Brig the only ship viable to me

[Zen_Man]

Started game on hard. Once I was past the point that I could do the profitable trades, I soon bought the brig. Did not change anything except adding the cargo racks.

What a blast. So stable, can carry lots of load. I equipped it with furniture and shelves and crates and barrels and lamps so it looks like home to me. Bought a little seat, put it beneath the wheel and pleaced the compass on it in correct orientation. Very handy!

I did the Aestrin Emerald route quite few times now. Last time I transported 5 Logs. I thought Id never make it in a storm because of the heavy load, but she sailed save and sound all the way.

Awesome!

[Thundercracker]

the brig is my favorite ship, too. it makes me feel fancy to have an honest to goodness cabin and second deck.

i've got my compass sitting on the railing right by the wheel. it was a pain to drop it just so, but it pays in spades.

[Zen_Man]

Hello fellow Brig sailor.

I tried to place the compass there too. I did not make it :) Kudos to you!!!

[Javik]

i really enjoyed "midgame" with the sanbuq because its nearly unsinkable even with upgraded sails and a full load, plenty of cargo space, only had to reef the sails twice in 60h of playing and it pretty much always held the course perfectly on long voyages. recently swapped to the brig and gave it some gaff sails for better upwind performance but i have taken on water a lot more and often times had to go on just a half staysail and half gaff during strong winds, its seems quite a bit slower on average but i wouldnt wanna go back because of the amazing cabin and crazy cargo space, as well as the overall style. as for the compass, just put a table next to the wheel :)
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[Javik]

*when i say slower on average, my sanbuqs slowest upwind, and i mean almost directly upwind, maybe 15° away from the irons was 6 knots, and my top speed being 14 knots, with my brig my slowest is around 4 and my fastest around 11.

[Surveyor]

Nearly unsinkable? Far from my experience, since crossing the high seas in my Sanbuq always was quite a white-knuckled experience for me. And while the Brig wasn't quite as stable as I expected it to be, it's still way more reassuring than the Sanbuq (depending on the route, of course).

Also, square-riggers are simply a must. You can have all kinds of fancy boats in your inventory, but it absolutely needs to have a Brig as well.

[Thundercracker]

Originally posted by Javik:

*when i say slower on average, my sanbuqs slowest upwind, and i mean almost directly upwind, maybe 15° away from the irons was 6 knots, and my top speed being 14 knots, with my brig my slowest is around 4 and my fastest around 11.

my build philosophy was as many gaffs as i could fit, as large as they could be, while keeping squares on the masts. also one of those "rear mast only" sails i forget the name of at this moment.

the wind had to be blowing down my teeth to stop me, and i maintain a speed of 8-12 knots. if i'm below 8, it's because some portion of my sails are crossing over into the deadzone. usually a quick fix in changing heading a couple of degrees, or resetting the sails, depending on how bad it is.

[GrumpyDave73]

i put two 9yrd squares on my sanbuq and all i could do was go backwards with a side wind lol.
i couldn't get her to move forward even with a jib out.
i let her reverse her way back to the ship customizer and put the old sails back on lol.
i have way too much to learn about how sails work.
i couldn't even get the squares to go straight bow to stern. they barely wanted to move from straight across the hull lol.
how you guys have 300 sails on those ships is beyond me lol.

[boris.glevrk]

Originally posted by GrumpyDave73:

i put two 9yrd squares on my sanbuq and all i could do was go backwards with a side wind lol.
i couldn't get her to move forward even with a jib out.
i let her reverse her way back to the ship customizer and put the old sails back on lol.
i have way too much to learn about how sails work.
i couldn't even get the squares to go straight bow to stern. they barely wanted to move from straight across the hull lol.
how you guys have 300 sails on those ships is beyond me lol.

lol we have 500+ sails on every large ship.
For sambuq my current config is
biggst jib you can find (IIRC 109+47)
10yd fin sail (217)
9yd fin sail (126-ish I think?)
trapezodial top sail on top mast (94~110 I forgot)

Can reach 13kt at optimum conditions, usually sails at 10 ~11 kt regardless of wind direction.

[jamespfp]

I'm a Ditto on "I bought a small table to put my Compass on next to the Wheel" Club when it comes to the Brig. I even stopped using a basic compass and got a second Sun Compass for this purpose, because the markings on its outer ring allow for precision that the smaller compasses cannot offer.

[Thundercracker]

man, i gotta document how to get a compass onto the railing properly, so many of yall are bringing a dang table over!

[jamespfp]

^^ On the Sanbuq, it's on the rail. It's also useful to jump on the table to get a better look over the Bow. Crouch, Grab Wheel, Stand Up.

[GrumpyDave73]

i set mine on the deck just to the left of the helm. only need to look down to see it.
the deck boards seam helps to get it nice and straight.

[Odoty]

Let's see what you all make of this big new girl

[Surveyor]

Originally posted by Odoty:

Let's see what you all make of this big new girl

New? If you mean the Brig, it's probably there since the beginning. I haven't seen any new boats since I joined, and that was maybe a year ago.

[Thundercracker]

Originally posted by Surveyor:

Originally posted by Odoty:

Let's see what you all make of this big new girl

New? If you mean the Brig, it's probably there since the beginning. I haven't seen any new boats since I joined, and that was maybe a year ago.

check the game news, new patch just dropped.