Newbie here .. pls answer :)

[GodBelow]

Hi guys, i dont know if that had been answered before (im too lazy to search in all the forum) but how can i change my name ? Do your hand fly all over the keyboard when u play ? (great game but control suck .. imo this game was made for xbox and then adapted for pc without testing)

i got a very annoying bug, evertime i steal an ennemy ship and affect a captain to it, when i get back to the game this officer keep saying "makes sail" over and over. i dunno if some of you know how to fix that.

I've read in a topic about canon was the best and do the most dmg .. and lot of folks agreed with that. Where do you guys see the dmg of ur canon ? i might be wrong but its what u put inside of this canon tha is doing dmg. Canon is cheaper range but faster realoding and the other one ( idont remeber the name sry) is greater range but higher reload time.. im not sure if canon do better dmg !!

 

[DukeManbert]

Hi there <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" />

Have an ale <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":beer" border="0" alt="beer2.gif" />

Changing the name of your character is not very complicated as
far as i know. Search for the file characters_init.c in the
Pirates of the Caribbean/Program/characters folder.
Open it (with notepad) and look for this (with find or by hand) :

(...)
makeref(ch,Characters[0]); //Blaze Devlin
//ch.perks.list.InstantBoarding = true;
ch.name = "Nathaniel";
ch.lastname = "Hawk";
(...)

As you can see you can edit the names in the quotation marks.
But make a backup of the file first, just to be sure.

Regarding the cannons, i can just agree to what has been said, i do
think they do more damage, but if you play the game unmodified,
which means without the build that is offered here, i'd suggest sticking
to the higher range type. This worked best for me.

With the Mod i will always prefer the cannons, even though one salvoe
might not actually do more damage (i never really compared them thoroughly)
the reload time improves your damage anyway, because you get to shoot
more often.

I never encountered that bug you are describing, so i cannot help you
but i guess the others will.

See you,
Duke Manbert <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />

 

[El_Sith]

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I also had the "make sail" bug, just make sails and then there is silence,
but i don't know how to fix it

 

[NathanKell]

1. Name. If you have build 11 (which since you refer to Amokachi's bosun sounds mod you probably do), you can edit BuildSettings.h at any time and change the FIRSTNAME and LASTNAME entries, then press N during the game.
2. Make Sail. I'm not sure why that bug exists. I haven't seen it in a while. If you get it regularly, please send me a save.
3. Cannons.
You can find cannon reload rate in the cannon interface in the shipwright's office, and the damage multiplier in the cannons_init.c file.
Basically, while heavier cannon take longer to reload, they do even _more_ damage to make up for it, so you _do_ get a net increase in dmg/sec for the heavier calibers.
Ammo (balls/grape/chain/bomb) damage can be found in the store or ships hold interface, choose the good type and click info.