The shipyard is where you refit your ship. You have four options here;
- Repair: If you have sufficient gold, this can be used to repair
your ship. You can use the spinner (selector) next to the repair information
to select which element of your ship to repair. "Full" will repair all of the
damage on your ship's hull, mast and rigging when you press the
Repair button. As an alternative, you can select to repair a specific element
on your ship. Each press of the Repair button will repair 1 point of damage,
and the total cost of partial repairs will be higher than if you do full
repairs. Each 4 points of repair will take 1 day.
- Cannons: If you have lost cannons on the ship, you may be able
to purchase cannons at the shipyard. Pressing the button purchases one
cannon. Each 4 cannons you buy will cost 1 day to mount on your ship.
- Improve: The shipyard may be able to offer you some modifications
to your craft that will improve its attributes. Pressing the improve
button will purchase the improvement offered here. Installing an improvement will
take 1 day.
- Buy Ship: The shipyard may be able to offer you a new ship
in exchange for your current vessel. Each shipyard only has one ship in
the drydock at a time and it is random what ship you will be offered.
Note that the bigger ships will usually only be available in the bigger
ports and the selection of ships vary from country to country. Note also
that improvements do NOT transfer when you purchase a new ship.
Pressing the Buy Ship button will sell your existing ship and
purchase the offered ship. Purchasing a new ship will take 3 days of time.