Hey everybody. I've been playing Pirates for a year or so and it seems a lot of people have trouble with fighting on Swashbuckler level. Here are some tips that SOMETIMES work for me. (I'm still having difficulty defending the rapier)
Option 1:
1. Choose skill at gunnery
2. Capture Brigantine, Brig or above at beginning of game
3. Stock it with as many guns as it can hold
4. Fire at opponents in ship battles with beginning 2 or 3 shots of round, then swap to chain
5.Wait until they raise the white flag and surrender, then go very close to get the stuff
6. If it is a pirate or Mr. Raymondo, Mendoza, or Montalban, shoot chain till they surrender, then he won't fire at you and you can hit him with grape shot until he has 1 man left.
7. Then board him, use a rapier, and all you have to do is hit the opponent once (Just one quick thrust will do)
See if the gun option tips work for you. If not, here are some sword tips.
Option 2:
1. Get Perfectly or just balanced swords
2. Get Cuirass or vest (optional, but recommended)
3. Pratice a bit trying to tell what move the opponent will do
4. Use cutlass or longsword and do a defensive move to thwart him, then do a quick offensive move. (Duck, then slash, parry, then thrust, jump and chop is too slow for me so I do jump, then thrust.)
5. You need excellent reflexes, so I don't recommend using the mouse or fingerpad (laptops) to click the on the stuff on the screen. Instead, on desktops use the number pad, on laptops hold down the FN button and tap 7, 8, 9, U, I, O, J, K, L (numbers in blue)
Get used to that if you are using the mouse.
My dad is slow so thats partly why I'm writing this.
I hope an option or some tips work for you, and Happy Holidays!!
P.S. For option 2 get skill at fencing.
Option 1:
1. Choose skill at gunnery
2. Capture Brigantine, Brig or above at beginning of game
3. Stock it with as many guns as it can hold
4. Fire at opponents in ship battles with beginning 2 or 3 shots of round, then swap to chain
5.Wait until they raise the white flag and surrender, then go very close to get the stuff
6. If it is a pirate or Mr. Raymondo, Mendoza, or Montalban, shoot chain till they surrender, then he won't fire at you and you can hit him with grape shot until he has 1 man left.
7. Then board him, use a rapier, and all you have to do is hit the opponent once (Just one quick thrust will do)
See if the gun option tips work for you. If not, here are some sword tips.
Option 2:
1. Get Perfectly or just balanced swords
2. Get Cuirass or vest (optional, but recommended)
3. Pratice a bit trying to tell what move the opponent will do
4. Use cutlass or longsword and do a defensive move to thwart him, then do a quick offensive move. (Duck, then slash, parry, then thrust, jump and chop is too slow for me so I do jump, then thrust.)
5. You need excellent reflexes, so I don't recommend using the mouse or fingerpad (laptops) to click the on the stuff on the screen. Instead, on desktops use the number pad, on laptops hold down the FN button and tap 7, 8, 9, U, I, O, J, K, L (numbers in blue)
Get used to that if you are using the mouse.
My dad is slow so thats partly why I'm writing this.
I hope an option or some tips work for you, and Happy Holidays!!
P.S. For option 2 get skill at fencing.
