Player-selected ships 2015 - Initial Poll

[Illusive Tabby]

Absolutly wonderful news that is!

[Kontreadmiral]

Lets see the Dutch 2nd on the water! < referring to the Christian VII as per the last few posters.

If you're from Denmark you're Danish, not Dutch.

[Robert Danforth]

If you're from Denmark you're Danish, not Dutch.

 

[Terminus]

I'd like to see the Kronan (Not in the pole D:), Götheborg or Wasa(Vasa) make the cut, just for some variety and im a Sweden fan.

 

If it happens to be the Vasa, lets pretend someone relized that putting a bigger ballast weight in it would have probibly saved them a whole lot of trouble.

[Mirones]

there are a later wasa in the vote the older one needs only do be roughly 1m wider to not capsize

[Captain Unseaworthy]

The delft is quite an interesting looking Ship.

[Kontreadmiral]

I'd like to see the Kronan (Not in the pole D:), Götheborg or Wasa(Vasa) make the cut, just for some variety and im a Sweden fan.

 

If it happens to be the Vasa, lets pretend someone relized that putting a bigger ballast weight in it would have probibly saved them a whole lot of trouble.

The Wasa in this poll is not the famous one which sank.

[akd]

Although she needs to be in the game some day, I decided to remove my vote for Temeraire 74 and replace it with Indefatigable under the assumption that she would be developed both as a 64 and a razee. If that is not the case, I will change my vote again!

[Devante del Nero]

Voted for the Chapman's, right now all the larger ships are pretty much your straight-forward square rigs. Would add some interesting dynamics to have a 32 gun xebec in the rotation.

[Ned Loe]

    Leading Candidate HMS Indefatigable (1784)

 

as 44-gun heavy frigate.

 

 

 

as 3rd rate

 

[Leviathan]

If the Indefatigable makes it I hope it's in frigate form (at least as an option) as I think it looks much better that way.

 

Any idea how much longer the initial poll will go?

[Tyro]

I'd love to see a few corvettes/lighter make their way onto the oceans; I've seen a few models of the Rattlesnake that caught my eye.

[Leviathan]

I'd love to see a few corvettes/lighter make their way onto the oceans; I've seen a few models of the Rattlesnake that caught my eye.

It is a sweet looking ship and would be a little terror fitted with 6 or 9lbers.

 

*shameless Rattlesnake spam*

[Sir. Cunningham]

 USS Independence (1814, American 90-gun ship) (79 votes [5.52%])

 

 

*Facepalm* 

 

[Illusive Tabby]

Yup, Rattlesnake looks beautiful, though I really do wonder where she will fit. At 20 guns, she is a little heavily armed for PVPLite, but also a little light for PVP.

 

  Granted Snow has 22 guns, but dosn't she carry 6 pounders at max? Or is it 9 and 6's? I'm not home so I can't find out offhand.

[Leviathan]

Keep in mind in the end there will only be PvP and no light version (I think). The Snow is limited to 6lbers but even with the same size guns the Rattlesnake will play quite differently due to it's much higher speed. It would also be a great island hopping ship for quick errands while still packing a punch.

[Illusive Tabby]

True, I understand that....And I am sure the game will be a bit further along before we see any of these ships. But just commenting on if we still have the TDM style as we do.

[Leviathan]

That's a tough one. With it's characteristics I could see it being either top dog of light pvp or the smallest of the large ships and being tossed in regular pvp. It could really go either way but I may lean toward regular pvp.

[Illusive Tabby]

It's true. SHe's going to be quick, pack a powerful punch, and get decimated by anything larger than a Surprise class. Any idea on Rattlesnakes top speed?

[Leviathan]

I haven't been able to locate any hard numbers for it.

[OTMatt]

    Leading Candidate HMS Indefatigable (1784)

 

as 44-gun heavy frigate.

 

 

 

 

as 3rd rate

 

 

Did people intend to vote for the frigate or SOL? Should the ship have been split into the frigate section or will the developers make both models?

[max_86]

Indefatigable imho should be in game only in her razeed configuration

[Alex Connor]

Indefatigable imho should be in game only in her razeed configuration

What could be done is built up the hull in 64 gun configuration (for her sistership Agamemnon, 5th in poll), and also do a version cut down as the razee Indefatigable. Maybe save a bit of time if they were to both be built.

[Robert Danforth]

She's pretty famous in her razeed configuration, not so much in the full frigate config.

[Alex Connor]

Re the discussion on Rattlesnake...

 

She is rather fine in hullform, 89ft 3in long on deck and 22ft 4in in beam (giving a ratio of 3.99, compared to about 3.70 for a typical frigate). At the same time, those are very small overall dimensions, her resemblance to larger ships is decieving. The Snow (HMS Ontario) is 80ft long and 25ft in beam, and the generic Brig looks to be about 95ft by 30ft, so between them in length but narrower than either.

 

Given her extremely narrow beam and that this is the biggest limiting factor in armament, Rattlesnake was probably armed with 4 pdrs. Not impossible to have 6 pdrs but they would have been very cramped and difficult to reload, you'd be leaning out the gunport with the rammer because there isn't enough room to run the gun all the way in.

 

Speed is better news though. Although her small size will mean the top speed (achieved in above average wind strength) might only be something like 11-12kts (compared to 13+ for Trincomalee), as wind speed drops she will lose less speed and will start to match outrun even the quicker frigates.