Yes, Azzak makes a great point as well, if I remember correctly POTBS had a few sliders so you could decide how many ship captains and crews were rendered and at which distance. So your own crew only, or yours and nearby vessels up to a certain (visible with the naked eye) distance etc would be clever ways to maintain system performance etc while adding this great level of detail and flavour. Also to add to the idea, since ships sails and ensigns (I think?) are being customizable, perhaps the basic crew uniforms, I mean primary colour and secondary colours, could be modified as well? again just suggestions for the Devs, would love to hear peoples feedback too.