One of the most important things to any player of Sea of Thieves is the appearance of their ship and pirate. Completing a cosmetic set for your ship and becoming one with the aesthetic is what drives the much loved role-play aspect of the game, however, the cosmetics of ones ship (excluding wheel, capstan, and cannons) are not very visible from the ship which makes the immersion not as strong as it could be. There are many players that will play loyally toward a certain trading company and have their entire play-style/in-game interactions based off of that trading company. So in this post I would like to present a concept for a ship customization that can really bring a uniqueness to each ship
Ship Themes
Ship themes are a decoration to the hull ranging from the deck to the railings of the ship. This customization will allow the crew on the ship to be able to become more immersed with the theme of their ship and offer a more decorative appearance. Because this is just an idea at the moment I have come up with ideas for the different trading alliances, though I do imagine every cosmetic set could receive its own theme.
An example of a ship theme that is actually in the main game would be the ferry of the dammed. On the ferry you can see candles lining the edges of the ship and by the wheel, there are also other decorations around that further the atmosphere of the ferry of the dammed. That is how I imagine the themes to work.
! None of these themes will offer any gameplay advantage. The designs would be created in a way in which they can not cause any exploit (pirate tucking/loot hiding)!
GH, OS, MA
For the gold hoarders theme, there would be various sacks of doubloons scattered around the deck of the ship, as well as bars of gold stack along railings by the wheel and the sides of the ship. Finally, some shovels lying against walls as if you are prepared to dig up treasure at any moment.
An Order of souls ship can have skeletal remains throughout the deck of the ship as well as an occasional full skeleton body lying dead against a wall. In addition to that there can be various vials of potions and dark-relic looking items laying about.
The merchant alliance theme would have many pieces of parchment lying around and attached to walls as well as spyglasses laying around and pretentious light blue ribbons hanging around the deck.
Reapers Bones, Hunters Call, Sea Dogs
A Reapers Bones theme could potentially be my favorite. This theme would have various pirate flags (not emissary) scattered around the deck looking very torn and burnt as if you have brought many ships to their doom. I imagine there would also be cutlass’, axes, and daggers stuck in the wood of the ship deck.
The Hunters Call theme would have fishing nets hanging over the sides of the ship and laying about the deck. There would also be fish bones lying around the deck and railings of the ship.
Finally, the Sea Dogs theme would be similar to both the Reapers Bones theme and Merchant alliance theme. The Sea Dog theme would have many weapons stuck within the wood as if fresh from a fight, however there would also be weapons that look like they are propped up and prepared for battle as well as the occasion pile of cannon balls. To match the merchant alliances, the ship deck would be dressed in ribbons matching the colors of the sea dog faction to show their gloriousness.
Where would it fit?
I would like to think that this kind of content would fit best with a captaincy update as it allows the player to further customize their ship. “Ship Themes” could also be great rewards for emissaries. These themes could require a large amount of gold, completion of a commendation, or even both; either way they should not be easy to get.
This is an idea I have thought about for a while and wanted to share with the community, any feedback or suggestions are much appreciated and I would love to hear the ideas of others for more ship themes!!!
