coloured damage indicator Coloured structure damage/HP indicator (when using repair hammer) and ship plank damage/HP indicator (on the ship symbol in the top right corner)

[Davy Jones [EU|DE] 3]

It would be nice if there was a structure damage indicator when actively using the repair hammer similar as in the screenshot below from the game Reign of Kings where when you hold a repair hammer in your hand the damaged structures in your proximity are coloured to indicate how damaged they are giving you an easy and fast overview of what needs to be repaired and approximately how damaged each thing is.

It would also be very useful if the ship symbol (that appears in the top right corner when you are on a ship) that indicates how strong and from which direction the wind is coming from and also how well the sails are catching the wind would also indicate how damaged the ship planks are because while you are fighting (if you are alone) it is next to impossible to check the remaining HP of the ship's planks without risking the ship itself.

An easy plank damage indicator (for example by having parts of the ship symbol change colour when the plank at that location is damaged (e.g: HP > 98% = black; HP > 80% = green; HP < 70% = yellow; HP < 50% = orange; HP < 30% = red) and because there are multiple planks at each point (from the top down) there could either be multiple indicators depending on how many planks there are or the indicator could just show the weakest plank) would make it possible to change the side of the ship that is exposed to enemy fire when the indicator shows that planks on one side are too damaged.

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Edited January 23, 2020 by Davy Jones [EU|DE]