Yup, That's exactly what I'm talking about.
1500-1560: Caravels, Caravela Redonda, Caravela de Armada, Nao's, Pataches, Urcas, early northern Barks, Barca Pantafola, Great Barks, Carracks, Hulks, Galleys, Galleasses, small early Galleons and fishing ketches.
1560-1625: Still everything above. But now with Larger Galleons with more variance: (Light galleons, English Race built galleons, Flemish galleons, and Bigger beamier Spanish galleons with single and double rear balconies), Large Spanish and Flemish merchantmen and Warships with and without rams, Dutch Fluyts, Dutch jachts, early Dutch Pinnaces, early ketchs and bigger fishing boats.
1625-1660: Everything from above, but you would see very few of the caravel variants, naos and carracks now. Early Dutch and English East Indiamen (Batavia) - medium sized ships but fairly large for their time, The galleon variants styles would change to more enclosed balconies and additional modest exterior early baroque decoration - no more triangles, chevrons and striped textures giving way to plainer mono and dual paint schemes. Wood textures would change from darker browns and black to lighter brown/leather and yellower hues. Sails would be lighter colored more superior materiel with finer textures. With this we now have bigger warships (Galleons) with very distinctive national features. Larger pinnace. Larger Fluyts, Smacks, Hookers and Merchantmen. Early frigates would come around 1640. Even bigger Fluyts to include whaling and timber variants.
1660-1725: Everything from above, but you would no longer see any vessels from the first list. You would see the vessels of the second list less frequently. The third list is still in full effect, but now we Add to Early Brigantines, Larger state warships/galleons, yachts, boyers, larger middle period frigates, larger middle period East Indiamen/armed merchantmen/Escort mid sized warships(60 guns), early brigs, pinks, larger ketches. At the beginning of the period heavy baroque decoration would be in vogue and give way back to very modest decorative trimming and less prevalent statuary during the last decade of this time.
1725-1825: Everything from the first three lists are gone. The ships in the fourth list less prevalent. Along with the fourth list you now have the final evolutions of Barks, Cat Barques, Brigantines, Sloops, Ketches, Brigs, Colliers, Packets, Large and small Merchantmen, Indiamen, Frigates, Razees, rated naval vessels, Ships of the Line, early clippers in the last decade. Paint textures start lighter and evolve back to dark trimed with light colors around 1795.
I know this is a very tall order, but this is what I envision. This is why I am learning everything I can about 3D modelling from those around me now. I'm a quick learner. I'll unveil a medeival COG I'm working on soon. Baby steps....
MK
That's one of my favorite small ships in the game. In the future as some of us gain more knowhow, I hope we can do cool things like unique national heraldry and historical flags depending on faction and time period like in POTC. Wouldn't be neat to keep the neat little coat of arms but the cross of St. George turns into the Spanish Burgundian Hapsburg embattled cross when you are playing as a Spaniard, etc. MK
