Ships in Oxbay port during French occupation

[Pieter Boelen]

After Oxbay was captured by the French, I encountered the following ships in port: A Dutch Manowar, a British Battleship, a Pirate Fleut and a couple of other vessels. I never knew the French were so hospitable with allowing enemy navy's ships anchoring in their just-captured colony! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />
See attached screenshot. I have a savegame of this as well. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[CouchcaptainCharles]

Surely prizeships <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />

Actually the coastraiders mod puts all coastal ships into the main port of each island. I did that once upon a time caused it seemed the easiest way to bring some life into the formerly empty ports.

No one ever noticed so far that even hostile ships and pirates anchored together in peace. Could it be that the huge new flags make the difference ?

Ah, the unexpected side effects...

 

[ronlosey]

Yeah, well, that's another funny thing. The number of times you see hostile ships blasting away at each other near ports is a bit much. I'm always catching hostile ships of one sort or another near forts. They never attack with the forces to damage the fort - they just charge in and die. They sacrifice themselves like lemmings.

Ships commanded by lemmings. Bug number 147,983,876,543,543,201.

Ron

 

[Merciless Mark]

Tell me pieter, is that my flags waving from the masts, and is that the Man o War from AoP and will it be in post build or are you just tormenting us with it <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="whistling.gif" />

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Those are indeed your flags. I only modified the Portuguese flag to look a bit better. The original one you did had the original logo simply enlarged, so it looked vague. I replaced it with the logo from the Portuguese sails instead that has a higher resolution. Not sure what versions of the flags I should add to the next update though.

I hadn't even noticed it was the AoP Manowar on that picture. But now you mention it, I indeed do have a Manowar from AoP in my game. Maximus added it. I think I'll add it to the next modpack update as well. Theoretically, we can add all AoP ships. I just hope Akella won't be making difficulties about it. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[Merciless Mark]

Very nice <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[Long John Silver]

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />

Avast thar Mateys, this is really grand whats yew all be workin on ere...those flags are terrific, thankee Merciless Mark. I was wonderin ow hard it tew be, if'n we can fix them flags to be like the sails fer POTC. Can we rig them tew be choosen flags or flag packs, like we can choose our sails types and icons, but maybe in Shipyard only....or whatever. It seems a shame tew be choosen one persons flags o'er another...then thar be no problems an everyones could be used at diferent times through out the game.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

That is an idea we have been trying to figure out how to implement, but so far we've had no luck. A lot of the code having to do with the flags is hardcoded, which means we cannot change it. Which is very annoying. If we could access the code, it would be added in no-time. In the meantime, we could make seperate downloads for different flagpacks, but that is still not very easy. And one of the versions has to be chosen to be added to the pack. I have made a version of the flags for my own personal enjoyment (with Nathaniel's own flag being the Dutch WIC flag), but I don't think that one should be the one added to the modpack.

 

[Thomas the Terror]

I like the idea of a WIC flag as Hawks flag. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /> Could you add some more aop ships, the small ones.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

No, I can't. I don't have them, Maximus does. I only have the three Maximus sent me.

I like the WIC flag as well, but I can imagine most people won't... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />