User manual GAMES PC PORT ROYALE 2

[. . . ] 71 4 2 INTRODUCTION Welcome to Port Royale 2, the trade simulation game set in the Caribbean during the 17th century. The game takes you back to the beginning of the 17th century, when the great colonial powers were competing for control of the Caribbean and when towns could rapidly expand (and collapse again) over a short period of time. You take on the role of a young adventurer who, with bravery and skill, aims to establish a large trading enterprise of great economic and military power. You can trade goods between towns, set up your own production facilities, accept all kinds of tasks and missions and set off on voyages to capture enemy ships and loot towns. [. . . ] IN BARRELS AGILITY IN % DRAFT France MASTS 160 MIN SPEED IN KN. 75 MAX SPEED IN KN. Deep CANNONS 3 PRICE IN GC 5 STABILITY 12 COSTS PER DAY 40 BOARDING CREW Caravel 160, 000 * NATION 22 LOAD CAP. IN BARRELS 200 160 AGILITY IN % DRAFT Spain MASTS 160 MIN SPEED IN KN. 60 MAX SPEED IN KN. Deep CANNONS 3 PRICE IN GC 4 STABILITY 13 COSTS PER DAY 46 BOARDING CREW War Galleon 180, 000 * 24 LOAD CAP. IN BARRELS 200 180 NATION AGILITY IN % DRAFT England MASTS 170 MIN SPEED IN KN. 50 MAX SPEED IN KN. Deep CANNONS 3 PRICE IN GC 3 STABILITY 14 COSTS PER DAY 50 BOARDING CREW Ship of the Line 200, 000 * 26 300 200 * These ships cannot be bought in the large shipyards!· The prices shown vary depending on your reputation with the nation from which you are buying the ship. ·The price you get for selling a ship is much lower than the purchase price. 36 8. 2 Convoys If you want to take goods, weapons or boarding crew on board your ships or if you simply want to set sail, you need a convoy. A convoy always consists of between 1 and 10 ships and, most importantly, must have a captain. For example, if you want to load goods onto your convoy, you don't have to specify the ship on which the goods are to be stowed. The individual ships in the convoy are only important when you are selecting escort ships and during sea battles. A convoy is always displayed as one ship on the sea chart and in the harbor. The name of the convoy, which is displayed above the convoy in the town, tells you straight away that this is a convoy rather than an individual ship. Assembling a New Convoy You assemble a convoy by hiring a new captain. To do this, go to the inn in the town where your ship is anchored in the harbor and approach a captain. You can also switch between convoys using the convoy buttons at the top of the screen. When you have selected a convoy, it appears below in the selection screen. You can then switch between the various displays for the convoy using the selection buttons to the right. Goods List Your flag Convoy name Crew morale Captain's rank Convoy selection buttons Condition of the convoy (average of all ships) and cargo in percent Goods on board in barrels Convoy's current action, current speed, number of cannons and size of boarding crew 37 Ships List Click here to define the ship as an escort ship. Overview and Costs Name and experience of captain (see section 8. 3 Captains) Total costs of the convoy and individual costs for upkeep of ships, captain and boarding crew Total capacity of convoy and crew morale (see section 8. 4 Crew) Cutlasses, muskets and ammunition Trade Route See section 11 Trade Routes Attack Mode Click here if the convoy is in the harbor and you want it to protect the harbor. Click here if a convoy is not in a town but you want it to attack a town. 38 TIP · If a convoy is protecting a harbor, the Encounter dialog box opens (see section 5. 4 Sea Battles) as soon as the harbor is attacked. · If you activate the "Attack Towns" option, the Encounter dialog box opens when you enter a town (see section 5. 5 Attacking a Town). Transfer Between Convoys and Harbors When you assemble a new convoy, it consists of only one ship at first. If you have other ships in the harbor that you want to add to the convoy, simply select the convoy and then right-click on the free ship or on the harbor. [. . . ] . . . . the beta testers of Port Royale 2, who showed a tireless commitment to the project during open beta testing. Thanks in particular to Uday Biswas, Gerald Flemming, Jens Mensching, Heinz Schröer, Mario Stiele, Andy Ziese and Ernst Beck. Nicole Jeannette Pescher, Don Geraldo and BMP from the beta test for their logos. CONTROLS AND KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION Left mouse button (LMB) Left-click on convoy . Enter the town Right mouse button (RMB) Right-click on sea chart/Mini Map . [. . . ]