Getting Started

Complete the tutorial

Follow the objectives in the top right of your screen. The guides are in your inventory.

1. 01

   Get your bearings

   Review the Getting Started and Map guides. Island colors show which faction controls them; the map also marks traders and resources.

2. 02

   Learn the rules

   Review the Trading, Factions, and Watching Eye guides. Reputation affects where you can trade and spawn.

3. 03

   Loot and gather

   Loot a pathway box to look for a Flintlock Pistol. Then collect these supplies:

   20 WoodHit trees5 StoneMine rocks with a pickaxe5 CottonCollect with an axe
4. 04

   Raid the tutorial town

   Follow the pathway to the nearby town. The tutorial asks you to kill English soldiers and collect their currency.

   100 English CrownsTutorial objective

   Outside the tutorial, attacking faction soldiers can cost you reputation, trading, and spawning access.

5. 05

   Trade for your first boat

   Visit the currency exchange and trade English Crowns until you have 30 Pieces of Eight. Then go to the shipwright and buy an Armed Launch.

   30 Pieces of EightCurrency objectiveBottled Armed LaunchBuy from the shipwright

Choose your starting island

Finish the tutorial to choose your spawn and ally, then arrive with starter loot. The guide recommends the four European starting islands for their traders. Check the map before choosing.

JamaicaKingdom of EnglandStarting difficulty: EasyCubaSpanish EmpireStarting difficulty: EasyFrench HispaniolaKingdom of FranceStarting difficulty: EasyCuraçaoDutch West India CompanyStarting difficulty: MediumBahamasNassau Republic of PiratesStarting difficulty: Hard

You can revisit the tutorial at any time.

Before you head out