Where did ship capturing go?

[ramadawn]

Is it just me...or do navel battles no longer result in ship captures.

This is a very odd change as historically, ship where FAR more likely to be captured in combat than sunk.

 

[berkz]

+1

 

[FloatingOrb]

In the huge naval battles you still see it, only the captured ships are often sunk immediately. Basically, ships do too much damage to eachother so they sink before they get captured. It is still there though, just out of balance with the recent change.

 

[Katakakes]

I still capture a ship from time to time, but the new naval mechanics did seem to change how often you capture ships.

I'm guessing it's because they're destroyed first before being able to be captured.

You know what would be neat with Wealth Of Nations? A new type of ship that would focus on mobility and ship capture.

 

[jdavis86]

Yes I've noticed this too. In 1.5 ships are rarely captured. Much to your annoyance in the early game.

 

[Isaios]

On balance, I rather like the changes though. At least now you don't have to fight the same damned fleet over and over and over again.

And I see ship captures more when it's Light Ship on Light Ship, or Transports.

 

[milman]

when both fleet are of same size there is much more chance to capture ships in battle. In other situations they just die. i like this change, not perfect but better than before.

 

[Sir Garnet]

Lack of captures is strange, since in the age of wooden ships they were hard to sink, being made of wood and taking almost all damage above the waterline, and colors being struck to signal surrender when disabled in conflicts within European civilization. The galley ram was effective in delivering damage below the waterline.