Pride of the fleet

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I suggest adding an option to select 1 ship as "the pride of the fleet". Unless the older pride of the ship gets destroyed, only newer ships would be candidates for this title. This would have no initial cost (if you select a smaller ship you may lose 1 prestige point). Each time such ship contributes in a battle that ends in a major victory (only in battles against comparable ships or bigger), you get 1 bonus prestige point (and maybe a little bit of cash). If your PotF contributes to the sinking of enemy PotF, you get 3 bonus prestige points (and a little more cash). If you lose your PotF in battle, you lose 3 or 5 (idk now, requires balancing) prestige points (and some money). This would basically add a minor "betting" system into the game while also adding more realism and immersion.

[maxspee]

I was literally just checking the suggestions to see if this had already been added, and it had, in the past two weeks no less!

Although my take on it would be:

At the start of the game you must select one ship to be pride of the fleet, it must be a ship with the >= tonnage.

You may select a new pride of the fleet if you have a new ship that is larger than the current pride of the fleet

You must select a new pride of the fleet if your prior pride of the fleet is sunk, scrapped, or otherwise removed.

I personally would only make the PoTF effect the prestige outcomes of battles and not impact budget.