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2.1 System Requirements 22.2 Starting the Game 2

33 CCuussttoommeerr SSuuppppoorrtt 223.1 If You Are Experiencing Problems 33.2 Contacting Us 3

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5.1 Selecting the Scenario 45.2 Aim of the Game 45.3 Experience, Promotion and Rank 5

66 OOppeerraattiinngg tthhee GGaammee 556.1 Town View 56.2 Your Convoy 66.3 Sea Chart 76.4 Sea Battles 86.5 Your Crew�s Morale 96.6 Encounters 96.7 The Types of Ship 10

77 TTrraaddiinngg GGooooddss 11117.1 Prices 117.2 Consumption 117.3 Import and Export 117.4 Town Info 117.5 List of Goods 127.6 Settlers 12

88 NNaattiioonnss 11338.1 Your Relations with the Nations 138.2 The Nations� Relations with Each Other 138.3 Letters of Marque 13

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Thank you very much for deciding to buy �Tortuga - Pirates of the New World�. This is a game thattakes you back to the swashbuckling world of the Caribbean as it was in the colonial era. Your job is toannex towns for your nation while amassing a healthy fortune for yourself.You begin your adventure with a small ship and a handful of crewmembers. Your objective is to pro-gressively strengthen your convoy by capturing larger and larger ships. But watch out! Your crewwould also like a slice of your booty now and then. If you�re not careful, you�ll be so busy distributingships and booty to your crew that you won�t have time to do anything else.

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To install �Pirates of the New World� please insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive. The setupprogram will start automatically. If you have deactivated the autorun option, please run the �Setup.exe�program on the CD. Now follow the instructions on the screen.

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MMiinniimmuummPentium II � 450, 64MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM, 16MB 3D accelerated graphics card, sound card,500MB free hard disk space, DirectX 8.1 for graphics and sound card, Windows 98/2000/Me/XPoperating system.RReeccoommmmeennddeeddYou will need the following system to activate all the graphic options:

Pentium III � 700, 128MB RAM, 32MB high-speed 3D accelerated graphics card

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The CD must be in the drive while you are playing. Start the program using the autorun menu fromthe Start bar.

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Due to the huge number of hardware and software components and system configurations available onthe market, there is always a slight chance that problems may arise when installing and operating soft-ware products.We will be happy to help you if you have any difficulties using our software. If you are having problems,please consult the troubleshooting tips in the �Readme� file first. This file is installed with the game andcan be opened from the Start menu.

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Please refer to the Readme.txt file if you hit on any problems. It is installed along with the game and youwill find solutions for any known configuration and networking issues in it.

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If the Readme does not contain the answer you need, you can contact us in one of the following ways.

33..22..11 WWeebbssiitteeYou will find product information, current updates, patches and solutions for all Ascaron games at:hhttttpp::////wwwwww..aassccaarroonn..ccoomm

33..22..22 FFoorruummThe Forum contains more hints & tips and technical assistance. Access it via:hhttttpp::////wwwwww..aassccaarroonn-ffoorruumm..ccoommOr from the website by following the �Forum� link.

33..22..33 EEmmaaiillYou can email us via:sseerrvviiccee__tttt@@aassccaarroonn..ccoomm

Please send us a full description of your problem and we will reply with assistance as soon as we can.To assist us in providing you with technical support, please include the following information with anytechnical query:title and, if known, version of your Ascaron productyour system (processor, RAM, operating system)your computer hardware (make and model of sound card, graphics card, CD-ROM drive, etc.)software versions (DirectX, graphics driver, etc)Please note that email is the recommended method of direct technical support, as the telephone linescan be extremely busy.

33..22..44 TTeelleepphhoonneeYou can also obtain help by telephone during the hours of 2.00pm - 5.00pm, Monday - Friday, on thefollowing number: 00 49 5241 9669 0 (Germany)

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NNeeww ggaammeeBegin a new adventure here.LLooaadd ggaammeeLoad a previously saved game.HHaallll ooff ffaammeeA record of the greatest adventurers� achievements. A place in the hall of fame is awarded only tothose who have successfully completed a scenario.OOppttiioonnssThis is where you can alter the default settings for the game. Please note that you should adjust thegraphic details to a lower setting if the graphics in the game are jerky. The recommended resolution is 1024x768, although a higher resolution is also available.The Options menu can also be accessed from the game.

