NINTHTJ

Simple thing: A number in the port-screen showing how many other players are docked there.

A few more rough ideas: Coast Guard: Stop and search NPC traders for contraband/illegal goods (Could lead to combat/boarding combat if they do) Tax Collection: Collect taxes in a specific region held by your Nation (in the case of Brits, all ports in Jamaica for instance - Or perhaps half for the bigger regions)

I think the main thing I got from Episode 21, is that in the grand scheme of things (at the moment at least) it's essentially all vs pirates. Hopefully the upcoming patch will mean there is less of that as we will be forced to be at war with some nations in order to be at peace with others - Pirates should get a bit of an easier time going forward.

I like the game - Good fun. I think I'm going to try and catch a Pokemon on HMS Victory - That's got to be something this forum would love, surely?

Would it be practical to have the weather mimicking real-life patterns? Could you not end up with a situation where some ports in the game are completely neglected due to weather patterns? Essentially, everyone would crowd around the ports with the favourable wind, and forget about the rest?

Seems very reasonable. What will the mechanism for voting be? - Will we have to login and actively try and vote, will we have a web-interface we can use to vote if we cannot get in-game, will we be forced to vote next time we will login? Is voting optional? I especially like the fact that there must always be an enemy - keeps it moving quite nicely.