Alright, so. Clans and Guilds have many options when building their island claims - when it comes to defense - but not really aesthetically. (And yes, I know about the Keeps and random piles of crates and barrels.)
I intend to fix this.
The Proposal:
- Ship in a Bottle: Basically exactly what it sounds like. This will copy the players ship, and put it inside of a bottle. So basically, whatever player places the “Ship in a Bottle”, that player’s ship will be inside the bottle.
Variations of “Ship in a bottle”: The normal version, which is just a plain ship in a bottle on a small stand.
And then the pedestal version, which is the ship in a bottle on top of a pedestal or podium, for better display.
Another possible feature for this would be for the Clan or Guild leader to be able to select what players ship will be in the bottle. This would make it possible to have a sort of “Gallery of Ships”, where every player in the Clan or Guild will have their ship in a bottle on the island. (And each “Ship in a Bottle” would not be changed when another is added. The only way to change the ship in the bottle would be to delete it and place it again.)
- A bookshelf. Yep, you heard me right, a bookshelf. Why can almost every enemy tower have libraries in them, but we can’t? Obviously, these bookshelves wouldn’t drop weapon or spirit skill books.
- A bed. A decorative bed, similar to those found in Sailors Lodge.
- An expensive item, the “Planning Table”, that shows a miniature model of the island, with all player built structures included. This could be really cool if implemented, in my opinion.
- Drawers and cabinets. These wouldn’t have any storage function, they would just look nice.
- A variety of desks. This could be cool, because then players would be able to build themselves offices on islands, similar to the Grand Navy offices you can find on their forts/islands.
- A lectern, where if a player stands in front of it and presses a button (Like how you press Q to pick up a treasure chest) to use it, when that poster types in the chat, their message will be broadcasted to the entire island that they are on. (This could be useful for Clan or Guild meetings.)
You get where I’m going with this.
I think all of these (and hopefully more that the devs come up with) would be incredibly useful for creating more interactive, engaging builds on claimed islands.
Let me know what you think in the comments!