Instruments

@xgodz-sonicz

it wouldn't be difficult to get this in a game.

Apart from memory constraints which is the main limiting factor with adding more instruments and shanties.

Rumors have it that they have managed to have some progress in this allowing for at least one more instrument but that doesnt make the issue trivial.

The thing is that each instrument is more then just a model and animation but also each single instrument has 4 pieces of music for each shanty that has to be loaded into memory to be able to instantly start playing it at any point in time.

There is currently 6 shanties and 3 instruments, that is already 18 musical pieces and for each music and instrument
Combination there is.

then there is the fact that each instrument can have a leading role in the shanty and a backup role so that doubles the amount up to 36.

Next we cant forget that both the leading and backup also have a drunk version doubling it once again to a total of 72 songs that have to be loaded into memory ready to play at any time with the current instruments.

Now for each instrument you want to add you have to add 24 more pieces of music ( 6 shanties * 4 versions ) with current shantie counts.

And each new shantie has to have 12 different versions loaded ( 4 versions per instrument * 3 instruments ) again with current instrument count.

More flexible math is:
4 * {shantiecount} * {instrumentcount}

EDIT: thanks to @Galactic-Geek for informing me of 2 shanties i missed

Current shanties in game (at time of writing)

• Becalmed (sad sounding one)
• The summoning ( Merricks tune )
• We shall sail together ( Legendary shantie )
• Bosun Bill ( Happy sounding one )
• Ride of the valkeries
• Grogg Mayles ( adventure shantie )

@galactic-geek when all instruments are taken, against the crews better judgement, I tend to take over lead vocals! 😂😂😂