World Of Pirates - FAQs

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Installation and First Steps

Question: The automatic update of WoP doesn't work!
Answer: Check you internet settings for http proxy server and firewalls. If one or both are activated you can set the proxy also for the updater (AutoUpdater->Options->Advanced Options->Proxy), or please consult your network administrator to fix the problem.
To get the newest updates you need an internet connection via HTTP to the update server "http://worldofpirates.4players.de/". Proxy servers may take up to some days to get the newest WoP updates because they may cache older files.
Firewalls could block the internet connection to the WoP servers.

Question: When starting only a black window shows up or an error message occur.
Answer: Please check the WOP options (AutoUpdater->Options), if you have selected the right DirectX-Version and make sure, you have at least DirectX 8 installed.
If you get the message "Couldn't find a DirectX 3D device!" please check if your graphic card meets the system requirements. Another cause for this message is an activated hardware acceleration in the graphic card driver. Check your driver if the option "Hardware Acceleration" is activated and deactivate it. This option is only available for some cards.

Question: The screen flickers and I cannot type in something in the login screen.
Answer: This may occur when the client lost the foreground focus. Other Applications started with the option "Always on Top" could block the client and his input cababilities. This can be the Windows Update program or also the task bar when it will be shown in foreground automatically. Programs like Winamp, IRC or ICQ also offers this option. Please make sure, this option is deactivated on all tools you want to use in background. Alternativly you can run WOP in windowed mode or set the client to "always in foreground" too (AutoUpdater->Options->Advanced Options->Graphic).

Question: The screen is blurred or some graphics were marked with light white stripes.
Answer: Check your graphic device driver settings if the option "Anti-Aliasing (FSAA)" is activated and deactivate it. WOP uses mostly prerendered graphics which may not shown correctly when this option is enabled.

Question: The connection to the server fails or will be disconnected often.
Answer: The WoP-Client tries to connect to IP 62.104.23.148 and Port 42042. If you experience problems when connecting to the server please check the settings of your network, router or firewall if the connection is allowed. You also should make sure that the connection will not be disconnected after a certain time. Maybe all background programs or tools should be closed to make sure that they cannot disturb the connection.

In common

Question: What is "World of Pirates" (WoP)?
Answer: "World of Pirates", short WoP, is a MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), a so called virtual world, in which thousands of players can participate at the same time and attend to one's business. WoP take place in the Caribbean of the 17th. century. It is not only about pirates and gold, but also fame, honor and might.

Question: What do I need, if I want to join the game?
Answer: You need a computer with system requirements like shown in "Gameinfo/Content". Additionally an internet connection and a client software is needed. This client software is available for download from our website.

Question: What's the cost of the game?
Answer: To test WOP the client can be downloaded for free. Every new player can test WOP for 10 game hours without fee. After the test time expired a one-time fee of 19,90 Euro is required to activate the full version of WOP. With the full version you can play WOP as long as desired without additional costs.

Question: Which ways of payment are available?
Answer: WoP is published by 4players. Actually 4players offers the following payment possibilities: Credit card Eurocard/Mastercard and Visa (worldwide), bank transfer (worldwide), debit (Germany), Paysafecard (Germany and Austria).

Question: Can I play WoP without an internet connection?
Answer: No, WoP is a purely internet game. A single player version won't be available definitively.

Question: May I have multiple accounts?
Answer: Yes, it is allowed to play multiple accounts. This will not be considered as cheating. It is also possible to pay for a friend if he has no possibility to pay by himself.

The World of WoP

Question: What is the size of the world of WoP?
Answer: It is not easy to give a size information. But imagine the following: With a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels the complete world uses 600x500 screens.

Question: What if the Caribbean map is too small for all players?
Answer: Our actual map is really big and detailed. But if we need more space sometimes, we will add new areas to the map. If these are fantasy areas or real world maps we will decide later when the time comes.

Question: Why should I exit the game only in a city?
Answer: A City is the safest place in the game. If you exit the game while being on sea, other players can attack you immediately after your new login. If you leave the game while being in fight, you have lost the fight. If you leave the world while fighting against a city, maybe the fight starts over after your next login.

Question: Will there be a real time line or is the game more "timeless"?
Answer: Yes, there is a real time line with days, months and years. One day in game takes about 2 hours in real time. So you can estimate, when e.g. a build order will be completed in real time.

Characters

Question: Which character classes are available?
Answer: In WoP predefined character classes don't exist. You are, what you do. If you trade, you are a merchant, if you take orders to hunt for pirates, you are a head hunter and so on. You can everytime do what you want.

Question: Why can't I create more characters?
Answer: For every registered account there is a maximum of 3 characters.

Question: Will the characters grow old?
Answer: When a character was created, he gets a defined "start age" and will grow older every year. But this has no influence on abilities or skills, it is only for information for other players. Additionaly, you can give a party every year .

Enemies

Question: How can I identify NPCs?
Answer: The NPC names are shown in [square brackets].

Question: Why are the NPCs so strong?
Answer: At the beginning you know 3 cities of your own nation. First you should stay near these cities and build up a little fleet before you discover the whole map. The strength of NPCs increases with the distance to your start cities.

Question: How can I find out how strong an enemy is?
Answer: If you have not selected a target the next enemy which appear will be choosen as target automatically. With the [T] key you can also select other enemies. A target will be marked with a white circle on the mini map. Additional information left beside the name of the enemy will show his strength compared to your strength. The ship symbol stands for the fleet strength and the head symbol is the crew strength. If the symbol is green, the enemy is weaker, if the symbol is yellow, the enemy has same strength as you. You should avoid enemies with red symbols. For the first time it is advisible only to attack enemies with green symbols.

Cities

Question: Is it possible to capture enemy cities?
Answer: Yes, with a great superiority it is possible to capture cities and fly your own nations flag.

Question: Do cities grow up?
Answer: Yes, as long as all needs of the people (enough food or consumer goods) are fulfilled.

Question: Could I build new houses in a city?
Answer: Acutally not at the moment. This feature is planned for the near future and will be available soon. More information about planned features can be found at the game description.

Technicality

Question: Which operating systems will be supported?
Answer: At the beginning there is a Windows version with DirectX support available. But hopefully we can offer a Linux and MacOS version after a successfully release.

Question: Which screen resolution will be supported?
Answer: Minimum resolution is 800x600. All common resolutions above will be supported too if the used graphic card and the device drivers able to do so.

Question: Is it risky, when I save my password, as offered at the login screen?
Answer: It's always a risk to save a password. But the password will be saved encrypted. Anyhow, you should care, that no unauthorized person has access to your files.

Question: Which port uses WoP for network communication?
Answer: Port 42042.