PotBS Manual

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Game Manual

Table of Contents Creating a Character.........................2 The Chat Window.............................3 Societies..........................................3 In-Game Help...................................3 The User Interface............................4 Missions..........................................6 Your First Port..................................6 Harbor Master.................................. 7 Longboat Coxswain........................... 7 Port Captain..................................... 7 Town Crier....................................... 7 Trainers............................................ 7 Mission Buildings............................. 7 The Shop.......................................... 8 Tavern.............................................. 8 The Economy...................................8

Auction House..................................9 Buying............................................. 9 Selling.............................................10 Ships............................................. 11 Ship Overview.................................11 Ship Combat...................................12 Combat......................................... 13 Hand-to-Hand.................................13 Player vs. Player (PvP).....................14 Getting Around.............................. 14 The Open Sea..................................14 Winds and Currents.........................15 Port Travel.......................................15 Glossary of Common Terms.............. 15 Credits.......................................... 16 User Agreement & Software License.. 21

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elcome to the Caribbean Sea, circa 1720. It’s a time of prosperity for wealthy merchants who know the trade routes, and it’s a time of piracy. Into this world you have chosen to forsake your ties to the mainland and have enlisted as a captain for one of four nations: England, France, Spain, or the unaligned Pirates. You must be a An exotic Caribbean cruise member of the Pirate nation to play a Pirate, but as a member of the other European nations, you can choose from three careers—Freetrader, Naval Officer, and Privateer. With more than 100 ships to sail and exotic harbors to discover, you will quickly be immersed in the stories of the friendly—and even dastardly—patrons of your home port and beyond. You may even rally to your nation’s war cry in massive player-vs.-player battles that hold the fate of the entire Caribbean!

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The Chat Window Creating a Character

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1 Text Messaging: What you type and what others type shows up here.

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2 Channel: Click on this button to chat in the Local, Group, Society, Area, or Battle channels.

Career Descriptions Freetrader

Creating a character Once you log into Pirates of the Burning Sea, it’s time to create a character. After the boot-up screen, you will find yourself standing on the beach ready to become a ship’s captain. So who would you like to be in your new life?

Careers by Nation Nation

Career Possibilities

England

Freetrader No one is quite sure who you are aligned with, except you and your crew. Sanctioned by your nation, your enemies call you Pirate, and your allies call you Pirate-hunter—but it is your official letters of marque that grant you the authority to sink those who would threaten the crown.

Privateer Freetrader Naval Officer Privateer Spain

Freetrader

Pirate

4 Slider: In case you miss something, you can use the slider bar to scroll through all your text messages.

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Societies A society is a group of allies joined together under a common name and purpose. That purpose could be to chat with friends, to gather to help each other on missions, to organize large parties for PvP action—or all of the above. Societies have their own private Chat channel and leadership structure. You can start your own society by saving 1,000 doubloons and talking to a society registrar, or you can be invited to join someone else’s society. Society registrars are located in the local shops of the following starting ports: Jenny Bay (England), Charlesfort (France), Vera Cruz (Spain), and Marsh Harbour (Pirates).

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If you ever need help, type “/help” or simply click “Help” from the Preferences menu. Once you’re in the “Help” window, access your information as follows:

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1 Back/Forward: Navigate through your help pages with these two buttons.

You bend your knee to no one and live by the laws that you create. You ride the waves of freedom and plunder any undefended port. Unlike other careers, a Pirate survives on his cunning and can seize any ship defeated in combat for his own.

Naval Officer Privateer Pirate

Naval Officer You command the largest ships on the sea. As a defender of your nation, you follow your government’s orders and protect the citizens under your care. Your nation completely cooperates with you and backs your every decision and action.

The Chat window

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Privateer

Naval Officer

France

3 Chat Line: Hit r and type what you’d like to say. Hit r to send your message.

You are a merchant of the sea! You live for the business of trade and love the feel of doubloons in your pocket; the law of supply and demand holds your attention far more than the law of “might means right.” You would much rather outrace a heavily armed destroyer to sell a hold full of lucrative rum than go cannon-tocannon with it.

Pirate

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10 Social ( O ): All your player interactions take place here. The first tab lists your “Friends” information, including a button to send tells, mail, or group invites; the second tab runs down your “Society” information; the third is your inbox for messages mailed to you; and your fourth tab is where you compose your mail.

5 Character ( C ): Click here to view your character information, current ship stats, and Reputation standing with all factions. The Ship tab is particularly useful when you want to see how fast your ship can travel, its Durability, weapon batteries, upgrades, and more.

The User Interface You can access everything from the game’s main user interface (UI) with the click of a button. Here’s what a beginning Spanish Freetrader’s main screen looks like:

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6 Skills and Recipes ( B ): This button gives you a list of all your swashbuckling and sailing skills. The third tab lists all economic recipes you’ve learned.

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3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 Toolbar: Drag your most-used skills and consumables to this bar for easy access. You can scroll through three bars: Swashbuckling, Open Sea, and Ship Combat.

1 Main Stats: This lists your country (flag) and name, and below that your career and level. The red bar represents your current life, the middle yellow bar shows your Initiative, and the light green bar tracks your Balance. If you have any buffs (special effects that stay on your character for a few minutes), they show up as icons beneath your bars.

11 Inventory ( I ): Inventory tracks everything you own. You have two separate inventory areas: the ship hold (whichever ship you currently captain) and your personal inventory for smaller items.

7 Missions ( J ): You can speak with various people around port; those with a green exclamation mark over their heads send you on missions, and those with a green question mark allow you to collect rewards. Your missions are listed under this button, with useful information such as the mission details, distance from objective, difficulty level, and more.

12 Victory Status: This button shows a comparison of all four nations and the current Victory points for each. You can check on ports controlled, event summaries, and the event time clock. 13 Economy ( G ): Whenever you want to buy or sell, click here for your economic statistics. You can view all your resources and warehouses.

8 Map ( L ): Use this feature to see a top-down view of the entire port. A white triangle represents you; use the Map to find important locations, such as the shop, tavern, or harbor master. Click on the PvP Areas tab to view combat hot spots around the Caribbean where PvP is most active.

14 Options: When in doubt, click on your Options icon for preferences, key bindings, support, help, and to log out or quit the game.

9 World Map ( M ): You can toggle the full map of the Caribbean to see various port statistics.

4 Minimap: The Minimap displays a top-down view of your immediate surroundings. Your current area’s name is listed above the map. The icon to the left allows you to leave an instance encounter (if possible); the icon to the right opens your Loot Box so you can claim any booty you’ve received.

2 Chat Window: This is where your chat messages show up. You can choose from several channels, including Local, Group, Society, Area, and Battle. 4

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Harbor Master

Town Crier The town crier is your friend when you first begin the game. He will answer early questions such as, “How do I start a fight?” or “Where do I get a new ship?” or “Does this town have a decent tavern?” Think of him as an extension of this game manual.

Missions To level up, you need experience, and the best kinds of experience come from missions. As you walk around a port, speak with everyone who has a green exclamation mark over their head. You will hear their stories and will be invited to partake in them—help defeat some Pirates for a revenge-minded bartender, reunite two long-lost lovers, run errands for the local magistrate, and a thousand other missions. To follow up on your many ongoing stories, click on the Missions button or press J.

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1 Missions: Click on an individual mission, and a synopsis appears in the “Mission Details” section below.

Trainers

2 Distance: This shows how far away (in yards) your mission is. If you are out on the open sea, the distance will be marked in miles. 3 Sorting: Order your missions by title, oldest, farthest, level, closest, and newest. 4 Solo/Group Missions: The Mission default shows your solo missions. Click on “Group Missions” for tasks you perform with others. 5 Mission Details: This provides a summary of your mission objectives, distance, location, and a full explanation. 6 Cancel Mission: Click here if you want to permanently remove a mission from your list.

