if possible, take pictures of it. Would be better that way to explain them :) some are low morale/crew/etc markers

I think what you mean is blueish green, like a ghost ship, this means rowing. Some ships have oar and when you press i think shift on your keyboard or press the L3 on controller your sailors will start to row for a while increasing the ships speed, thats indicated with that kinda ghost ship icon, and that VFX that looks like it splits the air around it, though i think that vfx only happens during battles, but i might be wrong.

The red mast with a down arrow is i think the symbol for having less sailors than the minimum requirement for the ship to sail at full speed. But since i did not play this game for a week know thanks to the cargo load bug im not 100% sure.

Originally posted by Asakura Shinichi:

I think what you mean is blueish green, like a ghost ship, this means rowing. Some ships have oar and when you press i think shift on your keyboard or press the L3 on controller your sailors will start to row for a while increasing the ships speed, thats indicated with that kinda ghost ship icon, and that VFX that looks like it splits the air around it, though i think that vfx only happens during battles, but i might be wrong.

The red mast with a down arrow is i think the symbol for having less sailors than the minimum requirement for the ship to sail at full speed. But since i did not play this game for a week know thanks to the cargo load bug im not 100% sure.

Correct on all counts! The "splitting the air" is indicative of the use of a ram, and going to ramming speed. if it hits, it chunks a high amount of damage out of the target hit.

Originally posted by kainyusanagi:

Originally posted by Asakura Shinichi:

I think what you mean is blueish green, like a ghost ship, this means rowing. Some ships have oar and when you press i think shift on your keyboard or press the L3 on controller your sailors will start to row for a while increasing the ships speed, thats indicated with that kinda ghost ship icon, and that VFX that looks like it splits the air around it, though i think that vfx only happens during battles, but i might be wrong.

The red mast with a down arrow is i think the symbol for having less sailors than the minimum requirement for the ship to sail at full speed. But since i did not play this game for a week know thanks to the cargo load bug im not 100% sure.

Correct on all counts! The "splitting the air" is indicative of the use of a ram, and going to ramming speed. if it hits, it chunks a high amount of damage out of the target hit.

With the right crew you can initiate boarding while colliding with a ram. It's truly an overpowered skill with the right crew. I have done 5 ship bounties and captured all 5 (scrap one cos of 4 limit) so fast that the longest parts were the loading times and the fight 'cut' scenes.

ok sweet thank you guys i was unsure exactly of the meanings obviously i just wish the game had a better manual or website for it but the internet is not very helpful in that regard