What does customising do in The Great Expedition world quest?

Question

09:10:36 Proprietor Piers: Top o' the morning, traveller! Here to join the Great Expedition by helping to fund it, vote for a crew member, check its status, exchange your event points or customise our majestic ship? ...

I've been forgetting to customise the ship! What does this do? Do you get achievements from this? Does it give you points? Did I set myself back here in a rush? Or is it just for flavor ;P?

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I'm also curious if the black sails provide a different set of rewards. It is labelled separately in the NPC dialogue and the black sail is located above the tavern with a treasure chest underneath.


 "Proprietor Piers: You can choose between a regal, emerald or blood coloured design ONCE every day! And, if you are willing to lend a hand in helping our bold adventure, you can also vote for the Estrela to sail under black banners!"

Answer 1

It just change the colours of the ships flags and the statue…

So far there is no achieve or nothing like that neither a change on the island

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Any pictures of what that means? Thank you!

Answer 2

There are no achievements related to customizing the ship, unless this mechanic is expanded much further in future editions of the event.

I participated in the event on all seven days and received no reward or achievement for taking part in the ship customization.

After the event ends successfully, you can access the Estrela by going up the ladder north of Proprietor Piers. The Estrela is no longer docked there, as it is already out at sea. The options that received the most votes determine the final appearance of the ship. On my world, Rasteibra, the most votes went to the Dragon figurehead and Blood-coloured flags:

Once aboard, you can go up to the deck, where the chosen captain is, and use the ship's wheel:

This takes you to the Great Expedition Island, which currently has an unknown purpose and will probably play a larger role in future editions of the event. There is also a giant closed gate on the island that nobody has figured out how to open yet: