Quote Originally Posted by Sheogorath View Post
Remember, the main goal of military conflicts is to have huge casualties.
It's a pleasant bonus if they're enemy casualties



Man...if CA has accurate ramming modeled...I dunno. I'll die and go to heaven while being alive and well in front of my computer.
Just the thought of two large ships of the line colliding, accurately modeled on my computer screen...ah...
Imagine the carnage if two full fleets of twenty ships all try and occupy the same patch of sea at the same time. Glorious!

Quote Originally Posted by Sol Invictus View Post
I believe I read in a preview that weather can change during a battle. You may think you have the weather gage and life is good, only to have a storm kick up and screw everything up. That would be great.
CA have mentioned that ships simply won't fight during a full storm, because historically it would have been very very difficult. A storm is dangerous enough that you wouldn't have any time to consider dealing with an opponent, even in larger ships. Plus the waves and poor visibility would ruin your chances of hitting them with cannon.

We do know we can fight during rain, snow and at night however, going by screenshots.

I remember the old Akella game POTC, where you could battle another ship during a lightning storm and even whilst giant waterspout tornado as ravaging your ship. Unrealistic but fun.