Yurana
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12/28/2014
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So I haven't really played SS since the steel update mostly because I disliked the new combat, but now I wanted to give it another try. However, I don't seem to get very far, since I can't seem to get the hang of the new system.
As far as I understand, the basic idea is to turn of the light and reverse engines to avoid damage and fire until the enemy is dead. My problem with that is that even when I'm engaging pirate ships close to London I'm always getting damage, which means hull repairs, which means spending money I don't really have.
I've read somewhere, that with a new character one should avoid combat altogether, but then I don't see were I get the money I need. Port reports pay almost nothing, tomb colonists are gone and after a couple trips up and down the coast to see Withers and the Iron Republic I'm completely out of resources (even taking the stuff from the blind bruiser into account) since I'm loosing money on every trip I make.
If you could tell me what I'm doing wrong or give me any tips, it would be greatly appreciated.
edited by Yurana on 12/29/2014
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Yurana
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12/29/2014
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It's nice to know that one can always count on the Internet to give you passive aggressive posts concerned only with spelling and grammar.
Well, I guess I apologize for English not being my first language...
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Ewan C.
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12/29/2014
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Thanks for the edit. Did I come across as unmannerly? If so, I regret it - couldn't think of a more matter-of-fact way to make the request, tried to place the blame on myself (where it largely belongs - most linguistic infelicities don't irk me nearly as much, but loosing/loose for losing/lose vexes me). My apologies to the original poster, if desired; if it's the general sense that such issues should be ignored, I'll certainly abide by that.
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Diptych
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12/29/2014
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Well, I'm just speaking for myself, not laying down any sort of official policy, but I'd have directed my request to the original poster, not to a mod - treating them as a person who made a trifling mistake, not as a problem to be dealt with by the authorities. (I admit, seeing "loose" and "lose" confused looks odd to me too, but the English language is frightfully unintuitive - there's no real way to know which spelling goes with which pronunciation and which meaning except through experience.)
Returning to the actual subject at hand, it most certainly is possible to make money and get powerful right from the start of the game - it just takes a little bravery, a little caution, and a little practise. There's no shame in saving regularly, too - if you've made a bit of money, you don't want to lose it all to one lucky pirate.
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The Dark Gentleman
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12/29/2014
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I second the switch to Merciful Mode, at least until you get used to all the changes Steel et. al. brought. It can be incredibly irritating to start from scratch and die constantly before getting your zee legs, so saving against the possibility of, as Sir Fred said, that one lucky pirate (or bloody rotten evil little crab!) is excellent advice. It also lets you go exploring the wide Unterzee without feeling like your whole game hinges on finding the right island out there...
One last (luck-based) Echo-making tool? Finding Judgement's Eggs by exploring the shore on Mutton Island. You can sell them to the Alarming Scholar for 500 Echoes or, if you happen to have discovered Polythreme, 600 Echoes at the Temple of Chimes. Good luck!
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Miss Molly
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12/29/2014
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I would take it as a personal favor if a mod would correct the double misspelling of 'bêtes noires' in the second poster's post. Sorry, I know his first language is probably not French, but it gets my ghote.
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