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First you must choose the period in which the game is to take place and which nation you wish to repre-sent.When you play �Pirates of the New World� for the first time, there is only one scenario that you canselect. It is a particularly easy one, and tips and advice are displayed from time to time while you play.Once you have successfully completed this scenario, you will be able to select from new, more difficultscenarios.

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The aim of each scenario is to seize a certain number of towns within a given timescale. However, asyou can only seize other nations� towns for your nation if a governor has instructed you to do so, youneed to earn the governors� trust. You can achieve this by agreeing to complete other missions issuedby the governors and maintaining good relations with their nation.The most important missions are issued to you by the governors of your own nation. These are thescenario missions. Don�t worry; you will always be given adequate warning. You won�t be instructed toseize a town until you have accomplished a certain number of scenario missions. You need several ofthese missions before you can complete the scenario successfully.There is also a secondary game objective: to get your hands on as much booty as you can! Seize awhole heap of booty by capturing towns, looting, completing missions and even trading. Whenever youshare booty out among your crew, part of the booty is allocated to your personal assets. The morepersonal assets you have, the higher your score will be at the end of the game.

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There are 10 ranks in �Pirates of the New World�. At the beginning of the game you are always a�helper�. Your experience increases as you perform specific actions and your rank increases wheneverthe experience bar reaches 100%.

You obtain experience for: - sinking and boarding ships (experience gained for each ship)- every newly discovered town- every completed mission - destroying an infamous pirate (in addition to defeated ships)The higher your rank, the harder the missions offered to you by the governors become. You also needto rise in rank if you want to try your luck with the �town capture� missions, because you need these towin the game.

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You will find a summary of all the keyboard shortcuts and mouse functions in the appendix. The mostimportant functions in the game are displayed when you press the F1 key.

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At the beginning of the game, you will find yourself in a town. You can do various things here, such asbuying ammo and repairing ships. In towns that have a governor, you can also pay the governor a visit.He might have a job for you!

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SSeeaammaappTToowwnn nnaammeeYour townsfolk and yourreputation with this nationis shown for this town.

CCoonnvvooyy DDiissppllaayy

TTaabbSwitch between

Ships and Goods

SSeelleeccttaabbllee BBuuiillddiinnggssSome buildings have a coloroverlay. Move the mouse over suchbuildings to highlight them.Click on the building to select it.

SShhiipp LLiisstt

GGaammee OObbjjeeccttiivveeShows the Game Goal

and the currentScenario Mission.

These missions aregained through the

governor of your nation.

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OOppttiioonnss MMeennuuGame Load, Save and Game options.You can OONNLLYY save inside a Town!

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Your convoy is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen at all times.CCoonnvvooyy iinnddiiccaattoorrMMoorraalleeThe crew�s morale is displayed under your name. Take carenot to let it sink to 0!AAmmmmooBelow the morale you will see the ammo available in the con-voy, divided into chain shot,grape shot and heavy shot.CCoonnvvooyy ddeettaaiillssBelow the morale, the actual details of the convoy are dis-played: maximum speed in knots (corresponds to the slowestship�s speed), number of cannons in the convoy, number ofsailors.CCaarrggooThe large barrel shows the size of the convoy�s cargo inbarrels. Each cannon and each unit of goods takes up onebarrel.CCoonnddiittiioonnThe condition bar is displayed on the far right. A green barindicates the convoy�s general condition is good.

SShhiipp aanndd ggooooddss ttoogggglleeBelow the convoy indicator is a toggle that you can use to switch between the ship and goods indica-tors.

SShhiipp ddeettaaiillssThe ship list displays all of your convoy�s ships. It alsoshows how many cannons would be available to each ship ina sea battle.A condition bar is also displayed for each ship.Click on a ship in the ship list to view the ship�s details. Thisdisplays the maximum speed in knots, as well as the numberof cannon hatches and the minimum and maximum crew.Click on the ship in the ship list again to return to the con-voy details.

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GGooooddss lliisstt When you click on the goods tab, a list of all the goods in yourconvoy is displayed. If you have loaded goods onto your ship,these will be shown in color. Make sure you always have enoughfood and rum on board for your sailors!

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Once you leave a town, the sea chart is displayed. You can use this to guide your ship around theCaribbean.

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CChhrroonniicclleeDisplays the current events in theCaribbean. The chronicle isupdated when you enter a town orgreet other ships.

