Wakelessrex

This is a good point

Hell yea!

yay! at least the fusos Pagoda was added along with her hull. Though you cannot currently make the Kongo from the Fusos hull in game as the secondary hull layer goes to far back to the stern. Though something akin to the Nagato is then achievable. However with minor modification you could change the current fuso hull so that you can achieve a much more authentic kongo class. I really hope this becomes a reality Thank you for the added pagoda tower as is, hopefully more interesting developments for japan to come.

based on latest patches I believe that bulges may be incorporated into new hulls, at best. Which is a start, such as the new yamato hull that seemingly has some bulge. I hope more of this is added.

Hey Darth! Thank you for finally adding in Pagoda type Super structures! Very much appreciated and one step closer to my favorite class the Kongo! However you only added in the hull suitable for the Fuso class, that hull is very close to the Kongos with one major caveat in game which is the second layer of the hull (which contains the casemates) sits to far back on the version in game. Would it be possible to add in a modified version where this second layer is sitting forward more and thus allows for the turret configuration of the Kongo class and more resemble her silhouette. I dont expect youll get much clout for it but I would personally be very thankful. Great patch, thank you.

Are you guys still taking on recruits?

do you have a link to that?

Is this possible? Specifically would it be possible to create new Zouve Sprites from existing sprites and link them to the "Zouve" Trait in game?

Any new additions on this front?

Hell yea!

I backed or bought the game when it first was announced and I see now that it is on steam, how or when do we get our steam keys for the game?

Agreed.

Good points, I meant to come back to this topic with more information and my own attempt at stating out torpedos defences. However I never really got the time and had other projects. Torpedo defences did come in many different forms in fact one of the first was "torpedo nets" I was going to recommend that these actually be at least a module you can buy for ships. They are primarily a feature of dreadnought ships and of that era so they have more reason to be in the game than perhaps any other. For those who dont know the "ribbing" along the hulls of most dreadnoughts is actually the upturned and stowed arms that the nets hang off of. Aside from this many of the modern (ww2) torpedo defence systems while still technically "bulges" perhaps fit more into internal design. The American fast battleship hulls for instance were sleek and designed such that there was no bulge but rather an internal system for countering torpedo damage. Anyway I really sincerely hope we get both bulges and of course my favorite ship hull the Kongo with her sexy pagoda tower

Thank you for your response, this makes me cautiously optimistic. I would like to point out though that the Kongo class having been built in 1911 is a much more iconic ship of the "Dreadnought" era even with Pagoda than say the Yamato, Bismarck, or Iowa. Though I understand, as those are the most popular BB's why they were included right now. Though I will say that the Kongo class and a few others specifically are I think a very good possible addition because they are a class that will basically be purchasable early game and that can make it feasibly all the way to late game as they did historically through refits. Actually I realize I havent read anywhere or dont recall that the campaign will allow for ships refits or reconstructions but I sincerely hope that it does. I wold think thats pretty much a necessary feature especially for a campaign covering decades. And finally heres some sexy shots of the class herself over her career. Very sexy.

As a fellow modeler I think its more about the coding to get that working in the editor than it is the models (which they already pretty much have done) But I think Darth would be more appropriate to answer that question than not, just my own experience with games tells me we're to late in the process for a change of that kind see as the system mostly works and is a success. Perhaps im wrong. Either way, more Pagodas please.