Always ambushed on shores of portland

[vassock]

I usually have contraband to sell from pirate encounters, so I talk to a guy in Jamaica and he tells me to sell the stuff at Portland. However, I have never managed to do this without either being ambushed on land or later seeing a green ship turn red and attack me as soon as I board my own ship after the sale. The ship usually has redcoats, so I'm assuming it's a British patrol. How do I avoid these and does sinking the ship hurt relations with the Brits?

 

[vassock]

Happened again. Was selling cocoa and planks (apparently, the latter is contraband in Jamaica), and was ambushed as usual. Boarded my ship and found 2 patrol boats! I was also in a bit of a jam since I had to bring a heavier capped ship over due to having too much cocoa and planks (wouldn't fit on personal ship). I still won, but just barely, capping both of the ships. Thankfully, I had 3 officers by then (1 per capped ship, with myself in the fourth). However, this seems like a terrible way to sell contraband. It's like running into 2 SWAT teams each time or something.

 

[LittleMorgan]

<!--quoteo(post=321075:date=May 20 2009, 05:55 AM:name=vassock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vassock @ May 20 2009, 05:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=321075"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Happened again. Was selling cocoa and planks (apparently, the latter is contraband in Jamaica), and was ambushed as usual. Boarded my ship and found 2 patrol boats! I was also in a bit of a jam since I had to bring a heavier capped ship over due to having too much cocoa and planks (wouldn't fit on personal ship). I still won, but just barely, capping both of the ships. Thankfully, I had 3 officers by then (1 per capped ship, with myself in the fourth). However, this seems like a terrible way to sell contraband. It's like running into 2 SWAT teams each time or something.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


Happened for me, too.
Sometimes the smugglers are not even there and I am ambushed by some wannabe highwayman of some sort... and if they are there then the "police" appears to be on a field trip, too. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel_pa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ixi" border="0" alt="duel_pa.gif" />

 

[Kuujis]

In my experience - it helps, if you sell all the stuff after midnight. I.e. go to tavern, sleep til midnight, sail-to'n'sell for profit <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

About planks being contraband - i found at least TWO towns, where food was contraband... go figure, as they say <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />o)

 

[Valeriyan]

<!--quoteo(post=321075:date=May 20 2009, 08:55 AM:name=vassock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vassock @ May 20 2009, 08:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=321075"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Happened again. ...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<!--quoteo(post=321077:date=May 20 2009, 09:57 AM:name=LittleMorgan)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LittleMorgan @ May 20 2009, 09:57 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=321077"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Happened for me, too.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think you understand that smuggling profitable, but not a legitimate activity. Your main character is young, he has no credibility, low levels of secrecy and luck. At the primary level have to kill a ground patrol and escape from the marine patrol.

 

[Pavlov Igor]

Guys, by the way, if you did not know that if you before deal with smugglers to raise a Roger flag, then when the battle with the patrol begin, the relationship with Nation is not spoiled <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Your character is young and has only just started, therefore nobody knows him and therefore nobody should care what he does.
That's the way certain things are handled in the Build mod, such as flying a fake flag.
It becomes harder to do illegit activities as you become more famous.

 

[vassock]

<!--quoteo(post=321097:date=May 20 2009, 03:51 AM:name=Legolas)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Legolas @ May 20 2009, 03:51 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=321097"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Guys, by the way, if you did not know that if you before deal with smugglers to raise a Roger flag, then when the battle with the patrol begin, the relationship with Nation is not spoiled <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wait, so if I attack British ships while flying the pirate flag (instead of the British flag), I don't lose rep with the British? Because I found out just now that I am one attack away from becoming "Hostile" with the brits.

 

[vassock]

<!--quoteo(post=321097:date=May 20 2009, 03:51 AM:name=Legolas)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Legolas @ May 20 2009, 03:51 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=321097"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Guys, by the way, if you did not know that if you before deal with smugglers to raise a Roger flag, then when the battle with the patrol begin, the relationship with Nation is not spoiled <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I flew the Roger, sold the planks, killed the patrol, capped the ship, and my rating went down to Hostile. How do I raise it back?