Yup. Plus the act of writing those messages probably does have some sort of impact on game performance (though this is probably negligible).Except that they get in the way of trying to find messages in "system.log" which do matter.
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Yup. Plus the act of writing those messages probably does have some sort of impact on game performance (though this is probably negligible).Except that they get in the way of trying to find messages in "system.log" which do matter.
For one person who wants it? Doesn't sound worthwhile to me.The ideal would probably be a setting in the "Options" menu to disable the bells.
// numbers are 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20
#define BELL_TOGGLE 20 // time compression below which bells sound.
// 30=always sound, 0=never sound
if (makeint(GetTimeScale()) < BELL_TOGGLE)
{
switch (numBells)
{
etc
]
]
In LogInterface.c, change the line that says
switch (numBells)
to be
switch (9)
and the bells won't play, but the rest of the processing won't be affected.
Hook
A NAVAL Officer, you mean?Does anyone know how i can acquire a new ship in free play mode when playing as an officer?
That does sound a bit weird, from a balancing point of view...Dungeons are relatively easy. The denizens are usually weaker than the random thugs and highwaymen who attack you in the jungle. And there's usually a nice sword hidden somewhere in the dungeon. The cave midway between Speightstown and Barbados, and the dungeon in Port Royale, have particularly good swords for you to find.
Its the complete opposite to me i can finish every land battle without a problem but when it comes to boarding i always die.Thanks for the reply! I'll try those dungeons to level my melee skill. I tried fighting the highwaymen, which ended up in the same result as during boarding: I block, they pierce the block and I die instantly else I'll just level a bit with quests to gain skillpoints for melee defence etc
I normally Ask for some of my crew from my ship to come with me on land and since they use the same kind of weapons as me they do loads of damage. this can also help if you have problems in the jungle and dungeons.My personal strategy:
Get an officer or three. The storyline might supply them, otherwise go to the tavern.
Raid the nearest dungeon. Which dungeon depends on where the storyline starts; if you're playing "Tales of a Sea Hawk" or "FreePlay" as British, it will be the one in Speightstown. Save game often, especially if you're playing a storyline which starts you at level 1. Apart from the nice sword which is hidden somewhere, you'll get free weapons from the inhabitants. And now you can equip your officers.
Officers give you a fighting chance against highwaymen because they'll take some of the pressure off you. Four highwaymen against you means four to one, and they're probably tougher and better armed than you, which is why you die easily. Four highwaymen against you and three officers means one to one, and if you can dispose of your opponent reasonably soon, you can help whichever of your officers is in most trouble. Highwaymen may have good weapons which is another reason why they'll easily kill you if you're on your own, so having good weapons of your own can even things up a bit.
Don't board ships until you have decent skills, abilities and weapons. Instead, pound the ship with grapeshot and try to force it to surrender. Merchant ships have lower starting morale than warships so they're more likely to surrender. Don't even think about boarding warships until you and your officers have good skill, abilities, weapons and armour, because warship crews are tougher than merchant crews - I try to avoid them until I have at least battle armour. (Capturing a ship can make you very rich so it shouldn't be too easy!)
Go to Martinique. Among the sidequests available there is Help the Boatswain. The boatswain in question can seriously shift the odds in combat in your favour...
Several storylines require you to capture a big warship; a couple of them don't even wait until the end. So you'd better become good at all this.
You do get extra shore encounters that way too, though.I normally Ask for some of my crew from my ship to come with me on land and since they use the same kind of weapons as me they do loads of damage. this can also help if you have problems in the jungle and dungeons.