Need Help Navigation Skill

[CrankyPirate]

Just started the game (GOF v1.2) and have been sailing around, and noticed that my navigation skill does not go up at all. I tied on the world map and in 'real time' but no increase at all. I even put in on 8x speed and went of and watched tele for a bit and cam back after 30 mins to find zero increase in the skill.

From what I have read in various threads the Nav skill should just go up when sailing around..? I have 10 Talent points etc, so according to most I have read it should be going up pretty fast.

The only time I have seen an increase was in a storm, I gained just two skill points, but the ship got trashed..

What am I doing wrong?

 

[superkid]

Your navigation skill will only go up while you're battling, or in a storm.
You can play tons of sea battles, but in my opinion, the best way to gain navigation skill is to either enter a storm till your ship is almost sunk and then turn to the world map, or do the trade runs and port controlers' quests.

 

[CrankyPirate]

OK, thanks, I was sure I read in one thread that the skill goes up when your just sailing around, but I guess not. Can I ask why the nav skill goes up when doing a port controllers quest or trade run? are you not able to exit to the world map or something?

Also, I am sure I remember in the vanilla game. before I installed the mod, that the ship skills being commanded by the player were highlighted, as were those for each officer; this seems to have gone now the mod is installed. Skill all have standard backgrounds even with officers on board...