Capture ships/Eastern Waters

[Antwog]

Hi.

Can we capture ships? I took a ship and I clicked trophy ship. Not exactly sure what it means despite the description.

Second question, my quest says I have to visit the pirate towns in the Eastern Waters. I travel to the Eastern waters part and click on the icon but don't go to a new region. How can I do this?

Thanks.

[Calico-Jack]

you can capture ships through boarding - if you're successful the game will open a dialoge where you choose to (a) take the ship as your own (if you don't already have it), (b) strip it for repairs for your ship, (c) loot it or (d) force the crew to work for you (ie free crew members) - check your available ships next time your inport by clicking on the ship image in the customisationa area.

To travel between areas you need to sail into the blue portal area (looks like the quest marlers sited near a fortress, semi enclosed by rocks

[Antwog]

Originally posted by Calico-Jack:

you can capture ships through boarding - if you're successful the game will open a dialoge where you choose to (a) take the ship as your own (if you don't already have it), (b) strip it for repairs for your ship, (c) loot it or (d) force the crew to work for you (ie free crew members) - check your available ships next time your inport by clicking on the ship image in the customisationa area.

To travel between areas you need to sail into the blue portal area (looks like the quest marlers sited near a fortress, semi enclosed by rocks

Thanks for your response. I didn't take the ship as my own, rather a trophy ship. The ship I was attacking looked different, but likely no.

And is it normal that everytime you go into the water you have to face enemies?

[Calico-Jack]

Originally posted by Antwog:

Thanks for your response. I didn't take the ship as my own, rather a trophy ship. The ship I was attacking looked different, but likely no.

And is it normal that everytime you go into the water you have to face enemies?

you will always have to fight, but depending on the faction flag (called letter of Marque in the game) you're flying, ships will ally with you, with the sole exception of the pirate flag - pirates can go either way.

You start out with a pirate and a trade condeferation flag (which has a symbol like a laurel wreathe) (click on the pirate flag at the bottom of your screen to chage it).

[Antwog]

Thanks for your help.

[Lil Uzi Bert]

Tip: You will likely not recieve a battle when going to another map if you do not have battles available when clicking the icon to change maps.
So to do this just simply move around near to the icon until there are no battles directly on top of the icon.

Also IIRC you have to capture X amount of a single type of ship to get it for yourself

[Antwog]

Alright thank you.


Lastly, any tips for boarding? I have quests to board 3 ships in one battle but its quite difficult.

[Calico-Jack]

make sure you have accurate guns - until you do son't do any boarding.

[Antwog]

I have culverins. It's just difficult to board and take out multiple ships at once.

[Xas]

I start by having all my crews on sails and guns, no fighters.
Let your enemies or allies weaken themselves, you can shoot or do some rammings,
Choose wisely which target to approach while you lurk outside their range,
When they start coming for you,
Kite them around, first weakening their sails, when their sails are nearly gone, dont let them be parked too close to each other, while you continue kiting, best to board only one ship per fight if you dont have alot of crew.
When the sail is fully down, and stationary,
Start to rid the crews circling around it avoid its firing cone and the boarding circle,
when their crews are depleted

Play smart and avoid the boarding circle unless you are sure can win with more than enough fighters.

IF you do not have enough fighters,
Move out of the range against the wind to escape at a slow pace but keep the enemy in your zone range,
When you are out of battle, move all your gunners and majority sails to fill your fighters.
Slide back into the battle windward for easy Boarding.

[Lil Uzi Bert]

At a higher level (or when you have 3 lightning artifacts) you wont even need to use your cannons. Just mass boarding crew and enough on sails. Lightning artifacts are stupid powerful for taking out sails and crew

[Antwog]

Thanks.

I've come across another inconsistancy. I have 500 crew, the enemy I damaged to 80 crew, somehow he still has 10 soldiers and I have 5. I don't get that component. Any help please?

[Xas]

You can see the number of your crew shooter/fighter at the deck out of battle when assigning.

500 is just the strength of all the crew total, if you have 500, its just a few sailors, you would lose even if the enemy had 80?, since they will be shooting and a few fighters will pop over.

The enemies always have a minimal crew with full shooters and a few fighters even you depleted its crew,
just you will see them with low hp when in boarding battle.

Dont enter boarding unless you can fill up your max shooters and fighters.
Read my earlier reply again on how to win a Board,
you can win even with the starter ship, no mods and just one cannon against Frigates I/II.

[Antwog]

Alright, thank you for the response and tips Xas.