How to be successful in an invasion.

[rulerdude]

For all of you guys who can't seem to ever be successful in an invasion, this guide may prove as a SERIOUS help. Enjoy.

Step 1: The moment that you get a notification that there will be an invasion, turn off 3D mode (If you have it on) and set your graphics to low. You have to restart Pirates to set your graphics to low, but this will seriously reduce lag.

Step 2: After you log back on to pirates, choose your server. The less people in a server, the easier enemies are to defeat, but if you are low level or basic, it is better for you to be in a server with more people. (Keep in mind, the more people, the more lag)

Step 3: FILL UP ON EVERYTHING. Anything that you have to buy to use (Tonics, Bullets, Throwing Daggers) fill up on it! Even if you think you will not use it, fill it up! (The only exception is cannons)

Step 4: Decide your primary weapon, this can be any weapon, but it is recommended to be the most powerful. If you do not have any powerful weapons, pull out your Voodoo doll and heal, or you can revive people as they get knocked out.

Step 5: GET A CREW! Either make one or join one. This is mainly for your notoriety, the more people in your crew, the more notoriety. Also, crew members tend to revive other crew members before they revive non crew members.

Step 6: Choose your beach. The undead will attack from 2 beaches. The main beach (The one with the pier) is always more popular with people than the 2nd beach. Choose the one most suiting your needs.

Step 7: Make a setup. In large servers, people tend to not listen, but if you are in a smaller server, try and get the people to make this setup.

Up Front: Voodoo doll. This will give them a chance to attune their targets before others start attacking, which make it difficult to attune.

Behind Dolls: Swords. After the dolls make their attunments, they should move out of the way for the swords. The swords can then start attacking.

Behind Swords: Daggers. The daggers can choose to stay back and use their throwing blades, or can get up with the swords to attack.

Behind Daggers: Guns. Guns should not interfere with those who have to be next to their targets to attack. Guns need to attack from a distance.

Behind Guns: Grenades. Grenades should be thrown after others start attacking.

Off to the sides: Voodoo staff. The voodoo staff should be off to the side so they will not interfere with others.

Scattered about: Healers/Revivers. People healing or reviving should be evenly scattered around, and heal/revive people near them.

Note: Keg runners do not attack, however they do explode when killed. When a keg runner is spotted, stay away from it, and allow people who can attack from a distance (doll, staff, guns, throwing daggers) to take care of them.

Step 8: How to handle Jolly Roger. Jolly Roger is a difficult character to defeat. He is also a character that uses the staff. Only swords and daggers with a lot of health should get up to him to attack him. Everybody else should stay a large distance away. If you are going to revive, stay a large distance away, and wait for him to leave until you start reviving. If you are knocked out, and there is a large number of people also knocked out, you shouldn't wait very long to be revived. If you wait about 15 seconds and you are not revived, just go to jail. It will be alot faster.

Step 9: The invasion is over when Jolly reaches his target, or is defeated. When the invasion is over, you receive a message telling you how much notoriety you received. Any "leftover" enemies go away and the color and music change back to normal. If you want to keep doing an invasion, you can try to go to another server, as they may still have an invasion going on. If not, reset your graphics as you like them, restart the game for those changes to take affect, and continue what you were doing.