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Crusade, Privateers, and Detection in Multiplayer

Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Saw I saw in last dev diary that Crusade will allow Privateers - fleets that can attack but don't show insignia. I'm curious, are these disguised any other way?

I'm thinking about the multiplayer implications, specifically. If I design a ship and make it a privateer, it might not bear my flag but it'll be kind of obvious if it is an Arcean ship and I'm the only player using Arcean shipsets. Or if it is a custom ship at all in a 1v1 game with AI opponents. Will other players see a "pirate default" or some other visual difference, or will Privateers only be useful against the AI?