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Were gonna steal a ship!?

Merciless Mark

Merciless Mark

Build mod - Master Gunner
Storm Modder
"We're going to steal a ship. That ship?"
"Commandeer. We're going to commandeer that ship. Nautical term"

Yep, i kind of thought about that when watching PoTC the other day, it orcurred to me that some of the larger ports like Isla Muelle or Redmond have deep docks and some multiple piers, but what good are they?

So i was wondering, could one actually make a mod so that there are ships docked?
And let me expand on the idea with the whole heading of a topic. It would be awesome if one actually could steal a ship, like first fight off the guards on duty by the dock, board it, and fight the crew on it like a regular boarding and if successful, make off with the ship <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

what do you expert modders think?, is it feasible?
 
I was once thinking about that as well. I believe ships are positioned in a harbour with ship locators. So if you can add ship locators very close to shore, you should be able to dock some ships there. Would be very nice. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
It should also be possible to add locators near the ships, to wich you can add the steal ship code. So I reckon this should be possible. Would be nice to have ingame. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
 
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I was once thinking about that as well. I believe ships are positioned in a harbour with ship locators. So if you can add ship locators very close to shore, you should be able to dock some ships there. Would be very nice. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
It should also be possible to add locators near the ships, to wich you can add the steal ship code. So I reckon this should be possible. Would be nice to have ingame. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
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it should also turn the nation your stealing the ship from hostile, and having the fort fire at you.
that would make it more challanging and real

"I'd rather see her at the bottom of the ocean than in the hands of a Pirate"
 
I like the idea, or if you can talk to the guards and take it so far that the let you go on the ship and you can steal it with out being shot at, if you KILL the guards the fort fires on you.
 
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I like the idea, or if you can talk to the guards and take it so far that the let you go on the ship and you can steal it with out being shot at, if you KILL the guards the fort fires on you.
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Or you can make so that the economy reflects on the guards, and talk them into joining ones crew if the town has real bad economy <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
Probably ought to add a chance of encountering hostile crew on board the ship when you steal it, so every once in a while instead of getting on board and going straight into 3rd person sailing mode, you have a boarding scene and have to fight the remaining crew not on the shore having some R&R.
Would the chance of getting on the ship by sweet talking the guards be related to the amount of Luck your character has?


This comandeering lark s'definately a nice idea though.
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/guns.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":2guns" border="0" alt="guns.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sailr.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sail" border="0" alt="sailr.gif" />
 
You have a second option for the beginning too. that you can steal one of the battle ships, if you got higher leadership skill as 5 and/or luck skill4-5.
 
i love this idea!
can't someone implement it?
might turn me against my naval fanatic personality and make me try being a pirate for once <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/jackhat.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":j2" border="0" alt="jackhat.gif" /> .
 
you know i was joking, dont you? it would turn my H.M.S VICTORY into VICTORY, and that would take a bit of the personality out of it.
i have two navies to be proud of, the British Royal Navy and the Kuwaiti Navy. i would never go against my countries, but i would commandeer french, dutch, pirate or spanish ships if i needed to though <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wp" border="0" alt="whistling.gif" />
and i wouldn't count on hanging me, i've heard stories of people hung unfairly on a ship haunting it forever.... might make you leave your ship, the HMS Lysander <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />, or should i say USS Independence
P.S: do you know where i might find a pic of the HMS Eagle that was sunk in an american port by that first sub? i think it was around 1812
don't know much about the american/ british wars
 
You would commandeer DUTCH vessels? In that case, I'll just have to make it extra hard to do so when this mod gets done. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dev.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":d:" border="0" alt="dev.gif" />
 
the question is, is anyone doing this mod? I just brought the idea up thats all <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
No one is going to commandeer dutch ships!!!! Otherwise I will going to pillage and plunder my weasley black guts out in redmond, so BEWARE!!
 
What if the commandeering person is French? ATTACK AT FALAISE DE FLEUR!!! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danse1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dance" border="0" alt="danse1.gif" />

Nobody is making this mod, but I reckon it's a good idea, so maybe one day somebody will. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
hey, i never said i would do it all the time!
i would just take what is available when i desperately need it, and, trust me, i almost never need it, since i sail around in a Man O War, i can sink any vessel before it comes to within a mile of me!
And besides, i think that all Europeans should have done what was done later, build the UN and debate on how to deal with pirates!
[oh 'eck, i think i just turned all of PIRATES AHOY! against me! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" /> ]
Come on guys, admit it, you sink English ships, so why can't i sink everyone elses ships?
i'm just doing my job! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":keith" border="0" alt="keith.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/diomed.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dio" border="0" alt="diomed.gif" />
they are usually the ones attacking me, i only sink the pirates near Redmond, and deliver cargo to portugal, i use my big MOWs as Cargo Carriers, but arm them so that i can defend my cargo.
they should leave me alone, i don't harm you if you don't harm me!
further more, everyone sinks everyone elses nations ships! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
because if we didn't then there wouldn't be a game to play!
we have Frenchmen, Dutchmen, Englishmen, Americans, Pirates, Spaniards, Portuguese, Belgians, Canadians, Indonesians, Aussies, and loads of other nationalities on this site, if we didn't attack their nations in game, there wouldn't be a game! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/razz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":razz" border="0" alt="razz.gif" />
 
I sink pyrates, dutch, spanish, portugese and french ships, the only reason i dont sink english is because i need a safe port for repairs now and then hehe
 
see! i told you so! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/razz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":razz" border="0" alt="razz.gif" /> .
 
allright, but if i see one of you guys doing it, PREPARE !!!! i maybe sailing little vessels but if i board you naval fanatics, you ar in big trouble!! And if I cant, catch me if you can <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/razz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":razz" border="0" alt="razz.gif" />
 
hehehehahahaha!
trust me i will catch you if you pop up, just give me your ship's name and i'll hunt you down.
you will soon be seeing an English ensign on an MOW, a Battleship, a Corvette and an SOW [ Sloop Of War].
that's IF you catch me doing it!
 
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