LLoogg BBooookkMessages, Missions and Treasure Maps arestored here. The log book also contains personaldata, status and historical successes.

UUnnkknnoowwnn CCoonnvvooyyThis convoy has not beeninvestigated closely enoughyet. If you close in on theconvoy, the number of shipsand the convoy captain will bedisplayed. If passing very closeit will become an encounter.

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YYoouurr CCoonnvvooyyWill always be in the center of thescreen. Right-click on an area ofsea to move your convoy.

KKnnoowwnn TToowwnnssThe symbols in the town show itsnation and the events. Move themouse over a symbol to find outmore about it. If you are closeenough to a town, you can enter it.With a left click on the town you willsee current town information.

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EEnnccoouunntteerrssYou can deactivate yourencounters with normaltraders through this button.

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Sea battles can occur whenever two convoys meet on the sea chart. Here are some tried and tested battle tips that have saved the life of many a sailor:

• You can only ever navigate one ship in a sea battle. However, you will notice that your opponentmay actually have more than one ship, depending on how many captains are in his convoy. Thenumber of ships you will have to fight is indicated before the sea battle begins.

• Aim in front of your enemy�s bow. You are firing at moving targets, so take aim carefully.• A large crew prevents your ship being boarded. In a boarding fight, every man counts. However, a

ship�s minimum crew will not join in the fight.• Pay attention to the wind direction, which is indicated by the clouds and the ships� flags. Entice

your opponent against the wind to slow him down.• Avoid enemies that are significantly stronger than you. The brig that you own at the beginning of

the game is a lovely ship; it would be such a shame for it to be exposed to the broadside of a frigate.

AAmmmmooThree different types of ammo are available in battle.

HHeeaavvyy sshhoott Heavy shot inflicts considerable damage to your opponent�s hull.

GGrraappee sshhoott This ammo is particularly useful for massacring enemy ships� crews.

CChhaaiinn sshhoott This is the ammo to use if you want to rip your enemy�s sails to shreds, thereby rendering his vessel impossible to maneuver.

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SShhiipp DDiissppllaayyYou can select the type ofammunition you want to use.

EEnneemmyy SShhiippssAll enemy ships are displayed here.If the enemy has more ships andcaptains, then up to 5 ships will bedisplayed here.

MMiinnii SSeeaa MMaappShows the positionsof all ships in combat.

YYoouurr SShhiippYou steer your ship on the seamap by using the right mousebutton to set your course.Click the left mouse button tofire your cannons.

BBooaarrddiinngg PPrreeppaarraattiioonnSelect this button to prepare your crew fora boarding. As soon as your ship rams thatof the enemy, your crew will storm it and tryto capture the ship. Only try to capture aship when you have enough crew!

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Your crew will expect you to share out the booty after a series of risky adventures. The amount of timeyou have to distribute the booty is indicated by the crew�s morale display. If morale is at rock bottom,there is a risk that some of the crew will mutiny and make off with both ships and booty.IInnfflluueenncciinngg mmoorraalleeYou can prevent morale sinking too quickly by regularly defeating enemy ships and by having plenty offood and rum on board. But remember, no matter what you do, at some point morale will slump and youwill have to share out your booty!DDiissttrriibbuuttiinngg bboooottyyWhenever you capture or loot a ship, or make a profit from trading or completing missions, the bootyincreases. This booty belongs to you and your crew.You can use the treasure chest in any governor�s town to distribute the booty. This means that mostgoods and all ships except one are sold and converted into gold. Each crew member then receives hisshare. Of course, you get the biggest share; after all, you are the captain. The higher the scenario�sdifficulty level, the larger your share of the booty will be. After the booty has been distributed, you are left with a ship along with its crew, cannons and ammoand maybe some food, so that you can begin your next adventure straightaway. The important thing isthat your crew�s morale is sky-high again!

