Boats/Ships

[Antaean]

Anyone know if there will be ships or boats in the game (like EQ) or even the possibility of getting your own ship...

[Edited on 27/1/2003 by Antaean]

[Spiralhammy]

I would like a ship :) I would get on it and float to an island and get off and find a magical critter to tame. Then i would get back on the ship with my magical critter and take it to the mianland again. Then I would get off and take my magical critter to my mine. Then I would have a choice. A: Use magical critter to mine. or B: Use magical critter to scare the slaves I own into mining faster.

Unfortunatly there will be no ships :(

[Moneda]

Anyone know if there will be ships or boats in the game (like EQ) or even the possibility of getting your own ship...

[Edited on 27/1/2003 by Antaean]

No. For God's sake, no.

[hightyebeets]

u can get into trouble for rezzing

[Page]

Anyone know if there will be ships or boats in the game (like EQ) or even the possibility of getting your own ship...

[Edited on 27/1/2003 by Antaean]


That would be POTBS

[Mercutio2k]

Anyone know if there will be ships or boats in the game (like EQ) or even the possibility of getting your own ship...

[Edited on 27/1/2003 by Antaean]

No ships or water movement in SoG. None on launch of DnL, but to be added later. It's in the devchat or FAQ or one of those.

[Dagorcam]

Since there are winds and currents in the water I cannot see why they could not implement ships. They would be useful in carrying heavy loads across the ocean to the other islands ( dragon transport would be to expensive for bigger loads). But they would be supject to storms, sea monsters, sandbanks and simple rot, making them expensive to maintain and easy to loose.
Another nice money sink if you do not put them to good use. For travel purposes they would be worse then a dragon, but maybe to carry your siege engines. And a nice big sea battle, *G* there goes 10 million Goth in 10 minutes

[Drax26]

Juat wait til ya see druids effecting the weather system. ;)

[Moneda]

Since there are winds and currents in the water I cannot see why they could not implement ships.

They've already said it's being considered for an expansion pack. I'd rather they'd not implement it now and have DnL out in April '06.

[Vegetius]

They've already said it's being considered for an expansion pack. I'd rather they'd not implement it now and have DnL out in April '06.
I read the same thing.. it seems this game will be evolving quite steadily.

[twinkletoes]

They've already said it's being considered for an expansion pack. I'd rather they'd not implement it now and have DnL out in April '06.

Exactly. I think they have enough to worry about.

[Origan]

They've already said it's being considered for an expansion pack. I'd rather they'd not implement it now and have DnL out in April '06.

I wouldn't mind getting ships and naval battles in the future... But thats the key in the future... I want the game out first and foremost.

[rogan]

Since there are winds and currents in the water I cannot see why they could not implement ships. They would be useful in carrying heavy loads across the ocean to the other islands ( dragon transport would be to expensive for bigger loads). But they would be supject to storms, sea monsters, sandbanks and simple rot, making them expensive to maintain and easy to loose.
Another nice money sink if you do not put them to good use. For travel purposes they would be worse then a dragon, but maybe to carry your siege engines. And a nice big sea battle, *G* there goes 10 million Goth in 10 minutes

A very cool exploring tool as well. I always wished more was done with the ocean in the original EQ.

[Oraseth]

Just wondering the usefulness of ships if we can already fly… it would be different if it was some sort of moving citadel or massive warships with firepower...

It’s a valid question, even if it was brought back through necromancy from 2003. First good old thread rez I’ve come across so far in this forum :D

[Dark Plague]

Anyone know if there will be ships or boats in the game (like EQ) or even the possibility of getting your own ship...

[Edited on 27/1/2003 by Antaean]

I have read nothing about us having ships yet.
There have been a few very long threads trying to get them added to the game though.

[Dagorcam]

I wouldn't mind getting ships and naval battles in the future... But thats the key in the future... I want the game out first and foremost.


Copy that. Boats can wait, we can NOT!*G*

so I guess all is said and done for now with this threat.

PS: Ships no use because of dragons?
as I wrote up there dragons can not carry that much , but ship can.
Try to search the oceans depth from a dragon..*G* and much more. including big warships, sure (anti-dragon-ballista included).
Well, that is for NPcube to decide when and how.

[Elvewyn]

oopsie

[Elvewyn]

It's all these little additions that have added up to having to wait forever. Beside, sea travel will really screw things up. Now, water is a boundry. Sure you can fly, but not forever(Al least I hope your dragon hast to rest occasionally) Adding ships would eliminate this barrier, meaning there would have to be either a literal edge of the world or an invisible barrier.

[Dagorcam]

It's all these little additions that have added up to having to wait forever. Beside, sea travel will really screw things up. Now, water is a boundry. Sure you can fly, but not forever(Al least I hope your dragon hast to rest occasionally) Adding ships would eliminate this barrier, meaning there would have to be either a literal edge of the world or an invisible barrier.


Well, tehre has to be some way to get to the other kingdoms. Maybe it is only by flight? that would cause some problems. hmn maybe the explorer has to fly there, then create a teleporter to get larger groups over?

[Zhirath]

They've already said it's being considered for an expansion pack. I'd rather they'd not implement it now and have DnL out in April '06.Agree, but I do hope they'll add it at some point though. I always thought it was fun to have your own ships back in UO, although UO handled deaths on boats poorly though.

[Anageth]

Agree, but I do hope they'll add it at some point though. I always thought it was fun to have your own ships back in UO, although UO handled deaths on boats poorly though.

No offence but ships in UO were pathetic, only RPers and people who wanted to 8x8 would use them.

[steve69]

another 2 yearold thread brought back to life :rolleyes:

IBL :whistle:

[alterdemise]

Nothing says loven like a full scale pirate invasion of your ship though : D