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Hello Captains If you come across a beautiful painting of a vessel and you do want it to be replicated in game let us know here. Example 1 Brest harbor - painting for the French King Was successfully applied to multiple vessels. And looks gorgeous. Example 2 Brig by the french age of sail artist Roux Was used on several ships including snow If you are a master and can photoshop yourself . post your own works Format Clear and good resolution painting or drawing or part of a drawing (showing the ship itself). Proposed ships that it can fit on. Flood and off topic will be removed

I found some discussion from 2015 where a forum admin who seemed like a developer pondered at the possibility. I understand the complications there might be with translating controls however I think their is a very wanting playerbase on consoles, especially on PS4 as there isn’t a lot of nautical/sail age focused games. I can only think of Assassins Creed Black Flag. Skull & Bones by Ubisoft Singapore recently got a hard delay, if not shadow canceled, so it might be advantageous to release Naval Action on console. Would a console release still be a possibility?

If this is the wrong location for this topic, mods please relocate it. It's off-topic, per section description. My son spends way too much time on the computer, mostly PC gaming. But he has expressed interest in becoming a game developer. I had him download Unity and start there, doing tutorials and creative stuff. He is 10 years old. I am interested if any of the community, especially programmers, have any advice for him to get him going in a sensible direction. Any advice is welcome, other than don't bother.

I know some of you wanted this info Enjoy data in meters Dimensions descriptions (number corresponds to table column number)

Hello Captains.. We want to bring a generic 2nd rate into the game. Please suggest a model. Include references, paintings and links to tech drawings if they exist. This is urgent - we want to start building it asap. Time period 1700-1800 Guns 80-98 Countries preferred: Sweden, France, Russia, Spain, Turkey, maybe Denmark, Britain is also ok but want to make some other nation We want it to be a generic ship - so would prefer vessels with less esquisite decorations If you have already suggested a similar model in other topic repost here.

