Must I complete Tutorial first?

[ctaardvark]

Do I need to complete the whole tutorial (up to and including Final Exam) to be able to play the game? I'm currently on the Endurance Exam which is proving tricky, but I'll get there. I understand there is a reward of some sort for completing the Final Exam but am I able to leave that and sail "in game" until i'm more experienced and then come back and do the Final Exam and thus gain the reward? At the moment all I seem to have is a Turorial option.

[FerrusPugnum]

No. just exit out of it and you can play. You can go back to finish it later from the menu uptop or when you log in i think. Ben a while since I completed it.

The tutorial final exams are frustrating but worth doing. you get a good amount of repairs and a couple nice things.

Just remember to enter the exams from your main port of operation as on completion the rewards all go to that warehouse.

[ctaardvark]

How do I enter the game itself? In youtube vids I see people use a Sail button. I cant see one, just a Tutorial button.

[FerrusPugnum]

you exit the tutoriaal. it shoudl take you to the game screen or main menu
once on the big blue screen which has not been updated with a new UI yet, look at top it should name a port that you are located in per your nation.

You have a warehouse there. you may or may not have gold listed at the top.

if you see redeemables with a number click o nthat and see what is there. maybe a useful item.

At first what you want to do is click on shop and buy a basic cutter. its free. no cost to repair etc. and you clic on it so iyt is highlighted after purchase then hit sail.

You will be outside at the dock. there is a help channel global channel and a nation channet of chat. there is a small plus sign to the right at top of chat box. click on it to see other channel options you can open.

Have fun!!

[ctaardvark]

Thanks for the help Ferrus, however I've done what you said and there is still no Sail option after I buy the Cutter and click on it. I've tried clicking on everything!

I had a cutter in my port after installing the game, so not sure if its a bad install or not. I tried selling that one and the one I bought (after your recommendation) and then rebuying so I'd only got one new one in Port. Still no luck. There is just no Sail option anywhere.

[Twelvefield]

I have the same problem. I'ver sold the cutter, I've bought a new one. I'm filling my warehouse with 4lb cannon. I've taken the crew off the cutter and put them back on.

I've also tried rescaling the screen resolution, since the typefaces aren't fitting very well. Rescaling helps the text fit a little better, but there is no sail button.

[Albert Steptoe]

Are you just getting the Tutorial Button at the top each time?

[Twelvefield]

Is there anything else? Yes, just the green button with the white letters that says TUTORIAL.

[ctaardvark]

Yup, same as Twelvefield. Glad its not me being fik!

[ctaardvark]

Sorted.

Twelvefield what you need to do is hit the Skip button when on the Tutorial page (with the different tutorial types) this then tells you you can go back and try them again etc, just confirm and presto the Sail button appears.

[Albert Steptoe]

@ctaardvark Yaaay, you got it o7 :)

[Twelvefield]

Originally posted by ctaardvark:

Sorted.

Twelvefield what you need to do is hit the Skip button when on the Tutorial page (with the different tutorial types) this then tells you you can go back and try them again etc, just confirm and presto the Sail button appears.

MAY THE GREAT VANG OF THE GALAXY KEEP WARM WINDS AT YOUR BACK ALWAYS AND NEVER POOP ON YOUR SPANKER!!

That did the trick! Woo hoo! Now to go out ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶s̶e̶a̶l̶c̶l̶u̶b̶b̶e̶d̶ and master the sailing characteristics of my new ship!

[ctaardvark]

I try to keep my spanker clean at all times, Twelvefield. See you at the bottom of the ocean sometime! :-)