I've been crunching numbers and I have come up with a way to "fake" having 64's and 74's. This is entirely dependent on us being able to add more cannon calibres. So, please, if anyone has figured out how to do it, please let me know.
What I've done is researched the broadside weight of an average `run-of` the mill 44, 64, 74 and 100 gun ship. Then I compared those numbers to the ingame numbers.
Real life:
44 gun Frigate: approx. 232 pounds per broadside
64 gun ship of the line: approx. 1179 pounds
74 gun ship of the line: approx. 1493 pounds
100 gun ship of the line: approx. 1842 pounds
POTC weights:
44 gun Frigate: 456 pounds per broadside
100 gun `man-o`-war: 3008 pounds
Using precentages, if we keep the `man-o`-war constant, the POTC in game 64 and 74 would throw the following broadsides:
64 gun ship of the line: approx. 1925 pounds
74 gun ship of the line: approx. 2436 pounds
So, if we ignore the number of guns issue, and focus only on broadside weight we can "fake" a 64 and 74 by creating two more cannon types: 34.8 pounder, and 43.75 pounder.
The 44 gun Blackpearl model, if armed with "43.75 pounders" will throw a broadside of 1925 pounds, thus making her function like a 64.
The 70 gun Battleship model, if armed with "34.8 pounders" will throw a broadside of 2436 pounds, thus making her function like a 74.
So, again, if we can make two more gun sizes, and with a little clever painting, we can create 64's and 74's.
What I've done is researched the broadside weight of an average `run-of` the mill 44, 64, 74 and 100 gun ship. Then I compared those numbers to the ingame numbers.
Real life:
44 gun Frigate: approx. 232 pounds per broadside
64 gun ship of the line: approx. 1179 pounds
74 gun ship of the line: approx. 1493 pounds
100 gun ship of the line: approx. 1842 pounds
POTC weights:
44 gun Frigate: 456 pounds per broadside
100 gun `man-o`-war: 3008 pounds
Using precentages, if we keep the `man-o`-war constant, the POTC in game 64 and 74 would throw the following broadsides:
64 gun ship of the line: approx. 1925 pounds
74 gun ship of the line: approx. 2436 pounds
So, if we ignore the number of guns issue, and focus only on broadside weight we can "fake" a 64 and 74 by creating two more cannon types: 34.8 pounder, and 43.75 pounder.
The 44 gun Blackpearl model, if armed with "43.75 pounders" will throw a broadside of 1925 pounds, thus making her function like a 64.
The 70 gun Battleship model, if armed with "34.8 pounders" will throw a broadside of 2436 pounds, thus making her function like a 74.
So, again, if we can make two more gun sizes, and with a little clever painting, we can create 64's and 74's.