As far as i can tell the ingame USS Constitution is modeled after the constitution in its current (2014) state not how it was originally built, or during the war of 1812. The key differences are, the current USS Constitution has higher bulwarks, different stern decorations, and the bow has weather bulwarks. http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/collections-history/faq/#appearance
In 1798 she would have looked like this.
http://www.shipmodel.com/models/constitution-old-ironsid
note the different stern decorations , lower bulwarks, no weather bulwarks on the bow, and it has a figurehead.
In 1812 she would have looked like this.
http://www.modelexpo-online.com/album.asp?a=Thomsen_USS-Constitution
note it no longer has a figurehead but it has different stern decorations , lower bulwarks, no weather bulwarks on the bow.
Changing the ingame Constitution to an earlier state would also fix the current problem of its bow chasers firing thru the weather bulwarks.
I believe most the the changes to the USS Constitution (the bow weather bulwarks, different stern, and higher side bulwarks) where done sometime after 1820. I hope the devs change the ingame constitution to the 1798 version or the 1812 version because for me it feels odd to be sailing around in a post 1820 ship.
KIngEmu (ingame efalden)