I'd like to extend you suggestion.

The ability to tie someone to the anchor before lowering it ;P

@kindpup37351196 said in No visible anchor?:

I’m with you; I think having a physical anchor that could get lodged and players could potentially interact with yould be a fantastic addition to the game. It would certainly add a nice touch to an already immersive game!

Could also have a "head" - that could also provide plenty of lodgings and interactions too. Not so sure about the nice touch though.

Yeah agree totally.

I only logged on here to make this same point because a friend who joined me for the first time brought it up.

It should certainly be there. They've implemented so much detail already, the galleons are awesome. Staple point of the game for me, the ship.

Please devs, stick an anchor in there for us?

I totally agree with both of your suggestions. I was thinking about that yesterday, where is the actual anchor? And a row boat would be nice.

@tre-oni said in No visible anchor?:

@quixoticfolly except.. in game you literally hear it hit.

No, you don't. You hear the capstan hit and chain slam as it hits the end of the extension and the impact of the chain on the hull and the stress on the hull from the drag. I would like to see the anchor and chain modeled and animated.

Edit to add: The dead stop is unrealistic and I'm not a fan, but it is a game after all. Even in shallower water the anchor won't bring the ship to a dead stop that quickly. If it did catch on some rocks or something it would most likely snap a weak link or rip the chain free from the capstan.

@quixoticfolly except.. in game you literally hear it hit.

We're also not talking about reduced speed, pitch, and roll are we? No. It's a dead stop

@Tre-Oni I don't think you understand how an anchor works... Did you really think ships have a mile long chain on them? Deploying an anchor at sea slows the ship and reduces pitch and roll, but doesn't stop the ship by grabbing the sea floor. In fact, a deep sea anchor usually looks more like a parachute than the traditional iconic anchor.

I’m with you; I think having a physical anchor that could get lodged and players could potentially interact with yould be a fantastic addition to the game. It would certainly add a nice touch to an already immersive game!

@torpedogandalf

dang that sucks. i pre-ordered today and got into the beta no problem. even with 2 other friends :/

@z-venatix im sure they will implement that in future :)
For now i just whish to play.. still got that to early error.

@tre-oni

ok i agree with the deep sea, but just have an endless chain? But close to the islands there should be an achor. no?

You can drop anchor in the middle of the sea though, basically meaning they'd have to have an anchor that's seemingly infinitely long, which I think would be sillier looking than no anchor tbh lol.

Yeah, I also wanted a visible anchor on the ship. They have so many details in the game, like vomiting in a bucket for example, an anchor wouldn’t hurt.

@z-venatix I actually mentioned a rowboat earlier in a thread. I was really needing one last night! Haha you mention the anchor and chain and I didn't even think about it being visible but a really good point.