Ship Bling

[GrandCheez]

I'd like to be able to hoist a flag on my ship, or have an amazing figurehead.  Nobody can see my costume but 3 other people, and I'd like to have the others see a super sweet ship as well.

A wishlist:

• Flags!  Nations/Pirate/Goofy/Etc.
• Figureheads
• Norse Shields
• Winged or Plain Oars
• Turn all guns into plain cannonball cannons
• Painted Hull!
• Insignias for the balloon
• The birthday party streamers

I know this would make the ships more distinguishable in battle, but I think just about every pilot would want some super sweet ship bling.  Add this into achievements so people can deck out their ship with a few things so all the ships are somehow slightly different.

[Rainer Zu Fall]

Other people are actually able to see your costume. They just click your name and either browse your profile or check your equipment.

I do agree though, that costumisable ship exterior would be quite fancy. A thing that bugs me with figureheads though is this: Do they count as hitbox? If not - wouldn't it be leading to wrong conclusions amongst new players? Otherwise, giving hitboxes just for the sake of a fancy look ... is that really worth it? Does that even count as "fair play"? If you'd introduce a hitbox nonetheless (be there a figurehead or not) ... wouldn't that lead to wrong conclusions again hitboxes where there is no part of the ship)?

[Riggatto]

Maybe something like the goldfish's fins,  where it's purely decoration and doesn't look like it'd do any damage had you actually hit it,  OR,  make the customizations change the actual shape of the ship in the smallest way possible, (ex. It looks different,  but it's still the same shape).

[GrandCheez]

A thing that bugs me with figureheads though is this: Do they count as hitbox? If not - wouldn't it be leading to wrong conclusions amongst new players? Otherwise, giving hitboxes just for the sake of a fancy look ... is that really worth it? Does that even count as "fair play"? If you'd introduce a hitbox nonetheless (be there a figurehead or not) ... wouldn't that lead to wrong conclusions again hitboxes where there is no part of the ship)?

Most figureheads fit along the beak of a ship.  The change would be purely cosmetic and I don't think a new hit box would be worth making.  They would be like the goldfish fins.

Not every ship may have a figurehead available.  Just like costumes are different between the sexes.  A hood ornament sticking out of a spire would look pretty silly.

[Captain Smollett]

I shoot goldfish fins all the time.  The make a juicy large hitbox, especially at range.

[The Sky Wolf]

Just seems like more stuff to load, which equals more lag.

I personally like the ships the way the artists intended, even though your ideas are good. I love this game as is already, and wouldn't want to over-complicate it's perfect, tasteful simplicity.

[The Sky Wolf]

LESS IS MORE

[Squidslinger Gilder]

The severed heads of trolls or powder monkeys that use quick join....mmmm yeah...that'd be nice.