This would be attached to all ship types. You can move it side to side and up and down. It can be used to carry up cargo in the storage crate attached to the end. You could fill this crate with chests. Note: this would have to be a big crate but would have a limit of 2 or 3. This could be really cool and for the merchant players out there (if there are any) could make them feel like a real cargo ship or something.
Cargo Crane
@mrclutchyking06 I actually suggested this once back towards the original release. I love this idea. I proposed it as a platform rather a crate, so it could fulfill multiple purposes like holding a spare rowboat, using it as a firing platform to shoot from, etc. I always thought Merchants Alliance could be further expanded by adding bigger animals to be caught in big cages that require 2 players (or dragged slowly by 1) to carry. Then plop it on the crane and you got yourself a tiger in a cage, friend. Love the crane idea.
@galactic-geek The gameplay potential of a cargo crane is drastically different than harpoons. Besides, Merchant Alliance has alot of potential and an update oriented around Merchants implementing a cargo crane would be awesome.
@nightmare2772 How is it different both are used to load goods onto the boat. The only difference is the crane can offload, which is a waste of time, and the harpoon can:
Rescue pirates
Turn the ship
Slow the ship
Grab another ship
Etc.I know which I'd prefer.
@galactic-geek How is it different? Really? Even with a lack of imagination, its offers much to gameplay the harpoon doesnt.
Additional Rowboat storage, moveable firing platform, A boarding tool, rescue pirates, treasure storage, potential for new types of treasure specific to the crane, shark and whale fishing, net fishing, I mean do I need to go on? It could only add to the experience. There's not really a real reason to be so opposed to it.@nightmare2772 How about: it's not pirate enough.
Not to mention space imitations on the ships. Where would you even put it?
2 out of 11
