Hi everyone,
(Sorry if my english is bad, it's not my native language)

For some reasons i can't create an account on the bucaneer's reef forum (Error 404) so i post my question in this community forum.

I play Aop 2 with the ERAS II mod since three hours and i've a problem: the store is empty for cannonballs, hot shots, powder, weapons and medecine, and that, in all of the cities i visit, and that without having emptied their stock before. It's very annoying to me, i can understand if i can't buy a lot of hot shot, due to their efficiency but running out of weapons and medecine is a big problem.

Is it possible that it's a bug? There's a possiblity to modify the game files to having more of these goods in store?

Second problem is when i enter in the tavern for recruit some crew members, the tavern keeper say to me that an other captain had already recruit all of men available, and that in the most majorities of time, forcing me to travel in 4-5 other towns to find a tavern with crew members available.

Is it possible to disable this feature (in game or by modifying game files) who permit to other NPC captain to emptying the tavern of crew members available? Thanks for your help

Yes, you can disable task competition in Mod Options from starting screen.

NPC captains trade and resupply just like you do, that's why some goods can dry up.  Solution: take prizes.

Rgds, Oldtimer

Forgot to mention that you can try trading with neutral/friendly ships in port or at sea. Tends to be expensive though.

OldTimer is correct.

The original COAS had the same competition with other hero captains (the same ones you can select for NEW game are added to the game if you don't select them), but COAS only had a few captains.  We did not remove that feature, so when we added 140 other characters to select from, they are also added, just like COAS, but since there are so many in ERAS, they often grab the resources in the ports they visit and is also why you see so many of them in the taverns.

The simplest method, like OldTimer mentioned, is to board prize ships and take their resources and crew.