Not a Bug Turn over smuggling goods for relation boost option

[Tingyun]

In a tavern, I was offered the chance to turn over my smuggled goods for a small amount of gold and a relation boost with England. I had the starting 2 units from a castaway start. I agreed, and received the gold, but I can't see a relation boost. I waited a few days, but nothing seemed to change.

Is it because I had too few goods, or is something broken? Or maybe this is part of a quest?

(not sure if bug, but posting here in case it is)

 

[Levis]

Where did this option appear? It's new for me .

 

[Tingyun]

A british guy in the tavern. I had never seen it before either, but he said he was working on behalf of the governor, and turning over the smuggled goods would give me a relation boost. He also gave me 460 gold, which is pretty good for 2 units.

It was the first time I had seen such a guy. Maybe it is very rare, and also requires you to have contraband?

 

[Levis]

@Pieter Boelen or @Grey Roger or @Jack Rackham do you know who this is?

 

[Tingyun]

It was in one of the barbados towns, and he wasn't always there (he was there the 3rd time and I entered the tavern, and hasn't been back since). If that helps in figuring it out.

 

[Levis]

it's in the random_captains_sit_tavern dialog.
I don't like that at all .... the way the contraband is handled there is different from the smugglers.
The relation is changed though according to the code

float points = stf(sum/4000);
                ChangeRMRelation(pchar, sti(Npchar.nation), -points); // PB: was UpdateRMRelation

But only very slightly. You need to bring a pretty large amount of contraband to notice any real change.

 

[imado552]

i met one in CharlesTown while working in my RolePlay Story and i didn't have anything to give so i didn't get to do anything i even travelled to near islands just for him and when i was back he was gone i lost a shit of money because of him that stupid basta i will kill him if i find him argggg

 

[Tingyun]

Thanks Levis! By handled differently than for smugglers, do you mean it is too profitable? It does seem to pay a bit too much for not doing any work.

 

[Levis]

Thanks Levis! By handled differently than for smugglers, do you mean it is too profitable? It does seem to pay a bit too much for not doing any work.

exactly. he should at least pay less then the smugglers do because it has no risk at all. Plus it gives you a relation bonus so it should give even less.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

That is part of the Crewmembers on Shore mod.
It was added at a time when not all towns actually had a smuggler yet, so this was a way to get past that missing feature.