Hello,
Im Dutch, can read Deutsch but I'll not be able to translate my whole story in it. Anyway, Ill keep it short. Great Patrician 4 is coming. One thing I have always been missing, and I know many with me is the boarding, the entering of a ship to capture it.
On the old Patricians this was done automatically. On the Total War serie for example too. But if you make this manually I think it will be one fantastic feature of this game.
For example: Many people play the old game Corsairs (from before 2000) because of this feature. Screenshots:
http://www.microids.com/jeu/en/40/screen…_corsairs-3.jpg
It doesn't have to be that expanded. Just have a ship and some crew men to control. Archers, people with sword etc. Just make a huge battlefield (2 ships + ropes they can throw to the other ship so they can enter it), etc.
I think a lot of people will like it! This is what I miss in most 'ship' related games.
Hope you can do anything with it,
Good luck!