El Pilar 1733 - Spanish Treasure Galleon

[KrisWood]

I've been working on decorations for Centurion and got sucked into a few good books. I'll get back to it!

[Antonio Mirones]

anything new? u could also post some pics of the Centurio hull looks the same :P

[KrisWood]

Now that Centurion is handed off I've started working on El Pilar de Zaragoza again. Today I added swivel stanchions and railings to the poop deck and finished up the masts.

I couldn't resist a lineup of history's epic Centurion vs Manila Galleon battle, and wow, that poor treasure ship had no chance!

In real life the treasure galleon would have had the ports on the gundeck closed, the guns would have been stored to make room for cargo on that deck. That left the galleon with only the main deck and quarterdeck guns and a handful of swivels against Centurion's full firepower.

According to Centurion's log she pulled up to pistol range and fired her broadside. I imagine the galleon would have been reduced to near kindling. O.o

Compare to historic paintings of the encounter which portray it the other way around, with the galleon dwarfing Centurion:

http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collect...cts/11852.html

[Chaos Theory]

El Pilar looks very tubby alongside Centurion's elegance

[KrisWood]

Tubby is kinda the point, for a ship carrying a year worth of all the treasure produced in the Philippines.

[Aristocrates]

Originally Posted by KrisWood Tubby is kinda the point, for a ship carrying a year worth of all the treasure produced in the Philippines.

Hopefully they shall give it a similar hauling capacity in-game

[Mirones]

stunning work again
i hope it gets just 800-1000cargo
but atleast its 18lb and 10lb :P

[t3chn0m0dj0]

I hope there will be a unique Galleon....right now every ships gets outdpsed by the Montblanc. The couronne gets melted,the poseidon,the centurion.

I would love to see 24 x 14lb 22x 12 lb 20x 12 + 2 acc bonus and + 7.5% reload bonus.

[commander4890D]

Your doing well so far dude!

[Thibideaux]

Are we ever going to see this Galleon in game? Because I would personally love to.