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YOUR CHARACTER AND SHIP

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rofl" border="0" alt="24.gif" /> That was...unusual, to say the least <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> .
 
<!--quoteo(post=275227:date=Aug 26 2008, 10:41 PM:name=Stallion)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stallion @ Aug 26 2008, 10:41 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=275227"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rofl" border="0" alt="24.gif" /> That was...unusual, to say the least <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> .<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
As my siggie suggests, i like the warship. But the light manowar is probably my favourite rated ship. As the british tended to aim at the hull and the french the rigging, i aim very much for the hull with balls. rarely do i board, tho when i do its got to be a galleon or something. Thus, I like something with great firepower and large hold. I will upload a photo...
I like the avatar where it says 'now, just a drop more blood from you' in the info box, but i forget what the characters' name is. he has a red and black outfit. I also have british military uniforms. In short, it changes a lot but I do tend to stick around the whole 'heavyship' area as opposed to sloops and corvettes and frigates. I know it uses more skill to use a smaller ship but as I tend to enter into the big colonial battles 'battle fleets' and 'scratch patrols', I need something which isnt gonna get all upset and sink on after one broadside from a battleship.<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

sory if this sounds pompus but thats just how i tend to play! Ill get some pics on soon.<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

thanks, Skye
 
I use the Nathaniel Hawk model (so you can see my shiny gold armour <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/happy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="^_^" border="0" alt="happy.gif" /> ) and I am called Lieutenant Aleyn McCallen. My ship is the Leviathan, a French designed Man o' War. Haven't got a screenie... I'll take one next time I play.
 
I use Nathaniel Hawk and haven't changed his clothes or anything apart from weapons of course as for my ship, i have had two ships the starting ship Katel (spelling) and then the Pirate design Brig MM, here's pictures of both ships, the first picture is the Katel.

<a href="http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/518941/seadogs2_0000.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/518941/seadogs2_0000.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
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Now the Brig MM
<a href="http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/519668/seadogs2_0018.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/519668/seadogs2_0018.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
Haven't got any other's yet of this ship, that was taken a few minutes before i took it from the pirates. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

I've tried the MOW and thourght it was too big and clumbsy for my linking, i've yet to try a Corvett, i normally go for ships with flat decks, things like Gallons don't interest me i like to stand right at the back of the ship and be able to see where we're going without the sails getting in the way.
 
<!--quoteo(post=324061:date=May 31 2009, 05:41 PM:name=Luke159)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Luke159 @ May 31 2009, 05:41 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=324061"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I use Nathaniel Hawk and haven't changed his clothes or anything apart from weapons of course as for my ship, i have had two ships the starting ship Katel (spelling) and then the Pirate design Brig MM, here's pictures of both ships, the first picture is the Katel.

Now the Brig MM
<a href="http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/519668/seadogs2_0018.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/519668/seadogs2_0018.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
Haven't got any other's yet of this ship, that was taken a few minutes before i took it from the pirates. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

I've tried the MOW and thourght it was too big and clumbsy for my linking, i've yet to try a Corvett, i normally go for ships with flat decks, things like Gallons don't interest me i like to stand right at the back of the ship and be able to see where we're going without the sails getting in the way.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

As my previous post suggests, little ships annoy me. Nonetheless, The MOW and SOTL arnt my favourites either; not that thyre too big or clumsy so much as because they slow down my computer to a standstill when they let rip with 30 guns at once:) Also thyre no good at Mining; 9/10 they end up hitting them! The original Heavy Warship is my all-time favourite and the Lineship and warships come in close seconds. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> In fact, the only smallies I like are the Gaff-Rigged Xebec and Packet Brig. Amazing ships, them! Though i do get what your sayin; galleons arnt half as attractive as flat deckers. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

Skye
 
I play with the standart character (That Hawk-guy), but my ship is a Dutch or English Frigate. (I forgot the town where I bought it, but it was Douwesen or Redmond) But one of my favourite is the Xebec. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
I've just installed build 14 alpha 9 with patch 1, that means i've lost my ship and everything because of updating the game never the less more ships have been added and i'm looking forward to some nice battles and borrowing a few ships and selling what ever i no longer require, i'll try not to be sarcastic and sell them back to the same nation i borrowed them from. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

As soon as i've found a ship i like i'll post a picture up a long with the who i'm playing as.

Yep i think the big ships are not as attractive as the smaller ships, the Corvette which i did get hold of via pirates was awesome and i was able to unmast all the smaller ships with one broad side fired upon each one of them once the ships of similar size or above to more attempts. I came across a battles between a few pirate ships and the Spanish, thats when i stole the Corvette and a Brig, the Sloop was sunk by the two Spanish Gallons who had come either side of the Sloop which was unable to do anything since i unmasted it earlier. After a short fight i left and sold the ships i had taken but i kept the Corvette, it is a nice ship turns faster than the big monsters like MOW's and lineships etc.

