Longtime lurker but had to sign up just to compliment you on not just the SPECTACULAR design and engineering work here, but also your process posts! I love reading this, seeing it, and it is all so wonderfully detailed and well executed. I am really excited for this game.
I have no strong opinion on the ship book design sadly — I share your sentiment that it looks really really good shaded. I think it should show the waterline a bit better, and would benefit perhaps from a halfway point where there is _some_ shading but it is overall fairly dark and silhouette-y?
Keep up the amazing work. Huge fan. I would pay a lot for this game!