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Firedrill?

Ah, that must be it. I started a new game now I know, kinda, what I'm doing and have been having so much fun I keep forgetting to get back to the main plot. Ironically, after I helped give those French a good thrashing it was a British shore patrol that chased us off. Infantrymen came racing down from the lighthouse and when I set off with my ships there were a few British boats very close at hand. We barely got away. Luckily my reputation didn't take a hit.

I don't think I'll be fighting against those kind of odds very soon, Morgan, but maybe one day! I still have alot to learn first.
 
Note to self for future newbie guide: Using <TAB> in World Map sailing mode will zoom very far out and also allow you to easily pan the view. No more going from world map, to sailing mode, to F2 and then checking the map. Good to know (not in manual - found this out by accident).

Also a question - does each ship consume its own wheat and rum? Sometimes my big Corvette has loads of food but I find one of my crew buying "Emergency" rations at a port for little Schooner. If they don't share a common pool of rations is there any way I can check how many days food and rum each ship has left (rather than just my own)? It'd be nice if this was a dialogue option. I tend to use my NPCs to keep me informed while I'm in a town rather than going to F2.
 
that's true. TAB is really handy. what i sometimes do is stuff one of my ships full of wheat and rum, and use that as my supply ship to keep my flagship nice and light. one problem is though that you're pretty screwed if it gets itself sunk. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":facepalm" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" /> i know that that system works, but your officer's ships need to have their own supply. your own ship just gets supplies from the other ships if it doesn't have it's own. if all ships have supplies, they all get added up, as you can see on the passing of day messages on the worldmap.

those rediculous odds are only a 1 in 100 freak chance. it just me and my madness that i go for it. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" />
 
For storms I've found lowering the sails helps sail damage. I'm also pretty certain that the force of the impact on the wave affects the damage of the hull and that sitting dead in the water in the direction the waves are moving is the best way to combat it.
 
I've noticed that sometimes Storms appear right in front of my ship giving me no chance to avoid them most of the time I get sent to the sea i.e. avoiding the storm but sometimes it sends me into the middle of it, also going into a battle while under white clouds has given me a storm, and at other times the storm clouds can be very hard to see (I keep on seeing storms that aren't actually there hehe), they are only really a problem at the start of the game when ship hull strenght is low and before the storm ability, but as has been said I sometimes stay in a storm to get xp for my officers once I'm able to survive them the shared xp ability is great in these cases.

What I tend to do is go through the oxbay dungeon a few times before I even think about boarding my ship, alot of xp and equipment in there I like to have the proffesional fencer ability before I start as in my opinion melee is one of the most important skills to have, after getting that I make a save at the end of the dock go to my ship and usually (if theres no pirate ships close by) I can go straight to the world map and cause the oxbay invasion movie to start (the french blockade should be neutral until the movie has appeared).

It's just as easy to choose the storm ability or whatever first, I suppose it would be possible to level up just using the dungeon and getting whatever skills you need, If you had the patience for this, I don't hehe, getting level 4 and proffesional fencer is about all I'm prepared to do on dry land before the lure of the sea takes hold.
 
so that's why your ship goes all over the place in storms. you really have to battle the movement with the steering keys, which is pretty impossible at times if the ship has low maneuvrability.
 
I've found that occasionally it's better to not maneuver the ship as doing so can create more damage than just letting it be.
 
yeah, and it's more fun to just steer with no hands. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" />
 
At higher player levels and with the storm helmsman ability, I often just hit the speed increase key until the map option appears, except in the case of a twister which can still destroy you even at higher levels.
 
meh, i think storms are fun. with a good ship, i usually just stay in the storm for another hour just to rake in some xp and have fun. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" />
 
During a storm in which there are enemy ships has anyone been able to board an enemy vessel?

I've tried lots of times but usually the collision sinks whatever I'm trying to board. I assume its possible to board durng a storm but for me it's one of the things in game I've not yet been able to do, either stock or modded POTC
 
i've never tried THAT. there's a new boarding challenge then. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" /> one good way to check is trying to use the instant boarding ability in a storm battle if you get it.
 
<!--quoteo(post=229087:date=Dec 30 2007, 07:39 PM:name=Morgan Terror)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Morgan Terror @ Dec 30 2007, 07:39 PM) [snapback]229087[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->i've never tried THAT. there's a new boarding challenge then. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" /> one good way to check is trying to use the instant boarding ability in a storm battle if you get it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


I hadn't thought of using instant boarding, will try laters <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />

If that works then at least I'll know if its possible, but without the instant boarding it really is very difficult to get close enough to board, before the ship gets sunk either by the storm or the inevitable collison due to not being in full control.
 
but which madman would think of boarding in a storm in the first place!? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=229097:date=Dec 30 2007, 07:43 PM:name=Morgan Terror)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Morgan Terror @ Dec 30 2007, 07:43 PM) [snapback]229097[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->but which madman would think of boarding in a storm in the first place!? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->




This madman <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
i know that, it was a retorical question! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blah:" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> now i, for example, would just send my ship straight into them and run their asses over. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" /> or just wait for them to sink themselves, whatever strikes my fancy. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
 
Usualy during a storm and trying to board I have little choice but to run them over <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" />

It's just one of those things that since I have been unable to do it so far, that I try it anytime it's possible just to see if I can.


Edit: very late for the pub now really need to go <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sailr.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sail" border="0" alt="sailr.gif" />
 
got to set your priorities eh? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" />
 
I am under the impression that boarding during storms is disabled, but I don't know where in code.
 
I think this is it. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":keith" border="0" alt="keith.gif" />

In AIShip.c file <!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->// disable any abordage if storm
    if (Whr_IsStorm())
    {
        bAbordageStartNow = false;
        bAbordageFortCanBe = false;
        bAbordageShipCanBe = false;
    }<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->
 
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