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[Swash]

i think once you cripple a ship you cripple a ship you should be able to add it to your fleet

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Swashbuckler

i think once you cripple a ship you cripple a ship you should be able to add it to your fleet

That would be cool, or perhaps allowing you to 'switch' ships, which was more frequent in the era of pirates. There were a few that 'added' to thier fleet with them, but more predominantly they would take the better of the two, and scuttle the other.