Ironclads!

[draftsman]

Can we get the abillity to go more back in time to the civil war eras and desgin ironclad? i love desigining ironclads

[Sinjen Blackstar]

One of the first academy missions allows this. Not currently available in campaign. Perhaps a mod or DLC might include this in the future?

[Richard Dastardly]

If the assets are there you should be able to use them already with some editing, I think the problem is there won't be enough ironclads, only a couple of US civil war ones.

[CatBoi_UwU]

There are some french ironclad hulls in the game. And I have to say that those french ironclad hulls are very effective!
I am waiting for the HMS Victoria (1887), the Italian Duilio Class (1880) with 450 mm guns! Ironclad era! And the US ones like the USS Maine (1889). But there are many more iroclad ships that I think would be very useful in early game. For example the Trafalgar class was in comission till 1910. So I see a lot of potential in ironclads.

[Richard Dastardly]

Yes, but the French ones are basically the same as their pre-dreadnoughts :) unfortunately if you go back further to differentiate ironclads from pre-dreads better you end up having to install sails, and then you have to have wind mechanics.

[skawabla]

That'd deff be cool to see, same as the comments above they have the ability to do it I just don't think they will anytime soon.

[hashishmaria]

Yeah, I want broadside ironclads and early turreted ones as well (All hail HMS Captain LOL). some 1870 start for the campaign would be nice :-)

[Richard Dastardly]

An 1880s naval fracas between Britain & France would be some of the wackiest battles to watch... I'd really like to see it.

[phantombandit]

Originally posted by Sinjen Blackstar:

One of the first academy missions allows this. Not currently available in campaign. Perhaps a mod or DLC might include this in the future?

I just tried that mission. Dang, 1,000 displacement. A tiny tiny CL even by 1890 standards.

[AzrielForReal]

I would love an 1860s start, just to have an American Civil War in the campaign as an option, with possible European intervention.

[hashishmaria]

Originally posted by AzrielForReal:

I would love an 1860s start, just to have an American Civil War in the campaign as an option, with possible European intervention.

While that would be nice, it would change gameplay significantly. US Civil War era was still most about sail ships, which behave differently. (Can you imagine accidentally putting a sailing ship and steam ship into one squadron)? Also AI has problems steering STEAM ships, can you imagine giving it control over mixed sail and steam fleet? :-D

[AzrielForReal]

Originally posted by hashishmaria:

Originally posted by AzrielForReal:

I would love an 1860s start, just to have an American Civil War in the campaign as an option, with possible European intervention.

While that would be nice, it would change gameplay significantly. US Civil War era was still most about sail ships, which behave differently. (Can you imagine accidentally putting a sailing ship and steam ship into one squadron)? Also AI has problems steering STEAM ships, can you imagine giving it control over mixed sail and steam fleet? :-D

It's just such a tease that they have ACW ships in the Academy, but then you can't play with them in the campaign.

[Human72]

Originally posted by jusjokez:

Can we get the abillity to go more back in time to the civil war eras and desgin ironclad? i love desigining ironclads

that or other wodden ships as well.

[AzrielForReal]

Originally posted by Akhorahil:

Originally posted by AzrielForReal:

I would love an 1860s start, just to have an American Civil War in the campaign as an option, with possible European intervention.

Coastal and riverine Ironclad battles, including against fortifications, would be fantastic.

Absolutely agree. River monitors are awesome.

[Goofgunkg]

Originally posted by Richard Dastardly:

If the assets are there you should be able to use them already with some editing, I think the problem is there won't be enough ironclads, only a couple of US civil war ones.

They could use Wooden frigates and other ships instead of just ironclads perhaps,

[Richard Dastardly]

Originally posted by Male_07:

Originally posted by Richard Dastardly:

If the assets are there you should be able to use them already with some editing, I think the problem is there won't be enough ironclads, only a couple of US civil war ones.

They could use Wooden frigates and other ships instead of just ironclads perhaps,

I mean as current assets. There were plenty of ironclads around the world to make campaigns for but they'd need modelling first.