More help needed for dummy

[CatalinaThePirate]

I could be wrong on this, but I think the attack choice will not come up if you have too small a compliment of men to attack a town that has a very large garrison. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> Unless you LIKE being thrown in prison? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />

 

[GIJoe]

Cat,

A small point if I may. On page 61 in the English version it does indeed state, "if captured, you spend the next 6 months or so in the local jail."

However the Manual Errata that comes with the game says that is incorrect, instead it should say;

"You will never be placed in jail after an unsuccessful land battle, but you will loose a portion of the crew you brought into the battle."

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mybad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="mybad.gif" /> HA, what do I know, I've not had any unsuccessful land battles! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" /> I just figured you would be imprisoned! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

I've really not had the time to play the release version of this game as much as I would like... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/urgh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":urgh" border="0" alt="urgh.gif" />

 

[nem]

<!--`QuoteBegin-CatalinaThePirate`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CatalinaThePirate)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I could be wrong on this, but I think the attack choice will not come up if you have too small a compliment of men to attack a town that has a very large garrison.   <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />[/quote]
Absolutely right and I never said otherwise. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

 

[Duckbeard]

GI Joe be right <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="onya.gif" /> You can't be put in prison if you lose a land battle, a feature I guess they left in just to leave you a route with which to thin the troops so to speak <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

Although it is the logical reasoning behind not being able to attack with drastically outmanned numbers, in that you would be captured and killed, and where be the livin' the life in that <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[skull]

One thing I noticed if yer crew number is around de same number as soldiers in town.de attack town option is enabled in seamode so ye don't 'ave tew anchor yer ship an walk te town,it kicks ye straight te land battle <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" />

 

[Duckbeard]

That be the case for any scurvy nation you've tickled the wrong way <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

 

[nem]

<!--`QuoteBegin-skull`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(skull)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->One thing I noticed if yer crew number is around de same number as soldiers in town.de attack town option is enabled in seamode so ye don't 'ave tew anchor yer ship an walk te town,it kicks ye straight te land battle <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" />[/quote]
That's right, although you might still consider walking there because

- it doesn't take much longer, and
- you don't run the risk of catching some cannon balls from the fort.

 

[Duckbeard]

Yep the only time really that sailing in is particuarly useful and indeed the being able to let off shots to anger than one city, are in the cases of tiny islands that give you nowhere to land, if there's room to park your vehicle and stroll in, I say the weathers nice and my men could do with the walk <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />