Top 10 Tips for those on Pirates level 1 and 2

bopper

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Tips from one who watches the newbie pirates:

1) Try to shoot from far away, especially at the beginning of the round. You get more points, and you are safer.

2) Keep moving when you shoot. Don't be a sitting duck.

3) Circle the pirate. If you are near a pirate ship, shoot, and then move a quarter circle around the pirate and shoot again. Then move another quarter circle and shoot. The Pirate can't keep up with you and shoot at you.

4) On level 2 the "light beam" makes you invisible, so go in that. On level 3 you can click on the skull icon at the bottom to become invisible. Apparently you can do this more than once per round but you must wait a period of time before you can use this again.

5) Make sure you keep an eye on your health (the little boxes) and ammo (the little cannon balls) on the bottom of the screen and replenish when necessary. Or you will die. To replenish look for floating boxes and cannon balls and drive through them.

6) (this may be obvious) You shoot perpendicular to the direction you are going, so plan accordingly.

7) Click once on the place where you would like your boat to go to. To shoot, double click on where you want to shoot. The cannon balls will go the correct way, you don't have to use the arrows.

8) Ask nicely of the people in the lobby if anybody will help you win at level 1. They may not be able to get into a level 3 game, so maybe they will help you win!

9) If you die, you can double click on your dead boat to "explode". Do this when the opposition is near by and you can help sink them!

10) If there is a pirate ship on your team that is just hanging out, sort of lure the opposing pirate ships to it by going near the other pirate until it starts coming after you, and then head toward your pirate ship. The other pirate will help you out!

11) Bonus: Only play with people on Red. If you are playing against real people on blue, it is much harder. Go against those dumb pirates instead. You are here to win, not to play. Unless you are.
 
bopper said:
7) Click once on the place where you would like your boat to go to. To shoot, double click on where you want to shoot. The cannon balls will go the correct way, you don't have to use the arrows.

Okay this is the worst player in VMK here and these hints are so helpful to make sure I got this right I am up beside the other I do not have to use my srrows to point what direction the canon balls go if I just double click on the ship the will go that way. If this is the case then there is hope for this directionally impaired pirate. Maybe because I am a very nice person and piracey goes against my core belief I have an emotional block to this game...... Nah I just such at it. LOL
 
You are right. Just double click on your target and the balls will go in the correct direction.
 
bopper said:
2) Keep moving when you shoot. Don't be a sitting duck.

No wonder I am still Level 1!! :rotfl2:

Well... I see I can kiss my pretty purple feathers goodbye. Right along with the ice chairs for my eventual Everest room!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
 

LOL! Well, I just realized that you can replenish your ammo! No wonder why I stink at this game and have never been able to score higher than a ZERO! LOL! :rotfl2: Go ahead and laugh! it's okay!
 
I have incorporated your lack of knowledge into the tips so maybe it will help somebody else!
 
Let me know if anybody else has tips, I will add them.
 
here's the best tip i know on level three... when you're low on health or ammo or you are surronded go ghost to get more health/ammo or to get out of there
 
Wow, so glad to get these tips...I seriously bite at the pirate game. Thanks bopper, we that suck will be eternally grateful. hehe :cool1:
 
bopper said:
11) Bonus: Only play with people on Red. If you are playing against real people on blue, it is much harder. Go against those dumb pirates instead. You are here to win, not to play. Unless you are.

This is so true - so I apologize in advance if I boot you off the blue team. I am here to help peeps move up to level 3.

Thanks for posting the tips.
 
Another tip: Use A Mouse!!! I know you think I am crazy, but I don't have one and i still kick butt! Three invisibilities in a week or so.
 
Thanks for all these tips. Now I know that I was blowing myself up in the beginning because I was double clicking to get my boat moving. - oops -

Am even bigger THANKS! to Roxane who single handedly got me through levels one and two this morning. I am now a level 3 pirate. (ok, you can all stop laughing now) The thing I learned this morning playing with Roxane was: stay out of her way and don't shoot her!

I have to say I don't think I have ever laughed so hard playing VMK as I did this morning pretending to play pirates.

Thanks Roxane! You rock!
 
Thanks for the tips! I am happy to say that I finally made it to level 2 tonight! Woot woot! Fortunatly I am okay at fireworks and have won some ice seats that way but I really like the pirates game and hope to be level 3 by next weekend! LOL
 
Because of yur great tips I am now in level 3. The double clicking the opposing boat was my lifesaver. Thanks to all who helped to. Now I am with my friends :)
 
Heya! Here's another tip: Try to stay to your side of the island as much as possible when you're starting out. I see a lot of new players all over the playing field. This can really mess up your neighbor.
One more for ya! If your out of the game and it's down to one or 2 ships trying to wipe out 4, please keep the chat to a bare minimum. It slows the game and it's really hard to see where you need to go for supplies.
I've helped quite a few people, both Dis and non make it to level 3. It's just too much fun!
 
I agree... stick to your side with your partner... lots of places where if you and your partner get the blue guy inbetween your ships it only takes one pass to knock them out.

Also I SINGLE click to fire to line up my shot then click again to shoot. If you single click you have about 3-5 seconds to click again for imedaite firing...

Try and aim a bit ahead of the moving target, and when your low on health get it...

And any DISer who wants my help moving up, let me know!
 
Belle1997 said:
Because of yur great tips I am now in level 3. The double clicking the opposing boat was my lifesaver. Thanks to all who helped to. Now I am with my friends :)

Woot for LittleBelle!! I'm in an awful predicament now - didn't think this one through. But my son played Pink yesterday afternoon and brought her up from level one to level three!! BUT how am I ever going to be able to play with all of you on a level three game now - I don't know how to play!! LOL! I guess in hindsight, this wasn't such a great idea for my son to do this for me. But he was being sweet :)
 
Simple do the littlebelle manovure. Avoid avoid avoid. I think also known as retreat to the rear. When all boats are heading to battle you go the other way avoid being hit. I have learned to shoot. Not well but when neccessary. however I have gone through three sections of pirate game 3 scoring no points. As long as you avoid being hit you cause no harm to the team unless it is team of all four players doing the retreat and hide. That would not be good. Also I find level 3 much easier than level one for some reason. You still get ice even if you did not get any points in the game.

So enjoy you new found freedom :)and ice .
 














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