Nearly every night, someone in my crew either joins late, or someone leaves early. When this happens we obviously have to finish up what we are doing and start a new server to accommodate the increased or decreased crew size. Is there a plan for the future to be able to change your ship type while remaining on the server? I think this would be a great addition to the game!
Change Ship Type Within Same Server
This has been brought up many many times. The team has concluded that this will be quite the challenge to overcome and their time is being dedicated to the Anniversary Update and Arena. Probably some other things that will follow as well.
This would be a great feature, but I don't think it is on any roadmap for the near future.
@archangel-timmy I havent seen any comment from rare on this subject. could you point me in that direction?
but this is a feature that needs to be added. I've asked for it before as well. with the ship damage coming it's going to be even more important to have a properly crewed ship.
@captain-coel it has been brought up a couple of times during the live streams. I cant search right now but will try to see if I can find highlights later tonight.
@captain-coel Here is the most recent highlight I could find. You can watch the while stream, or read the main points here :)
Stream Highlights - 1:41:29
This is only one stream, but it has been covered in previous ones as well. Maybe even the Developer Updates?
SHIP TYPE should be Changed at the Shipwrights at every outpost and seaport.. exactly what needs to occur, sail to the nearest shipwright, everyone votes on new Vessel type, and the Crew then gets a new vessel spawned at the nearest port, people can mermaid to their New ship.. Done.. now when people leave the group, or want to join in.. instead of leaving the Server, they can stay and sail in a new ship... BOOM done.
@flintlock-avery said in Change Ship Type Within Same Server:
SHIP TYPE should be Changed at the Shipwrights at every outpost and seaport.. exactly what needs to occur, sail to the nearest shipwright, everyone votes on new Vessel type, and the Crew then gets a new vessel spawned at the nearest port, people can mermaid to their New ship.. Done.. now when people leave the group, or want to join in.. instead of leaving the Server, they can stay and sail in a new ship... BOOM done.
If the ship appears at the same port, it can be used as a scare tactic - that sloop you were hunting suddenly becomes a brigantine that allows for both players to fire cannons at you. If the ship appears at a different port, it can be used as a means of quickly escaping if being hunted when they otherwise wouldn't be able to do so.
@galactic-geek I always felt it would act more like a traditional scuttle but the new boat would spawn instead.
@galactic-geek said in Change Ship Type Within Same Server:
If the ship appears at the same port, it can be used as a scare tactic - that sloop you were hunting suddenly becomes a brigantine that allows for both players to fire cannons at you. If the ship appears at a different port, it can be used as a means of quickly escaping if being hunted when they otherwise wouldn't be able to do so.
The first half I can agree with, it has the potential for abuse if they could indeed swap them quick enough at the same outpost. However, unless I am missing something, I don't think the second point would be anything new. Aside from getting a new ship, players performing the scuttle will get a ship in a different location as well.
@Captain-Coel That has always been my thought on the matter. If you want to switch your ship, it would just utilize the existing scuttle mechanic and switch types before loading the next one. Whether it spawn at your current outpost, or elsewhere as it currently does on scuttle.
I understand that they are working on many things. But I can't see why doing something like Scuttling the ship couldn't also just lead to having a bigger one? You want to bring in a new crew member? scuttle the ship when you all load into the new area you now have the ship that matches the decision made when you scuttle.
@raziel-sai
It's probably because of matchmaking for open crews
@CUSA11
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