Crewman?

PiratesFan · Rigger Posts: 1689 **23491 Gold** -

I noticed in a screenshot over at the official Pirates! website that in the game it tells you how many people of your crew will be needed for the other ship.... Does anyone remember the old game giving you that information or has it been that long since I played it?

Falconer · Captain Posts: 1902 **2865 Gold** -

I can't remember it telling you, but I think a ship wouldn't sail if you didn't have enough men. ALthough I might be confusing it with another game. Oops

PiratesFan · Rigger Posts: 1689 **23491 Gold** -

Yeah I remember it saying you didn't have enough crew and you lost a ship at random ... so was very careful to read the min crew requirements in the instruction book... I don't ever remember telling you in the previous versions... But obviously it will in the new Pirates! version.

KingWilly · Rigger Posts: 1351 **9821 Gold** -

I'm fairly sure that in the original, if you didn't have enough men to sail a ship that you'd just captured, you were forced to select a ship to leave behind. It has been awhile since this has happened, so I'm not 100% sure. I may have to test out the theory by pulling out my trusty copy of Pirates!
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Falconer · Captain Posts: 1902 **2865 Gold** -

Takes me an hour to get the game to run on my PC and then it runs way too fast. Wish I could find out myself.... Oh well...

Sonicsfan · Cutthroat Posts: 363 **1729 Gold** -

Your lost a ship randomly you coudn't chose witch ship was lost at the original game.

Chuko · Cutthroat Posts: 277 **3730 Gold** -

I belive it was the last one on your list (that got scuttled)... same with a mutiny... I think you need a minimum of 8 people on each ship.
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PiratesFan · Rigger Posts: 1689 **23491 Gold** -

yeah the reefs took the biggest ship ... How many times did i lose a good bounty because I wasn't paying attention ... Sad

Chuko · Cutthroat Posts: 277 **3730 Gold** -

Angel · Seaman Posts: 196 **1757 Gold** -

On the NES game, which I still have, LMAO!!! - it tells you how many you need.....I just checked Wink

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Nefarious · Swabbie Posts: 119 **159 Gold** -

I think knowing how many crew you'll need/have will be a big help to newer players. Vets tend to calculate all these factors even before a battle, including land assaults(I do anyway...such a dork). Seeing that screenshot made me think; newer players will get less frustrated and will tell more people about the game. I see many converts on the horizon with this feature being a small, yet helpful, part of it.
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Paalikles · Powder Monkey Posts: 13 **111 Gold** -

Arr! A little bit off topic here guys, but I felt like helping out...

Most computers today are fast. Incredibly more fast than they were when Pirates! was released.

Thus old games tend to run (but not always) - at extreme speed.
To solve, try Dosbox!

What does it do: DosBox is an open source project written to emulate dos games in new operating systems, like Windows XP. I have tested it myself only once, and it works with Civilization I.

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/

So basically - no more 1 hour's worth of trying to run the game, then watching it go too fast.
Try it! I would be surprised if it didnt support Pirates!
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Falconer · Captain Posts: 1902 **2865 Gold** -

Howdy P. long time no see. Smile

Yep, Dosbox might help out but it's no guarantee! On my pc it's still too fast. It's worth trying though. Several people reported it helped them out.