Taking the storm out of the storm.

[KevO44]

In POTC, if your in a storm for more than 30 seconds, your ship gets torn to pieces. In real life that wouldn't have happened so quickly. Is there a way to turn down the storm, so that I can have fun sailing through it without losing all my sails.

 

[Mad_Jack]

I've never taken damage that quickly, mate. I always strike all sails and steer into the wind, and order me consorts to strike all sails as well. The biggest problem is lightning! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_eek.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="icon_eek.gif" />

 

[Fred Bob]

... or be goin' wid topsails only an' be runnin' befer de wind! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

Yep, that's what I do, Mad Jack. And I also hit the "G" key to speed everything up so I can quickly get back to sailing normally.

Sometimes you get into a storm AND a battle at the same time, in which case, as Fred Bob suggests, use topsails only and run with the wind... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />

 

[Cap'n Cornish]

Yar I hate it it makes it bloody difficult but I must agree it damages you to quick and steady for a storm, its a gradual process and then all of a sudden you'll loose a mast, if theres lightning around i fink we should have st. Elmos fire in the rigging etc! wt do u all fink?

 

[alan_smithee]

I don't mind storm battles so much, I just wish I could board during them. Could this be made a special ability?

 

[Mad_Jack]

You can't board during a storm battle? Since bloody when did this happen?! I've been able to board in a pitching sea since Christ was a yeoman. Line 'er up, broadside to broadside, and match speed. You'll be slashing and hacking your way to victory in no time, mate!! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />

 

[Mad_Jack]

<!--`QuoteBegin-Cap`'n Cornish+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Cap'n Cornish)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Yar I hate it it makes it bloody difficult but I must agree it damages you to quick and steady for a storm, its a gradual process and then all of a sudden you'll loose a mast, if theres lightning around i fink we should have st. Elmos fire in the rigging etc! wt do u all fink?[/quote]

Now <i>that's</i> a capital idea!! Given today's graphics cards, St. Elmo's Fire in the riggings would be perfect, and completely realistic! It would require a rewrite of the game's engine, which we're not privvy to the source code... But it sounds bloody brilliant!! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

[NathanKell]

Hmm. I wonder if you can generate particle systems by code at sea like you can in Location Mode (check isla muelle replacement priest for details BTW).