It’s laborious to consider, however Cranium and Bones is lastly right here. Crusing the excessive seas might be daunting, particularly with many assets to handle, ship varieties to unlock and perceive, and weapons to undergo. The sport does an honest job of explaining a number of issues, however listed here are 15 suggestions and tips it’s best to keep in mind to really conquer the seas.
Cooked Gadgets Grant Extra Stamina
You’ll harvest plenty of completely different meals whereas travelling, from coconuts to bananas, and even distributors promote numerous elements. These are good for Stamina features on the go, nevertheless it’s price cooking them in an outpost since the advantages are even larger. For instance, coconuts restore 40 % Stamina when cooked as a substitute of 20 % uncooked. Contemplating how straightforward they’re to get, you may have dozens in your stock and hold consuming them whereas crusing.
Edit Scroll Wheel for Merchandise Shortcuts
Early on, the merchandise wheel shall be showcased, permitting you to shortly choose objects and use them in the midst of fight. Open the scroll wheel, hover over a slot and press Triangle or Y to edit the choice that seems. You’ll be able to then assign a meals merchandise or Restore Package and shortly use it whereas exploring and preventing. Even higher is with the ability to edit so much and select the Cooked Meals or Uncooked Meals icons, which instantly assign objects in these classes with out requiring handbook choice.
Board Ships for Extra Rewards
Revealed earlier than launch, gamers can board broken ships as a substitute of destroying them to achieve barely extra rewards. This can be a good option to get Restore Kits (relying on the vessels boarded) and a few further Silver, although it may be somewhat difficult. Staying roughly parallel to a broken vessel often offers probably the most success, and also you don’t need to get too shut. In any other case, maintain L2/Left Set off and hold urgent Triangle or Y. Make sure you’re not bracing, since that stops boarding, even when the hooks are hooked up.
Improve the Crowbar to Farm Shipwrecks
All through the world of Cranium and Bones are Shipwrecks that home supplies and Silver. To open them, you’ll want the Crowbar, obtained from the tutorial quest the place you collect objects floating within the water. Upgrading it needs to be your precedence because it permits for farming Shipwrecks quicker. Some Shipwrecks can also’t be opened with out particularly leveled instruments, so it’s price returning to a Pirate Den once in a while to improve them.
Auto Harvest
When harvesting supplies of any type, a small mini-game pops up the place it’s important to press R2/Proper Set off throughout the boundaries. Doing so throughout the smaller inexperienced and purple boundaries ends in quicker harvesting. Nonetheless, should you don’t need to trouble with the mini-game, go into the Choices and allow Auto Harvest. The general course of turns into slower, however there’s no room for error.
Promote Commodities in Demand
As you purchase completely different Commodities, examine settlements and merchants which have some objects listed as “highest in demand.” These will fetch the next worth than common, permitting you to earn extra Silver. Plentiful objects that aren’t in demand could have a pink arrow pointing down, which means they’ll promote for much less, so take notice.
Find out how to Decide Wind Course
As you increase and decrease the sails to extend or lower your ship’s pace, you see somewhat arrow within the dial indicating your pace. That arrow represents the route of the wind – it turns pink when crusing in opposition to the wind (visually indicated as nicely), lowering your general max pace. Crusing with it turns the arrow inexperienced, guaranteeing you face the least resistance. You don’t at all times need to sail with the wind, however hold its route in thoughts regardless, since it might probably deviate your course should you’re not paying consideration.
Elevating Ship Rank
Although you begin with a measly Dhow, it’s not lengthy earlier than you uncover blueprints for different stronger and extra specialised ships. Some have a quantity close to their title indicating Rank, which is like their gear rating. The utmost rank for a ship is 5, and since late-game enemies might be eight and above, it’s a wrestle to remain alive. To lift your Rank, equip higher weapons, hulls and furnishings. Increased damaging weapons and hull varieties with extra protection are the way in which to go.
Specializing in Ships
Once you get deeper into the sport, unlocking extra weapons and ship varieties, you may create completely different builds for ships. The Padewakang, for instance, focuses on triggering massive explosions on explosive hits and will increase weapon radius, which suggests it’s good for Bombard and Mortar weapons. In the meantime, the Hullbreaker Brigantine, which focuses on elevated ramming harm, would work nicely with Demi-Cannons since they deal in depth harm up shut. Experiment with completely different weapons and ships that match the playstyle for achievement.
No Furnishings Stacking
Contemplating some minor furnishings grants advantages to completely different weapon varieties, you may consider stacking them for elevated bonuses. Sadly, you may solely equip one in all every bit of furnishings, in order that’s not attainable. If completely different furnishings offers related advantages, their results can stack.
Offloading Supplies
Your ship can maintain 1000’s of kilograms of cargo in its maintain, however there are restricted slots. Because you’ll be carrying restore kits, meals objects and ammo, unlock area every time attainable, lest you run out of slots for choosing up loot and different assets. This may be executed by visiting the Warehouse at Pirate Dens, however you can too uncover Caches in Outposts all through the map. Entry these, dump your assets, promote Commodities, after which transfer on.
Test Commerce Routes
When in search of crafting supplies, the world map will present you the place to seek out them. When you might go to a settlement and pay Silver, they typically have restricted provides, relying on the fabric. As an alternative, examine the commerce routes (represented by dotted traces) on the map for supplies transported alongside them. Scan any ships that would have the assets and assault them. This permits for saving cash and might even internet some Silver.
Don’t Hearth Close to Settlements
Even should you’re not planning to Plunder a settlement, don’t make my mistake and hearth at something – even the water – round it. The guard towers and neighboring ships will instantly retaliate, leading to your demise.
On a facet notice, if you would like sure supplies from completely different factions, assault ships close to a settlement, however don’t provoke a Plunder. Faction ships destroyed throughout Plunder solely present Silver, and also you solely cope with one or two at a time, which suggests much less Infamy earned. Nonetheless, the reinforcements pouring in drop Silver and supplies whereas being extra quite a few. After wiping out a enough quantity, Plunder the settlement for its specialised assets and revenue.
Respawn Choices
In case your ship sinks, you may respawn on the water or at an outpost. Whereas the latter is interesting regardless of its larger value, your ship suffers everlasting harm that doesn’t go away till you restore it. If you wish to end off some weak enemies, it’s excellent, nevertheless it’s generally higher to respawn at a close-by outpost, restore your ship after which re-enter the fray.
Toggling Ship Standing Results
If you wish to see the standing results of different ships, particularly throughout a World Occasion with different gamers or when tackling PvP, go to the Settings and navigate to the Interface tab. Choose Customise UI after which Toggle All. It may be particularly helpful should you’re taking part in a assist position, permitting you to prioritize targets to heal.