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Whenever you want a new skill, search out the local trainer. Your Career trainers (Freetrader, Naval Officer, Pirate, and Privateer) increase your captain skills, while Dirty Fighting, Fencing, and Florentine trainers hone your hand-to-hand combat skills. Visit your trainers on each trip to a new port if you have gained any levels since your last visit.

The harbor master keeps track of all your ships in the dockyard. View your ship’s stats and inventory here; most importantly, you can switch from one ship to another. If you need extra room, you can scuttle (sink) a ship. The harbor master also allows you to hop from one of your ships to another, which proves useful when you have ships set up in different ports and want to move from port to port with the click of a button. However, your cargo does not come with you when you switch ships.

Mission Buildings

Longboat Coxswain This jovial fellow grants you access to the port’s sea-based missions and the open sea when you’re ready to sail to other ports. After you collect your missions in port, hurry back to the coxswain to begin your adventures.

A mission from the church

Port Captain

Your First Port After creating your character, you appear in your home port. The game tutorial is your first adventure. Play through the entire tutorial; it guides you through the basics of movement, combat, and more. As you venture out on your own and become a veteran of the Caribbean, you will learn that each port has a unique look and layout, but there are certain people and places universal to all ports.

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A mission building may be a magistrate’s office, a company office, a black market, a church, or another important place in the port. All these buildings offer missions, so check any door that you can enter. Your main missions will probably issue from one of these places.

Found near the main dock, the port captain raises or lowers the difficulty of your missions. For instance, make a mission more difficult if you want a challenge and want to gain more experience from the mission. The port captain also sets or unsets your PvP flag.

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Auction House The Shop

who allows you to buy and sell on the trade market; the civilian ship deed trader if you want to purchase a standard ship; and the junk merchant, who gives you a small fee for disposing of your unwanted goods. Plus, depending on the size of the port’s shop, you may also find someone who customizes flags and sails; a society registrar, which enrolls you in a society; and a tailor to make you a new outfit.

The economy revolves around the players. Resources get harvested and traded, and the only way to own some of the better player-created ships is to buy them through the market or to make them yourself in cooperation with your Society. To find the natural resources necessary to create your own items or buy those of other players, head to your local port’s shop and speak with the auctioneer. He brings you to the Auction House window, where you can buy, sell, and pick up items.

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Tavern Inside the tavern, you will almost always find the bartender or another patron willing to offer you a mission. The tavern’s rooms might also serve as a meeting point on missions with certain patrons.

The port’s busy shop If you have an itch to spend some doubloons, head to the shop. Inside is the auctioneer,

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The Economy

The Economy tutorial

In order to make goods, you need structures and recipes to execute inside structures. You can obtain recipes on missions or at the various auction houses. Next, you gather resources in one of three main ways: buy them in port at the local auction house, collect resources as loot rewards during missions, or build structures that harvest your desired item. Eventually, the goods will no longer fit in your ships’ holds and you will need to build a warehouse. You gain a free warehouse in your starter port and each of the regional auction house ports. Regional auction houses are in Barilla, Rosignol, Pointea-Pitre, Oranjestad, San Juan, Tortuga, Port Royal, and Pensacola. For more in-depth information, see the auctioneer at the shop in your home port to play through the game’s excellent Economy tutorial.

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6 7 5 History: Select an item in the auction house, and its history pops up in this box. View how long ago something sold, how many units sold, its unit price, and 30-day averages.

1 Region: Shows you what area the auction house resides in. 2 Port: Click on the Port field to search through all the available ports in the region.

6 Make an Offer: When you’re ready to buy an item, click on this button and enter your price.

3 Item Category: Click on the Item Category field to search through all the available categories, from canon ammunitions to consumables to structure deeds and more!

