on your ship
• on the enemy ships we don't yet know how we will do it because if too many ships gather in one place - too many animated flags will cause fps issues. 

[Henrik]

I understand the lag issues however it worked fine in PotBS at least most of the time!

[LeBoiteux]

Here is what will definitely happen:

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• on the enemy ships we don't yet know how we will do it because if too many ships gather in one place - too many animated flags will cause fps issues.

What about a simple non-animated shape (such as a sphere) with the flag around it over enemies' mast that would be visible from anywhere? Something like the current names over NA ports...

[Randasd]

 

Currently flags are not on the OW due to optimization issues. 

Here is what will definitely happen:

 

• sails and yards will turn properly on the OW (right now they are somewhat broken
• there will be a main flag on your ship
• on the enemy ships we don't yet know how we will do it because if too many ships gather in one place - too many animated flags will cause fps issues. 

 

Admin, how about closed ports on trader ships to address my other thought. And i understand why flags in open world would be a problem. Thanks for considering my suggestions.

[Macjimm]

Currently flags are not on the OW due to optimization issues.

Here is what will definitely happen:

• there will be a main flag on your ship
• on the enemy ships we don't yet know how we will do it because if too many ships gather in one place - too many animated flags will cause fps issues.

Happy to hear there will be consideration for a flag for my own ship in OW. Please consider a pennant for the top instead. It doesn't help much to see the rear nation flag of my own ship in OW . But that streaming pennant high up on the mast is a great wind indicator when the UI is turned off. Perhaps these pennants could identity you (nation or pirate at least).

Sample clip of using a pennant for checking wind.

I suspected that it was an FPS issue to see other flags. Is it possible to show only a few flags with a limiter that will cancel their presence when there are more than a specified number of ships in a certain radius? (or cancel the animation.) Could we just live without flags on other ships but adapt a very simple colour paint scheme (like a simple symbol) on every ship of each nation, that is only visible within a certain range?

[maturin]

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Here is what will definitely happen:

[*]sails and yards will turn properly on the OW (right now they are somewhat broken

For immersion and cosmetic purposes I would recommend that sails not be caught aback in the OW. If it is easy to disable that part of the animation, anyway.

[Arnaud Arpes]

What about just animated models for flags that are scripted to change direction according to the wind, but are not actually animated soft bodies dependent on wind physics for animation.