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FAQ for new members

the only changes that you can make, by my knowledge, is adding and/or modifying ship and character skins. there are some other exceptions. most of the settings in buildsettings require a new game. updating your game to a newer version always requires a new game, though some add-on mods don't, such as the directsail mod onto build 13 final.
 
To Morgan you listen. Only adding new ships and characters can be done without starting a new game. In that case you need to press F11 (reinit) after loading your savegame. A new game update always requires you to start a new game, unfortunately. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />
 
so when i get really really far in my build 14 alpha 6 update 2 game and i oventually want to upgrade it to a newer version WIP for example i have to start all over...which means no matter how far i get everytime a new build is made i have to start over to get it......will there ever be a way to change that?

ps...also when i go to change a ships sails...it says that there is the choice of using sails that you buy.....
how do you do this and where can i buy sails....also when i change one of my ships sails they all change to that choice....isnt there a way where i can give each ship different sails....like the black pearl has ripped black sails and the flying dutchman has ripped white sails...any way?
 
you can't buy sails. seems like a discription that was intended to be correct but never corrected when the mod for buying sails was never made.

i wouldn't know about the different sets of sails for each ship. though i do think it would be a good idea, in a way. seeing those peaceful traders with red sails just looks really wierd.
 
<!--quoteo(post=240280:date=Feb 22 2008, 06:48 PM:name=DartZ)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DartZ @ Feb 22 2008, 06:48 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=240280"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->so when i get really really far in my build 14 alpha 6 update 2 game and i oventually want to upgrade it to a newer version WIP for example i have to start all over...which means no matter how far i get everytime a new build is made i have to start over to get it......will there ever be a way to change that?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Not likely; there is SO much that is changed with each update that it really requires a new game to be started. Some stuff can be done without starting a new game, but the really big things do need a new game. Big things like adding the Real Caribbean mod, the Capture Colonies mod, etc.


<!--quoteo(post=240280:date=Feb 22 2008, 06:48 PM:name=DartZ)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DartZ @ Feb 22 2008, 06:48 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=240280"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->ps...also when i go to change a ships sails...it says that there is the choice of using sails that you buy.....
how do you do this and where can i buy sails....also when i change one of my ships sails they all change to that choice....isnt there a way where i can give each ship different sails....like the black pearl has ripped black sails and the flying dutchman has ripped white sails...any way?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Support for buyable sails was once added into the game, but then subsequently no actual buyable sails were added. I don't think anybody now knows how it worked anyway. You don't need to buy sails anyway; all sails can be freely selected. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />

As for having different sails on different ships: in ships_init.c you can select the sails a ship must use by default. Not sure what happens when a ship with pre-set sails joins your fleet though. Either the ship will keep its pre-set sails or it will get your own personally selected sails. Not sure what would happen. I think in theory it should be possible to give each ship in your fleet different sails, but I'm not entirely sure how. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_confused.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="icon_confused.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=241119:date=Feb 25 2008, 06:25 PM:name=Morgan Terror)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Morgan Terror @ Feb 25 2008, 06:25 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=241119"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->i'll change the current FAQ into the main topic. questions will be asked there. the other (unpinned) topics will contain the questions. they don't need to be pinned because everyone would otherwise just go to those straight away. although it would make it easier for others if they WERE pinned. what do you think?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Thanks for working on this. I don't need to sticky the other three topics, right? Just keep this one stickied. Did you add a link to Estharos' <a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net//index.php?showtopic=11643" target="_blank">Build Installation Order!!</a> in one of the threads? Perhaps you can add a link to that thread in the first post of this thread?
 
i've added it. it's in the 'general' secyion, though it also contains installation procedures for the other build versions. might need some tweaking.
 
Ok. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doff.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":doff" border="0" alt="doff.gif" />
 
Hi
I am new to this, and wonderd how these mods work... I know how to modify c-files(character.init.c ++), but these mods that I can download, how does that work?
 
well, you are basically downloading a complete exe file, or at least in most cases. just run the file to install it. be sure to follow the instructions provided though.
 
You download the modpack and install it according to the instructions provided <a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net//index.php?showtopic=11643" target="_blank">here</a>.
 
well, the newest is build 14 alpha 7 something something whatever it was. or it was build 14 alpha 8, i have no idea. anyway, the newest playable version is build 14 alpha 6 update 2. whew.
 
of course. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
 
See my signature. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />
 
I still just have the build 13, have not got that far to install the 14, and in the first quest, what cargo shall I sell to the "storeman"?

Forget it, it was the silk and the chocolate
 
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