Exquisite Spyglass but no clue of distance??

[Hyde]

I was wondering you can't get a clue about the distance of ships, forts etc through your spyglass. It would realy help by getting into shooting distance and it would make sense. Who would call himself a good navigator if he can't even guess a distance at seas...

 

[Grey Roger]

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Anyway, the "radar" at the top right of the screen shows the range of your cannons. If there's a ship in one of the shaded quadrants, it's in range of your cannons.

 

[Hyde]

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hehe yeah well, the spyglass is just that good to see the skills of the captain and his officers so i thought the distance would fit in there too.

Thanks for the hint with the radar. Going to check it out. Seems like this game still bears some treasures *g