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Capabilities & Gameplay questions

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Churruca

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<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> . im new in the forum, im from spain and have 16 years.
Would be nice if someone can help my to solve some doubts that i have. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" />

some doubts about capabilities:

- is there any way to improve them? (no cheat)
- i have all my officers with horrible loyalty and im a honest sailor and sometimes hero, my crew is all with hero or trusted sailor, perk but they seems don´t like to capture ships even when im atacked, is there any way to solve this situation?. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />
- What hapen if one of your officers have better authority perk than you? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":drunk" border="0" alt="buds.gif" />

some about gameplay:

- Im a corsair working for spanish crow, are considered the captures of ships and enemy commanders like positive acts for your nation?.
- How exactly can improve my nav skill, only sailing in the mainmap or also in combats?
- What is the better fleet configuration recomended to face the main quest with spanish Governor? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel_pa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ixi" border="0" alt="duel_pa.gif" />
- How many ships is the max cap of a fleet in COAS?
- How exactly works a trade licence and what are the benefits of have one , or more than one of diferent countrys than yours?


So thanks in advance.
 
<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 05:39 PM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 05:39 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> . im new in the forum, im from spain and have 16 years.
Would be nice if someone can help my to solve some doubts that i have. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" />

some doubts about capabilities:

- is there any way to improve them? (no cheat)

just play the game..more u shoot, ur cannons and acc become better, more u trade ure trading skills becoms better etc

- i have all my officers with horrible loyalty and im a honest sailor and sometimes hero, my crew is all with hero or trusted sailor, perk but they seems don´t like to capture ships even when im atacked, is there any way to solve this situation?. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />

raise morale, and given officers (jeremy, ogle if u r playing Blood, and some ull find latter in game) will never leave u no metter loyality

- What hapen if one of your officers have better authority perk than you? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":drunk" border="0" alt="buds.gif" />

nothing

some about gameplay:

- Im a corsair working for spanish crow, are considered the captures of ships and enemy commanders like positive acts for your nation?.

they dont give a dam, just do their missions

- How exactly can improve my nav skill, only sailing in the mainmap or also in combats?

Both

- What is the better fleet configuration recomended to face the main quest with spanish Governor? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel_pa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ixi" border="0" alt="duel_pa.gif" />

i have done 7 missions with 1 ship

- How many ships is the max cap of a fleet in COAS?

think it depends of ur skills

- How exactly works a trade licence and what are the benefits of have one , or more than one of diferent countrys than yours?

U can enter enemy ports, dont have to sneak, just be careful with flag...

So thanks in advance.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
 
<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->- is there any way to improve them? (no cheat)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

If you are asking about the PIRATES statistics, you will have a one time chance to increase ONE of them from a quest reward. Otherwise once you have chosen them, they are set for good.

If you are asking about your other skills, they all increase from use.

<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->- i have all my officers with horrible loyalty and im a honest sailor and sometimes hero, my crew is all with hero or trusted sailor, perk but they seems don´t like to capture ships even when im atacked, is there any way to solve this situation?. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Good characters like it when you do 'good' things, like rescuing damsels in distress, helping the church and assisting your home country combat her enemies.

Evil characters like it when you do evil things, like killing innocents, sinking ships that belong to your own country and letting other pirates have their way with the damsels.

Something else that affects loyalty is making sure you pay your crew whenever you have a payday due.

<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->- What hapen if one of your officers have better authority perk than you? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":drunk" border="0" alt="buds.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

That depends on the officer slot you put them in. If you put them into the Bosun position, then their authority stat and the related skills will be added to yours, if you put them in any other officer slot, then it won't have any effect.

<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->- Im a corsair working for spanish crown, are considered the captures of ships and enemy commanders like positive acts for your nation?.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

If you don't have a letter of marque, then technically you don't have the right to attack enemy shipping. You would be acting as a wanton pirate. That is a bad thing.

Once you do have a letter of marque, that gives you the legal right to engage and capture or sink the enemy shipping of your country. Then it is a good thing.

<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->- How exactly can improve my nav skill, only sailing in the mainmap or also in combats?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Any time you sail, it adds at least slowly to the skill. You gain the least when sailing on the map, then you get the next better amount when sailing in combat on the sea instance and you gain the most experience for that skill by sailing in storms.

