I have noticed That graphic wise the ships look the same I.E. the textures as they did in Potc. what saddens me the most though is how much better the graphics look in the modes while you are fighting or while there is a cut scene. The cannons look great, you can see details in the wood etc... but when you cut back to your own ship everything goes back to being bland. so what are the chances of a mod that will use the nice graphic textures that are clearly in the game....this is kinda a sore spot for me I really expected some nicer textures on the ships. when I first started the game and saw the cut scene I thought wow these graphics are alot nicer all the way until I actually got on the actual ship.