Ships of the Line - how to get one?

[GreyKat]

Im curious. I read this thread and had to go reg here to respond.
Is the SOTL the same as a Flagship?
I captured a Spanish ship labeled "New Warship" out of Gibralter and captured it with a captured royal spanish sloop. After I took the New Warsip it turned out to be called "Pirate Flagship - ruyo de le mundo" or something like that.
It looks very similar to the SOTL screenshots and does two salvos per firing. It holds 50+ cannon and I have had it hold up t0 300 men (triple ham)
Ive been taking every SPanish city and port I can for a couple of in game years and have the whole south coast area turned to Dutch now and am working on the upper islands.
The SPanish have a 47000 bounty on my head (heh - they keep sending sloops and fast galleons to capture a flagship).
If someone would tell me how to get screenshots in game I would post some screens of it for the curious.

 

[Longasc]

It has 40 cannons and is probably a Flag Galleon.

And btw, everything that is your flagship is called "Pirate Flagship". Even a Pinnace.

There are nine classes of shiptypes and 3 in each class.

Frigate, Large Frigate, Ship of the Line
Brigantine, Brig, Brig of War
Sloop, Sloop of War, Royal Sloop
Fast Galleon, War Galleon, Flag Galleon
Trade Galleon, Royal Galleon, Treasure Galleon
Coastal Barque, Barque, Ocean Barque
Canoe, Pinnace, Mail Runner
Merchantman, Large Merchantman, East Indiaman
Fluyt, Large Fluyt, Westindiaman

Maybe I mixed up the last few types, but there is no special type called Flagship.

 

[Taé Shala]

If someone would tell me how to get screenshots in game I would post some screens of it for the curious.

Press the "print" button, leave the game open a graphics program and just paste (Ctrl+V). You should have a screenshot now.

Or you can use a tool like THIS

 

[Rik Meleet]

Why Chieftess ???

 

[Longasc]

bigchief gave me a lot of good hints, but I wanted a female name for my ship.

And as "Queen Elizabeth" was no choice anymore due to the fact that my Elisabeth really pissed me off, I somehow came over "Chief" to "Chieftess". I decided this within the first minute after I got the SOTL with the original name "Omniverous".

Maybe I think she is a pirate, too... who knows.

 

[rupertlittlebea]

well, i also found my SOTL by luck, i didint even look for it ^^, i was trying to raid some spanish towns, but on the way there i saw a boat that i thought was a frigate and it attacked a spanish war galleon, i decided to wait for them to finish and attack the winner and of course it was the "frigate", but then when i attacked i realized it was a SOTL
but is it possible to keep more then one ship when u divide the plunder ?

Don't know how many times I have seen a Spanish Raider sloop ace a French Invasion Frigate.

 

[Beernuts1987]

I remember one game in the 1690's when i was able to capture 3!!! SOL's!!!! Sadly I was only able to keep one after dividing the plunder. Two I got on the same voyage and then after Div. Plu. I captured another one. This was around the St. Kitts/St. Eustatius area. 2 French and 1 Dutch

 

[Mooh]

yesterday i took a dutch SOL. i never talked to their governer and attacked all dutch vessels no matter what they were. at the age of 31 they grew tired of this and finally sent a SOL. at that time i just finished fighting a royal galleon so my crew was down to 50. used a large frigate and just rammed right in to it. my 50 >> 250 crew. hehe.
i play at swashbuckler btw.

 

[bombshoo]

I have a question...Currently I am pretty much disliked by everyone but the French, and I have succeeded in installing several French ports in various locations around the Carribbean so I always have a place to repair, recruit, and sell.

I was sailing just outside of Martinique when I see a French Ship of the Line, I really want to get one for myself, but if I take it will it ruin my reputation with the French? Is it worth attacking it? I am a count currently, if that matters.

 

[man o' war]

if it definately worth getting it. The Frence wil forgive you over time, and after all, its only one ship, and a sotl will benifit you so much it would be stupid to let it get away.