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[Jean=A=Luc]

Originally Posted by Darvin

I notice a unit portrait in the lower left of the final screenshot. I find the solid black background to be a bit empty. It might be a good idea to add a static environment in the background of that portrait, perhaps based on the subrace of the player?

It's just an early screenshot, notice the minimap is empty too.

[Sharku]

Wonderful, naval combat is probably what I'm looking forward to the most in DoF since B4ME2's system was a real let down.

[The Witch King of Angmar]

Originally Posted by Darvin

I notice a unit portrait in the lower left of the final screenshot. I find the solid black background to be a bit empty. It might be a good idea to add a static environment in the background of that portrait, perhaps based on the subrace of the player?

Yeah or maybe like an animated thing of some sort. Or maybe it could just display what map your on or your stats with a backround.

[Puppeteer]

One suggestion; on the compass, maybe make the letters of the Poles N S E W gold embossed? That would look better

[Tbeaz161]

Are those people boarding I see? could those be passengers of a sunk ship swiming for safety? what they are actually on the ship not just being transported? Ship captureing? I think i'm in virtual love

[The Witch King of Angmar]

There is swimming implemented in the game. I'm not sure about the ship capturing but I'd love to see it.

[Jean=A=Luc]

I think they said they gave up on swimming back in that topic I made when I first joined here.

[Tbeaz161]

if they have given up on it they should take swiming off there features on the main page.

[Konstantin Fomenko]

To answer some of your questions:

Yes, ship combat is all about ship boarding and your units fighting it out, with the victor capturing the ship - Rise and Fall style.

But, not to say that something stops player packing the ship with catapults and fire-arrow archers for more traditional ship-to-ship combat, or ship-to-land assaults.

Yes, we did gave up on regular units swimming as a special ability, well not completely, but it`s unlikely we’ll give this ability to all of our units.

And on these screens these are dead bodies “swimming”, they remain in water, as well as some props after the ship is sunk.

[Darvin]

While I'd imagine archers will be unaffected by ship combat, how will siege weapons operate while on a boat? Will only certain types of boats be able to support them?