Tenquin

Agreed with the suggestions related to buccaneers still, some of the crew is allocated to marines, how about making those buccaneers number increase along with preparation time (like reach the total percentage of crew prevviously allocated to marines directly after a while)? So that pirates can be quite more flexible than other nations. It sounds fair since pirates will be constrained to smaller ships and won't be able to compete with other nations in terms of fire power only...

Agree with nearly everything, could you clarify if by carrying more guns you mean that pirates should be able to equip bow chasers on ships that had none before? While as you said, regulations prevent other nations to do so. Also while would marines be disabled for pirates? Seems logical that pirates have part of their crew specialised in boarding... Overcrew alone is not a significant advantage for boarding while pirates, well, enjoyed boarding at that time Otherwise all ideas look fantastic, especially disguise, etc. Well done! - ENABLE EQUIPMENT OF BOW CHASERS ON ANY PIRATE SHIP

How about the drop rate decreases AND it controls for the speed of ships? There are ships outside capitals that do nothing but fishing all day and... dropping bottles eventually. SEALED BOTTLE ENABLED WHEN SHIP'S SPEED DIFFERENT FROM ZERO

I'd very much like to see NPC mixed fleets, where traders are accompanied by some escort And when it comes to be more realistic, how about increasing the gold reward for boarding ship? It'd be more realistic if the reward for boarding was much greater. Also when pulling a ship it'd great to see the hooks and cables! IN the end of the boarding phase, the remaining enemy crew could also join your free crew for free ! - MIXED AI FLEETS: TRADERS WITH ARMED ESCORTS FOR BIGGER LOOTS - MORE GOLD FOR CAPTURED SHIPS - HOOK CABLES WHEN PULLING - ENROLL REMAINING ENEMY CREW FORM BOARDING PHASE FOR FREE