| Pirates of the Burning Sea is a complex game. It's | | | | the battery you want to fire. Very good if you are |
| easy for players to overlook some of the simplest | | | | getting to the point where every shot counts. |
| game options as they play. We've come with a list of | | | | 4. PARTIAL AUCTION HOUSE ORDERS: The |
| 7 simple things you can do to make your gaming | | | | Auction House in POTBS is not like other games. |
| experience much better. Make more money, kill | | | | There are no 'buyout' prices, and if you offer more |
| enemies easier, and level up quicker by using the | | | | than the item's price, that's how much it will sell for. But, |
| following tips: | | | | you usually find a good deal on multiple items if you |
| 1. AUTO-FIRE: If you hold down control and then | | | | select the 'partial' option. Try to pick up partial orders |
| left-click on your 'Fire Cannons' icon in your tool-bar, | | | | for fractions of the price, as people will often try to get |
| you can set your guns to fire as soon as they are | | | | rid of small lots just to make room in their inventory. |
| loaded. They will only fire on targets you have | | | | 5. PRIVATE CHAT: If you want to send someone a |
| selected, so make sure you know who you want to | | | | private message, just click on their name in the chat |
| fire at before you try this. | | | | window. |
| 2. DUAL BROADSIDES: You can not only set your | | | | 6. GENERAL SKILLS TRAINER: You can improve |
| guns to auto-fire, but you can also fire on targets that | | | | your Sailing, Maneuvering and Gunnery focus skills by |
| you have not selected. If you have one target | | | | visiting the General Trainer located in your nation's |
| selected and are firing at it, but another comes into | | | | capital. Improving these skills requires 1 skill point, but it is |
| range on the other side of your ship, you can fire at | | | | very much worth the expense. |
| them as well just by double right-clicking them. This is | | | | 7. AVOID THE JUNK DEALER: A lot of players first |
| great when the enemy is all around you and you want | | | | buy their ammunition and consumables from the Junk |
| to maximize your firepower. | | | | Dealer. DON'T!! You can get these items for much less |
| 3. HALF-STRENGTH BROADSIDE: You don't have to | | | | at the Auction House. Even if you have to make a |
| wait until your guns are all reloaded. If your gunners are | | | | short trip to a nearby port to get them, it's almost |
| half-loaded (signified by the small circle near the | | | | always better than getting them from the Junk Dealer. |
| battery icon), you can hold down ALT and left-click on | | | | |