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  1. For me, the most magical of moments was the Santiago campaign with the Brits :) Every night we were up in force in our 1st rates. That moment when you bought the flag and set sail was awesome. The thrill you get once you see the banner fly that the flag has been pulled. The Spaniards gave us great fights and managed to fight us off time after time, but then this one night we succeeded and took the port. We were so ecstatic. Best feeling ever!

    Sailing and protecting the flag was probably one of the most exhillarating things I can recall. I liked the element of surprise way more than we have now with these pre-set times.

    I am a bit busy at the moment so don't really have time to play anymore, but I hope to be able to sail with and against you boys (and girls) in the future.

    Cheers lads!

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  2. I would like to propose the following holidays to be included!

     

    Paganism[edit]

    Bahá'í holidays[edit]

    Main article: Bahá'í Holy Days

    Sikh holidays[edit]

    Buddhist holidays[edit]

    Celtic, Norse, and Neopagan holidays[edit]

    In the order of the Wheel of the Year:

    See also: Swedish festivities

    Chinese Religion holidays[edit]

    Christian holidays[edit]

    See also: liturgical year

    The Catholic patronal feast day or 'name day' are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, according to the Calendar of saints.

    Hindu holidays[edit]

    Jewish holidays[edit]

    Main article: Jewish holiday
    • Hanukkah (also: Chanukah, the Festival of Lights)
    • Passover (Deliverance of Jews from slavery in Egypt)
    • Purim (Deliverance of Jews in Persia from Haman)
    • Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
    • Shavuot (Festival of Weeks; Harvest Festival)
    • Sukkot (The Feast of Tabernacles)
    • Tisha B'Av (Day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples)
    • Tu Bishvat (New year of the trees)
    • Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
    • Simchat Torah (Completion of the Sefer Torah)
    • Shemini Atzeret (The beginning of the rainy season in Israel, sometimes confused as being the 8th day of Sukkot)
    • Shabbat (The day of rest, the seventh day of the week, and the holiest day of the week Saturday)
    • Lag B'Omer (A Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar)

    Muslim holidays[edit]

    Western winter holidays in the Northern Hemisphere[edit]

    The following holidays are observed to some extent at the same time during the Southern hemisphere's summer, with the exception of Winter Solstice.

    • Thanksgiving – (fourth Thursday in November in United States) — Holiday generally observed as an expression of gratitude, traditionally to God, for the autumn harvest. It is traditionally celebrated with a meal shared among friends and family in which turkey is eaten. It is celebrated by many as a secular holiday, and in the USA marks the beginning of the "holiday season". In Canada, since the climate is colder, the harvest season begins (and ends) earlier and thus, Thanksgiving takes place on the second Monday in October.
    • Winter Solstice, Yule – (Winter solstice, around 21–22 December in the northern hemisphere and 21–22 June in the southern hemisphere) — The celebrations on the winter solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year, are traditionally marked with anything that symbolizes or encourages life. Decorations of evergreens, bright objects and lights; singing songs, giving gifts, feasting and romantic events are often included. For Neopagans this is the celebration of the death and rebirth of the sun and is one of the eight sabbats on the wheel of the year.
    • Hanukkah – (26 Kislev – 2/3 Tevet – almost always in December) — Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of Seleucid forces who had tried to prevent Israel from practicing Judaism, and also celebrating the miracle of the Menorah lights burning for eight days with only enough olive oil for one day.
    • Christmas Eve – (24 December) — Day before Christmas. Observances usually include big feasts at night to celebrate the day to come. It is the supposed night that Santa Claus delivers presents to all the good children of the world.
    • Christmas Day – (25 December) — Christian holiday commemorating the traditional birth-date of Jesus. Observances include gift-giving, the decoration of trees and houses, and Santa Claus folktales.
    • Kwanzaa (USA) – (26 December – 1 January) — A modern American invention held from 26 December to 1 January honoring African-American heritage, primarily in the United States. It was invented in 1966 by black activist and marxist Ron Karenga.
    • St Stephen's Day or Second Day of Christmas (26 December) — Holiday observed in many European countries.
    • Boxing Day (26 December or 27 December) — Holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on the first non-Sunday after Christmas.
    • New Year's Eve – (31 December) — Night before New Year's Day. Usually observed with celebrations and festivities in anticipation of the new year.
    • New Year's Day – (1 January) — Holiday observing the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

    Incomplete list of National holidays by country[edit]

    • Korea national alphabet day 9 October

    Secular holidays[edit]

    Many other days are marked to celebrate events or people, around the world, but are not strictly holidays as time off work is rarely given.

    Regional[edit]

    Other secular holidays not observed internationally:

    Unofficial holidays[edit]

    These are holidays that are not traditionally marked on calendars. These holidays are celebrated by various groups and individuals. Some are designed to promote a cause, others recognize historical events not recognized officially, and others are "funny" holidays, generally intended as humorous distractions and excuses to share laughs among friends.

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  3. Dear Devs,

     

    I do appreciate your effort to try and improve the game, but this is not an improvement in my opinion.
    The newest patch has only been out for a very short time and this statement by you sounds to me like you have already given up on the fine wood resources.

    I am really disappointed to hear this. I am not sure if you have given this system enough time so crystallize out.

     

    If you, the devs, want us to properly test this system, there should be a proper wipe instead of this half-hearted slagging (no offense).

     

    Shipwise I am doing really, really well... but if you really want to test this. Take my ships and my resources and lets start from scratch. Then you will see changes! If not, just release the game already and let this be another one of those mediocre games...

     

    Kind regards,

     

    J. Swigglebottoms

     

    P.S. I like some of the changes though, exchanging hold space and stuff. Thats good :)

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  4. Dear Captains,

     

    As of today I am trying to organize a Special Event.

    The special event will be sort of in line with the Special Events of the developers, but I am aiming at a more action packed PVP event.

    The first of these events will be hosted close to French waters and will involve a British  Fleet comprised fully of players. The goal is to re-enact a proper historical battle: The Glorious 1st of June

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_First_of_June

     

    3 1st rates

    5 2nd rates

    17 3rd rates

     

    The opposing side will also get a 25 player group of the same composition.

     

    Currently, talks are going on with the French nation to set this up for fun, I will invest time and resources into it, because all I want is fair PVP where people have fun.

    The British nation sign up has already started.

     

    Great Britain:

    - John Swigglebottoms
    - Drugie
    - Foxxe
    - Cutler Beckett
    - Patryn
    - Richard Dryfus
    - Molonlabe13966
    - Hilts12345
    - Katerholzig
    - Foxxe
    - Bobzillah
    - Redman29
    - Snoopy

    - Third Leg is Wooden

    - freddykrueger

    - Henry Turner

    The fleets will meet at a predetermined location. As this plan is still very crude it will be updated soon, but I would like to know your opinions.

    Perhaps, if it is a success we can extend it to other nations as well :)

    I hope the other nations will respect our test-event and won't ruin it!

     

    I would love to hear from you!

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