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We would like to describe the forthcoming change to the crew system in Naval Action

Crew will have to be hired for certain price for the sailor
Crew will be lost if you sink or blow up
Crew will become persistent between battles
Players will be provided with 40 free sailors at the start of the game which cannot be lost (to support new players), this number could go up with rank up to a certain limit
Crew will be available for hire in all ports that you can enter
Crew will have to be assigned to ships that you capture to be able to use them

Ships that you capture will have to have crew to be transported back to port
There will be only two options for the ship you capture:
Add to fleet (assigning crew)
Sink
Ships will have minimum possible crew - you won't be able to add a ship to fleet or transfer yourself to you if your crew is lower than that ship minimum for sailing

Examples of how the system works

1) If you captured a Trincomalee in a Constitution you will have to assign crew to Trincomalee and sail back under crewed in both ships. Once you arrive to port you will hire the crew again.
2) If your group lost a good amount of crew during heavy battle - you become more vulnerable for the next battle
3) You sail a cutter and your friend captures a Santisima for you. If you claim it you will not be able to sail a Santisima if its minimum crew is above 40. You will have to sink her.

What this means for you
This means that fleets could come back, but they will be based on your crew that you can manage and you will actually have to hire that crew paying for them
This means that ship capture could come back (with limitations)
This also means that ships no longer will be teleported to outposts and players will have to get their captures to ports themselves
This also means that maintenance for heavy ships will go up dramatically as it should be
This also means that losing a first rate will cost you