John Bull

Open world items: Lights on in the ports at night so that they can be seen from a distance In Battle: Approx. indication of a target ship's speed - even just 'faster' or 'slower' than your own ship's.

Technically speaking, ships are female - so you wouldn't say 'let's give him a broadside' you would be more likely to say 'let's give her a broadside'. 'I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by... (John Edward Masefield)

On the map: The cursor turns to a compass rose There's a search box to enter a town name into You can filter towns i.e. the icons next to the towns top right of the map are radio buttons and you can turn off factions on the map Thanks!