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    Rank Replacer

    Commander is a job title (whoever's in command of the men on a ship is the commander, if a lieutenant is in charge, he's the "commander"). Master was usually civilian and was the person who was in charge of the ship itself. Sometimes, they were different people (one man commanded the men, the...
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    I want to be a swashbuckler! Any tips?

    <!--`QuoteBegin-garthb11`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(garthb11)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I just moved up to swashbuckler. But i still only have the 7,4,1 keys open as fencing options. How do i unlock the 8, 5 , 2? They're open. Don't let the symbols mess you up. The...
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    `Mail-Runner`

    I have thought about trying a mail runner as my flagship. I used to go with the Brigantin, Brig, then Brig of War as my main ship, but I tried using a sloop and loved it. Now I grab a Sloop, Sloop of War, then Royal Sloop. But I have also had War Canoes in my fleet and fully tricked out they...
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    ship surrender needs one more option

    <!--`QuoteBegin-Luther`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Luther)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Pirates! assumes that you're a flat out `black-hearted` murderer. Pirates were, as a rule, flat out `black-hearted` murderers. But that aside, I think if you read the screens, it says...
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    I want to be a swashbuckler! Any tips?

    Relying on the `4-4`-`4-4`-`4-4`-4 "strategy" to win a duel was your mistake. It's an easy habit to get into, but it will kill you on Swashbuckler. What I do is keep my left hand on the 4 and my right hand positioned on the 8, 5, and 2 keys. I only ever react to the other guy. If he goes...
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    Have a full map for my sister, but still cannot find her

    Looks like the mystery was solved, but I wanted to pitch in a couple points. If a landmark is missing, it's entirely likely that a town or village has been placed over top of it. The landmark really is there, but the town covers it. Second, I've had a map with a landmark there, near Cumana...
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    Three new graphic mods

    I don't think you can. I think only the mainsail is moddable. The other sails use plain white. Which means if someone can get into the code it might be possible, but for a regular graphic modder, I think they can't be changed.
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    How do I make a transparent flag?

    Yeah, I tried to make a Danish flag for someone using the proper proportions (which is more square than rectangular). It appears right in the flag selection bar but in all instances on the mast it shows up as a full rectangle.
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    Swedish Flag/Emblem

    The only thing I would suggest is making it a little more weathered. Bright blue and brilliant yellow just doesn't seem to fit on the `weather-worn` ships with tattered sails in the game. Darken the colors up a hair, and add some texture to it to make it look more "real".
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    The problems with the remake of Pirates!

    1. Being able to change keymapping would be nice, but certainly not a `game-breaker`. A minor problem in my book. 2. Again, a minor concern I think. I don't think most people use game pads or joysticks with games of this type. That's my opinion, and not based on anything other than my...
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    Flags for the master trainer countries. (work in progress)

    The Dutch flag in the flag pack is a historical 17th century Dutch flag. The red replaced the orange later in the century, so either will work, but I thought the orange looked older as well as seeming more "Dutch". As for putting one on the side of the ship, I'm not sure how that would work...
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    clothes and ships

    For the blue pants you need WinRAR, not WinZip. The was too big and wouldn't zip up small enough with WinZip, so I used WinRAR. It's a free download from the 'net. As for the pennant colors, it's <a href="http://pirates.piratesahoy.net/fab_ship_colors.zip" target="_blank">HERE</a>.
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    Trouble with maps and North/South ?

    The compass roses on the main map are correct in the real world, but it seems to me in the game north is straight "up". I tested it once. I was at a port on the Spanish Main and wanted to hit some town in Cuba or somesuch. The compass rose on the main map showed it as due north, so I sailed...
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    clothes and ships

    I made a mod to give you "Han Solo" blue pants with a red stripe and black boots. There's also one for an eyepatch. And one I just did yesterday to change the color of your ships' gunwales and the pennant flying from the mainmast. Shouldn't take more than a minute to find them. By the way...
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    Flags for the master trainer countries. (work in progress)

    <!--`QuoteBegin-Beamster`[NL+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beamster[NL)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->]hi fab   could u maybe make a dutch flag?   and prints for on ur ship like the name of ur ship or a picture or something?...   <img...
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