<!--QuoteBegin-Admiral8Q 01:50 AM Post #367+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Admiral8Q 01:50 AM Post #367)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->How do you take screenies in POTC again?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Press F8 to take pictures, after taking a picture you'll need to convert the pictures from TNA to JPG format, i use right click converter but there are other converters out there, then you can upload them to a website and/or forum.
 
PrintScreen + Paste in Paint works too. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=324799:date=Jun 3 2009, 04:36 PM:name=Pieter Boelen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pieter Boelen @ Jun 3 2009, 04:36 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=324799"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->PrintScreen + Paste in Paint works too. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Talijng about that methode, if say i catch the widows key which minimizes the game i have to restart the game because its a black screen i get after maximsing it again, how can i fix this problem?
 
Open the engine.ini file and set <i>full_screen = 0</i> and set <i>screen_x</i> and <i>screen_y</i> to your desktop resolution.
That will make your game run in windowed mode, but it'll still look fullscreen. And then you can nicely Alt+Tab out of the game. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />
 
Thanks as soon as i have finished updating again to build 14 alpha 9.5+ patch 1 i will edit that file, its easier to use printscreen than to find the pictures you took since for each picture i took i would recieve 4 TNA files all of the same picture, thats killed two birds with one cannon ball <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> so to speak thanks.<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />
 
"As my previous post suggests, little ships annoy me."

Hehe, you should learn to be in control of the wind, Admiral - you´d be amazed, what a few broadsides from those annoying little ships can do to your sides and stern, out of reach from your mighty and clumsy guns <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

I mostly like pirates and english privateers for dinner, sailing everything from a schooner to a brig - anything bigger would be a commerce-friendly Indiaman. Escorts are sparsely used, as I like being the underdog to keep the stakes high.

As I am a bit of a couch-historian towards european naval history, my character was an easy choice:
Born 1783 in Assens, Fyen, little Peter used to sail his paperboats in the local pond. Based alone on this fact, his father sent him to the Naval Academy. Questioning every dictation from authorities, the boy was punished almost on a weekly basis during his education. At age 17, Peter Willemoes' first command was "Naval Battery No1" in the Battle of Copenhagen. This hasty built blankerfleet consisted of 24 36-pounder guns, but the original guncrews were all dead within half an hour and was replaced by untrained peasants and students. The young lieutenant's fast training and motivation of these scared and puking souls soon led to the complete destruction of the "HMS Elephant", forcing Nelson to retreat to "HMS Ganges". After the battle, the famous victor noted the courage of the young man and mentioned him before the defeated Crown Prince Frederik.
In 1808 he was acting premierlieutenant aboard the last stand, the Royal Danish Navy had to offer - the 64-gun ship-of-the-line "Prinds Christian Frederik". He was the first to die, 24 years old, in a fierce fight to the death and destruction of the ship and crew against the two british ships-of-the-line, "NASSAU" and "STATELY" and the 74-gun frigate, "QUEBEC".
Peter Willemoes was described as a goodlooking and charming young man. He carried an untraditional angle towards most aspects of life. He could, wanted and dared to give his life to what he believed in, and was able to motivate and encourage his surroundings to do the same. Heroes are not always the nelson-type, arrogantly watching their victory disappear in a sea of blood from the poop-deck. And duty alone does not always make a hero. My character is chosen by my knowledge of him, not his nationality; he symbolizes the characteristics of a lot of great historical men from all over the world, who walked the fine line between extreme acts of duty and insane risk calculations - most often knowing and accepting the ultimate prize in doing so.
 
Impressive, Peter. Impressive. I'm thinking maybe some of that should make its way into your inclusion in the Jack Sparrow quest. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
Aye; I love the historic angle of the game and you just manifested it for me.

I get what your saying; in fact whenever i get up to manowar level I normally do something really stupid (attacking Tortuga fort with barely any crew is a personal fav <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> ) to sink and then start again cos its just so boring winning all the time <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />o) . But I stand by what i say, little fast ships are just so clumsy; by the time your in a decent enough angle to rake an opponant and have rolled sail, your still gliding at 13kn. I guess, as you said, its unpredicatbluly and that comes with harnessing the wind which i don't have any natural skill in at all so i envy you for that <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" /> . Nonetheless, I do seem to have an inherant skill in aiming concentrated broadsides and making each gun count. Thus, I like heavy ships cos they do 'what thyre told, when thyre told it' but can also hit some quite reasonable speeds. Anything with 44-74 guns ium happy with but anything above or under i find annoying. Though, as I say, I do appreciate some little 'uns such as the beutiful Packet Brig or light frigate. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

Skye
 
Well im using a Ship of the line huge and fast ship 100 cannons ;O and my model is Jack sparrow in french navy xD ill make pics too after a few minutes than ill edit my reply
 
I like the speed, size and versatility of the brig. Not to mention the low profile. Niagara is a great example; now there is a ship with some sweet lines!
 
I like ships no one ever uses.

Such as, old caravels, pinnaces, these are the only ships I'll ever purchase from a shipyard.

Sure, you'd be at a disadvantage, but with good tactics and luck, you'd be just as fearsome a commerce raider.
 
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