N+K Falcon Class Frigate

This ship is amzingly detailed and very fun to sail. My only small issue is the constantly shifting wind direction makes it very difficult to sail to desired locations. Perhaps if there was an option to set our desired wind direction? It would make sailing the seas of SL much easier! Regardless I love the ship!

This is by far my favourite ship on the market place. The sailing experience for it is unrivalled (except by other N+K ships). Very customisable with the HUD, you can paint the ship all kinds of colours, change the flag and even ship name by uploading a word texture and using the UUID in this very easy-to-use appearance HUD that comes with the ship.

The ship comes with a combat system too, and unlike other combat systems (like VICE), you do not need to be in a rez zone to battle each other, you can do it in the middle of the Blake! The ship's hull has a health system and will sink if it hits zero, and this isn't just from combat either, if you hit some shallows, you will damage your hull slightly!

And don't let it's huge land impact put you off, so long as you keep your overall scripts low, this ship handles sim crosses far better then you can expect it to. Is easily a 5 star and worth the price tag. For any sailing or history fans, this, and the other N+K ships are the ones to go to!

The beauty of SL objects can be found in their design/originality. And in their looks. And not to forget, in their function!
The beauty of this frigate lies in all of these. It looks very real, up to the cannons, it just sails like a charm! And the design: all the components work together seamlessly! it adds a nice looking intuitive hud and gesture shortcuts that make it all very straightforward to command.
Yes it has a steep learning curve, at least for me. But that is entirely due to the fact that sailing these ships is well...difficult! Instructive video links are provided and that helped me a lot. My sailing is now improving with every trip I make. The ship does not get in the way of this learning process. And once you know how to do it, it is entirely logical (physics right?).
As a conclusion, this ship is a delight! Thanks for making it and I hope to see more such artworks in the future!

Even though this is the largest of the N+K ships so far, it is the one that is easiest to sail as a new user because all those sails give you more power and control. Even though the ship is very long, The falcon is perfectly balanced front and back, so It never seems stuck or lurching about. Likewise an expert Captain can pull off some amazing moves given all the options the ship provides. Not ridiculous or unrealistic, but very clever.

Technically, I have never had the ship get returned from a public seaway for being too primmy. It just is not. It's fun to sail the Falcon 40 or 50 sims trouble free, even on weekends where SL can be laggier. Also right now there are more appearance options for the Falcon. like animated flags and national themes.

The user group is some of the nicest people in SL. Someone is on all the time and usually willing to help. Even though the combat system can't be turned off, I have never been forced to fight. Lately all the N+K ships seem to be more sensible about collisions too. Before, even touching a seaweed would cause damage, but now I actually have to strike a solid object. As you can see from the 2016 reviews, the quality of life in these ships have improved steadily.

Lets get the bad out of the way first. As a avid SL sailing enthusiast who has many of the top sailboats I almost knocked 2 stars off. First the price, how can you charge 7500L with no demo? I know the sailing engine is worth it but you don't know what you're getting. Which becomes a leap of faith. Secondly the ship is 512 prims and is way to much for a serious sailboat in SL. If you like to sail all over the place like me you will end up crashing parcels and getting ejected from time to time. I have many hours sailing this ship and have had this happen many times in the Blake Sea area and have confirmed this with other owners. Thirdly it doesn't work with the other popular combat systems so I'll probably never use this in combat :( Fourth, way to many prims for the serious sailor!

Here's the great stuff about it. It crosses sim lines the best one could hope for for being 512 prims and will amaze you. It's the only Tall Ship in SL that sails like it is supposed to making it a very unique sailing simulation experience. You have to like a challenge. Sailing it properly is very satisfying. You can steer the ship with just the sails, its beautiful. The keyboard shortcuts they have created make controlling the ship very intuitive and a easy to manage the sails. The recent addition with the appearance HUD gives the ability to customize the color scheme of the ship making it a much nicer for 7500L, it didn't have this previously. The developers are active, contactable, and friendly.

The sailing engine I feel is the real crown jewel here. The simulator Tallship experience is something completely new to SL which is very satisfying to operate.

The ship looks amazing, very scale and detailed. I really hope they take this sailing engine and offer a much lower prim ship for the sailing enthusiasts.

I will definitely purchase their next release no matter what it is. I am hooked, thank you N+K!!!

This frigate has the far most realistic exterior and interior in SL. I was bored by the small boats and the creators who never looked for picture about ship interiors of this era.
I'm waiting excited for the update with the feature of recoloring but sadly the date of its release is stretching months.