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@adminWrong again. If you separate assets from Port Infrastructure (Fort quantity, tax, labor penalties after raid) it will work nicely. No need to go and touch player assets, just hit infrastructure a little and let them restore it. More things to do and more fun. But...Duh...no one wants to think here... If enemy made my econ difficult(not impossible) like you have it now, I will try to prevent it next time. Make players deliver goods to restore forts, harbors, factories that were burnt down during raids. Few days of restoration work is fine before next possible attack every 7 days on the same port.

@adminAlso it is important to add achievement/mission meter to the screen. If player can see what they have to achieve and what rewards are waiting for them they will do it when bored. Look at what ESO did.

Sadly that is all they can offer which is lame. What about Titles, flags, custom emblems, ship stripes, sail texture (worn out, holes, stitched, all this for OS look). People will love these, but keep trying Devs. So far I am not impressed.

We have numbers.

Because we want to go Sweden and ruin people lives.

Vanilla / peach flavor

I read it somewhere here on forum that NA engine could not handle flags and that is why they were removed from Towns and yes towns used to have flags shoving it's nations. This includes flags on OS. From what I can tell many needed features could not make it in due to weak game engine. Maybe someone can confirm it or find the post it would help (somewhere inside topics about flags or FPS).

Looks like angel cake.

Are these still valid? I thought @admin said system can't handle flags and other simple stuff.

There are so many layers of paint on HMS Victory that it can have any color you can imagine.

Well that sucks because it could work wonders.

Assign color and number to each rate, this way we will be able to quickly distinguish ships for each category. No need to sort by alphabet. Rate colors is the most efficient way to sort ships. By looking at the color player will automatically know where it belongs. Having a simple 'colored' square with rate number next to ship name is the way to go--> VICTORY [ 1 ]. 1st rates - Color 1 00000000 LOCEAN [ 1 ] SANTISIMA [ 1 ] VICTORY [ 1 ] 2nd rates - Color 2 00000000 PAVEL [ 2 ] BUCENTAURE [ 2 ] 3rd rates - Color 3 00000000 BELLONA [ 3 ] WASA [ 3 ] 4th rates - Color 4 00000000 5th rates - Color 5 00000000 6th Rates - Color 6 00000000

Someone said NA is cheat proof. What a joke.

How do you see a reputation system work for all Nations including outlaws?

Something like that, but they can't just vanish. They can be brought back with 0 reputation and have to start over after map win. Those who survived keep accumulating rep.

Custom Flags for Clans? For example instead of one Brethren, clans could have many option to roll under different historic pirate organization names and flags.

Exactly, we could have more National flags that can become nations when people organize under that color. It will expand variety, bring players. They will play for their loved nation. It could work. For example Barbary Pirates can only have 10 people active under that flag or could become 100 or more.

Makes sense.

What is there is no supply? Capture yes, but what if you suffer a defeat and loose some. Sounds like there is a dead end.

How did pirates get 1st rates is a better question?

How would you get ships without Econ and Capital infrastructure? I can only see it as - available for hire. Whoever pays you supplies ships.

What is outlaw? how would they be different ? is russia considered outlaw?

Tell devs to start all nations with 0 ports and different locations after each map win and see what happens. I never liked preset Nation locations.

I was thinking why not have Barbary Pirates as another hardcore Force that can establish it's presence in the Caribbean. Not only that it would nicely target Middle eastern gamer population and bring numbers and income to NA. I know for example Turkey is a big gaming place. We have some ships already developed for that nation alone -xebec. They will have no ports, but can create a nation of Thieves if organized and compete with Brethren. I would not mind Hanging Muslim flag and invading US ports. That would surely cause some fights for ports. After all we already have mother russia ruling Caribbean and US is bent over. Yea or nay? vote.