<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->- What is the better fleet configuration recomended to face the main quest with spanish Governor? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel_pa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ixi" border="0" alt="duel_pa.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I can't answer that yet as I have just barely gotten my copy of the game, I'll have a better answer for you at a later date.

<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->- How many ships is the max cap of a fleet in COAS?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I've had a maximum of 6 ships in my squadron so far, you just need to have enough officers and men to capture the ships you've taken.

<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->- How exactly works a trade licence and what are the benefits of have one , or more than one of diferent countrys than yours?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

The trade license allows you to dock in cities belonging to enemy nations, as long as that nation does not hate you personally.

<!--quoteo(post=323744:date=May 30 2009, 10:39 AM:name=Churruca)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323744"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->So thanks in advance.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

You are welcome, and I hope that all helps out!

Cap'n Drow
 
<!--quoteo(post=323809:date=May 31 2009, 12:26 AM:name=Cap'n_Drow)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cap'n_Drow @ May 31 2009, 12:26 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=323809"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you are asking about the PIRATES statistics, you will have a one time chance to increase ONE of them from a quest reward. Otherwise once you have chosen them, the are set for good.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That really sucks, especially considering that officers can have vastly more points distributed between them. I saw a guy who had two 10s and only one 5, and nothing below that. I only get one 10, one 7, and the rest are 5s.
So what's the best way to distribute what little we have? I'm guessing talent should be a priority, since according to description it affects the rate of exp gain.
 
Thats really a good question. I'm figuring it depends on what you want to do, myself I usually drop my reaction down a bit and redistribute stuff until I have nothing less that a 5.

I've never had a stat at 10 yet, but I've always gone for a char that can take care of the works if necessary.

If you want a strong fighter for heavy weapons, you would increase Power and Reaction so you can carry more stuff and swing that weapon longer.

If you want someone that can hit and kill anything with 1 shot at 100 paces, increase your Talent and your Reaction I believe it is.

Etc, all depending on how you want your char to be.

Cap'n Drow
 
I put 10 into talent for quick leveling and 7 into reaction for the energy (which doesn't really make sense, shouldn't that be tied to strength or endurance instead?). I'm just not really clear on what exactly the primary attributes affect and how. Do they only influence the skills' starting levels? Rate of skill increase? Or are they applied directly, ie a character with more strength deals more damage than a character with the same skill but lower strength?
From that follows the more fundamental question that I'd like answered, can I safely min-max? Drop attributes for skills provided by officers to minimum and focus on attributes useful for about the only thing that my character actually does, ie fighting?
I really like the levelling system (ripped directly from the Elder Scrolls series, btw), but it could do with some more explanation of what exactly is going on under the hood.
 
The starting Pirates Stats affect both the related skills initial starting level AND the rate at which they increase. At least that how I understand it.

I believe you would be safe min/maxing, as long as you do pick up officers that cover the other skills you lack in. But it would likely make things kind of tough until you find those correct supplemental officers.

Cap'n Drow
 
Thanks for the nice answers Cap´n_Drow they solve my dubts or almost all.

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->QUOTE (Churruca @ May 30 2009, 10:39 AM) *
- i have all my officers with horrible loyalty and im a honest sailor and sometimes hero, my crew is all with hero or trusted sailor, perk but they seems don´t like to capture ships even when im atacked, is there any way to solve this situation?. dunno.gif


Good characters like it when you do 'good' things, like rescuing damsels in distress, helping the church and assisting your home country combat her enemies.

Evil characters like it when you do evil things, like killing innocents, sinking ships that belong to your own country and letting other pirates have their way with the damsels.

Something else that affects loyalty is making sure you pay your crew whenever you have a payday due.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->



Even doing good acts and having a letter of marque with my character im unable to rise up my officers loyalty and start to annoys me specially when im in open sea and capture a ship, if i want to capture it, is for sure the ship leaves the squadron and im sure is due to companion loyalty.
I have in my team Ian Stance and other main character a guy called Cornell or so they have pretty big authority perks i was wonder if that is the problem because is not normal to have the loyalty of all the officers to 0.


Should i fire those officers? so i think i can live without them they should be nice officers to my fleet but not yet im lvl 16 only and they are very usefull as officers, for now. Only have a schooner tricked to the bones the authority of Ian is 10 mines is only 3 i give to them some artifacts to get down his leadership skill and they are below mines but still the problems


and again Lot of thanks for your answers guys <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> .
 
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