This is the pirate status view. The top of the screen has buttons that take
you to each of the five views on this page. These allow you to access information
about your ship, your pirate (avatar), the captain's log, your game stats,
and the cargo in your ship's hold.
Use the BACK button on your phone to return to the previous view.
Ship Status
At the top of the view is the name of your ship; below that you will find
the name of the ship type, followed by a pictorial representation and the six
stats of your ship. These are:
- Hull: This represents the strength of the hull of your ship. If the
ships hull is reduced to 0, your ship will sink.
- Sails: This represents how effective the sails of this ship are. If
this is reduced to 0, your ship will be immobilized and your crew will surrender.
It also determines how fast your ship is capable of moving between areas. Moving
from one area to another takes between 6 to 12 days; a ship with a sail rating
of 1 will take 12 days while a ship with a sail rating of 25 will take 6 days.
- Rigging: This represents the maneuverability of your ship. The higher this rating,
the easier your ship will find it to outmaneuver your opponents. If this rating
is reduced to 0, your ship is immobilized and will surrender.
- Crew: This represents the number of healthy crew members.
- Cannon: This represents the number of cannon on your ship. Note that
only half of your available cannons will fire in a broadside.
- Cargo: This is the cargo capacity of your ship.
Beneath the stats you will find a list of the modifications (if any) that your
ship has and details about your crew. This provides information about how much food
your crew eats, and the current loyalty level of your crew. The loyalty rating ranges
from 0 to 10. If it ever reaches 0, you will experience a mutiny. The loyalty of your
men is reduced each time you recruit new crew members and if you have insufficient food
on board for the crew. When out of food, the game will test your charisma each turn.
If you fail the test, loyalty will fall by 1. It is increased whenever you capture a
ship or by spending money on the crew while in port.
Crew Specialists are special crew members who give your ship bonuses during its
operations. They can be encountered on almost any type of ship, though your are likely
to find them more often in certain situations than others. Immigration ships very
often carry crew members or immigrants with useful skills. Pirate ships may also
occasionally carry crew members of all types.
- Master Pilot: A skilled helmsman. He steers the ship while sailing in difficult
areas and in combat. He provides a bonus to skill checks when closing with and distancing
opposing ships. The pilots on patrol ships are often pretty skillful, and master pilots are
occasionally hired by smugglers.
- Master Carpenter: A skilled ship's carpenter. He keeps the ship afloat by
making the necessary repairs. If the ship hull is damaged, he will gradually repair it.
Skilled civilians of this type are often found on immigration ships.
- Master Sailmaker: A skilled sailmaker. He is responsible for mending the ship's
sails and flags. If the sails of the ship are damaged, he will gradually repair them.
Skilled civilians of this type are often found on immigration ships.
- Master Rigger: A skilled ropemaker, responsible for keeping the ship's rigging
in a good state. If the rigging of the ship is damaged, he will gradually repair it.
Skilled civilians of this type are often found on immigration ships.
- Master Gunner: A skilled gunner, expert at aiming a ship's guns after years of
practice. He provides a bonus to your cannons rolls during combat. Such skilled sailors
are mostly found on warships.
- Master Sergeant: A skilled drill master sergeant who, down on his luck, has
decided to turn pirate. This stern task master makes your men fight better in battle and
in boarding combats; your men fear him more than they fear the enemy. Such stern warriors
are mostly found on troop ships.
- Master Cook: This skilled draughtsman of the culinary art is truly priceless.
This magician of the gastronomic arts will see the food consumption of your crew halved.
However, since he demands only the best in raw materials, the cost of purchasing one unit of
food for you will be doubled. Artists such as these are only really appreciated by the most
refined palates, so you are most likely to encounter them on ships such as treasure galleons,
though individuals may also be passengers on immigration or trading ships.
You will also find a list of the Tasks that your ship is currently engaged in.
Pirate Status
At the top of the view is the name of your pirate, your (current) nationality,
your flag, and the four skills of your pirate.
Beneath this you will find various pieces of information:
- A list of items that you currently have.
- Your reputation. Reputation is increased by defeating ships in battle.
- Relations with the different empires in the region. Your relations are worsened
when you attack an empire or its friends.
- The diplomatic state of the region.
- Rumors that are known to you.
At the bottom of this view, you will find information about any skill points
that are available. You can assign the skill points to one of the four
skills, provided you have not exceeded the maximum skill point limit of 10.
Captains Log
The Captains Log records some of the events that you have encountered during your
adventures at sea. Currently, it only records the ships that you capture, but eventually
this will be expanded to include jobs, missions, etc.
If you press the MENU button, you will find an option to send a copy of the Captain's
log to your own (or someone else's) e-mail address.
Pirate Statistics
This records some of the statistics of your game. Currently it only records the
gold that you have accumulated, job statistics, and battle statistics. Eventually,
this section will also be expanded to include more information.
Cargo Manifest
The cargo manifests lists the goods that you are currently carrying on your ship.
You can access the cargo manifest by pressing the Cargo button.
The information about the goods is organized as follows. The first number
is the amount of goods in your hold. Next comes the name of the trade good. Below the
name of the good, you will find information about the goods in your hold,
such as the average price of the good in the game. To the far right are two
buttons; the take button is always disabled in this view. The Dump button will allow you
to to dump goods from your cargo hold. If you want to Dump all goods of a kind, press
the appropriate button and hold it down (i.e., long press).