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Getting too close to another convoy on the sea chart will result in an encounter. You can generallychoose whether to attack the unfamiliar convoy or to greet it and exchange news (in which case theChronicle is updated to include any new developments in the Caribbean).There are several different kinds of convoy that you may encounter:

TTrraaddeerrssTraders conduct business between towns and never attackof their own accord. PPiirraatteessPirates scour the Caribbean for smaller traders� ships toattack and loot. They are generally not very strong,although they get more ferocious as the game progresses.IInnffaammoouuss ppiirraatteessThese pirates are somewhat more dangerous, as they havealready achieved a certain degree of notoriety, which is whythere is a reward for anyone who catches them. You can earn

this reward for yourself by eliminating the pirates and then reporting to any governor. You can find out which are the most wanted, infamous pirates by consulting the pirate list displayed inevery town. With every rank that you achieve, new pirates appear on the scene; the number of piratesdisplayed is limited. BBuuccccaanneeeerrssThese are experienced captains hired by a nation to seize enemy ships. Certain buccaneers may alsopursue you, especially if you have particularly bad relations with the nation that appointed them and,more specifically, if you are classed as �Hunted�.When you defeat a buccaneer and capture his ships, he is automatically taken prisoner. If you then visit

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a governor from the buccaneer�s nation, you will be offered a ransom. MMiilliittaarryy ccoonnvvooyyssIf you besiege a particular trade route and attack a particular nation�s ships over a long period of time,you may find that the nation in question assembles a relatively powerful military convoy and sends it offto drive you away.TTrraannssppoorrtt ccoonnvvooyyssDepending on the nation, these can be very large convoys that come from Europe to supply luxurygoods to the governor towns. They take goods from the colonies with them on their return journey.A transport convoy will never initiate an attack, but you should note that they are usually very heavilyarmed.TThhee lleeggeennddaarryy SSppaanniisshh ttrreeaassuurree fflleeeettOne convoy that you certainly won�t come across very often belongs to the Spanish treasure fleet.These convoys have called at Spanish colonial towns since the middle of the 16th century to ensurethe safe transport to Europe of the silver and gold extracted from the mines of the New World. Thistreasure fleet can be found in TORTUGA: �Pirates of the New World�. It begins its voyage in theEast or West and calls at a series of different towns. Needless to say, it has fantastic riches on boardas it makes its way back to Europe.Keep an eye on the Chronicle! A new entry will appear as soon as the treasure fleet appears.

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There are 12 different ships in TORTUGA: �Pirates of the New World�. The trade flute ship, mil-itary frigate and Ship of the Line are not available until later scenarios. Exact details of these shipsare an official secret of the English crown and cannot be published here.

SShhiipp TTyyppee CCaarrggoo MMaanneeuuvveerraabbiilliittyy SSppeeeedd LLeennggtthh CCaannnnoonnss HHPP MMaassttss CCrreewwMMiinn // MMaaxx

Pinnace 50 100 6-10 20m 8 50 2 (short) 4 30Sloop 50 98 6-11 25m 14 50 1 6 40Brig 80 92 5-11 30m 16 80 2 6 50Barque 80 90 5-12 35m 20 80 3 8 60Flute ship 120 82 4-10 35m 16 120 3 8 80Trade flute ship 200 ?-? ? 35m ? 200 3 ? ?Frigate 180 80 5-11 40m 28 180 3 10 100Military frigate 120 ?-? ? 45m ? 180 3 ? ?Caravel 200 76 4-10 50m 36 200 3 10 120Carrack 200 74 5-12 55m 40 200 3 10 140Galleon 240 72 4-13 60m 44 240 4 12 160Ship of the line 280 ?-? ? 70m ? 280 4 ? ?

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OK, so you�re a buccaneer, not a trader, but if you ever fancy dabbling in a bit of New World trading� maybe just as part of a mission � you should note the following:

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The concept of supply and demand applies whenever you are buying and selling. The greater thedemand for a product, the more expensive it is, and the greater its availability, the cheaper it is.

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All towns are inhabited by citizens that consume goods every day. The greater the lack of goods in atown, the more dissatisfied the citizens and the slower the town�s growth rate.All towns support businesses that produce goods. The goods produced are generally available in larg-er quantities than in towns where they are not produced.Some goods are required as raw materials for other goods. If the raw materials are not available, nogoods can be produced.Growing towns also need wood, bricks, hemp and hardware for the construction of buildings.

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Transport convoys from Europe regularly arrive in the governor towns to deliver luxury goods and pickup goods from the colonies. This means that goods from the colonies are always in very high demand ingovernor towns. Furthermore, they have plenty of reasonably priced luxury goods on offer after adelivery.

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The goods produced in a town and the level of demand for particular goods can be viewed in the towninfo. This can be accessed by left-clicking on a town on the sea chart or by clicking on the nation�s flagin the town view.

