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  1. The March of the Russian Navy: The Sea Tempest: The Treaty of Nystad: (18th century song, despite being played by guys in Soviet uniforms )
  2. Being able to decorate your cabin with various awards, looted items (such as the sword of an enemy captain,) and similar would be neat. Having an 'admirals office' for players who have ascended to the level of commanding a fleet would be neat as well. Or possibly as a clan meeting area.
  3. She was actually built as a 112 gun ship. Later they basically tacked a third deck on to increase the number of guns she could carry, then a fourth deck for those 6lbers.. I imagine that affected her seaworthiness. The Russians built dedicated 130 gun ship in 1800 called the Blagodat. She never saw action, though. Apparently issues with construction kept her in harbor for most of the Napoleonic Wars. On the other hand, her broadside was 3/4 of a ton threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=10543 AS to which ship to pick, it was a tossup for me, as a fan of the Russians, between the Mercury and the Ingermanland. I went with the Mercury in the end since its famous battle was so badass. I mean, come on, it took on TWO SHIPS OF THE LINE at once. And WON.
  4. Well, they did show flags for some fo the Barbary states. Although I'm not sure the same research applies to them. A quick skim of google results seems to indicate that they dealt mostly with female slaves, rather than female pirates.
  5. I imagine women at sea would, for reason of practicality, generally dress almost exactly like men. The...err, 'exposed' outfits common to MMOs would lead to sunburn and other problems, while the traditional dress of the time for women would most likely be a bit cumbersome for shipboard life. Trousers and button ups all around. Although female captains might occasionally go in for something more stylish, particularly the pirates keen to cultivate their own mystique.
  6. This is actually how things went after the Battle of Poltava (minus the ship, of course.) Several of the Swedish high command ended up joining the Russian army and fighting against the Turks a few years later.
  7. From what I've read, ships only tended to be damaged to the point of sinking with regularity if: 1. The battle was a real knock-down, drag-out affair like Trafalgar or the Sinope. 2. Bad weather was involved (the unfortunate fate of the Spanish Armada) 3. The battle was a blockade (see a thousand famous break out actions.) Sometimes ships would flee and sink after a battle, but I'd hope to avoid Empire: Total War scenarios where two fleets come in and 1/3 of one sails out. That said, if the game does go into the 1820's we would be seeing early (effective) explosive shells, see Paixhan's gun. The later era ships would be much more capable of inflicting significant damage to each other and causing "insta-kills." One thing I would suggest is that a captain who surrenders can, under some conditions, "volunteer" to join the enemy. Up until the Napoleonic era this was a very common thing. The Russian navy, the one I'm most familiar with, lived off of its foreign captains, which included a number of Scotts and one rather famous American. The same thing applied to officers on the ground as well, of course. Many officers would merrily join up with their captors under the right circustances. Of course, the number of times a captain has changed sides would be known to his attackers (in the game) and thus they would be able to judge his trustworthiness based on that information. Assuming nations are implimented in some fashion which gives them a presence in game, then it could be arranged for them to ransom captains. Finally, if your ship is captured or destroyed and the enemy decides not to take your captain with them, it can be assumed that he finds a lifeboat and just happens upon rescue, or finds a desert island or somesuch. Or, as an alternative, every time your character 'dies' you assume the role of his son/brother/heir, who recieves a letter (and possibly a coffin) informing them that they are the proud owner of whatever was stuffed in your warehouse.
  8. Good to see a nice representation of the western powers! Me likey! If the Baltic and Mediterranean powers are represented, does that mean we'll eventually be seeing galleys? Considering they were a key part of naval warfare for those regions well into the 18th century. I know that Russia more or less won the naval part of the Great Northern War with galley antics, and Venice maintained a fairly respected status due to its fleet even in its last days. Too bad for them the French came by land.
  9. -Custom gun loadouts. I want to be able to purchase (or loot) guns individually, with varying quality for each one. -Proper representation of the less famous naval powers. Russia, Sweden, Denmark, the Ottomans and the Italians should get their due. Lets not turn this into "Britain vs. Spain vs. France or the Dutch," which seems to happen a lot with naval games set in the age of sail.
  10. Going up to the steam era would be pretty awesome. The paddle wheel frigates of the 1870's would be fun to throw around, and ironclads...well, those would probably require special rules to avoid making them annoying for everybody involved.
  11. Hey, it happened. Old Blackbeard got his head hung from the bowspirit. I imagine similar fates befell other notorious figures.
  12. Having the ability to nail opposing captains to your bow would be pretty great.
  13. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1848320582/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2A7GO6GMG1BTU&coliid=I34YTPPXCLUF3J http://www.amazon.com/British-Warships-Age-Sail-1603-1714/dp/184832040X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_z http://www.amazon.com/British-Warships-Age-Sail-1714-1792/dp/1844157008/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y And, of course, you can see the other books linked in the 'suggested' section at the bottom. I've not managed to find a copy of the first one for myself, given its rarity, but I have spotted the other two in a library and they were quite informative.
  14. Peter the Great's "St. Nicholas": Tier 1 The history of this particular vessel is quite fascinating. It's still unkown where it was built, but it was found by a young Peter I of Russia in a shed outside of Moscow. He had it restored and sailed it around a nearby lake, beginning his lifelong fascination with sailing. Eventually, after the Great Northern War and the birth of the true Russian Navy, Peter had the boat brought to St. Petersburg where, with the entire fleet of ships of the line and captured Swedish warships present in review, the little boat, crewed by the emperor and the Russian naval comman, sailed past them while each ship fired a full salute. Few ships can claim the historical significance of the St. Nicholas. And few enough of those still exist.
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