The ships have been proposed in Player ship selection 1st Half 2016. Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Portuguese, German built ships were encouraged. The time line was 1670-1825 acceptable, 1730-1790 preferred. 10 ships have been selected from their popularity, and 5 more selected to bring more choice. 2 ships will be selected by players votes (1 vote per player). Also 1 ship will be chosen by a developers wild card. You can check the previous player selections here: Player selected ship 2014 / Player-selected ships 2015 What ship would you enjoy to sail ? Mars (1781, Dutch 18-gun brig)Mars was built at Amsterdam to prey on British shipping during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. During her first campaign, she was captured by the frigate HMS Artois off the Yorkshire coast. Renamed HMS Orestes, she was taken into the Navy and became an effective anti-privateer vessel, capturing several prizes. HMS Orestes served in the West Indies and departed for the East Indies after time spent on the French coast. She is presumed to have been caught in a hurricane in the Indian Ocean. Mars was built with unusually sleek lines and as such she was a very fast vessel. Plans / 3-Decks / Wiki -Unnamed- (1700-1750, Venetian 22-gun corvette)Those plans are part of a collection in the University Library of Padua. The decline of Venice in the 18th century was due to the wars against the Turks and to the influence of Genoa, Venice's old rival, and of other trade ports such as the Tuscan Livorno, chosen as staging-post for British trade in the Mediterranean, Ancona and the Habsburg Trieste, a free port since 1719. The presence of pirates from the coast of Maghreb worsened the situation. Those corvettes were a solution to deal with the agile and light boats of the pirates that threatened the security of the trade. Pictures Descubierta (1789, Spanish 16-gun corvette)The Descubierta and Atrevida were twin corvettes of the Spanish Navy, custom-designed as identical special exploration and scientific research vessels. Both ships were built at the same time for the Malaspina Expedition, a five-year maritime scientific exploration. The two vessels sailed from Spain to the Pacific Ocean, conducting a thorough examination of the internal politics of the American Spanish Empire and the Philippines. The military version of the Descubierta carried 26 guns. Pictures / 3-Decks / Wiki Christiansborg (1758, Dano-Norwegian 24-gun frigate)The Christiansborg was designed by Michael Krabbe, launched in 1758 as a 12-pounder frigate, broken up in 1786. Krabbe submitted this plan after returning from the obligatory European study trip (1752 - 1756, visiting British, French, Italian and Dutch shipyards) and a certain French influence is clearly visible. Pictures / 3-Decks Diana (1792, Spanish 32-gun frigate)Diana was one of the six Mahonesas-class 12-pounder frigates built at the Mahón shipyard in Minorca. Her designer Julián Martín de Retamosa, Ingeniero General of the Armada, perfected the English and French construction techniques that had influenced the Spanish shipbuilding during the 18th century. Diana participated in the evacuation of the Spanish forces at the Siege of Roses during the French Revolutionary Wars. She was the fastest one of her class and was reputed one of the best frigates built by the Spanish Royal Navy. Pictures / 3-Decks Freja (1793, Danish 40-gun frigate)Freja was built at Copenhagen, designed as a 18-pounder frigate but carrying 24-pounders throughout her career. Escorting a convoy off Ostend, she was captured in 1800 by a Royal Navy squadron for opposing the British-claimed right of search, suspected of carrying stores to be used by the French. The negotiations resulted in the British agreeing to return the Freja, but this incident ultimately led in the next year to the British attacking Copenhagen. She was captured by the Royal Navy at the Second Battle of Copenhagen. Sent to the Leeward Islands, she participated in the destruction of Roquebert's resupply expedition during the blockade of Guadeloupe. Plans / 3-Decks Venus (1783, Swedish 40-gun frigate)Venus was built following the Bellona design by Fredrik Chapman, the first frigates to carry 24-pounder guns. She was captured by the Russians in 1789. She retained the same name in Imperial Russian service and participated in the battle of Reval and in the battle of Vyborg Bay. She was sold to the Kingdom of Naples in 1807 to avoid capture by the British. Venus and her sister ships sailed exceptionally well, doing 13-14 knots with a good wind. Pictures / 3-Decks / Wiki Princesa Real (1819, Portuguese 50-gun frigate)Princesa Real was a large frigate built at the Lisbon shipyard. Her spacious and sheltered natural harbor at the mouth of the Tage had helped Lisbon to become the center of the first global empire. Princesa Real participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent during the Portuguese Civil War, where a naval squadron commanded by the British officer Charles Napier, on behalf of the Emperor of Brasil, defeated the navy of the proclaimed King of Portugal. Princesa Real was built for the open sea and probably carried 24-pounders. Pictures / 3-Decks Dordrecht (1739, Dutch 54-gun ship)The Dordrecht was a 4th rate ship of the line built at the Rotterdam shipyard by Jacob Spaans. It was named after the Dutch city of Dordrecht, a major trade port well known to British merchants. The Dordrecht was almost the length of a frigate but heavier, carrying 2 full decks of guns. Pictures / 3-Decks Wasa (1778, Swedish 60-gun ship)Wasa was built at the Karlskrona shipyard after Fredrik Chapman's innovative drawing. She was powerful enough to withstand line fighting and shallow enough to support coastal operations in the Baltic Sea. Wasa fought at the Battle of Hogland during the Russo-Swedish War of 1788, was sold to the Swedish East India Company for a trip to China, and bought back by the Swedish Navy. The Wasa class comprised 10 ships-of-the-line based on her design. Pictures / 3-Decks / Swedish Wiki Wenden (1706, Dano-Norwegian 70-gun ship)The Wenden was built by Olaus Judichær at the Holmen naval base. Founded in the late 17th century, the base has played a vital role in the history of Denmark as well as Copenhagen. For over 300 years, Holmen was the largest employer of the country. Aside from being one of Denmark’s largest battleships of her day, Wenden was also beautiful as attested by Judichær’s colored design plans of her stern galleries. Pictures / 3-Decks Prinds Christian Frederik (1804, Dano-Norwegian 66-gun ship)The Prinds Christian Frederik was built at the Nyholm shipyard in Copenhagen. Named after the Crown Prince, she was the only Dano-Norwegian ship of the line which survived the Second Battle of Copenhagen, but it was lost at the Battle of Zealand Point in 1808. The Danish naval hero Peter Willemoes was killed onboard Prinds Christian Frederik when he took a cannonball to the head. Pictures / 3-Decks / Danish Wiki Vrijheid (1783, Dutch 74-gun ship)Vrijheid, "Freedom" was commissioned by the Admiralty of Amsterdam. She fought as flagship of the admiraal Jan de Winter at the Battle of Camperdown, the major engagement of the Dutch naval forces in the 18th century. During the battle Vrijheid was engaged by four British ships, and after heavy fighting only the Dutch flagship remained in combat. For an hour she continued her resistance, and when all three masts had been brought down De Winter was the only officer who remained uninjured, standing on his wrecked quarterdeck and still refusing to lower his colours. When British sailors boarded the drifting flagship, Vrijheid had lost almost half of her crew. Pictures / 3-Decks / Wiki Admiraal de Ruyter (1808, Dutch 80-gun ship)De Ruyter was named after Michiel de Ruyter, the famous Dutch admiral who had fought the English and the French during the Anglo-Dutch Wars in the 17th century. He had scored several major victories against them, the best known probably being the Raid on the Medway, one of the worst defeats in the Royal Navy's history. The hull form of the Admiraal de Ruyter is the usual Dutch type, shallow draught, flat bottom, square profile necessary for operations in Dutch shallow waters. Pictures / 3-Decks / Dutch Wiki Christian VII (1767, Dano-Norwegian 90-gun ship)Christian VII was one of the largest ships commissioned by the Dano-Norwegian Navy, and the last beautifully decorated King's Yacht. She was a prestigious symbol of the crown at sea and was to be used as flagship in the Dano-Norwegian fleet. Converted to a 2-decker coastal defense ship, she fought at the First Battle of Copenhagen which is often considered to be Nelson's hardest-fought battle. Pictures / 3-Decks / Norwegian Wiki

