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POTC Mod Ideas (Build 12)

<b>kackbraun,</b> I see what you mean about the weather - yes, it would be great to see a storm coming but it's just not possible, as far as I know.

The MOW Gub DOES work in the game, with Build 11. You may encounter it or you will be able to buy it at a shipyard - once your sailing level is higher...

If you want to know how to mod, check out some of the "sticky topic" tutorials at the top of this forum.

Here is a link to start - "Tools of the Trade" -

<a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net/ftopic53.php" target="_blank">http://forum.piratesahoy.net/ftopic53.php</a>

That should give you most of the info you need. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
 
<!--`QuoteBegin-skull`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(skull)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Aye that be a problem,Nathan explained it at one time can't remember why it does that,but I'm pretty sure everbody runs into it sooner ur later <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />[/quote]

IIRC NK/AlexusB said that the raining in the cabin happens because of the mod that lets you see outside the window. The only way to stop it from raining in the cabin would be to black the windows out totally.
 
Aye,thanks Sirus fer clear'n that up. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
 
Heh, thanks, Sirus - I've often wondered why that happens. I usually tell Malcolm or whomever is with me when I'm in the cabin that we need to go find a shipyard because our ship is badly leaking! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
Suggestions

I have a question before I give off any suggestions.

I heard somewhere about armors avalaible at tailor shops and I'd like some declearation. Are they in the latest build and where are the tailor shops?

Let me start with the suggestions now:

i) Add the tailor shops option to the quick travel, if they exists.

ii) By reading the armor thing, the idea of being able to change clothes came to my mind. I don't know if it's possible in the tailor shops <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blah:" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

iii) Being able to change clothers should give you the freedom to chane your characteristics a bit. What I mean is, grow a beard or long hair. A barber shop maybe?

iv) Expand the ability to own land in European countries. Enable the chracter to own land or buildings on the island, for example buying a Shipyard or Store or in the case of having A LOT of money, building a new one. Surely no one would buy the game to be a merchant, that's why a guy like an officer should be in charge. The Store officer for example, with high Commerce Skill and Luck.

vi) Reduce the pirates ships appearing near the islands. I once got out of the port and I found my ship surrounded by `4-5` other pirates ones, despite that the fort was a few yeards away.

vii) Modify the desire pirates have for YOUR ship. Whenever they see you (whether in the map or when sailing 1st or 3rd person) they chase only your ship despite the fact there are `2-3` other right in front of them.

viii( When killing someone without anyone seeing, you could hide them instead of having all the guards attacking you and your reputation decreased. No witness, no crime.

ix) This one is really hard to do, but I bet it would be included in the official `add-on`. Add interactivity to the environment. For example take an axe and cut down a tree, buy a shovel and dig the grave of a person you killed without being spotted.

x) Connected to the above. We all have noticed tha the character won't walk on most places outside town, like rocks, hills, etc, etc. Also in towns, he won't walk over any obstacles, like the side of stone stairs, which are around 20 cms tall. Unless the hadn't discovered how to raise their legs more than 15 cms that time.

xi) Fishing. `Self-explanatory`

xii) Change the bottom of the sea. When sailing 3rd person and looking your ship from a vertical angle, you can see clearly the shapes of the sand, although it's 200 metres below the sea, therefore, no light goes there.

Hope I help in the theory section, as I don't know hot to mod and I am not interested in C++. Not now.
 
Er, my own ideas keep coming, too. I was fondly recalling classic "quest" type video games, like "King's Quest" and "Quest for Glory" (not to mention "Oregon Trail"), and decided the game could benefit from a few character background/profession "packages" you choose from when beginning a new game. Start as a merchant, sailor, carpenter, blacksmith, former mility, etc., and your initial skill disbursement, money and rep would be accordingly predetermined. Maybe one profession could be a little sneakier, another give you better bartering or repair skills, right off the bat. I dunno how else it might affect your gameplay but I'd prefer it to the bland "neutral" starting position and basic skills.
 
