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    @Grey: I found out those differences the hard way. After I captured the Manila I was pretty emboldened but it seems tier 3 and tier 4 is quite the jump, at least between those two particular models. I could grapeshot it and board quickly but me & my crew simply weren't capable of taking on the...
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    Ah I see about 4.1 now. I don't mind starting over, so don't worry about the CTD fix for 4.0 but thanks none the less - it'll let me try my planned buccaneer start. If only I could sit around a campfire making pig jerky.... That sort of fix seems simple enough to me. My idea would be to...
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    Thanks for the details on the mutinies. I think aggravating it is the intense wealth I've accumulated raiding some of these ships. I captured 2 light pinnaces with 800,000 in gold, etc. If I don't promptly stash it with a loanshark it seems to cause issues. Also doesn't help I keep floating...
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    Another quick question for you guys as I haven't found the answer: What are the factors playing into companion mutinies? The moral of their ship? If so how do you prevent newly captured vessels from just mutinying on you before you can bring them to port for sale? Edit: Adding onto that, I'm...
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    So, I was off the coast of Jamacia flying the English flag preparing to make landfall to explore the island when I caught the sight of two Portugese Jackass Barks - merchants, seemingly. Portugal was presently allied with England, and both were at war with Spain. Flying the English flag we...
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    I'll test/try false flagging today and write up the story for you. I feel with competent melee skills, in theory, it should be highly effective to false flag into range, take up an optimal position, switch flags, blast the bajeezus out of the deck with grape, then storm it. Of course the more...
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    You guys rock for all the tips and info. I didn't mean strictly hunting for merchants during the Governor missions, but I see what you're saying. I've just had bad luck with mostly encountering large size fleets, I suppose. Maybe I should try more compelling tactics like flying a false flag...
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    Great tips, Grey Roger. I'll admit it might of been my IRL sailing idiocy that inhibited the schooner. I had to wikipedia what tacking was, boy shoulda known that before trying to sea-battle. I'm playing in the Golden Era right now as I figured it'd give the widest range of ships, or close to...
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    The dialog thing is mostly an amusing giggle. The fact that you guys actually tried to get gender-recognition in the text is pretty above and beyond already. Good info on the for-aft sails, thats the sort of thing I didn't consider. I'm currently trying to play a sort of "interceptor" style...
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    On a cloudy day in the open ocean with no compass, that is a challenge. Makes me respect the development of sailing/sea travel more though, not so simple as "just float and your good". Indeed playing is probably the best place to start. :woot I probably will. I do love a masochistic start...
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    Funky! I'll certainly give it a try. I want to balance the most realistic/challenging gameplay without QUITE the burden of time iron man mode creates. Like the shorter distances of realism with the navigation restrictions of Iron Man is probably what I'll try next. I don't like trips to be...
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    Oh man, so it finished downloading last night and... Well, there may be something to what you said above. I was up until like 5:30am playing Iron Man, hah. I tried sailing from the Bahamas to Grenada but lets just say my navigation skills leave something to be desired. After around 6 days at sea...
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    I guess those sequels do count! Maybe its me being silly but I always felt they were sort of variations on the same theme and didn't really take the game significantly further. Maybe I just have unreasonable definitions. Anyhow, I'm still stunned that every time I think of a feature, or idea...
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    I just discovered the build/new Horizons mod recently and am blown away by the effort put into it and teeming with excitement to try it! I live on a farm in the Canadian rocky mountains so Internet here isn't quick to download. I played the original PoTC game back in 2003 when I was 10 years...
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