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    Solved Newbie Help

    i went with a merchant character Jeremy Pii .. starts with a light colonial frigate, 174 crew, 30 8lbs (4 lbs atm) ive only got 74 salors atm and not alot of cash left .. and maneuverability is only 6.3 / 57.97 .. and 8.38 / 13.16 for speed .. wondering if its the ship / amount of crew or...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    got 1.2 installed -seems to be running well. question (novelty i know.... ) the ship it starts you with looks good but i am guessing like the vanilla game you should down size immediately and work your way up ? or should one keep and it and try and make something of it quickly to pay for...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    I will install a new copy of the game and patch it to GOF .. i think i will enjoy the changes
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    Solved Newbie Help

    thanks the replies .. really makes me want to play more .. without the advice i might have given up already :P before i go any further with the game is it is .. what are the "soundbite" benefits of the mod ? And feel free to sell it to me.. i am more than willing to start over - if the...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    1) light v medium v heavy weapons ? dont really get what the benefits and deficits are .. aside from damage. 2) aiming guns - u usually manually aim them .. using the red indicator to fire - but deost seem to always work .. any advice on gunnery would be muchly appreciated. 3) i have never...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    went back to and older save .. moored the schooner, got a sloop instead of a lugger, maxes the crew stuck culverines on it and went back in for a few more rounds v edward law and got owned .. i am guessing lv 8 is too early for this guy .. which begs the question why does one get so many...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    i decided to sell the schooner - figuring this ship might be better.. or at least different .. was a 20 24lb schooner though which seems to be pretty good. anyhow .. gona try this battle a few more times -- see if i can figure it out. i havnt modded my game at all .. i am tempted but didnt...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    hmm this edward law fight is gona be a tricky one i can see .. ;)
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    Solved Newbie Help

    K next question :P Im working a Morgan mission to kill Edward Low or Law .. guide says i have to use a smaller ship than i have and to park my good one with a port master .. which sounds good .. but he wants to charge me 27,000 .. which is likely as much as i could even make on the mission...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    I have a schooner at the moment and 140k in cash - i would like to get a better ship but all the ones i capture or can purchase are less gunned and slower, although with more cargo and crew .. at the moment i prefer the mobility of the schooner as i can almost always get away from pursuers ...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    k - so that will have to wait a little while. Next question .. is there some sort of timetable for the game, in that does the enemy ship size and capability increase over time - as i seem to be constantly running into groups of 3-4 enemy ships all outclassing my one little schooner. Or is it...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    excellent - glad i had reached the same conclusion - :)
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    Solved Newbie Help

    Oh and should i wrangle with one of the mods ? do they add alot without causing too much grief in terms of install / affecting game stability ?
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    Solved Newbie Help

    K went back - loaded an old saved game, got the quest .. now im trying to capture sink the Blue Bird and i think i must either suck too much as a player or i have the wrong ship .. cant see to do any damage to it, and if they board me its all over in seonds. I have been looking around for tips...
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    Solved Newbie Help

    just out of curiosity if i missed picking up the mission is it gone for ever ?
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