OVERVIEW

Shipyard Overhaul
This Mod 'aims' to unlocks all availlable vanilla ships + hidden ones + all customization.
So that ultimately every ship is directly and cost-effectively available to the player,
including access to hidden/previously unusable content plus more customization options.

I plan to offer several versions of this mod, as well as various add-on modules.
I'm also working on a UE4SS mod variant, which will then be available as an additional version.

This is a WiP Mod (Work-in-Progress), that means more features are planned and will be added over time,
since there are no guides, no modkit/officially availlable tools - everything is done by reverse engineering.

The use of this mod is at your own risk; a corrupted game save may result,
and this cannot be completely ruled out with current means and knowledge!
(Always backup your character-saves! - Its your own risk to use this mod!)

FEATURES (Main Version)

⏺ Unlocks all 9 vanilla ships:

- Ketch Stock - Ketch Brethren - Ketch Blackbeard - Brig Stock - Brig Brethren - Brig Blackbeard - Frigate Stock - Frigate Brethren - Frigate Blackbeard

⏺ Adds 2x hidden ships + Boat:

- Cutter - Black Cutter - Boat
(more planned) - both 'Cutter' already equipped with cannons by default!

⏺ Costs for building AND repairing all the ships - reduced to 1 rope per ship

⏺ Unlocks almost all hidden ship customizations at the Shipwright's Workshop + several more on the fly - Cost per customization bundle = 250 Piastre

SIDE NOTE

The mod is designed and tested exclusively for single-player mode, as I do not play online myself.
Therefore, I will not and cannot provide any support regarding the multiplayer mode.
If it works, it works, great. – If not, I cannot and will not make it compatible for the reason mentioned above.

In case you are an advanced modder, that already knows the Windrose asset structure etc.,
and want to make it multiplayer-compatible, then please hit me up on Discord,
either in the official Windrose Server in the modding channels or in the newly created Windrose Modding Server,
my Discord Name is "CyberCrank".

But I need teamwork on equal terms for this. - So please keep in mind:
I don't have much time, so please bear with me if you're a modding beginner with little to no experience.
I cannot and will not teach you with reverse engineering the multiplayer compatibility, as I simply don't have the time for that.

INSTALL

Install Step:

Download and extract the mod-folder "AL_BLACK_MARKET_SHIPYARD" into:
*\Windrose\R5\Content\Paks\..

Final folder structure:
\Windrose\R5\Content\Paks\ └── AL_BLACK_MARKET_SHIPYARD\ └── ZZZ.AL_BLACK_MARKET_SHIPYARD_P.pak
Delete the old folder and files if they exist: AL_BLACK_MARKET_SHIPYARRRRD (*.pak)

Done.

UNINSTALL

First of:
Before you can safely uninstall the mod,
you need to remove ALL items from the ships, and then sell ALL the ships you bought with this Mod!

This is purely a precautionary measure, I can’t guarantee that simply deleting the mod right away won't damage your save file later.
I simply cannot test this, and proper troubleshooting is not possible at this time to be 100% sure.
I tested deleting it right away, and did not noticed any errors, but that means nothing without proper debugging functionality tbf,
so better safe than sorry.

Uninstall Step:

Remove all items from the ships, and then sell the ships you bought through the mod.
Then delete the mod-folder "AL_BLACK_MARKET_SHIPYARD" in:
*\Windrose\R5\Content\Paks\..

Done.

KNOWN ISSUES

Formerly hidden ships - hulls not displayed in dock:
The hulls of the formerly hidden/newly enabled ships currently fail to render/are not displayed in the preview at the dockyard. – [under investigation]. (This mainly concerns the 'extra' ships like Boat, Cutter, Cutter Black)

Will not work together with any other .pak mod, that alters/modify the ship category..
-> including dockyard, ship equipment stations, ships itself, or ship customization etc.
This is a limitation of .pak modifications, not an error or bug, and nothing i can fix.

SUPPORT & FEEDBACK

none. - the same i got back.

Black Market Shipyard