[1.7+] Ships of Legend

Ahoy, captains!

This mod focuses on reworking and enhancing several legendary captains from the Ship Pack DLC.
At the moment, the changes affect Don Fernando, Captain Grim and Hendrik van Dorn.

Don Fernando:

– Received a more unique character model.

– His crew is now more professional.

– He now uses his combat mechanics to defend himself if attacked in port.

– The difficulty of the encounter has been significantly increased – you should prepare well before facing him. Information from the Port Authority may prove very useful.

Captain Grim has received significantly more changes:

– His experience level has been increased.

– His crew is extremely strong in boarding combat — without softening them up with grapeshot first, victory will not come easily.

– Your crew now fears the “ghost ship.”

– Grim stays longer in the colonies and now affects the surrounding world.

– Rumors about him begin to spread in cities.

– The prison and Port Authority temporarily stop functioning while he is present.

– A proper reason has been added for why he sails to Isla Tesoro (check the shipyard).

– Grim can now attack the player himself. Memento usually hides in the bays of the island where he is currently stationed. He is not called the scourge of slave traders for nothing — if you choose, you can provoke an encounter.

Hendrik van Dorn has received a major update:

– All changes take effect once Dorn loses his position as director. From that moment, his focus is entirely on combating pirates.

– Van Dorn’s crew is the best in the region! New combat mechanics have been added, and the punitive squadron now poses a serious threat. The flagship operates like a perfectly tuned machine, capable of fending off any pirate. His boarding crew has been reinforced with companies elite soldiers and officers. Prepare carefully before challenging him.

– While Dorn is at sea, pirate threat in the region decreases — he keeps the area under control.

– The Amsterdam squadron periodically stops in Willemstad for resupply and repairs. The city is filled with rumors, and the shipyard is busy working on the squadron. If you choose to attack the squadron in port, you will need to sink all the ships to exit the battle.

– Defeating the squadron no longer resets the bounty, while attacking in port raises it to the maximum. Destroying the punitive squadron also increases the current pirate threat in the region.

Additional notes:

– The mod works in all officially supported languages.

– Logic for attacking Holy Mercy in port has been fixed: the ship no longer attacks the player if it was attacked by different threat — the same applies to Amsterdam.