Didn't get to choose skill, era, difficulty

[pirate_ant]

I just got the game, read the manual, then started a new adventure! yargh! I was asked to enter my name, but not to pick a skill, era or difficulty! Is this because it's my first go?

 

[hafensaenger]

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

You should be able to select a skill. First time you have to play the default 1660 era. After that you can choose the era. Therefore you have to raise your difficulty level.

<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" /> hafen

 

[Drunken]

No, you pressed enter, which results in the game being funny and ignoring all that, and goes straight to the game. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=")" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" /> You should have clicked on the little arrow. <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" />

 

[pirate_ant]

I'll try pressing the arrow tonight, I'll post what happened. Thanks dudes

 

[Anonymous]

play at list for the first time without any choice of difficulty until your in your fisrt town.
Save your game when on sea then wuit game.
Then restart a new game and you will be able to chosose your skill and difficulty and epoque ...

 

[pirate_ant]

Yeah, starting a new game fixed it, I got to choose everything this time. (Still havin trouble with mouse flicker though!)