7 Retrieve Items: If you’ve successfully bought something and have yet to claim it, your goods will show up when you click on the Retrieve tab.

4 Search: If you want to find an exact item, type in your search criteria in this field and press the Search button or hit r.

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Ships Selling

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You aren’t a captain without a ship. From your first ship, the Halifax Schooner, to a magnificent specimen like the Mordaunt Fourth Rate, the vessels under your command come in many shapes, sizes, and proficiencies. Before you rush out into the open sea, master the basics of sailing and ship combat.

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5 1 Current Listings: All your current auction items appear here, along with their location, unit price, units, stack price, and time left until the individual auction ends.

4 Create Listing: After you drag an item to the New Listing box, enter the unit price, the number of units, and the stack price here. 5 Clear: If you make a mistake, click on the Clear button to start again.

2 Destination: Choose from Self, Warehouse, or Pickup for your goods.

3 New Listing: Drag an item here if you wish to put it up for auction.

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4 1 Ship Statistics: Here you check on your ship’s armor, crew, sails, guns, and Morale. See the “Ship Combat” section for more details.

5 Target Statistics: View the enemy’s armor, crew, sails, guns, and Morale here. 6 Encounter Objectives: Refer here for your mission objectives.

2 Combat UI: Your speed and offensive options are here. See the “Ship Combat” section for more details.

7 Exit Encounter: If this button is active, you can click on it to leave the encounter.

3 Your Ship: W raises your sails and S lowers them. Once you’ve raised your sails, you don’t need to hold down the button to keep moving forward. A turns your ship to port (left) and D turns your ship to starboard (right).

8 Loot Rewards: If you gain loot from a destroyed ship or successful mission objective, press this button to claim your reward. 9 Minimap: Check your sailing direction, wind direction, and arcs of fire on the minimap. You can also detect enemy positions (red) or ally positions (green) here.

4 Ship Toolbar: Add your sailing and ship combat skills to this bar to activate in combat. 10

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Combat

Ship Combat 2

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5 Morale: Various skills and actions require Morale. A high Morale means you can execute more combat actions.

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6 Effects: If you activate a combat effect, it shows up here under your main ship stats.

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7 Swivel Guns: This vessel has two swivel guns on either side. Swivels do less damage than cannons and have a shorter range.

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8 Cannons: This vessel has three cannons on either side. Cannons tend to do the most damage and have the longest range.

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9 Accuracy Rating: Based on several factors, such as a weapon’s accuracy and the distance involved, this rating indicates the percentage that you will hit your target with your next shot.

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10 Boarding: While attempting a boarding maneuver, check this icon for your likelihood for success. Yellow means you have a chance; green means you have a high probability to grapple the enemy ship.

1 Armor: You have armor on each side of your ship, which protects your structure (the center circle). Enemy fire will deplete the armor on whichever side of your ship it hits. As your armor drops, your structure will begin to take damage. If you lose all your structure, your ship will sink.

11 Sail Slider: This slider shows your ship’s current speed and sail setting. Instead of using the W and S keys, you can click this slider to set your sails.

2 Crew: This is the number of sailors on your ship. High crew is important in winning boarding combat; low crew will also degrade your ship’s performance.

12 Rudder Slider: This slider shows your ship’s current rudder setting. Instead of using the A and D keys, you can click this slider to set your rudder.

3 Sail Strength: At full sail strength, your craft can reach maximum speeds. If the enemy destroys your sail strength, you will lose speed and maneuverability in combat.

