New Horizons Playing Styles

This information relates to Build 14 Beta 4 it may differ from other versions of the game

The ability to play the game in a specific way or "style" has been introduced. The available styles are: Naval Officer – Privateer – Merchant – Pirate.

Each is indicated by your captain type in the bottom of the Character Interface

A brief outline of each of these styles is given below.

Naval Officer

• - Triggered by choosing "Naval Officer" at game start
• - Gain appropriate ships, officers and uniforms as you are promoted
• - Pay your crew and officers
• - Only gain land after rank 6 (Post Captain)
• - Can only give Captured Towns to your Served Nation
• - Free Crew Hire in towns of your Served Nation
• - Cannot Swap Ships until rank 7 (Commodore)
• - Cannot Buy ships and cannot Sell player ship
• - Cannot Sign Articles
• - Reduced sale price for ships

Privateer

• - Triggered by buying a Letter of Marque or by choosing "Corsair" at game start
• - Soldier crew, ship rewards and navy officers removed
• - Different promotion titles
• - Reduced sale price for ships

Merchant

• - Triggered by carrying a "Merchant Passport" or choosing "Merchant" at game start
• - Possible to buy a "Merchant Passport" from the WIC office on Curacao and the EITC office on Jamaica
• - Carrying a "Merchant Passport" prevents your crew from becoming envious of the large amounts of money you have
• - Only need the "Merchant Passport" if you also want to have a LoM. Otherwise the game considers you an honest merchant as long as you don't turn pirate and you don't need to worry about "too much money" either.

Pirate

• - Can join the pirates if you have no LoM and are not hostile to them
• - Pirates sell their design ships if you have no LoM OR you are not hostile to them
• - Can gain ranks with pirates after joining them
• - Improved Nevis blacksmith functionality after joining them
• - No land given upon promotion
• - Distinguished promotion ranks from fame level