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 skills. Each skill may be raised up to
10, but the effect of officers can increase i
ave gained enough experience and =ased in ran
page 13 for more. info on passengers and
additional skfll poims Prove a rmmber 'o£ £
[o specialize in particular skil
s to distribute. skill is important for any
price a[ which you hire crew and the
will also s the morale hit w
their salary. Ha h Leadership is
ing better officers and successfu persuading certain
advance in rank
levels. One perk is I
ow you to comman
You will be nt: for any captain, since
rip class for
ends on sword |ng abilities. This skill affe
you go up in rank damage you deal with your blows,
additional s ance of blocking eneny bhaws and piercin
ribute how damage you
gher this skill, the
xperience points are
ari obtain experience
at in Pit.cztes`, exp€ri€nce for
raise bravery and skin,
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fects the E
air while at sea> as w as the altlount o£
not able repair che ship if th
is raised the crew will b
greater amounts a

-0"ERCE
ommerce represengs goad you are at
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CANNON SHELLS
There are 4 types a
Grapeshot, Knippe
their usefuhaes

CURRENT GO

HARACTER
On the Characti6r screen can see your ourrent reptltation'
how much experience you need to reach
-hand. You will also use this scree
Ou fast start a new game, and
s, simply highlight rfue skill y
nd chick the arrow. Once you assign a
be undone, so choose c-arefufty.
tier cm Skills and what chey do, see

can also add new a

 an item in the cargo, click the LEFT
UTTON to have the option to view additional information
at item or to discard some or all of that item from cargo.
Discard items from the cargo of a
be able will not be available for an allied sdi
ecring them. the previous menu.

BED RATE
N RATE , Throughout the game
%i
qu^q ,
you'll find characters that
wish to join you on your
way. These may be people
you find and taH{ to in
towns, or characters yo
take with you as part Of
LT,i
quest. You can take up to
URRENT CREW assengers
OLD CAPACITY onboard your ship at once. You can choose
to serve as officers in your party. Once set as officers, these
characters enhance your §kills] accomp-any you on land, a
rs receive Just you do,
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mugs indicate fr
relations, and the
indicate neutral

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scion mark next to them, comp
ie personal items
em and will have a check mark next to
Canylng are listed
formation you've gathered on an
Use the arrows [o
ress the Esc KEY to go back to the
LeftAIght to
RADE LOG ght items, which
display a brie
This screen will list i-;S fy,~. ',

Import, Export, and

Contraband goods for
any island you have 1.REqu£

visited. This allows you

ick the Release option tQ unequip it. If you
quick access to
information on where g the weapon, you ca.n highlight and select the E
same manner to make that, item your
ou can find needed
oods cheaply, or sell off
ome goods you have on hand for a high

Contraband doesn't have a direct affect on

ontraband items (especially at lower reputa
et you killed. Contraband items
lands. To sell those
(in the tavern
up an exchange at
 sea prov §an abundance of locations for
e involved in ship to ship combat, either as part a
solo combatant. Combat betireefl ships or bqard:
in the mini-map, you can view an of the accessible ships, are the only activities available at sea. Th€
at:ions and known n names for the is ions between ship, crews, shilis, and ca
possibilities for sea-facing
TowNS
For each of the eigh s, towns serve as t
of the garne's activity and quests. This is where you will talk QUICK BAR Torn
NPCs and obtain informatio e game world, and most i LOCATION
feature trade, crew for hire, { and shipyards to You can "qu\ic
ships. Towns are inhabited with nor+player character (NPCs), differem town locations by
whose attitude towards your character can change from friend§hi pressing the ErmR REP,
to hostihty. You will be able to visit busthag taverns, stores, sehecting the location you
residences of governors, common houses, and ot ish to travel to, and then
you can meet NPCs. There are also many jungle the ENTER REV to
and Secret landing beaches on the islands where avel. When you walk
special quests and adventures. through a town, you can
identify each of these locations by the signs over their
WILDERNESS Town Hall does not have a but you won't be able to qui
Wildemess areas, such as beaches, jungles, always the largest town. In addition,
provide quick, action-oriented gam€play and
players with \items, gold, and inforrm
characters. The wilderness
generator to place its
 Prayer
regular
tosses at sea. Wit
averns you can
with the barte
ere you can assign
scuss repairs on your You then win be
oil warn to allocate the crew, and check the curren
interface that handles al work of rich rfue standing crew. The cost of crew varies bag
and purchasing ships.
vernment and the reputation of the captain doing
I P T| _

din the shipyard interface

u can make repairs to the hull
sails of your ship, or ships
ithin your convoy. You can also
ur own ship or purchase a

of select ship types is ofee

aptain, but is also based on the capa
Not all shipyards can off urge ships.

STORE ~ TRADE/SE
The store you to transfer trade g
e items frQm
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-14
Chocolate 2
sugar 6 2

wine 12 2

Linen 8 3

Rum 6 ++ 1 --

Tobacco 10 •+\

Coffee 14 2
Mahogany 16 4

Wheat y4- +2

-i5
Ebony 6
`,4
plank§** 4

Sailcloth** 3' 3
 with simple models
prQportlon yot}r crew number.
deck, simulating actions based on the ship

p by using the designated rudder contr

the ship left and right, and to raise and lower the sails. The
fully rotatable around the ship and the playe
out to get+a closer Qf wider view of th

the alternate first the contr

ow able to view the action as if the
standin a deck. e player freely on the ship

s the player can issue the

mand and, provided th
s are loaded, the 8qus W
any enemy ships within
the guns and for the
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•i-E%(ice

8y
 can go assist
n enter a I on deck are resolved,
as it quick crewman. That may
particular take on multiple enemies at
even fad [ anger ships, you'11 have to fight your i
€raL dec e ship before you successfully capture

are ta,ken to the ransack screen.

If the player
boarded an (
player can elect to take the
opponent's ship, goods, and ere
The interface for ransack mimi
ape controls. the Ship and Store interface, T
nd friendly and enemy ericoumters are re Player can elect to transfer some
1 the player's local vicinity. These can be all Of their current goods
instances the player may not be able to mam€uver opponent ship, or transfer
p or quick moving storm and r's current ship. The player can also elect to take on
g environment. ent's crew, or to assign a fast officer to the
a ship (a prize ship will join the player's convoy and res
OARDING the player's direct commands). For more on
ooner or later, you may decide you want to Your Convoy on page 28.
intact, in which case you'll need to
omphsh this you must first sail close t:a €
arding icon appears in the top left
the ENTER KEy to open the quick
icon, and press the ENTER
being boarded by an enem
no choice b
H5"8
 aving a high Leadership skill
t will also lower the price for hiring

r chance of successful boarding with the Instant

ends on your Boarding and Luck skills.

ber that you can Use an Item while you're

s you to use potions to recover health in

poisoned - use an Antidote or a Mixture to

a tidy pro t even if yo

your she
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