A new mode suggestion that you may or may not like or think is possible.

[Aligin]

OK guys me and say 60 others were doing a ship battle, the 2 teams would get in a boat each and try to sink each others boat or kill everyone on board by shooting. But when we got close enough we would jump from our boat onto theirs and start having a melee fight on their boat. It was the most fun Ive had in along time. Lots of us where wondering if they could make it into some sort of a mod with sailing ships and team spawning on one ship. 1 team gets 1 ship, the people who spawn on them have to man it use the cannons and the captain sails it. You could have pretty epic fights on it and add 2 extra factions Spain because they had a big fleet back then and pirates :) i think it would be alot of fun and i think alot of people would play it. That is my idea say something down below if you think its a good idea or bad because i would like to hear. I cant mod or anything so i give people ideas for them to do it. Because this game is so big and many news things can be made for it and bring in a new side of the community to mount and blade :)

[DanAngleland]

It sounds like a fun idea to me  I haven't had the chance to use the boat yet in NW, but I have had similar fun in The Deluge, though the boats in that are just little wooden dinghies intended for 3 people each. I imagine it is possible, but making it would depend on finding someone to make good ship models (there a couple at least who have made such models that I know of, one I think is called altolest) and probably an experienced modder to put cannons on ships- I don't know if it has been tried before in M&B, but I would have though putting cannons on something mobile would require new coding to be done.

[Aligin]

It sounds like a fun idea to me  I haven't had the chance to use the boat yet in NW, but I have had similar fun in The Deluge, though the boats in that are just little wooden dinghies intended for 3 people each. I imagine it is possible, but making it would depend on finding someone to make good ship models (there a couple at least who have made such models that I know of, one I think is called altolest) and probably an experienced modder to put cannons on ships- I don't know if it has been tried before in M&B, but I would have though putting cannons on something mobile would require new coding to be done.

Haha yea man its alot of fun nah they can probs about 25 people on it if you try haha and yes it would take time and effort but i think it would be worth it. i reckon it would be amazing to have ship  battles and if you have enough people get 2 boats per team or have lots of little ones depending on what oceans and the vote count

[Maboobs]

There was word of a Pirate DLC/Expansion in the works so I'd sit tight for it.

[Aligin]

There was word of a Pirate DLC/Expansion in the works so I'd sit tight for it.

Wow sweet good news

[DanAngleland]

Yeah but that's more money to shell out, and that is being made by the people who brought us WFAS. And who knows when that is due anyway? If a mod can be made for NW with ship fights then that would be much better, in my opinion, than waiting to spend money on another shoddy Snowberry game.

[donutdude99]

I was daydreaming of a mod like what you suggested today while eating a hotdog for lunch. I guess great minds think a like. I hope someone does create a mod like that. I would definitely get it.

[Aligin]

I was daydreaming of a mod like what you suggested today while eating a hotdog for lunch. I guess great minds think a like. I hope someone does create a mod like that. I would definitely get it.

Yea dude it would be sweet but we need people to see this post so something can happen

[wickerman_156]

Here's what Vince said.

- Naval battles will probably not be included, due to the size of the product and the engine dificulties. However if the product gets a lot of attention and sales, nothing is impossible.

I think it's definitely possible, some of the most fun I've had was with the ships in PWmod, their controls were the same as the small boats in NW and the biggest boat was maybe half the size of a ship of the line, put some cannons on that and it'd be awesome.
Imagine 30+ people working together to operate a ship and communicating on TS...one man steering, and maybe you would have some crew-members go about on the mast and stuff where they'd need to interact with the sail at several points to unfurl it in order to make the ship speed up and down, lots of cannon crew, a look-out, maybe soldier marines and repairmen...
My mouth's watering just thinking about it, wouldn't even mind if they made it into a new separate DLC, would still have to be during the napoleonic wars ofc, no pirate shit! :P

[Aligin]

Here's what Vince said.

- Naval battles will probably not be included, due to the size of the product and the engine dificulties. However if the product gets a lot of attention and sales, nothing is impossible.

I think it's definitely possible, some of the most fun I've had was with the ships in PWmod, their controls were the same as the small boats in NW and the biggest boat was maybe half the size of a ship of the line, put some cannons on that and it'd be awesome.
Imagine 30+ people working together to operate a ship and communicating on TS...one man steering, and maybe you would have some crew-members go about on the mast and stuff where they'd need to interact with the sail at several points to unfurl it in order to make the ship speed up and down, lots of cannon crew, a look-out, maybe soldier marines and repairmen...
My mouth's watering just thinking about it, wouldn't even mind if they made it into a new separate DLC, would still have to be during the napoleonic wars ofc, no pirate shit!


Yea man sound epic! hopefully they do

[bkill91]

Its possible and I wouldn't mind pirates. Remember Pirates were still a big thing at this time. There will always be pirates as long as there are oceans to sail upon. I could imagine the French fleet traveling along the coastline and then what do you know, PIRATES!.. A new faction? perhaps 1st Pirate Marines! SCURVY.

[Aligin]

Its possible and I wouldn't mind pirates. Remember Pirates were still a big thing at this time. There will always be pirates as long as there are oceans to sail upon. I could imagine the French fleet traveling along the coastline and then what do you know, PIRATES!.. A new faction? perhaps 1st Pirate Marines! SCURVY.

Hahah yea man

[Bite Me]

Hate to rain on everyone on everyone's parade but this isn't a new idea at all. Naval battles have been an idea that has been tossed around for probably nearly two years now.

They aren't in at the moment because: coding them in is ridiculously complicated, tying cannon props to ship props, trying to get the ships to handle nicely without bugging and jumping players around, etc etc Vince and paradox decided they were too much effort for release, and Vince is not optimistic about implementing them ever.

That said.

I still want them, so its up to the community to show how much they want it. Flying squirrel will listen, that is why they are awesome devs.

[Aligin]

Hate to rain on everyone on everyone's parade but this isn't a new idea at all. Naval battles have been an idea that has been tossed around for probably nearly two years now.

They aren't in at the moment because: coding them in is ridiculously complicated, tying cannon props to ship props, trying to get the ships to handle nicely without bugging and jumping players around, etc etc Vince and paradox decided they were too much effort for release, and Vince is not optimistic about implementing them ever.

That said.

I still want them, so its up to the community to show how much they want it. Flying squirrel will listen, that is why they are awesome devs.

Well we need to get more people to comment on this saying yes and then show them?

[Danik]

Of course everyone would like to have naval battles, instead of not having it, but still some people want the devs to focus on land battles. However, naval battles with large ships, destroyable parts etc. would attract new groups of people which haven't been interested in the game before.