Popular Post admin Posted March 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2019 Good news Captains Port management feature is under development and will be deployed to live servers next big patch. Infrastructure development All clans big and small will be able to improve their controlled ports and invest into infrastructure expanding resource development. With enough investments the need for hauling will be completely removed from a clan, creating a cluster city which allows production of all resources (with the exception of rare woods) Shipbuilding improvements Clans will be able to improve shipbuilding in their ports making better ships, faster ships, stronger ships tweaking the port perks to their liking Fortifications improvements Clans and their friends will be able to develop fortifications to protect their holdings All current fortifications on map will be removed For PVE server we plan to convert the map to the historical map allowing access to all ports and allowing capture through economy sabotage (without changing nations) giving partial access of this feature even on the PVE server. 81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Rainsborough Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Wooo! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suricato Rojo Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 You should create a mechanic that punish overextension. Right now, with diplomatic layer sadly removed, a powerfull clan/nation can expand too easily as weak clans/nations barely have a chance. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwood Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 I guess you've read and accepted a few suggestions.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 i like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anolytic Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Even Alejandro de Santamaria ( @Intrepido ) doesn't find anything to complain about. I think this is a first. Edited March 9, 2019 by Anolytic 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Victor Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Sounds very promising. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiedemann Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Looking forward to this 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iroquois Confederacy Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Very excited about the fortification changes. Clan-based forts is huge! A little nervous about this: Quote With enough investments the need for hauling will be completely removed from a clan, creating a cluster city which allows production of all resources (with the exception of rare woods) I like as many merchants on the water as possible (for obvious reasons :P), but I'm definitely interested to see how it works out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Sounds a very good idea. Maybe also let the ports add and improve "market places" or "trade houses" that generate eco-realated missions and/or produce more/better goods for trading (or just lower the price of purchase for trading goods). Edited March 10, 2019 by victor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Iroquois Confederacy said: Very excited about the fortification changes. Clan-based forts is huge! A little nervous about this: I like as many merchants on the water as possible (for obvious reasons :P), but I'm definitely interested to see how it works out. when did you last time caught a trader with lets say stone block. Does this traffic exists in privateering? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodye Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 @admin Please make it simple for new players so they can craft ships by themselves (at least up to 5th rates, these ships should be expandable) In current system, its impossible because EU trader was removed and resources are crazy expensive so new players are usually just robbed in capitals. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casanova Moderne Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 😉this is a step into the right direction. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z4ys Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, admin said: when did you last time caught a trader with lets say stone block. Does this traffic exists in privateering? Tbh it's almost always useless trading goods. Only when ports switched hands player transported raw mats and guns. Exceptions are mats like Cooper and rare woods so far they were always transported and made a big chunk of our catches. Edited March 9, 2019 by z4ys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainTurks Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Hope it comes out without trouble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iroquois Confederacy Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Just now, admin said: when did you last time caught a trader with lets say stone block. Does this traffic exists in privateering? Iron has always been a fantastic catch, because it's so expensive to get. It is not super common, because those are generally short hauls, protected by forts, however, they have historically happened. The vast majority of traders captured of late have been hauling trade goods - as it is profitable to haul them long distances. (Long distance means blue-water sailing, which provides an opportunity to hit someone before they get under the guns of a fort) The removal of forts will make those short hauls vulnerable, however, if there are no short hauls... Like I said, I'm nervous about it, but will be willing to test and see 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meraun Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 sounds good! Damn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuddel Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, admin said: when did you last time caught a trader with lets say stone block. Does this traffic exists in privateering? requestion for all players: when did you cap the last trader with cummon not just for use stuff and keep it? ok rethorical question... I think this will save a lot of time (hopfully). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donjuan Dimarco Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 😀 3 minutes ago, Casanova Moderne said: 😉this is a step into the right direction. totally agree with, Casanova 😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Texas Sir Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, admin said: For PVE server we plan to convert the map to the historical map allowing access to all ports and allowing capture through economy sabotage (without changing nations) giving partial access of this feature even on the PVE server. This is good news, one of the thing that turns me off about the PvE server is logging in and seeing the white dotted map of a neutral server. I would prob still make it so that you can't use every port, unless you capture it. Keep the GoM ports for French and Spain as non capture ports so folks can always use those (along with Brit Belize) to get missions. Though I think by allowing clan capture of ports it is going to spike some of the players numbers on that server. Hell I might even get active until release over there during my hours (working 3rd shift blows) I'm not on during EU/US prime time most the time. @admin I think you hinted this to me when I was asking before. I assume this patch will bring a map wipe right? It would be only fair to wipe it and let us test these feature even if we are a small clan or weak nation. Right now with certain clans controlling most of the zones and bad timers it's hard to test things if you can't even get hostility done cause your ganked by a couple nations or cause the PB's are pretty much one sided skill wise and low BR bias to those more skilled and bias clans. I don't care about release this can go on, but right now we are suppose to test these things and it's hard when you can't flip ports or win PB's for some clans/nations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neads O'Tune Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Finally! Those forts are a pain in the arse! Now if we can just get a slightly more reasonable damage model (where a Indef isn't demasted in FOUR BLOODY SHOTS by a Belle Poule!!!) we will have ourselves some fun open world hunting again! No more Lineships running to the forts as soon as they see you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sir Texas Sir said: @admin I think you hinted this to me when I was asking before. I assume this patch will bring a map wipe right? It would be only fair to wipe it and let us test these feature even if we are a small clan or weak nation. Right now with certain clans controlling most of the zones and bad timers it's hard to test things if you can't even get hostility done cause your ganked by a couple nations or cause the PB's are pretty much one sided skill wise and low BR bias to those more skilled and bias clans. I don't care about release this can go on, but right now we are suppose to test these things and it's hard when you can't flip ports or win PB's for some clans/nations. yes. this feature will come with the map wipe. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z4ys Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, Knuddel said: requestion for all players: when did you cap the last trader with cummon not just for use stuff and keep it? ok rethorical question... I think this will save a lot of time (hopfully). I always keep my catch or take as much I can carry. Trade goods are just odd. When I get those I am not as happy as when I get one with mats. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Iroquois Confederacy said: Iron has always been a fantastic catch, because it's so expensive to get. It is not super common, because those are generally short hauls, protected by forts, however, they have historically happened. The vast majority of traders captured of late have been hauling trade goods - as it is profitable to haul them long distances. (Long distance means blue-water sailing, which provides an opportunity to hit someone before they get under the guns of a fort) The removal of forts will make those short hauls vulnerable, however, if there are no short hauls... Like I said, I'm nervous about it, but will be willing to test and see ports can be specialized. You will either have a shipbuilding center making awesome ships, or a resource base mining everything, or a naval base with forts and towers protecting a choke point port perk system will take care of this naturally or forgot to add - hostility missions will be distance based so frontlines will come back. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neads O'Tune Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 @admin If may just suggest something, please make the cost of the forts reasonably high (as high as is practical) if the cost is too low then it isn't really going to change things 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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