I got a ship

[Joe]

How do I use it? I have no idea how to get it moving

[TheGreatAndPowerfulWeegee]

In order to set sail in ye new ship, there is a decent cost to get it running. First ye need maps in order to know where your going. Ye can find maps at a shipyard that has a map stand. Ye only need a few to get started, and other islands and sea battles will supply you the rest. Next there are two ways: Either join a crew and achieve the rank of officer (from higher-rank members or the captain) and purchase yerself a officer badge (8 Doubloons or ~24k PoE), or achieve narrow on essential ship skills (bilging, gunning, sailing or rigging, carpentry or patching, swordfighting or rumbling, navigation, and baggle navigation), purchase a captains badge for a wopping 30 doubloons or ~91k PoE, and create yer own crew for another 10 doubloons. If ye don't have any crew to sail with ye, swabbies or mediocre AI will help ye.

Once ye have gone thought the expensive part it's time to finally set sail. First ye go to either the navigation table or the ship steering wheel and select "Chart Course." This will bring ye to a map of the entire ocean, which should be emerald, but meridian is fine too. Ye should be able to see paths between yer island and a nearby island from the maps ye bought earlier. Now ye select an island that has a path to it and click the "chart course" button in the bottom-left. The path should be highlighted, showing that ye marked the path. Set whether ye are pillaging or evading and the difficulty level if available, hire swabbies and put up a job offer to allow players to request to join, which will appear in the Ahoy tab when available. Now when ye are ready, get on navigation and click the "sail" button to begin explorin the high seas.

Aye, it is quite expensive even compared to yer new ship, but that be the cost for being a pirate.

[Joe]

Thanks that was really in-depth. I appreciate your help!

[Poison]

Add me for help on Emerald Poison or here

[NocturnalPuff]

I'd gladly help you out depending on your ocean... where are you located?