Ransurias 36 Posted January 15, 2019 I've lost two ramshackle sloops thus far to ships of the damned, and even in favorable wind conditions, it seems almost impossible to outrun them. To address this, I'm currently making a standard sloop with a medium speed sail that should be quite a bit faster, but I'd like to have some extra protection in addition to greater speed. Has anyone tested the effectiveness of using sloped wooden ceilings as armor, sort of like in this video (without the cannons and a few other adjustments)? I was thinking of using ceilings for the back of my sloop and leaving the front exposed for weight / storage / aesthetic reasons. This could be made into a small room for my ship's bed so that I don't have to stick it on the lower deck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sketch 15 Posted January 15, 2019 21 minutes ago, Ransurias said: I've lost two ramshackle sloops thus far to ships of the damned, and even in favorable wind conditions, it seems almost impossible to outrun them. To address this, I'm currently making a standard sloop with a medium speed sail that should be quite a bit faster, but I'd like to have some extra protection in addition to greater speed. Has anyone tested the effectiveness of using sloped wooden ceilings as armor, sort of like in this video (without the cannons and a few other adjustments)? I was thinking of using ceilings for the back of my sloop and leaving the front exposed for weight / storage / aesthetic reasons. This could be made into a small room for my ship's bed so that I don't have to stick it on the lower deck. ramshackles ye, normal sloops with meduim speed sail and a few levels and they aint gonna be able to keep up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gadefence 148 Posted January 15, 2019 I sailed about 6 districts in a ramshackle before giving up because it's a POS that's slow. Build a regular sloop. Takes about 10 mins. As people say, med speed > ramshackle any day of the week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
archaegeo 192 Posted January 15, 2019 Regular sloop can keep you away from any SOTD so long as you are paying attention and not thrown into them in the middle of a cyclone, but things happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites