With the Dark Sea update coming sometime, there would be the new ship. However, the new ship, due to its enormous size, wouldn’t be able to navigate certain parts of the world (for example, Redwake). In order to make it possible certain large ships (ketch+) will have the option to have a “side ship.” Basically, this ship will have its own HP and take up a slot. It would be able to be detached from the ship when someone gets in it and starts driving it. It will also be detached when the main ship sinks.
Add Side Ships/Boats
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So what you’re saying is to attach a rowboat to the brig.
Yes.
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Pretty much (could also be for the gunboat from AA if that gets added due to its small size)
It could also function as an “escape ship” if your main ship sinks from hitting an iceberg.
I like this idea. It’s both realistic and makes gameplay sense. Any ship larger than the Caravel could potentially have one.
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I already knew what this suggestion was gonna be from the title.
Although the point with the brig is fair, I feel as if we should hold that attachment type for the frigate as it’s apparently supposed to be EVEN better than the brig.
But honestly I couldn’t care less if it was added to ketches first lmao
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it just makes sense.
The mental image of someone frantically rowing away on a rowboat after I sink them makes me love this suggestion
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will it also have canons? can you customise the side ship? does it carry over the stats from the normal ship? what attachments/rams will it have? does it automatically detatch when the main ship sinks as an ‘emergency boat’? will it also respawn in 2 mins if its destroyed?
If this were to be implemented it would almost certainly be just a rowboat, and that’s what it should be. How often do you see a ship deploying a whole other large ship equipped with cannons, rams, etc. in other media or real life? Never.
It is both functionally sketchy and logically flawed to have a second, relatively large boat/ship as a backup on board your main ship (specifically talking about wooden sailing ships). Ship’s Boats are basically just rowboats, and that’s the extent of secondary craft that would be carried on board (lifeboats would also be rowboats, though for game purposes they would be one in the same).
I would assume the ship’s boat(s) would appear either on the main deck or below deck, and would have a button to spawn them. Perhaps there are two side-by-side, and whichever you choose to spawn spawns on the side of the ship it was on/closer to. Additionally, maybe they would have to be purchased (100 galleons each) and would permanently disappear once destroyed, but would have a despawn button to put it back on the ship. If that were the case I think they should have their own attachment slot, but if they naturally come with the ship (no slots or blueprints) or are obtained like other ship parts as blueprints (with special attachment slot) then they should have a 2 minute cooldown when destroyed, and have the despawn button.
so adding raw boats or something similar to the bigger boats, sound great
psa to any clan leaders : supply enough rowboats for the clan members on your clan flagship
or prepare to go down with the fucking ship
actually you’ll probably go down with the ship for dramatic effect
What’s not to love about having a rowboat again? It would also be fun because most people never even touch the rowboat again after they get a sailboat.
This would be such a funny thing just imagine your ship gets sunk and you just drop a 2nd smaller ship and start rowing away as fast as you can 10/10 would be so funny to have
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This is a great idea! This could be a rowboat for the brig, and it could get larger depending on the ship. If anybody’s seen the rowboat system from Sea Of Thieves, it could work like that!
very good suggestion, will definitely make things like going to islands easier given the size of the brig (docking is going to suck)
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An add on idea, for merchant ships, the merchant could try escaping from the rowboat when the ship gets attacked
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yeah okay, also technology is worse so i doubt they can even get the boat up in the first place
and just get your canon fist friend to tag along with the rowboat including some harming nova potions
Yes
Would be extremely nice