Soooo......I have been playing the game for a good couple of weeks and I wanted to share some things I would like to see become a part of the game!
First! My hat off to the Dev's, this SIM/RPG (SRPG??) is AMAZING! Thank you so much for making this a reality!
In no important order: Here's what I would like to see and why!
-More immersion! Wildlife, music, distinct ports/harbors etc... How about hurricanes, typhoons, lightning storms that make large flash bombs in the water and or cause ships strikes leading to fires. Huge waves, ice bergs (if we going further into the Atlantic), whirlpools etc...Maybe a little bit of legends and folklore like the occasional ghost/phantom ship or Mermaids or even a sea monster! I am thinking of a giant squid whose tentacles wrap around the ships hull and you and the crew have to blast your way out, maybe using the boarding mini game feature!
-Ship customization or variety, I would really like a basic Cutter to look different than a Master-craft Cutter or allow us to choose hull & waterline colors. Maybe even the color of different woods used in construction, i.e. teak wood ship would be darker in grain color than say pine or oak! One thing I don't like is seeing the same model for each ship, there is no character or personality to the ship! I am sure Pirates will want shaggy sails and cannon scares to remain as badges of courage or valor!
-Ship visual maintenance/repairs, if you are out to sea for a month then your paint job starts to fade, guns rust if the crew is lazy and affects performance, repair kits show patched sails and patched hulls! Barnacles can set in and slow down the ship. As mentioned in the thread animated port holes, sales, anchors etc.... Maybe a Dry dock could be introduced where MAJOR repairs or UPGRADES are done! Each port could have varying prices for using dry dock and paying for extra features or customization! Just like teleport takes real time, so will dry dock!
-Whaling/Fishing, I would really like to see whaling as a part of the economy! Allows us to harpoon and land whales for profit like they did back then! To add to this, fishing trawlers with drag nets so we can fish tuna, menhaden, sardines etc.... I can only imagine racing to chase a Blue whale where we have to throw a harpoon and then fight wind, wave and fish to tire it out so we can land it! Add to that a salty pirate who decides to blast us while in the process!
-I don't know why this is not already a feature, but lets us name our ships! I know some folks will be rude and crude when they do this but I feel this is essential AND make it so the name is permanent! So when you craft or purchase a ship it must be named and the name shows on the stern for ever, PLEASE!
-As mentioned custom flags!
-Real scuttlebutt, that leads us on treasure hunts, seeking rare artifacts, shallow sunk ships that we can recover loot from etc...
-I missed the special ships for pre-order, just like so many others, but it would be cool if those ships were tweaked and reintroduced. I would not mine having a lesser version of the Yacht, that way those who earned the original can still have something unique and I can still have a shot at some of the original ships too.
-I would also like to see a chance of mutiny along with the mentioned diseases.
-Survivors floating the water after a ship sinks!
-Ship listing when leaks start to leak in so that water can or could capsize the boat or cause a side of guns to point skyward becoming useless!
Just some ideas....
Soooo......I have been playing the game for a good couple of weeks and I wanted to share some things I would like to see become a part of the game! First! My hat off to the Dev's, this SIM/RPG (SRPG??) is AMAZING! Thank you so much for making this a reality! In no important order: Here's what I would like to see and why! -More immersion! Wildlife, music, distinct ports/harbors etc... How about hurricanes, typhoons, lightning storms that make large flash bombs in the water and or cause ships strikes leading to fires. Huge waves, ice bergs (if we going further into the Atlantic), whirlpools etc...Maybe a little bit of legends and folklore like the occasional ghost/phantom ship or Mermaids or even a sea monster! I am thinking of a giant squid whose tentacles wrap around the ships hull and you and the crew have to blast your way out, maybe using the boarding mini game feature! -Ship customization or variety, I would really like a basic Cutter to look different than a Master-craft Cutter or allow us to choose hull & waterline colors. Maybe even the color of different woods used in construction, i.e. teak wood ship would be darker in grain color than say pine or oak! One thing I don't like is seeing the same model for each ship, there is no character or personality to the ship! I am sure Pirates will want shaggy sails and cannon scares to remain as badges of courage or valor! -Ship visual maintenance/repairs, if you are out to sea for a month then your paint job starts to fade, guns rust if the crew is lazy and affects performance, repair kits show patched sails and patched hulls! Barnacles can set in and slow down the ship. As mentioned in the thread animated port holes, sales, anchors etc.... Maybe a Dry dock could be introduced where MAJOR repairs or UPGRADES are done! Each port could have varying prices for using dry dock and paying for extra features or customization! Just like teleport takes real time, so will dry dock! -Whaling/Fishing, I would really like to see whaling as a part of the economy! Allows us to harpoon and land whales for profit like they did back then! To add to this, fishing trawlers with drag nets so we can fish tuna, menhaden, sardines etc.... I can only imagine racing to chase a Blue whale where we have to throw a harpoon and then fight wind, wave and fish to tire it out so we can land it! Add to that a salty pirate who decides to blast us while in the process! -I don't know why this is not already a feature, but lets us name our ships! I know some folks will be rude and crude when they do this but I feel this is essential AND make it so the name is permanent! So when you craft or purchase a ship it must be named and the name shows on the stern for ever, PLEASE! -As mentioned custom flags! -Real scuttlebutt, that leads us on treasure hunts, seeking rare artifacts, shallow sunk ships that we can recover loot from etc... -I missed the special ships for pre-order, just like so many others, but it would be cool if those ships were tweaked and reintroduced. I would not mine having a lesser version of the Yacht, that way those who earned the original can still have something unique and I can still have a shot at some of the original ships too. -I would also like to see a chance of mutiny along with the mentioned diseases. -Survivors floating the water after a ship sinks! -Ship listing when leaks start to leak in so that water can or could capsize the boat or cause a side of guns to point skyward becoming useless! Just some ideas....