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PPrroodduucctt TTyyppee RRaaww mmaatteerriiaallGrain FoodFish Food Hemp, saltMeat Food SaltPotatoes FoodRum Food Sugar, wood

Cloth Commodity Cotton, dyesSalt CommodityBricks Commodity WoodWood CommodityHemp Commodity

Tobacco Goods from the colonies / exportDyes Goods from the colonies / exportCocoa Goods from the colonies / exportSugar Goods from the colonies / exportCotton Goods from the colonies / export

Wine Luxury product / importHardware Luxury product / importPottery Luxury product / importClothing Luxury product / import

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Settlers from the Old World are continually arriving in the New World with imported goods.These settlers are in search of a new home and more than pay their way in a town with a shortage

of settlers.You can load and unload settlers using the Cargo menu. When you unload settlers, you only receivemoney if the town needs workers.A lack or surplus of settlers is also displayed as a small icon next to the towns on the sea chart.

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At the beginning of the game you always have a favorable reputation (�friendly�) with your selectednation, while all the other nations have a �neutral� opinion of you. The other types of reputation are�hostile� and �hunted�.

Your reputation with a nation is enhanced when you eliminate pirates or accomplish missions, or if youpossess a letter of marque and pursue enemy ships.

Your reputation with a nation suffers if you sink or capture the nation�s ships. Looting ships does notadversely affect reputation. Of course, attacking a nation�s towns also puts a strain on relations withthat nation.

Good relations with a nation mean that:

• you are assigned more missions by this nation�s governors• you find new sailors more easily• you get better prices for ships, cargo, and goods

If your reputation with a nation is particularly bad (�hostile�) you will not be able to enter this nation�stowns and the governors will want nothing to do with you. If you are viewed as �hunted�, you may evenfind that the nation�s buccaneers will attack you.

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The nations� relations with each other fluctuate constantly between war and peace. Nations at peacewith each other are considered to be cordial or allied. If you inflict damage on a nation, by sinking aship, for example, your reputation also invariably suffers with friends of this nation, although not tosuch a great extent.

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Whenever two nations are at war with each other, you can acquire a letter of marque from a nation topursue the enemy�s ships.

The advantage of the letter of marque is that, by pursuing enemy ships, you can increase your reputa-tion with the nation that issued you with the letter of marque. A further benefit is that your reputationis only damaged in the eyes of the nation whose ships you are attacking, and not with that nation�sallies.

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Concept and Project Management Music and Sound EffectsDaniel Dumont Dag Winderlich

Henrik HobeinLead Graphic DesignMarco Zeugner Engine Development

Bastian ClarenbachLead Tester Hendrik GrüneLars Berenbrinker

Interface LibraryProgramming Ulf WinkelmannSimulation, Logic, and MissionsPeter Grimsehl

Manual and CoverInterface and Town Graphics TextRalf Rüdiger Daniel Dumont

Alan WildSea BattlesThomas Mohr Layout

Jürgen Venjakob3D Graphics Alan WildMichael KopietzBernd Ludewig Product Manager (International)

Alan WildGraphicsShips, Battles, and Effects Technical DirectorPatrick Lubbers Kay StruveMark Külker

Marketing ManagerTown View Christian FrankeMarco ZeugnerChristian Fischer International Sales & Distribution

Roger SwindellsInterfaceAnca Finta Producer

Holger FlöttmannSea Chart Robert Palme

Video SequencesStefan Hoffmann

Quality AssuranceManagementLars BerenbrinkerGameplaySebastian NeuhausHardwareMarkus Reiser

�Uses Miles Sound System. Copyright © 1991-2003 by RADGame Tools, Inc.�

�MPEG Layer-3 playback supplied with the Miles Sound Systemfrom RAD Game Tools, Inc. MPEG Layer-3 audio compressiontechnology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multi-media.�

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KKeeyybbooaarrddESC Displays the Options menu Pause Pause Game F1 Displays the help file for the game+ / - Game SpeedSpace bar Fast ForwardPgUp / PgDn ZoomC ChronicleL LogM Displays the outstanding missions in the log F2 - F8 Log submenus1, 2, 3 Selects ammo in sea battles

MMoouusseeTown view Left-click on building: Building menuSea chart Left-click on town: Town Info

Right click: Set CourseSea battle Left click: Fire Cannons

Right click: Set CourseDialog All dialogs with a Close button can also be closed by right-clicking.Zoom In a sea battle, you can zoom using the mouse wheel and PgUp/PgDn.

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