[The 1st Transatlantic Cable and HMS Agamemnon's Near Miss]

4 hours ago, maturin said:

Almost. The next ship named Agamemnon (a steam-powered 1st Rate) almost capsized in large waves.

But not rogue waves necessarily, just large waves with very poor timing. When a ship is rising on the crest of a wave, her stability characteristics go all to pot, because the hull has been bodily thrown into the air and if effectively lighter for a split second. In that moment the ship can be blown over or can roll farther than normal, resulting in a feedback loop of extreme rolling that ends in capsize.

I recall a passage from one of the O'Brien novels where HMS Surprise was travelling with large and strong waves. Aubrey mentions a condition in which the ship can be 'pooped,' that is, if one of the pursuing waves strike the ship's stern correctly, the ship turns it so that the next wave hits the ship broadside-on, and then that wave and subsequent ones swamp the ship entirely.

[The 1st Transatlantic Cable and HMS Agamemnon's Near Miss]

If I skim-red correctly, the Agamemnon was beset by rogue waves?

[New player some questions]

In terms of language, there will be some English speakers in every faction, but they vastly speak the language of that faction. I know that the Dutch have quite a few english-speaking or bilingual members, I can't speak for France, Denmark, or Spain because I don't really talk to them so much as shout obsceneties over broadsides.

 

Honest advice- just pick the nation you like the most, and think you'll have the most fun with. If it doesn't work out, you can always switch.

[Unpolite player Gangrena BEK clan 2nd]

You already posted a tribunal about this individual earlier and were told to report him in-game, as chat matters aren't constituent of a tribunal offence. I will state it again before the inevitable thread lockdown.

 

 

These exist for a reason.

 

 

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

Highlights from the battle at Trinidad earlier:

 

 

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

For those who asked for it- the unadulterated version of the Castries video:

 

 

[How do forum ranks work?]

That's spooky. 

[How do forum ranks work?]

The structure of the forum ranks differ slightly from the in-game ranks, for some reason midshipman is lower than ensign (which in the time period was not a naval rank for Britian [and still isn't], but a junior army officer rank equivalent to the modern day second lieutenant)

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

'The Chimera,' James Bond: Skyfall OST

 

I'll see if I have the unedited footage on my computer still. 

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

Highlights from Castries earlier:

 

 

['Stralsund' Danish Frigate 32 guns (With Plans)]

This was one of my favourite ships in Burning Sea, would love to see it added into Naval Action.

 

[British Frigate Southampton (1757) - 3D Model]

Ragnar's not been on since October, unfortunately.

 

This ship is shaping up very nicely, excellent work!

[What Should We Call the GB,US, Verenigde Provincien Alliance?]

alarm clock salesmen 

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

Thanks, I'm glad I've been somewhat able to encapsulate how nice the game can be to just look at.

 

If you're interested, I've uploaded another video with a section of footage in the same style, albeit with more actual combat this time, and will include a link.

 

 

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

Just wanted to give a shout out to French captain Totalnoobness for a great brawl southwest of Fort Royal this evening. It was refreshing to have an even biff and a calm discussion about the sailing merits of various ships as we traded broadsides. 

 

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

While screening can have its merits, I was really looking forward to a good brawl. I even brought my special cannonballs with nasty slurs engraved in them in French.

[[PVP1-EU] The US Nation Declares Victory over Danmark-Norge]

"The bad man hurt my feelings, banish him to a different server"

 

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

Castries this afternoon. There was absolutely no fight at all (unfortunately) so I just spliced some pretty footage of ships sailing around.

 

 

[[PVP1-EU] The United States of America Decrees The Chijohnaok Doctrine]

Hmm, that's strange. The map in-game still shows Savannah and Santo Domingo as being controlled by the US. Looks like your memes on the forums don't help your alliance's war effort at all.

[Picture size restriction on Furom Post]

[[PVP1- EU] Sweeds/Danes/French/Spanish Alliance DECLARATION]

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]

Not a good fight so much as a look at the Dutch/British/American allied screening fleet this afternoon at Orinoco. 

 

 

[[PVP1-EU] The United States of America Decrees The Chijohnaok Doctrine]

[Screening = griefing?]

9 minutes ago, Tiedemann said:

Lobby! -> Lobby! -> Lobby!

[Good fights Battle(pvp,pb) video reports]