13 Ghost Sails: Click this button to toggle “ghost sails” mode, which makes it easier to see your targets in combat.

4 Guns: This shows your total gun strength—–a count of all the cannons on your ship.

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Hand-to-Hand You have three types of swashbuckling fighting styles to choose from: Dirty Fighting, Fencing, or Florentine. Each has its benefits, and while your career will start you with a style, talk to your swashbuckling trainer and try them all out. Naval Officers start as Fencers, Privateers and Pirates start as Dirty Fighters, and Freetraders start with Florentine. In general, Dirty Fighting uses the cutlass and relies on tricks and ranged pistols to deal damage; Fencing uses the rapier and concentrates on quickness and defense to deliver a killing blow; and Florentine uses a small sword and dagger to be a little more aggressive. This is well suited for one-on-one combat but a little limited against enemy groups.

Swashbuckling skills at work

1 Life: You start at 100 life. If it gets reduced to zero, you are defeated. 2 Initiative: Initiative is required to execute Finishing Moves (red icons in your skill list). You gain initiative by successfully using skills on your enemies, but initiative decays quickly when you’re not in combat.

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To defeat an enemy in combat, you must slip through their defense and deliver several blows to drop their life to zero. Generally, you want to lead with a preparatory attack (yellow skill) to whittle away your opponent’s Balance, then hit them with a basic attack (orange skill) to deal minor damage. For a bigger attack, try reducing your opponent’s Balance with a preparatory attack and follow with a finishing blow (red skill). Most opponents can’t stand toe-to-toe with you if you can consistently land finishing blows.

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3 Balance: This bar and the circle at your feet represent Balance; the less Balance you have, the less defense you have and the more vulnerable you are to damaging attacks. Balance can be reduced by enemy attacks, such as preparatory attacks (yellow icons in your skill list). 4 Effects: Skills affecting your character appear here. 5 Movement: Use standard movement to position yourself properly in combat. It’s the same as when you walk around port: W for forward, S for backward, A for a left turn, and D for a right turn.

Player vs. Player (PvP)

can attack and be attacked by other nations, while the inner circle shows where players can attack members of any enemy nation. You earn points by attacking enemy ships in the area around a port or by going on special missions. When a nation reaches 6,000 Unrest points, the area turns into a state of piracy. Pirates can now attack nations, and nations can attack Pirates. At 8,000 Unrest points, the area turns into a PvP area, where anyone can be attacked. At 10,000 Unrest points, the port turns into a state of contention. In 24 hours, there is a Port Battle between the defending owner of the port and the nation that reached 10,000 Unrest points. After the final battle, the victory status is recorded. If a nation reaches a certain amount of Victory points, the game resets for a 24-hour lockdown period where no PvP may occur. Rewards are handed out to the winning nation, and in the next round, the losing nations get bonus points to give them an advantage in the coming PvP battles.

The Victory Status window To rule the Caribbean, you and your nation’s allies must control the most ports and earn the most Victory points. View your nation’s PvP status for the Conquest System by clicking on the Victory Status button on your main Action bar. Open the world map to see red circles around certain ports; these ports are currently in a state of unrest. The outer circle represents a PvP zone where pirates

Getting Around

Out on the open sea, look for directional markers underwater. These arrows indicate where the ocean currents flow. Currents speed up travel but never hinder it. Sail with the current and you can cut your time almost in half traveling to some distant ports.

Yellow indicates neutrality; you can attack a neutral ship, but they will not initiate battle against you. Be careful choosing your fights, as sinking a faction’s ships will cause you to be disliked by other members of that faction. Red means hostility, and unless you want to pick a fight, steer clear of these, especially any that have more firepower than you.

Port Travel Initially, you must sail across the open sea to a port. However, if you have more than one ship, you can leave one in a port and dock a second ship in another port. Through the harbor master, you can then transport directly from ship to ship. Any cargo you’re carrying remains with the old ship, but you carry your personal items with you.

Winds and Currents The circle around your ship indicates the wind’s direction. Red is the direction from which the wind is blowing; never sail with your ship’s nose pointing into the red. Yellow means you will slow down if you sail in that direction. Generally, aim for the green, and with most ships, you will reach top speeds if your ship’s aft lies in the red with the full force of the wind in your sails.

