Frequently asked questions
Quick answers for colony planning, ship battles and Caribbean exploration — with links into the database when you want exact numbers.
- How do I house more pirates in Corsair Cove?
- Every shelter building lists an exact bed count on its detail page and in the housing table. Start with tents, then upgrade to larger housing as your population grows. Our beds & housing guide walks through common bottlenecks.
- Why are my pirates starving or running out of rum?
- Crew needs scale with population. Use the colony needs calculator to see per-minute demand, then match it to kitchens, distilleries and clothiers listed for each good.
- How do ship battles work?
- Combat is card-based: each action costs supply and scales off your hull stats and dice. Read the ship battles guide and browse every card in the battle actions database.
- How do I unlock new ships and captains?
- Ships unlock after you build the right hull tier; captains unlock through population milestones and Caribbean events. Check each ship or captain page for its requirement, or search the full unlock conditions table.
- What is the Seven Seas map?
- The interactive Seven Seas map plots every Caribbean event slot across three unlockable rings and thirteen regions — useful for planning compass runs and event farming.
- How do principle compass points work?
- Empire, Notoriety, Seafaring and Wealth each have compass tiers that unlock buildings and colony upgrades. See the progression table for tier gates and which principle buildings they reveal.