Summary
Republic of Pirates has you engaging in real-time naval battles between your own fleet of customized ships and any unlucky foes that you come across, whether they are merchants or rival buccaneers. Naval combat is your main way of gaining resources from other ships in the archipelago, and expanding the types of ships you build for your fleet.
Your experience and ship set-ups will affect what you’re able to take on. Like most naval ship battle games of this genre, building the parts of your ships from cannons to sails is vital for making them as effective as possible. But, of course, there are other ways to ensure that you get the upper hand, including setting up diplomatic influence.
8Improve Valuable Resources
Get Better Sails and Cannons
Better parts for your ships equal better setups and boosted speed. Gaining new weapons or upgrading the cannons you have are also vital, as better sails make maneuvering and moving quickly through the sea much easier. Beefing up your ships means you’ll perform raids and defend your settlements more successfully.
The best way to start gaining materials and building up your wealth is by scavenging for scraps and materials during short expeditions on islands or salvage wrecks in the sea. Along with getting parts and riches for buying these upgrades, these salvages can be a great way to also work on your island communities.
7Diverse Ship Types
A Quick Rundown On The Ship Types
You can obtain and organize eight different types of ships in formations. On the lighter and nimbler side of the ships, you have Sloops and Brigantines. Bigger and more formidable ships for naval combat are the Galleons, Frigates, and Man-of-Wars. Sloops and Schooners are ideal for speedy getaways from larger, more cumbersome vessels, and are used best for menacing merchant vessels if you’re confident.
As you progress to the point where you’ll conduct more raids and defend yourself from other pirates, you’ll want to invest in powerful ships that may be slower but pack better offensive options. With these big ships, you can engage in intensive fleet battles, tactically deploy units, and wage clan wars against other pirates.
6Ship Movements On Map
Keep An Eye Out On The Movements Of Friend And Foe
The world around you is constantly under the ebb and flow of other pirate movements. Checking the maps gives you a view of what’s going on in these areas and whether you should engage or bide your time. The locations of these ships can also affect the types of ships you should disembark with for tactical vantage.
As you progress through the diplomatic climate of the surrounding islands, it’s best to avoid an incident that could turn your allies on you. It also helps you think up tactics if enemy fleets are crossing a shared space where you can team up with a certain ally to make the battle easier.
5Practice Raids On Merchant Vessels
Gain Experience The Easy Way
Merchant ships are generally powerless, with little means to defend themselves from marauding ships. They’re the best practise to get you acclimated to Republic of Pirates. With speedy ships, you may run them down for quick raids, and it’s perfect for getting familiar with how combat works.
Combat isn’t as complex as other pirate simulators like the Sailing Era and Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnaughtus. But there are variables to consider, like the positioning of cannon fire, having the sails pull in your favor and the process of raiding. Merchant ships are a great wait to get familiar with this before engaging other dangerous ships.
4Organize Fleet Formations
Form Up Your Naval Strength And Positioning
Different configurations for your fleets can give you an edge during combat. Having speedy ships lure enemies into a trap where the large ships take them out, or even flanking ships with two of your best ships for maximum damage from cannon fire.
Having a diverse set of ships can also help in deployment for scouting, defense, and offense. It’s easy to organize the number of ships and their tactical usefulness by customizing your ship grouping. This simplifies the formation process and can help with setting up your favorite ships.
3Maintain Diplomacy
Finding Allies In High Places
An old proverb rings true; the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The question that you’ll need to navigate throughout your expansion across the sea is who you are going to set allegiances with and how to maintain them. Diplomacy is important to keep a foothold in your spot while having an ally that can be your buffer.
Maintaining them is important once you obtain their support and this can lead to gaining sidequests and objectives specific to your growth with these alliances. Pirates are as loyal as fickle cats, so the best way to maintain your standing with allies is to help them in raids, defense, and splitting loot.
2Recruiting The Best Captains
Choose The Best Captain For Your Ships
Each ship in your arsenal needs a captain to command your ships. They include a vast majority of historical faces and familiar legends. With the best captains you can muster, dominating the seas would only be a question of when.
Each captain comes with different skills and passive abilities that work for certain ships more than others. Attributing these captains to the right ship can highly increase their effectiveness in naval battles.
1Building Up Captain Skills
Level Up Your Best Captains
There is a leveling system connected to the captains that you recruit. As you use your best captains effectively, it also allows you to boost their skills. This is important in increasing the strength of the ships commanded by them. This goes hand in hand with picking the right captains with their compatible ships. All captains peak at level 40 and every ten levels grant them additional boosts.
Captains at higher levels can make the combat in the Republic of Pirates runs much smoother and can build up different kinds of tactics and strategies you can implement in naval battles. Captains that are already well suited with their ships will be even stronger and more formidable with built-up skills.
