Combat

There are two types of combat in the game: naval and land combat (face to face).


Naval Combat

In naval combat your goal is to maneuver your ship out of harm's reach, while at the same time you shoot your cannons at your opponent (NPC or player).

You can attack players in two ways – you can attack a player with a PvP flag raised or attack any player that’s in a PvP zone (even without the PvP flag up, so if you’ve packed your ship full of goodies, take the flag down and steer clear of PvP zones). These PvP zones appear as enemy nations attack towns and cause “disorder.” The longer the siege is, the greater the PvP zone around the town gets, which in turn makes it difficult to trade and sail through those waters.



The combat itself is down to maneuvering your ship minding the wind, and of course, using different types of ammo. Some types of ammo are better for destroying the hull, some for destroying the sails, while others are best suited for decimating the crew. The battle will also depend on different skills, such as maneuvering, rendering the enemy immobile, etc. Depending on your training and skills, you can choose among a couple of different tactics. You might prefer shooting the enemy’s hull until you sink the ship, destroying his sails and then circling around and shooting your enemy like a sitting duck or simply disembark on the enemy ship and engage is sword-combat with the crew and its captain.



However, being a successful combatant isn’t just about being skilled, but being equipped, too. Of course, it depends on the tactics you prefer: if you like sinking ships by destroying the hulls, then you need a heavy armored ship with lots of cannons. If you prefer disembarking, then you need to have a lot of crewmembers, while smaller and feistier ships are perfect for destroying the sails on bigger, less mobile ships, rendering them immobile.



Equipping the ship is, of course, a must. Every ship has upgrade slots reserved for the sails, hulls, cannons as well as general upgrades. These items can be either manufactured or bought on the market. You can find out more about ship types and characteristics here.

The length of combat depends on you and your opponent’s levels, as well as the number of ships. So, it can last anywhere from 5 minutes to half an hour, and sometimes even more (for instance, if you’re fighting in groups of 5v6).



If you lose your ship in a battle, you are spawned in the port, and your ship loses one durability point. Depending on the ship you can have anywhere from 1-8 durability points (the bigger the ship, the less durable it is. When your ship loses its last durability point, you lose the ship and have to go shopping for another one.

Land Combat

Land combat (disembarking on the enemy ship is also considered to be in this category) is carried out by calculating numbers of crewmen. The captain with more crew will be entitled to reinforcements or re-spawns until his crew is all gone.



Your fencing skills depend on your style and training (Fencing, Dirty Fighting, Florentine) and you can learn combat styles for each level you gain. Land combat depends on three things: lots of crewmembers (that’s never a bad thing), your level (your and crewmembers’ hitpoints are calculated with this) and different moves execution.