Captains.. Some one posted the link some time ago on the website that featured a beautiful french 74 (or other lineship) cross section with crew roles, beautiful pictures of every crew member and other interesting information.. Does anyone by any chance remember or know this link. Cant seem to be able to find it again. One of the examples from the site - i saved a lot from the website but cannot find the link itself.

Post for videos on anything interesting and related to age of sail. Videos only please. If description is necessary keep it to 1 sentence or 2. Lets start

New ship will be added to the game in the near future (ETA 1 month) It is a light frigate equipped with 28 cannons. 26 on the broadsides and 2 chasers. This is a first ship that will close the gap between snow and brig and heavy corvette. Most likely rattlesnake will be a runner up so it will provide additional coverage of the gap. Here is how she looks (more will come once they upload) Lets discuss the performance, speed turnings and it's potential role

We plan to have to have 2 types of that ship 1) McKay drawings body (with spanker boom) - more sturdy, less agile and speedy 2) Original (without spanker boom) snow rigged - more agile, and built for speed can you please provide us with drawings or refs for the sailplan these 2 ships should have?

Hello everyone Can you help us in finding the original paint scheme for the french corvette Unite, which became HMS Surprise after capture. This ship itself or ships that were very similar to it. Paintings or descriptions or references on where we can find it will help a lot.

Lets have some fun. It is our yearly tradition to try to give our customers what they want, at least once a year. http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/535-player-selected-ship-winter-2014/ Last year you have chosen HMS Ontario as first choice, Santisima Trinidad as second and wild card was chosen by us (Ingermanland). We hope you like Ontario and Santisima. Lets do the same this year. pick the ships vote make deliver 1600-1830 hard limit 1690-1790 preferred format name specs drawing link to tech drawings but discussions are also welcome as a result we will pick 3 vessels 2 player selected 1 wild card

Brig Mercury - Бриг Меркурий Lynx Privateer Schooner - Приватерская шхуна Линкс 64 gun Ingermanland - Петровский флагман Ингерманланд Ontario Trincomalee Frigate - Фрегат Тринкомали 2 more ships are in development that don't have render or are not ready to be shown yet. Royal Armed Yacht - premium ship for pre-orders Santissima Trinidad

Hello everyone.. Someone have noted that USS Constitution have not carried a spirit sail (under bowsprit) - and there are no visual references that it did. We have all frigates equipped with one. Is it correct and in what circumstances spirit sails were used on frigates between 1700 and 1830?

Dear Captains 1. Please suggest a nice 24-28 gun ship. Provide plans and/or references, model pics. tech drawings. 2. Please suggest nice unarmed or poorly armed trading ship 6th rate size. Also provide plans and or references pics or drawings.