Glossary of Common Terms Auction house: A place where players buy and sell goods to each other for maximum profit.

Naval Officer: Defenders of a nation who are sanctioned by their government to use the fleet’s biggest ships.

Boarding: The tactic of overrunning an enemy ship by getting in close and fighting crew vs. crew.

Pirate: A member of a loosely aligned nation who ally with one another only because they will not submit to anyone else’s laws.

Bow: The front, or prow, of the ship.

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Privateer: A “Pirate-hunter” career that destroys the enemies of the crown.

Doubloon: A Spanish gold coin that serves as the game’s currency.

PvP: Player-vs.-player combat. When enemy nations battle over a port’s control, this is a PvP conflict.

Freetrader: A trading-focused career that sails the seas in search of goods and the highest profit.

The Open Sea This connects all the ports in the Caribbean. To ship goods or visit a port you don’t have a ship docked in, you must sail across the open sea. Pay attention to other ships’ colors in your travels. Green means the ship is allied with you.

Port: The ship’s left side when facing the front.

Consumables: Items such as ammo, mast braces, and rum that you use to repair your ship’s Integrity or crew.

All new captains leave their home port at some point. Your initial home port missions may take you up to Level 10 or so, but eventually you must journey forth to earn more experience and doubloons. Here are some tips to get you safely on your way.

Out on the open sea

Starboard: The ship’s right when facing the front.

Grapple: To attack an enemy ship with grappling hooks in order to draw it in close for boarding.

Stern: The ship’s aft, or rear.

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The IT Guy Justin “Squidd” Roberts

Credits

Test Team Inspector General Michelle Williams

Flying Lab Software Art Team Art Director Bruce Sharp

User Interface Team Lead UI Artist Kevin Loza UI Artist Diana Lee

Animation Team Lead Animator Marc Overney Senior Animator Tom Tobey

Woody Engle Jason Hammon Megan Merritt Nathan Lange Noah Presnell Yenju Tseng

Jodi Shaw Joram Hughes

Character Team

Community Team

Animator Lindsey Krassin

Technical Artists

Lead Character Artist Ken Osuna Character Artists Te-Jui Darren Chiu Vo Hoang Young Jin Kwon Character Intern Matt Goetz

Environment Team Lead Environment Artist Jeff DuLong Environment Artists Gavin Mackay Greg Frizzell

Content Team Content Director Jess Lebow

Environment Interns Adam Darmawan Don Maddock Jeremy Estrellado Nick Beeson Nick Rudolph Reid Woods Sarah Kang Effects Artist Nick Peterson ArtCo Special Thanks Bryan Fu Chie Sharp Chris Vanderleest Dennis DeMercer Dustin Haynes John Evans Nelson Brown Oscar Baechler Priscilla Firstenberg Wyatt Dorn

Animator/Character Rigger Mat Staltman

Web Developer Kevin Tatroe

Technical Content Lead Raymond Wood World Designers Chris Pramas Cory Herndon Technical Content Designers Anna Murchison Val Miller Content Designers Bert Harvey Bryan Yarrow Gavin Irby Matt Tobiason Pat Hoynes Sound Designer Jaclyn Shumate Sound Design Interns Dave Green Jeromy Nails Ryan Hendrickson Tim Stiles

Director, Community Relations Troy Hewitt

Sound Engineers Chance Unterseher Dan Duff Mike Shandrow Ryan Hendrickson Zachary L. Spieth Zachary R. Womack

Public Relations Theresa Pudenz Community Specialists Donna Prior Tom Atkinson-Edwards Communications Specialist Colleen Flynn User Content Specialist Marion Edwards

Assistant Sound Engineers Jeffrey House-Bey Jeremy Park

Design Team Lead Designer Kevin Maginn Designers Andrew Clowery David Hunt

Development Team Director of Development Joe Ludwig Lead Software Engineer Brady Houck Senior Software Engineer Heidi Gaertner Software Engineers Brendan Walker Jed Lengyel Justin Miller Mike Byron Wesley Hather

