How far along are the rules?

Walter · July 31, 2011, 02:02:48 PM

Galley? Planning to make your prisoners work? ;D

TexanCowboy · July 31, 2011, 02:03:26 PM

Prisoners? Na, they're assigned to the "counting rattlesnakes Bureau"

Now illegal Mexican immigrants, on the other hand...

Walter · July 31, 2011, 02:13:13 PM

Not sure if they will be reliable enough for your galleys. You'd better use them as fence poles for the many, many miles of barbed wire along your border and around the cattle farms. :)

Tanthalas · July 31, 2011, 03:29:37 PM

im quite fine with that option for sailing ships, Carth and I have played around with it a bit and struck at about 2% misc. Weight to refelct a full sail rig in SS2, for what its worth.

Guinness · July 31, 2011, 06:27:00 PM

I think if you want rower power, go for it. It'll come out of whatever manpower caps might go into place though. ;)

TexanCowboy · July 31, 2011, 07:08:07 PM

MWAHAHAHA!!!

Tejas Galley O' Doom

Waterline Dimensions:
Length: 550 feet
Width: 70 feet
Draught: 15 feet
(.45 block coefficient)

Rowers: 50,000 (All illegal immigrants)

Speed: 20 minute dash - 20.1 knots
2 hour "battle speed" - 18.53 knots
8 hour chase - 17.37 knots
Rowing in shifts - 12.44 knots

Armament: 500 archers (to be replaced with an equal number of gatling guns)
4 large catapults (to be replaced with an equal number of 10''/25 guns

Ithekro · July 31, 2011, 09:45:55 PM

Somehow I don't think it will float...or move...or even fit come to think of it. :P

Walter · July 31, 2011, 11:07:41 PM

You'll most likely need 1 ton of miscellaneous weight for every 10 illegal immigrants so that would mean you will need at least 5000 tons miscellaneous weight on a vessel that is probably about... 5000 tons? ;D

TexanCowboy · August 01, 2011, 06:46:43 PM

Skinny ones, only 110 lb each. And they get no food nor bathroom breaks.

Ithekro · August 01, 2011, 07:35:07 PM

Weak "slaves" can't make 20 knots even for 20 minutes. Can even make cruising speed for an hour before they start dropping.

TexanCowboy · August 01, 2011, 07:54:30 PM

More galleys with more catapults to toss new slaves on?

Ithekro · August 02, 2011, 12:12:49 AM

Impact would probably make them less than usuable rowers.

Plus I doubt you would have that many "immigrants" with Mexico having the same ecomomy as you do in 1880.

Desertfox · August 07, 2011, 09:15:43 AM

I was running some numbers and I feel a starting figure of $1,000 should be fine. Going with $1,500 might lead to massive unsustainable navies.I was also thinking, maybe give us the option of going with either figure with those choosing the smaller having a stronger starting economy?

Korpen · August 07, 2011, 09:41:16 AM

Quote from: Desertfox on August 07, 2011, 09:15:43 AM
I was also thinking, maybe give us the option of going with either figure with those choosing the smaller having a stronger starting economy?

Bad idea, as that would only benefit the states that do not need a navy.
I can also see a problem in starting money being worth more when used for things that can be upgraded (such as armies) then money used on ships which will be lost when the ship is obsolete.