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[another_guest]

Heh, we won't start a discussion, but I've learned to buy good figureheads if I want to sail to South America or Asia. Otherwise you've got a far bigger chance of losing ships or crew to random events.

[laiocfar]

There a few number of place where random events can be and the figureheads are for increase luck. Anyway, is true for first voyages to Asia and America u need some luck or an small ship (Pinnace or Sloop) for exploring with 5 extra crew.

Ive never understood how you duel. Ive played the SNES version and have'nt got a clue how I win. Is it just luck?

[laiocfar]

There are 3 types of attack and 3 defences. Each defence stop only one type of attack and take extradamage from other attack. So most is the level of swordplay from the rivels. But the level of armor and sword is also important. As only human player can got a set of hidden super weapons (there are many superblades and superamors with * rate, the max AI is A), having these weapons make you a sort of terminator of dueling. Also some blades and armors are more suitable to differents types of move. By example, the Creceant blade is better for striking.

So its kind of a paper and scissors type thing and is really down to luck, until that is you get better armor and weapons?

[laiocfar]

Yes...
Anyway swordplay is important and if with your pirate character with high swodplay you duel with a merchant of low swordplay you got the upperhand by some little advantage.
About outclass by waepons, most of AI commodores got weapons of A/B level and sometimes C. You start with no wepons or B sword and no armor so first you need to level weaponary. If you can buy superweapons you will outclass them and defeat like a piece of cake.

Thanks

[ShadowBlade]

Hey, guys. A little question: How do you invest in the market more than once? I'm trying to get gold to appear in Madeira, but I only get to invest once, and after that the guy says something like "your generosity's overwhelming, I can't really accept any more."

PS: A little tip on storms. If you're sailing near the coast when you find yourself in the middle of a storm, sail to it and use the anchor option (same menu as Auto Sail) and disembark on terra firma. That way you can wait out the storm without suffering damage to your ships nor using balms.

[laiocfar]

The economy rate(market) got a max of 1000, if the cargo that you are looking for doesnt comes in 1000 it is unavaible in that port. Anyway, if that last isnt the problem, you should knowk that you can invest 50.000 gc max per month.

[ShadowBlade]

Ah, that's it. That means I'll have to wait 4 or 5 months (investing every month) for gold to appear in Madeira...