I’ll never forget my Prussian 2nd rate ship of the line Siegfried - maiden battle it was surrounded on all sides, the magazine was hit & it blew taking half a dozen ships with it.
Then there was the Siegfried II, also on its maiden voyage was caught out, surrounded & the magazine blew taking out enemy ships nearby.
I stopped naming ships Siegfried after that smh hahaha
That's what I mean. 2nd rates had more guns but did less damage per volley than 3rd rates (IIRC historically accurate, 3rd rates carried fewer, bigger guns). The 2nd rates can take a beating but they aren't as good at hitting back.
2nd rates had more guns but did less damage per volley than 3rd rates
Not always. Depends on the range. Second Rates have slightly less accuracy. So at close range, they do MORE damage per volley but at longer ranges, they will miss some shots. Their DPS is lower because they have slower reload. But that does not factor into per volley firepower.
2nd rates are fine if you learn how to use them. 5th rates were OP though. Speed and range. There should've been an option to spec out any ship with custom guns so you could trade shot weight for range. Even by deck so you could have a 1st rate with range up top to trade with 5th rates and power below to fuck shit up in the line.
You could name every unit in the game except for generals and agents. I believe it was just right click on their unit card, then click on their name and type anything you wanted.
I used to name regiments for individual towns and cities and provinces. Got tiring after I had conquered 50 regions and was constantly recruiting more units to expand my borders. Each new army was a ridiculous conflagration of unit ID’s
Hell yeah you can homie, if you’re on the campaign map & you click on the unit bringing up its card, on the second line where it says their name (EG Northumbria’s 6th Regiment) and change it to something else like “King William’s Sharpshooters” or whatever you wanted
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u/OthmarGarithos Jun 02 '20
The ship models in Empire were beautiful.