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Pirates of the Caribbean: Patriots and Emperors

Hi,

I haven't really read through the 30 pages since life is short, so I apologize if this has already been discussed.

It looks to me (humble outsider) that this project is maybe a bit too ambitious in its current state. It looks like you're getting bogged down on the storyline?

People like me are less interested in a single-player one-shot storyline, and more interested in playing in an open-ended environment, set in the Napoleonic times.

Maybe the mod can start as an era (and map?) conversion, then later add-on a single player storyline?

Best,
 
That's what its going to look likeat first, we're just brainstorming up anything for the versions to come. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
Ah, cool. I pretty much use the 'game' as a scenario generator. I've never even bothered to play through the single player games of either PoTC or AoP.

Would be nice if we could somehow model blockade duty... Or running blockades, for us Yanks. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
Aye that would be fun.

It would be cool if we could get B13 and POTC:p&E into AoP Multiplayer! Then you and I could run the blockade together! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
what i'd like is to recreate the battle of Trafalgar, with me sailing HMS Victory [of course...]. now THAT would be fun!
and with all the stuff in B13+ what your intending to do+ AoP multiplayer, i think we're in for one VERY good time. the Brits VS The Guitarists and the Frogs!
maybe a bit of an improvement with some Yank+ Brit Co-op.......then we could see how well we all compare in naval combat! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/jackhat.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":j2" border="0" alt="jackhat.gif" />

gives me an idea for a potential discussion thread here.....play a battle together, then talk to eachother about how well we did and compliment eachother..... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/jackhat.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":j2" border="0" alt="jackhat.gif" /> ....and blow people's false stories out o the water.... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/jackhat.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":j2" border="0" alt="jackhat.gif" />
 
hey, is this mod, PotC: Patriots and Emperors still going on? I'm curious because I think it's a great idea and I haven't heard any news about it. sorry if I missed something, but I'm curious if this is still going on.
 
Yeah, I'm suprised I'm talking to you. School has been the whole of my life lately. Well, Build 13 is a good base to work on, so whenever you see something new, a ship, skin, weapon, mod... send it my way and it'll go in for the next versions. Now its a matter of getting all the Napoleonic looking ships with their respective paint schemes and the like. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
what's going to be the time-sceme for this mod? i'd love to see some clippers. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
New models would be required for clippers and you know the trouble with new models: Hard to make, virtually impossibly to get to work 100% properly. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />

I would like clippers too though. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
 
well, i wouldn't be exactly nessesary to be able to walk over the entire ship. the problem is, we would need a ship that has a flat stern, otherwise the collision box can't be used as a base. and those who DO have it, are too low. but maybe it wouldn't be too bad to be able to use the original stern as an invisible lookout. remember: clippers are flat-decked.
 
i've done some research, and as it turns out, the clippers actually already are in-game! as it turns out, the corvettes are very similar to the first clippers. the only main difference is that they have a poop-deck and have a differently shaped stern. the original ones would have a stern of which the center would be folded inward, like a fish-tail. (although i don't fully understand how this would look. maybe it was only the area around the rudder) early clippers had a really round bow, and the widest part of the ship would be halfway between mid-ships and the bow, just like the corvette. note: they where not called clippers yet. they where called clippers from the point where the new bow was designed, called a 'clipper'. however, these ancestors of the clippers where active up to the mid-18th century, which is before the napoleonic wars. then, the new bow and hull shape where designed. the two main changes where the bow and the widest part of the ship, which was moved to mid-ships. there was quite a bit of difficulty with making the new clippers, as the other companies tried to sabotage the build all the way through and where very distrustfull about the design, making it very hard to find someone to finance the project. in the end, the build took three times longer than was anticipated. the first 'real' clippers appeared in the carribean, but i think it might be north america as well. it was only until later that they started to make crossings to europe and asia. due to these new clippers, the americans quickly became the biggest merchants in the world, although england was still in the lead. the main motivation of building these clippers was of course speed, but at first, it was mainly used to escape the enemy, in which they where very succesfull. in those days, every nation stole from the others, but the clippers where to fast to catch, so they made very profitable voyages indeed. clippers where sometimes equipped with deck-cannons, but nothing more. the best clippers where designed by mackay, of which the masts and yards where often made of exceptionally thick steel instead of the light wood, and they where designed to sail under full-sail in a squall instead of striking sail, as the improved rigging was designed to take the pressure. above the regular sails, the later clippers had royal's, and sometimes skysails. very few clippers, (5 or 6) had even moonsails above the skysails. these three new sails barely did anything, but they where just that little bit extra canvas. note: the crew often just put them up because they looked good, not because of their usefullness. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
 
Indeed, I've seen some rediculious sailplans for clippers... moonsails on five masts... :p

So, stupid question here, but who's seen the Pirates 3 trailer?!?! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> I have it on my MySpace!

Norrington is back as an Amdiral, and he has one spiffy lookin' uniform!!!!!
 
I think the question should be: "Has anyone NOT seen the trailer?" Of course I saw it. Looks great. I'm glad to see Norrington back in his uniform. He looked lost in the previous film. I hope he'll have a good ending in PotC 3. Preferrably an ending not involving him getting killed. But if he does die, I hope it'll at least not be in vain.
 
It would be more painful than seeing the <i>Interceptor</i> blown up. If he dies, may it be an honorable death for a good cause! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" />
 
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