PirateAhoy's Cannoneer's Guide!

[Davy]

Ahoy mateys! If ye be wondering how to blow a ship to smithereens, this be the place for you.How to move the cannon:

Hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse around. That will move the cannon. Click the left mouse button and you will fire a shot. With basic round shots, you can fire up to 3 at a time, then it takes about 5 seconds to reload.

How to fire a shot: Click the left mouse button and you will fire a shot. With basic round shots, you can fire up to 3 at a time, then it takes about 5 seconds to reload. Other more advanced shots can only be fired two, or even one at a time.

Basic guide for cannoneering a ship:

ALWAYS follow captain's orders. Once you hear the captain order the broadsides, fire at that side continuously. If ye pass a ship and the captain does not fire the broadsides or does not tell the crew to fire, don't fire. It just gets the ship engaged in battle, and that could lead to the entire ship being sunk, and your losing all the plunder.


How I practice:

I usually launch a ship off the coast of Padres Del Fuego. There are powerful ships around there with high cargo, but if you don't steer your ship and only fire, they won't fire back. It's great long range practice, and long range skill = short range mastery.

How I sink a ship:

When I am firing at a ship, I usually pick a spot on the ship that the top of my cannon is touching. I fire three times, and if it hits the ship, I keep the cannon at that same mark. If it doesn't, I pick another spot on the ship and hope for the best.


If ye need more help, just let me know. For now, I wish ye luck and I hope me guide helps ye become a true cannoneer.

[Bellatrix]

Yeah, and if your team is about to go back into port to cash in, fire at random ships.
That way when someone else comes along and kills them for you, your ships gets
the cargo without even lifting a finger. xD

[IceSphere]

I feel so dumb, but really, aiming the cannon should have been one of the quests, (I've been using the arrow keys, and NEVER get on a ships, always off to one side)...

The tutorial doesn't really cover up-grading well- Every time you level-up you need to check what you can up-grade (you don't get an extra if you miss it).

If you get sunk, you keep the quest up-dates, but do you keep your cargo..?

And I crash if I teleport to a crew so I never have, I know you can teleport onto a ship, but can you teleport off a ship, and will you keep your share if you do?

[Bellatrix]

Originally Posted by IceSphere

And I crash if I teleport to a crew so I never have, I know you can teleport onto a ship, but can you teleport off a ship, and will you keep your share if you do?

Course not. Whoever is on the ship gets the cash. That's why some lazy people just
teleport to their friends when they are going to shore so they can get money.

[Davy]

Originally Posted by Bellatrix

Course not. Whoever is on the ship gets the cash. That's why some lazy people just
teleport to their friends when they are going to shore so they can get money.

That's me.

[IceSphere]

Originally Posted by Bellatrix

Course not. Whoever is on the ship gets the cash. That's why some lazy people just
teleport to their friends when they are going to shore so they can get money.

you mean: Teleport, and dump the crew..?

I should've started writing stuff down sooner, but... I kind'a think there will be a reset/phase 3 the way things look so far...

From Level 5 for the Connon it takes 700 pts to Level-up
Level 6 -900 pts to Level-up)

(I haven't up-graded Shoot)
Shoot

Round Shot
First up-grade (First up-grade will take one of your Level-up credits)
"Rank 2" - pts damage (I up-graded "Round Shot" every time for the first 5 Cannon Level-up's)
"Rank 3" - pts damage
"Rank 4" - pts damage
"Rank 5" (5th upgrade) 240-480 pnts damage

Chain Shot Short Range
First up-grade 60-120 pts damage (First up-grade will take one of your Level-up credits)
"Rank 2" - pts damage
"Rank 3" - pts damage
"Rank 4" - pts damage
"Rank 5" - pts damage

Grape Shot Short Range
First up-grade 80-160 pts damage (I did the basic quests to notery 13, and only needed to get one flag ship)
"Rank 2" - pts damage (Slay the crew and take the ship. Another guide. But a player took my flag ship & did my quest)
"Rank 3" - pts damage
"Rank 4" - pts damage
"Rank 5" - pts damage

At Level 8 Fire Band unlocks-
First up-grade 120-240 pts damage (First up-grade will take one of your Level-up credits)
"Rank 2" - pts damage
"Rank 3" - pts damage
"Rank 4" - pts damage
"Rank 5" - pts damage

At Level 12 Thunder Bult unlocks-
First up-grade 280-560 pts damage (First up-grade will take one of your Level-up credits)
"Rank 2" - pts damage
"Rank 3" - pts damage
"Rank 4" - pts damage
"Rank 5" - pts damage

At Level 17 Explosive unlocks
First up-grade 1200-2400 pts damage (First up-grade will take one of your Level-up credits)
"Rank 2" - pts damage
"Rank 3" - pts damage
"Rank 4" - pts damage
"Rank 5" - pts damage

At Level 20 Fury unlocks
First up-grade 240-480 pts damage (First up-grade will take one of your Level-up credits) (hot, but freezes everybodys screen)
"Rank 2" - pts damage
"Rank 3" - pts damage
"Rank 4" - pts damage
"Rank 5" - pts damage

I not sure about some of this stuff
Repid Reload seems the same as the "Shoot" at the top
I did the Repid Reload at Level 6 (cool down is not that long for now without an up-grade

Rapid Reload Level 6 Barrage Cannon/Grenade Level10 Shrapnel Level14

Remember: If you forget to up-grade you don't get an extra one saved

Post if you have nunbers for the other "Ranks" and I'll edit them in so you can look at them all at once to decide what area you want to up-grade

For aiming the connon, I use the box your cool-down time is in, once I get centered (for a good attack the target will be right over the top of that box. That should stun the ship, and you can take out the sails. Graphic gages here would make aiming a cake-walk, but having the cannon in your face makes me think they don't want it to be easy)

[Davy]

Thanks IceSphere.

[Davy]

Bump. I hope me guide helps ye, mateys.