I'm with you pirates if you are making those mods <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
 
Aye,some great ideas mate,fer yer problem wid being surrounded by pirate ships ye can cahnge that in yer POTC directory open up Programs and scroll down to Buid Settings H file near the bottom ye can tweak it to yer pleasure

// Coastraiders & Coasttraders mod
// generates local ships in ports and around the islands. Some local merchants, others pirates.

#define COASTRAIDER_CHANCE 60 //Chance in percent that a coastal ship is a pirate and not a local merchant. Set to 0 to DISABLE the Coastraider mod.
#define AUTOCREATE_CR 1 //Set to 1 to create new coastships every time you leave or approach an island. 0 will create ships only if you ask a citizen about them.
#define REDUCE_CR 0 //Set to 1 (or 2) to reduce number of coastal ships by 1 (or 2) PAIRS. E.g. in case of performanceproblems. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
 
I have 2 very simple ideas: i'd also like to be threatened by street raiders when i'm at a store (they could threaten to rob the store owner) and at a port ("hey foreigner. since you're new around here, we'll let you live for half your money.").

Sorry, if someone mentioned it already. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
 
I've been reading the Picture of Dorian Gray, and thought it would be cool if your character's large portrait (in the attributes menu) could change appearance with every change in your reputation -- You become "Horror of the High Seas," your portrait takes on a bloodthirsty, evil appearance; if you're a "Hero," you get a little more saintly looking.
 
.. ye mean like put a halo o'er yer head? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" /> You grow wings and put on a white robe... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" />
 
you mean something like in kotor ?? when you are from the dark side you look like a doOd who played too much with his computer and when you are from the light side you kinda look like normal but on the char screen there is like a white aura ... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blah:" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
 
Sure, I was thinking a halo... wings might be going too far.

I wanna see more rep ranks, too... Something worse than Horror of the High Sea, like Spammer; and better than Hero, like the church grants you sainthood or something. But that's only if you sell your ship and donate all your pennies to hungry orphans.
 
<!--`QuoteBegin-alan_smithee`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(alan_smithee)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Sure, I was thinking a halo... wings might be going too far.[/quote]Sorry, as one of the smartasses around here, I apologise - just havin' some fun... We can get silly around here. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />

<!--`QuoteBegin-alan_smithee`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(alan_smithee)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I wanna see more rep ranks, too... Something worse than Horror of the High Sea, like Spammer;[/quote]LOL!!!

<!--`QuoteBegin-alan_smithee`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(alan_smithee)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and better than Hero, like the church grants you sainthood or something. But that's only if you sell your ship and donate all your pennies to hungry orphans.[/quote]Hummm, and then what? What would that do for you except make YOU elligible for the dole? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />
 
So I'm playing with the "`one-shot` only while sword drawn" pistol setting, and I suppose it's realistic, but pirates also carried more than one pistol on them... is it possible to code it so after you fire one pistol, it automatically equips a fresh one from your inventory?

As well, I think someone asked before if it's possible to go to your ship's deck, in addition to the cabin. There <i>is</i> a model of a single ship deck, not boarding another ("gamboa_ship")... is a "goto" command for this possible too, anyone know, before I go and fool my game up again trying? Maybe all your officers could be standing there, instead of just the accompanying ones... maybe you could carry on training excersices with them, gamble or just swap sea tales...
 
Aye, Alan! Dat ship deck model prolly be de one used in de tiny side quest whar ye rescue a man's daughter an' he be rewardin' ye wid Sharp's sword! Also, must be used fer de ship deck scene when ye be comin' back from shipwreck on Douwesan! Dat would be fun tew be able tew "go to" dat deck as ye suggest whene'er ye be on board yer ship! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
Cool ideas, Alan! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" />
 
Well your in the cabin you see a door when you get inside the door you will be inside the other quarters(the one you will use when boarding) then until your out of the cabin then your outside of your ship walking on the decks(like smith said) then you will see some of your crew walking <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pirate2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p:" border="0" alt="pirate2.gif" /> ...
 
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