Ship Ownership - Please Help

[Admins]

There is the idea of allowing ownership of ships, probably using some key system. Question is where we allow people to park their ships - only allow that on (your own) kingdom islands? What should happen with ships that are parked on the wrong place or blocking paths or shipyards ?

[Darklux]

Several public harbors should be added, with small fees or no fees.

The ships parked on other places than harbors will slowly brake/die then.

[Admins]

Originally Posted by Darklux

Several public harbors should be added, with small fees or no fees.

Where ?

[Zeltino]

You could add one on that island next to hotaru. Or one near San on that penninsula. You could put one up by Zehn to promote sailing to Zormite/Forest islands as well.

[Valder]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Where ?

Put them on the island that Hotaru is on. It's one big land mass that's mostly empty.

[Sam]

What will happen, when someone try to sink them?

[Zeltino]

Originally Posted by Sam

What will happen, when someone try to sink them?

I was thinking the same thing. I forsee a problem with that. If you make it so they are unsinkable (because they house people/items), then people will start using them as regular boats for attacks and such because they can't be destroyed. Yet, if you make them destroyable, then people will lose a lot of their stuff because they live in a boat house. Maybe permit them only to kingdom islands where they can't be destroyed, yet can't leave those waters? That way, you can't use them for attacks or whatnot, and you don't have to worry about them being destroyed. Just as well, I wouldn't put any cannon's on them.

[Darklux]

Make a Housemode and a Battlemode.

A Ship in Housemode can swim and held items but cant fire cannons, but not destroyed
In warmode they can fire cannons and be destroyed

It cant be switched you are setting it the first time you step on ship

[Rick]

I also suggest trimming down parts of the main island, since most of it is empty anyway. Make it more ship friendly.

[Raziel]

You should also limit it to one or two ships per person. The ship parking places you'd have to put some thought into, because it will be very messy with people leaving their ships inside all over the place. Perhaps an npc "valet" can bring your ship in and out of the parking area to keep things orderly. Also with this you can introduce faster but weaker ships, heavier but more powerful ships, and keep the normal ones too.

And yes, there is currently not enough ocean space. That idea someone had about adding ocean space in between kingdom islands sounds good to me. However, no ocean space from Main to a kingdom, for lazy people.

[Craigus]

Perhaps make it while the ships are parked neatly they are invincible but while moving around or not parked correctly they are destroyable, i personally think it would be sad to see invincible ships roaming around even if they couldnt be destroyed whatever would the pirates do for fun?

[Zeltino]

Originally Posted by Darklux

Make a Housemode and a Battlemode.

A Ship in Housemode can swim and held items but cant fire cannons, but not destroyed
In warmode they can fire cannons and be destroyed

It cant be switched you are setting it the first time you step on ship

Making invincible ships could cause problems like using them to block places, and you wouldn't be able to destroy them. Also, in battles or wars, you could use them for transportation. Invincible transportation. Eww

[Admins]

Hmmm the harbour idea is good but we need to limit parking near the main island, otherwise people will use them as moveable houses and park them as close as possible to Bomboria or so. I mean if you are parking a ship in a harbour on the main map then it should cost good money and should only be allowed for limited time. If you want to park it for long time (e.g. on vacations) then better park them somewhere near your kingdom island.

Another idea could be to only allow parking ships when your kingdom owns the (small) island, and we do regulary events for the ownership of those islands ?

[Zeltino]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Hmmm the harbour idea is good but we need to limit parking near the main island, otherwise people will use them as moveable houses and park them as close as possible to Bomboria or so. I mean if you are parking a ship in a harbour on the main map then it should cost good money and should only be allowed for limited time. If you want to park it for long time (e.g. on vacations) then better park them somewhere near your kingdom island.

Why not just cut the idea of harbours on main - unless for regular ships - and only have houseable ships allowed on kingdom waters. The kingdom you are in is the kingdom you are allowed to build your ship on. You could have them as invincible there, without worry of having them used cheaply in battle.

For your harbour on main idea, I would say the valet way would be the best idea. And you could have it so that people could go in and see their boats, just not move them. As well, the only person who can retrieve the boat is the person who put it in.

[myth-simba]

maybe you can make a harbour like a house? it is built on waters edge.
ships can sail into the doors.
its basically like a house but replaced with water instead of floor