Attacking ships

[Tifa]

Am I free to just attack all ships? How do i know if they are ships with civilians on them?

[Capitan Asia]

You just have to look the sails.

Blue = Athenian
Red = Spartan
Black = Pirates/Bandits
Plain sail = Merchant/Civilian

[Tifa]

Is attacking merchant ships "wrong"?

[Capitan Asia]

Oh and yes, you can attack everything. Just remember it adds up to your bounty meter.

[Capitan Asia]

Here in Odyssey you can do pretty much anything you want... Attack civilians, merchant ships or whatever you like. It all adds up to the bounty meter.

[Tifa]

Alright. And in a way the bounty meter is good if you want to move up on the mercenary list right?

[serker31]

Originally posted by Galford X:

Here in Odyssey you can do pretty much anything you want... Attack civilians, merchant ships or whatever you like. It all adds up to the bounty meter.

Usually you have to be seen commiting crime for it to be added to your bounty. But some things (sinking ships, blowing up grain barns) always count.
Merchant ships have nothing of value anyway, military or pirate ships give more loot and resources. Trashing latter will not give you bounty.
By the way, only sinking ships is a crime. Leaving them stranded with zero hp is fine, just like leaving NPCs unconscious.

[serker31]

Originally posted by Serenity:

Alright. And in a way the bounty meter is good if you want to move up on the mercenary list right?

You can say that. To move up on the mercenary list, you have to kill mercenaries who are ranked higher than you. Making a decoy out of yourself is effective for it - but don't go overboard or it might bring more trouble that you can handle.

[Tifa]

Cool thanks!

[Tifa]

Do the mercenaries stay the same level or do they level up if you take too long to kill them?

[Capitan Asia]

Originally posted by Serenity:

Do the mercenaries stay the same level or do they level up if you take too long to kill them?

They kinda level up with you. I've seen some being like 2 or 3 levels below me and when I got way too ahead of them they leveled up too, keeping those 2 or 3 levels distance.