Game Tips

**Recruiting Crew**

You can sometimes get crew members to join you after winning a battle or you can scout for them at the Tavern.

**Can't beat an enemy?**

Think about upgrading ships. This adds a lot of combat power to your fleet.

**Scouting Lineup**

The scouting lineup changes several times a day. Rare pirates can appear, so check the Tavern often.

**Wanted Posters**

Gathering a certain number of wanted posters / Pirate Reward scrolls of a particular pirate will let you scout him as an ally after completion. Completing some quests will give you wanted posters / Pirate Reward scrolls.

**Blueprints**

Upgrading ships past a certain point requires blueprints. They can be acquired from enemies during quests or in quests in Treasure Island.

**Melee and Gunners**

Pirates are broadly split into melee types and gunner types. Melee types are for assaults, while gunner types have high firepower.

**Discovering Hidden Quests**

Clearing some quests can sometimes result in finding hidden ones. Your friends will be able to find them too, at times.

**Expanding Crew Limit**

Combining the same pirate characters increases the number of crew members that you can have a character join.

**Leveling Up Your Crew**

Crew members do not level up in battle but giving them Food will level them up. Max level is 5.

**Pirates: Gunning skill**

The gunning skill stat possessed by gunner type pirates increases the firepower of the warship they are on.

**Loot**

Defeating enemy ships and pirates may drop loot or crew members.

**Pirates: Loading Skill**

The loading skill stat possessed by gunner type pirates decreases the time for performing attacks and support of the warship they are on.

**Sub-stories**

Clearing the main story on each map unlocks sub-story quests for you to enjoy.

**Awakening Quests**

Leveling up a pirate will unlock an awakening quest which can make them stronger after completion. Talk to them while you are in your hideout to start the quest.

**Combination Enhancement**

You can level pirates up by using other pirates you don't need. Go to the training grounds to access the menu to level them up.

**Evolution**

Once evolved, the pirate’s number of stars and level cap will increase. Evolving requires pirates with the same number of stars, and that number of pirates as well.

**Awakening**

Clearing an awakening quest causes that character to awaken (characters of all types can awaken). Awakening causes them to learn skills.

**Ship sub-equipment**

Leveling a ship to a certain point allows it to gain sub-equipment. Sub-equipment has various effects, and can each be upgraded.

**Ship main equipment**

A ship's basic function depends on its main equipment. Upgrading and leveling a ship increases its abilities.

**Learning skills**

Some pirates learn new skills by leveling up. Awakenings will always result in learning a new skill.

**Main guns**

During battle, you can tap to fire the mother ship's main guns. Sinking enemy ships increases ammo, so take them down one after another.

**PVP**

Gather medals in PVP, and trade them for items. High ranking will also offer special rewards.

**Defense settings**

If you're attacked in PVP, the ships you set up for defense will meet them. Fend them off with a powerful fleet.

**Missions**

Clearing missions gives you rewards. They're also useful for learning the game, so try them out.

**Warship range**

Warships each have their own range. Long range ships like the Long Ballista can fire straight into the heart of the enemy.

S**couting**

You can hire pirates and crew by scouting. You might also find cheap items or rare pirates at times.

**Treasure island**

Treasure Island, accessed from the special map, offers daily quests and hidden quests.

**Bloodlines**

These are hard maps where HP does not recover after battle. You can recover and restart 1 time a day. You obtain better stuff the further you go.

**Daily quests**

Treasure Island offers different quests daily. You can obtain lots of resources and blueprints from enemies here.

**Stamina**

Playing quests consumes stamina. 1 stamina recovers every 3 minutes of real time.

**Targets**

Usually, pirates and ships will attack the closest enemy. Therefore, it's recommended that you set pirates and ships with high HP in the front, since they're targeted the most.

**Dropped Items**

Defeating enemy pirates and ships has a chance to drop various items and crew.