Hey I know I missing something simple but I am playing Gentlemen of Fortune Eras. How do I raise anchor so the ship moves forward and out of the harbor. My sails are up at full but ii don't seem to he moving forward Thanks in advance.
Thanks to you all for responding.
A. So from what I understand I started in tortuga and using the sail to command can only sail to the ship in the harbor or to Tortuga that doesn't seem very open world.I am play as
Jean Batiste DuCasse
Ship Skill 6 or 62%
My ship is the Tempest it is a class 4 ship. It is my understanding I should be able to sail it. So since it still doesn't move and I want to leave tortuga. How do I
1. Move the ship in battle
2. Move the ship at all.
3. Go to places other than Turtuga
Thanks in advance
There is no actual anchor. The anchor icon you see on the screen simply means you are allowed to port your ship in that area and enter land. If your ship is not moving, it can be a variety of factors that include:
1. You are sailing too directly into the wind, instead of across or with the wind direction.
2. Your sails, hull, or both are damaged enough to greatly slow your potential ship speed.
3. Your sailing skills are too low for the class of ship, which might also greatly slow your potential ship speed.
4. Your cargo is overloaded, which might also slow your potential ship speed.
5. The current wind is very low.
You might actually be moving, but just very little. Check all of the above factors. If you want me to verify there are no problems, you can also save the game while in the harbor that is giving you trouble and send me the save file and I will verify there is not some other problem. You can email me at chezjfrey@hotmail.com
Thanks to you all for responding.
A. So from what I understand I started in tortuga and using the sail to command can only sail to the ship in the harbor or to Tortuga that doesn't seem very open world.I am play as
Jean Batiste DuCasse
Ship Skill 6 or 62%
My ship is the Tempest it is a class 4 ship. It is my understanding I should be able to sail it. So since it still doesn't move and I want to leave tortuga. How do I
1. Move the ship in battle
2. Move the ship at all.
3. Go to places other than Turtuga
Thanks in advance
The default key to raise/lower sails is W. Tap it twice if your sails are up, to lower them to full sail. Use A and D keys to turn left or right to make sure you are not pointed directly into the wind. Some ships sail better or faster upwind, depending on their sail type. A square sail does not move very fast heading into the wind direction.
The "sail to" command only works for points of interest/mooring within a certain radius, so only nearby ports/ships will appear as options.
As oldtimer mentions, you can also use the Worldmap command to enter the worldmap where keys W A S D work for forward, left, right, stop, and return back to sea mode.
You can also sail directly in sea mode, but it will obviously take much longer; worldmap time moves much faster. The Age of Pirates - City of Abandoned ships contains the original manual for the game and is provided in .pdf format.