# Do you think ships in AoE2: DE should be a little larger?

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I think ship sizes are fine. The bigger they are, the more they could block out and make things harder to see. You can make a bunch more boats now compared to early 2000s, too, in terms of higher pop count maxes… So higher propensity to block more stuff.

But I just don’t like the thought of bigger ships. I think they’re fine 🙂 They’ll look too big, clunky, and ugly, imo

Probably because I’ve played and loved AoE2 for years, I don’t mind ships looking too small compared to units. Unlike building proportions in AoE4, which I really dislike

PS: I really wish AoE2:DE water was a deeper darker blue like that, and could be modded with more deep shades. It helps the world feel more real and treacherous, with deep oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds. It’s impossible to make the 3D water look like a really deep blue. However, 2D water is a step in right direction with coloring and saturation, just not nearly close enough. I recommend disabling 3D water.if you want darker blues.

I had a thread/posts about water here with some AoC and AoK water screens at bottom of post, too:

> [@\[SUGGESTION\] Different water graphic options](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestion-different-water-graphic-options/248947):
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> I toggled off “3D Water” for the first time in a very long time to see what 2D water looked like, and was immediately hit with a dose of nostalgia when I saw the deeper/darker blues of the water and more contrast for the depths… “2D Water”: “3D Water,” on the other hand, always looks brighter and less contrasted: NOTE: I know spec highlights contribute a little to that, but I’m talking more about the underlying colors. It may just be a personal thing, but something about…

And more water talk, if curious → [Improve water look, effects, and animals possible for AoE2?](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/improve-water-look-effects-and-animals-possible-for-aoe2/273566)

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