Tips & Tricks

## Personal Finance

It is suggested that the player collects crabs, clams, starfishes or goes fishing for a while at first to obtain a Trader 1. Or you can stay with Raft and have a faster ship like a Baby Fancy. You can choose what you want but its recommended to get a Baby Fancy and get Steel Barrel with fire rate boost.

When first starting out, it is recommended that you select the option spawn in the sea on the menu you can fish and kill other players who come near (however, always use spy glass to only target rafts within 5 level difference from you, and run from any other ship. Because at level 0, you can only do 8-9 damage, which means taking down any ship with more than 100 hp would take too long). Fishing is better than collecting crabs because while fishing at sea, there is a considerable increase in fishing speed as well as chance of running into crates that also gives money.

However, if this is your first time, collect clams and crabs would be safer, but be warned that it would take longer. This is because one fish earns you about $50 - $350 (varying) while crabs and shells earn you about the same however they spawn more frequently and the crab varies from $30-$400. One more added advantage is that your ship cannot take damage when not at the sea while you still earn the same amount of money.

It is also recommended that you buy a trader since you will not lose gold as one of the quests will give you an instantaneous return of 5000. However, if there are many players with QBJ or Destroyer, buying a Boat 1 to escape them is recommendable, because all ships mentioned have higher speed than traders but lower compare to Boat 1.

## Trade Routes

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By far, the most profitable route is the Labrador-Brazil route.

1. Silk from Labrador, sold at Brazil (12 per cargo)
2. Gems from Brazil , sold at Labrador (15 per cargo)

When beginning, It is a good strategy to start out on Labrador, get money from the bank, buy a t2, and buy Silk to Brazil, then continue this trade. If no money in the bank, you can start from Brazil, and use the above route.

For all the costs of goods at all islands, check Economy

## Shooting

When turning your ship and shooting, your shots are a bit higher than usual, so try to aim lower. If you are turning right you can get far shots on boats.

See cannon for the principle of the basic principle of shooting, but this usually comes with practice.

## Builds

Changing the build of your character gives a significant edge during combat and is necessary to find one's personal favorite, experiment with different builds and Items to make the best possible build for your skillset and gain the edge during battle.

Here are some basic **builds** for beginner :

**25-25-0 Demolisher** {+25 Fire rate , +15 damage buff Costs 400k} [High fire rate, middle distance, some more damage +15, per shoot will 40-68 damage.]

**20-15-15 Titanium Barrel** { +40 Range buff Costs 400k }(Low fire rate, but it is a very powerful build. Can hit up to 150 per shot. )

**0-0-50 Blue Gunpowder** { +30 Damage buff Costs 250 K } [ 75-79 damage dealt ] ( This builds is great for close range combat's , it doesn't require advanced skills , this builds is recommended for beginner because it's easy to use )

**15-5-30 Drifter** {+ 1.5 speed + 10 Damage buff Costs 385k}[45-52 damage dealt](This build combines super fire power with speed. It is a very good anti-sniper build)

**47-0-3 Demo**{+25 fire rate +15 damage buff, cost 400k}[36-41 damage dealt] (if you want a fire rate build, here it is! Good for new users who have trouble aiming)

**0-10-40** Red Gunpowder{+15 distance, +15 damage, cost 315K}[43-74 damage dealt] (Good for mid-range pirates that want to take out quickly small ships)

**5-15-30** **Bruiser** (+10 fire rate and damage, cost 45k) [45-55 damage dealt] (This is a good beginner's build, It cost relative small amount of money and dealt a fair damage at mid range, giving it an edge over short range builds, higher chance of hitting due to fire rate, while not overly dependent on mortar. Making it both easy to use and cheap)

**25-25-0 Titanium Barrel** {+40 distance buff, costs 400K} [great controllable build for beginning snipers{especially with mortaring}]

## Spyglass and Corner Peek

Spyglass grants extra visibility and makes the fog more see-through, you can use the Spyglass to scout ahead for enemy ships or look for ships to prey upon, experienced players also use a technique called as Corner Peek, as the visibility at the corners of the window is more than the middle or the visibility in the Spyglass. It is recommended to do quick scans of the seas, once every few minutes to update yourself about the ships in the area; this is vital in busier trade routes as Silent Dragon or Flying Dutchman ambushes will quickly take you out the equation.

## FOV

You can turn your FOV (Field of view) up, so you can see more of your surroundings. It helps you a lot if you are a sniper, so you can do better mortar and it helps in fights. Furthermore, having high FOV also helps you see the path of the bullet, which would make it easier for you to evade it. You can turn this on in your settings.

FP
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You can turn your FP (First Person) on, so that you can play with a first person view. It is very difficult to do, but if you train with it, you can become far better in aiming at ships. When you fight with FP, your aim will improve a lot, which will make you a better pirate. You can turn this on in your settings.

## Fast Level Up

How to level up fast? That's our question. The easiest leveling methods are as follows;

1. Receiving all items dropped from a ship after a battle

2. The second thing you need to do to level up is fishing, you can level up quickly thanks to the occasional (golden fish).

3. It is trading, fish fast and earn money then get trader from any island except Jamaica and Guinea and get level and money very fast. However, there is only one big downside to this, you can only level up while buying a ship.

For Trade Routes...

## Trading Table

You can now press "T" to bring up a trading table which shows the best type of trades to make from island to island.

Choose the island on which you are currently under Buy↓. Choose the island where you will sail to at Sell→. Then see where they intersect and buy the written there cargo.

## Other Tips

Joining a clan is very helpful when you are just starting out because other members will teach you tricks and protect you.

Here is a list of clans that you can pick from.

You can lock krew to prevent other players from joining your ship to spy on you or to steal loot or kills and you can also lock cargo to prevent other players from using your cargo while you need money from trading.