Sailing the seven seas in search of booty can be really difficult, especially if you only have a raft to begin with. Still, with a little resourcefulness, you can slowly build up your boat in order to become a terror in the waters as you face different opponents, gathering resources along the way that you can use to further improve your mettle in battle. In Raft Pirates, you can get to enjoy over the top action that will surely test your strategy and resource gathering skills as you and your crew slowly become one of the most feared crews in the ocean.
Gameplay
Raft Pirates is a resource gathering and sea battle game where players are required to fish for resources and use them to create offensive and defensive armaments to use in your rapidly expanding raft. This can then be tested against other enemies that you will find in the waters as you explore, and you would have to fight for the right to get even more materials that you will need to make your boat and crew that much stronger.
Fishing
Each location in Raft Pirates is divided into grids, and you can go to any of these available grids to fish for resources that you can use to build structures for both attacking and defending. Once you’re in “safe waters”, you can dive for resources and store them in your inventory so that you can use them when certain structures require them in the recipe for a successful build.
Battles
In more dangerous waters, you will be forced to fight enemies for the right to fish in that particular area. If two enemies occupy the same grid, then the battle will commence.
Having a good balance of offense and defense, as well as a good layout of your craft extensions is essential, as battles will occur between enemies on a per section basis. The damage that you can deal will depend on the specific section’s BP, which will allow you to roll different numbers of dice. These numbers will determine how strong your attacks will be, making battles a mix of good strategy with a little bit of luck.
Of course, defensive structures will help alleviate the damage, but make sure to do repairs after each battle so that you will be ready for the next fight. It would also be wise to build more advanced structures once they are available, so you can easily match up against better crafts.
Of course, the one who sinks the enemy’s boat is declared the winner, and they will be rewarded with scraps that they can store and use in further building and expanding their crafts.
Construction
Different structures have different effects, but all of them fall under either the defensive or offensive category. Different structures have different resource requirements, so keep an eye out for these and make sure that you have the necessary items handy. Building also takes time, so practice prudence when battling especially when your prime weapons are still being constructed or have not yet been repaired. New structures will be available once players level up.
Energy
Players have a finite number of energy, which limits the areas that they can explore as well as the number of battles that they can participate in. Energy capacity increases as players level up, and energy is also automatically replenished at a rate of one per hour.
Tips and Tricks
Initially, just try to stick to safe waters and get all of the resources that you can. This way, you will be able to use these materials to create structures that can improve your craft and make you more formidable in battle. Once you have added one or two weapons in your raft, then it would be a good time to do battle against other opponents and crafts.
If you are serious about being the best pirate in the land, then try to keep Raft Pirates running in the background, as actions will still persist as players dive for resources. Similarly, enemies would also be able to attack you, so try to closely monitor the sounds of a naval assault about to begin.
Planks are very essential when improving your crafts as these will be used to create new sections for your boat. Keep a healthy inventory of these, as well as other items, so that you will have them handy once new structures are made available to you. This will ensure that you have all necessary resources once you are ready to build.
Lastly, know when to attack and when to steer away from danger. When you are still constructing, or if you are still heavily damaged from previous battles, then it would be wiser to bide your time and spend your efforts on gathering resources rather than going into battles where you are obviously at a disadvantage.