Management Team Chief Executive Officer Russell Williams Executive Producers Paul Canniff Rick Saada Producer John Scott Tynes Quartermaster Anna Allred

Operations Team Director, Operations Jeremy Noetzelman

QA Leads Andrew Binder Todd Schultz Senior Software Test Engineer Marc Watkins Software Test Engineers Clint Kreider Greg Hanefeld Josiah Dodson Sharon Evans Simon Asplund Software Development Engineers in Test Franklin Krause Tim Burris QA Interns Elly Schofield Xanda Schofield QA and GM support Playerbase Solutions Tim Winter

User Experience User Experience Researcher Janice Von Itter

Comrades Who Walked the Plank Brian Yeung, Mission Designer Joe Longworth, Software Test Engineer Kamal Siegel, Technical Director Nick Sagall, Software Engineer Shawn Johnson, Software Test Engineer Taylor Daynes, Lead Designer Thomas Sitch, Software Engineer

The Cast

Eric Edelheit Evan Newton Frank Krause Gene Thorkildsen J. Maki Jaclyn Shumate Jasper Berg Jay “Cynik” Gilliam Janessa Cummings Jenessa Lang Jess Dolle Jessica Houston Joe Hutchings John Scott Tynes John West Kelly S. King Kris Darr Kris Whittenberger Kristina Yuen Laurie Getchell Lisa Anne Glomb Michaela Kennedy Michael Phillips Morgan Rowe Nathanial Duris Nissa M. Ludwig Peter Held Renae Koshar Rob Mullin Scott MCGough Scott Walker Shawn Booker Steve Olivier Suzie Strait Tayler Lynn Theresa Pudenz Tim Burris Toby Young Tomo Nakayama Traci Biegenwald Zoe Edelstein Uses Miles Sound System. Copyright © 1991–2004 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.

Additional Art Assets Martin Arts Composers Adam Gumban Jeff Kurtenacker Musicians Adrian Decker Dianna Gray Matt Jones Christina Knudson Vladmir Maric Ken Parker Graham Phillips Steve Tindle Richard Tirk Public Relations Susan Lusty Historical Name Research Arlene P. Canniff Additional Ship Models Akella Sword Fighting Consultants: The Academia della Spada Additional Sword-Fighting Consultants Bob Borwick Deb Fialkow Ship Combat Sound Effects Richard King Sound Studios The Art Institute of Seattle Triad Studios Voice Talent Alina To Ann Green Blake Peterson Brad Laina Brynne Geiszler Chris Pramas Cory Herndon Dave Green David Goldstein Deb Fialkow Derek Lettman Don Fleming

Beta Rockstars Adam Bolla Alex Buirch Allan Melsen Andrew Bastian Andrew Blake Chase Whiteside Clint Clubb Curt Cicotte Dan Benavidez Diane Weaver Ed Benckert

Manager, Windows Operations Travis Anderson

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Edward Cieslewski Erik Jonasson Gerald Kling Glen Mills James Bennett Jason Eversole Jason Turcott Leah Chelone Mark Bowry Marshall Bell Martin Clarke Mathew Andrysiak Michael Dwyer Michael Long Michael Tinnell Mike Collins Mike Rollins Nicolas Jackson Patrick Weaver Paul Attfield Peik Löf Philip Presson Raymond Bendt Robert Goforth Sam Visger Sascha Boeck Sebastian Schipper Steve Bogle Sue Collins T.A. Matuska Tommy Claren Toomas Bjorck Tom Jeffs William Glankler And the thousands of others who tirelessly helped make Pirates such a great game

Special Thanks To our long-suffering families. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Sony Online Entertainment Game Development Producer Todd Carson

