Monty in the Tavern

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

I have played SMP 5 or 6 times recently and have some feedback for the board.
For only the second time in my SMP career, I caught Monty in the Tavern! Very rare occurrence!

In order to do this you MUST dance with a Spanish Beauty and earn the â€œdipâ€ for a successful dance. Then, she must tell you Monty is in that particular city. If you dance in San Juan then she must tell you he is in San Juan. You cannot catch Monty by sailing, only by dancing.

In order to maximize your chances I highly recommend you pick Wit and Charm as your skill. This improves your dancing skills and allows you to dance with the Beauties at the rank of Colonel instead of Baron.

Then, when you make it to Colonel, go dance with the Spanish Beauties. If you really wantt to catch him, you earn a dip and she tells you he is somewhere else then re-load the game at â€œArrivalâ€ and try it again.
I Am a good dancer and usually get the â€œdipâ€, work on your dancing skills!

fleetp · Boatswain Posts: 3721 **36050 Gold** -

Neat! I've never seen Monty in the tavern.

themodelcitizen · Gunner Posts: 862 **14635 Gold** -

That's great. Makes sense as he "spawns" in a city when you talk to the dancer, so it might as well be the same city you're in (which naturally has to be Spanish, as you noted). I've just never seen it happen either

How was your dueling? Did you manage to beat him without reloading? Laughing

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

I am 69 now and my reflexes are so slow that not only can I not beat Monty in his hideout at the Swashbuckler level, I canâ€™t beat him at Rouge any more.
I now play at Adventurer or even Journeyman level. In fact I like Journeyman the most because itâ€™s more relaxed and is easier to get fast results. You just canâ€™t get 126 points without playing a long time.

Gun Pierson · Gunner Posts: 809 **5053 Gold** -

Getting a bit rusty old fox? Wink

I'm just teasing, most important thing is that you enjoy the game!

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

It is sad growing old! I wonder what level Loki played. We miss him! I can still dance at close to your level.

Captain Dave · Powder Monkey Posts: 13 **671 Gold** -

Thanks for the post and good tips.

I've fought Montalban in the tavern once or twice. I agree that it's very rare for him to spawn in the same city.

IIRC, Wit and Charm also has a benefit similar to the special items for dancing, in addition to the benefit of being able to dance with beautiful and attractive daughters at lower rank.

Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

To maximize your chances, you could capture most of the Spanish cities, which would limit where Monty can spawn.

Pirate · Helmsman Posts: 5589 **109759 Gold** -

Yup the more you play the game the more you know. One tactic for buried treasure was to hang out around the St. Kitts area and loot ships. Stop in a port sell the loot and ships get a promotion and one piece of map then no need to look at it just go to San Juan climb on a hill and find your treasure then repeat until all treasure found.