Ghost Ship Sightings

[Vetari]

As of right now
-70.140,+26.570

[Swarm]

 

Does anyone have a lock on its current location?

[Simon]

Try near [-70.165,+26.516]

[mouse]

It's indeed been awhile since I've had a romp on the ghost ship. I went looking for plunder and pistols, and only later discovered they weren't a very good weapon for me.

[Neil Tathers]

I've never liked the ghost ship.  There's no reliable way to get to it, and when you are on it, you have a high chance of falling off.  This, combined with the hard NPCs to kill on the ship make it a very non desirable place to go.

[Simon]

I'm open to (sensible) suggestions on how to make the ghost ship better. Whether it's making the chance of falling off a lot lower or some easier way to find it/get to it..

[Neil Tathers]

Either and item or a skill that can lead you to the ghost ship would be good.

Why does it knock people off?  I never understood why it does it

[Simon]

From what I remember, the idea was that you're living beings and when the ghost ship dematerialises during long distance movement, you can't "go" with it so you get dumped into the water.

[Neil Tathers]

That be fine if it was easier to find, but it's so tough that it just makes it discouraging.

[Simon]

Unless I've misread the code, people haven't been dumped off it since 2012.

commit fbccb6806b21cf62fa0aa1982c1187567b054c40
Author: Simon Amor <simon@shartak.com>
Date:   Sun Nov 11 01:10:33 2012 +0000

    Minor change to avoid dumping players off


If anyone does find it and then get dropped into the water, please let me know!

[Neil Tathers]

Where is it, and I'll go park someone on it

[Simon]

A couple of days ago, it was at [-70.071,+26.410]. It's still not far from there.

[Neil Tathers]

Unrelated note.

When killed inside the ghost ship, and directly respawn at a roaming shaman, you will respawn in Durham.

If you go outside the ship, and respawn at a roaming shaman, you will respawn at the correct place.

[Simon]

That could be considered a bug.

[Neil Tathers]

I think it relates to the map as well.

When you are inside the ghost ship and look at the map, it says you are off the coast of the western most island, which I think some people call Unity island, but I'm not sure.  It basically says you are over there.

If you jump off the ship it will show your true location.