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  1. Bava

    New Models!

    The Colossus, eh? Good call. A very nice looking ship with quite the history behind her (she sank with Sir Hamilton´s collection of antiquities on board, btw) And she got a Time Team Special episode: A bit about her history: Scillydivers: HMS Colossus Turner (the Fighting Témèraire...
  2. Bava

    Brigantine Castell Friedrichsburg 1688, upgraded to 16 guns

    The polacre should be faster than the Castel imo, especially close-hauled. Beam reach, a draw, maybe a small advantage for the polacre. Hehe, the brigs...yup, they´re fantasy. But some ships had very sharp lines and sailed quite well. Here are two waterline drawings of french ships: The...
  3. Bava

    The brigantine's spanker

    As Hylie already said, only the shrouds limit the rotation of the boom in the mizzen, so 0.5 looks fine to me
  4. Bava

    Discussion Manoeuvrability and Speed of Historical Ships

    Hehe, that´s not the Vasa with the stability problems, but the Wasa built by af Chapman in 1776 ;)
  5. Bava

    Discussion Manoeuvrability and Speed of Historical Ships

    8 minutes for a 360° turn? That´s quite fast, actually. For comparison, here´s a overview of the sailing trials of the Wasa (166', 62 guns), took her 2 1/2 to tack and wear
  6. Bava

    Discussion Manoeuvrability and Speed of Historical Ships

    A good hull-speed calculator: Hull Speed Calculator | Boat Displacement Speed Calculation Note that hull speed isn´t a 'solid' barrier, but a ship with a displacement hull needs exponentially more power to increase speed as it approaches hull speed, a thing sailing ships normally can´t do (the...
  7. Bava

    Discussion Manoeuvrability and Speed of Historical Ships

    @GAZ Vodnik Well, speed in the Age of Sail was primarily a function of waterline length (with displacement/sail area ratio thrown in for good measure), so, sure, a SoL could sail as fast or even faster than a frigate. And with a greater displacement, they had a built-in advantage in heavy seas...
  8. Bava

    New Models!

    Besides a Cruizer-class brig? :P And very nice work on L'Egyptienne, an awesome looking 'compromise'!
  9. Bava

    New Models!

    This one ain´t bad either:
  10. Bava

    New Models!

    The profile after her british refit does indeed look horrible, but the french original does her elegant lines much more justice: That´s the plan of her sister La Forte, which became famous for her exploits in the Indian Ocean. And here´s a picture of the sterns of the two contemporary french...
  11. Bava

    Nassau 1715, a game modification for ArmA3

    That´s quite the excel file, Pieter :p And yes, the mission with the lost squad was nice, but there was an even better one the original Operation Flashpoint, where you played a downed pilot (no weapons, no compass) in enemy territory at night and had to get to a certain pick-up point with...
  12. Bava

    Nassau 1715, a game modification for ArmA3

    By the way, Arma III is on offer on Humble Bundle for the next three days. Doesn't get much cheaper :)
  13. Bava

    Nassau 1715, a game modification for ArmA3

    Just want to add one thing: the little white dots on the rudder, pumps and ropes are interaction points, so there´s plenty to do while sailing :)
  14. Bava

    Nassau 1715, a game modification for ArmA3

    Just wanted to say that the sailing system is pretty awesome already. There´s a noticeable difference between tacking and wearing and the ship behaves really nice and realistically. And the best thing: you´ve to do everything 'manually'. Wanna hoist the topsail? Pull a rope. Brace the gaff to...
  15. Bava

    WIP - HMS Ontario

    HMS Surprise :)
  16. Bava

    WIP - HMS Ontario

    God, I loved that sim, although it drove me crazy most of the time :p Trying to make the perfect tack....again and again and again... A simulation like that with modern graphics would be a dream come true. Really looking forward to the video!! Edit: I've been trying to find some rigging...
  17. Bava

    WIP - HMS Ontario

    Glad I could help :) And I just noticed I uploaded the small version of the drawing, if you need the 7500 pixel original, let me know. This pic is a pretty awesome reference and I gonna use it myself as I'm also working on a brig at the moment :) It saved me around 100 bucks, as I faced the...
  18. Bava

    WIP - HMS Ontario

    That´s a contemporary shipyard drawing of the rigging of the danish brig Lolland (1810). Hope it´s an useful reference for you, CM :)
  19. Bava

    Nassau 1715, a game modification for ArmA3

    Arma 3 + 18th century ships?? How did I miss this gem? Looks great!
  20. Bava

    WIP HMS Indefatigable (1784) frigate - take 2

    With that level of detail, you´re going to have a lot of fun strolling around with the walk animation view :)
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