Smithy

OFF TOPIC: but kind of relevant. having seen the hugging the side method to defeat the LGV here I wanted to see if this would be an Achilles heel for other larger ships. cue.. constitution vs privateer For the most part is was almost too easy. connie only fired the broadside at me once in the whole 30 min fight and thankfully so as that nearly ended me

my guess was close!

maybe throw some RNG in with a chance of regaining a refit or perm upgrade fitted to ship?

I think the area in which you need to be to loot needs to be extended a little. sometimes it is frustrating trying to get a ship turned in time to 180 back on yoursrelf to try get close when you were already stupidly close.

you take out your smart phone and check google maps

find port that is on the map line, sail i block away and check trader tool distance to that port i guesstimate 30km

is the the case for all the rare trade goods needed for refit? can all be got with chance from npc loot?

Its not already that way?

quantity or places where some of the items (Grietje van Dijk for example) need to be increased or added to NPC loot. next to impossible to get it and the dutch have a "producing" port next door.

the market needs to seriously lower sell price of items when market is flooded and buy is at 1. I see places that have 1000+ iron fittings so buy is at 1 yet sell is over 1k a piece which is crazy money. how do you expect anyone to buy?

Is there a way to disable the double tap to auto lock rudder? gets annoying in battle trying to make quick movements and it sticks on.

staysail on privateer most certainly does make a difference from what I see

So I have noticed that it seems on the last broadside load of double shot it alot of times will randomly fire at higher elevation than aimed. even if you single shot to check aim that is usually ok but then the immediate remaining salvo shoots way higher than aimed. also to this on some occasions broadside loadout does not automatically make the change from double shot/charge back to ball when it has been consumed it will just sit on the side at 0 until manually set to ball,grape,etc.

im unsure if splitting the rum will stop all being consumed at once. and im not prepared to waste anymore trying xD

Well if its gonna repair crew that are not on the ship like that it should at very least let you decide how many not just consume a whole stack of rum