Senior Quality Assurance Manager Rob Thompson

Director of Development John Hayase

Project Supervisor Andrew Lamp

Additional Development Sr. Producer Rob Hill Vice President, Development Nick Beliaeff Executive Assistant, San Diego Studio Bianca Diaz

Customer Service and Quality Assurance Executive Director of Global Quality Assurance Tony Rado

Quality Assurance Supervisors Christopher Fritchoff Ryan Wells Taylor Haley Ryan Antonelli Technical Liaisons Andrew Baker David Avram Quality Assurance Analysts Kevin Moyer Dirk Lancaster Kris Toole Franklin Rodriguez

Localization Analysts Hans Boes David Reimers Leslie Schmidt Kush Diarra Vincent Hagle Michelle Bruce Jorge Jimenez-Perez Jesus Lio Fatoumata Gaye Compatibility Lab Lead Jason Zimmerman Compatibility Lab Jason Peffley Tony Nguyen Francis Cancio Branden Keller Senior International Training Manager Paul Venuti International Quality Assurance Manager Gary Matthews Training Supervisor David Carey Training Specialist David Schmidt

Sales and Marketing

Junior Publicist Taina Rodriguez Channel Marketing Manager Heathcliff Hatcher Web Presence Team Jacob Robinson Travis Gregory Ryan Ragona Johnny Waterman Steven Fuller Ben Neil Marketing Team Jen Belfield Nabil Debira Virginia Felix Steve Gefrom Rob Liguori Brian Patience Phil Tish Chris Vine Lauren Zeiger

Business Development Senior Vice President of Business Development and Operations John Needham

Director of Production Systems Mark Preston Manager of Production Systems Deon Mitton Production Systems Team Thomas Jackson Sid Jaffee Kirk Lightfoot Vee Prasouvo Al Tobey Director of Service Architecture Colin Dupre Manager of Network Engineering Brett Hawn Network Engineering Team Kevin Crislip Roger Sewell Director of Office Systems Jeff Bolaris

Technical Operations

Office Systems Team Lisa Doleshal Domenico Scaduto Felicity Santo Loren G. Skeels Nate Wright

Director of Global Brand Marketing Laura Naviaux

Vice President, Technology and Infrastructure Mark Rizzo

Manager of Operational Engineering Ted Garrington

Sr. Brand Manager Tim Granich

Director of SOE Security Bryan Blank

Marketing Specialist Tony Royce

Manager, Operations John Shireling

Director of Corporate Communications Courtney Simmons

Operations Team Leads Thomas Delzer Eric Flynn

Operational Engineering Developers Ogi Boras Chad Folz Greg Herzbrun Gordon Tetlow Ben Cole Clint Urbanek

Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Torrie Dorrell Vice President of Marketing Michael Lustenberger

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Public Relations Managers Katie Hanson Michael Shelling

Operations Team Ben Cohee Ron Corning Manuel Deramos Robert Maul Gary Neffendorf Chris Richard Chris Trichel Jesus Zarzosa

Vice President, Business Development Dave Christensen

Platform Services Chief Technology Officer Christopher Yates Vice President, Platform Operations David Dhunjishaw Manager, Platform Quality Assurance Enrico Bernardo Platform Quality Assurance Matthew Meyer Stephanie Bogart Eleonor Larsson Platform Creative Director Nathan Pearce

Platform Product Manager David Bennett

International Operations Director, International Operations Knut Grossmann Manager of Global Engineering, International Operations Robert McEntee Project Managers, International Operations David Kim Raymond Nguyen Tan Truong Stacey Sofia-McDaniel

Platform Creative Designer Mark Decker

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Platform Web Artists Kyle Blackman Cesar Kobashikawa Director of Platform Engineering Nari Gopala Platform Engineers Jake Fear Casey Winn Ben Babeshkin Jeff Jones Tim Cox Paul Christenson Mike Madigan Tavish Margers Bob Kline Todd Feak Mike Walters German Eichberger

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