Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-26228660-20150323221758/@comment-24108228-20150324214838

Hmm. I agree with a 50 walkspeed boat, but not with your levels or implementation.

The issue with shipbuilding is that beyond level 5, nobody really wants the boats. I remember selling people boats and saying "I'm trading the best boat in the game for 2 steel!" (this was before war-sloops). When asked what I meant by the best boat, I answered frigate. Each and every time, I was corrected to "Catamaran", which I sold instead.

People want speed instead of size, and so I think we should add a steam-boat of some form. The issue with the kayak in my opinion is that it's bento exclusive, and bento has all the materials it wants either on it's island or on the island neighbouring. This means that the only people who would use it would be nomads, who already have enough perks as it is.

If instead we made the builder pay iron for an engine, and make them have to consume their flammable objects as the downside to the faster version of the sloop, we can add a late game boat, perhaps requiring up to shipbuilding 9, that requires more raw material (and therefore is a more tribal option) than it's counterpart but works better.

Thoughts?