How can you plunder rare items from NPCs on the sea

Ⅰ.The basics of rare hunting 

●About distinction of NPC

There are NPC which had various rare items on the sea.

weapon,armor,crest,recipe,treasure map...etc.

Basically, you can obtain them that plunder from NPC fleet on the melee battle.

However,I don't recommend that you defeat NPC fleet at random.

Because,you may want to know "What are you able to plunder from NPC"

One NPC have "money", "food,water,munitions,timber", "two trade-goods", "one non rare item", and "one rare item"

This is very important rule.

So,if you got three trade goods after fighting enemies...

It means that you fought enemies more than two kinds.

Even if the formation of NPC are identical, different NPC exist.

For example, Venetian merchant fleet drop "mode design v5".

You can find easily the NPC fleet at Adriatic sea or Ionian sea.

But,Venetian merchant fleets have three types, and only one of them drop v5
If you are going to look for v5, naturally it is necessary to defeat NPC that have "mode v5"


I will write the information what NPC have items.
You will become easy to obtain rare item by distinguishing the formation of NPC :)

Of course, the amount of the money and trade goods will change by your plunder skill rank.
The information of this site is based on plundering R10 degree mainly.

●About rare fleet
When NPC appears,the rare fleet may occasionally appear.
They are often different in the name, formation, crest and color of the sail.
And,they often own the useful rare item.

If you notice the NPC that you didn't see,you may want to beat the NPC.



●Aide's skill
If you do rare hunting seriously, there are two necessary Aide's skills.
"Ambush" and "Seize cargo"

When you succeed to use Aide's skill "Ambush", you become easy to obtain rare item
I omit the detailed information,but three-fold increase in the probability.

However,this skill is not usable to NPC partner belonging to nationality.
It is more difficult to obtain rare item from such the NPC.

In addition, "Seize cargo" skill can steal items without defeating an enemy.
When you obtain rare items from the rare fleet, it is very useful.



●NPC's skill rank

In this game, NPC has any skills in the same way as a PC, too.
So,when your Plundering skill is too low,your plundering will be interfered by the Storage skill of NPC.

You need to be devised to increase the plunder skill rank.




Ⅱ.How to plundering 

There are three methods for plundering rare item.
I perform a basic commentary about these plundering methods.


A: Beat NPC by melee battle.

This is most simple method.
When you kill NPC in melee battle, you will get items.
If your plundering rank is high, the acquisition rate of rare item rises.


B: Using "Pillage order" during melee battle

If you use "Pillage order" in melee battle,you can plunder items from enemies.
The rare item may be available with luck.

The plundering decision depends on your plundering rank.



C: Actuating "Seize cargo" skill during melee battle
When your aide actuate "Seize cargo" skill during melee battle,you will get items.
This skill is one of the means of plunder without killing enemies.

It is very convenient, but you have some what you may want to remember.

Only twice,your aide actuate "Seize cargo" during one melee battle.
If your Aide actuate "Seize cargo" during melee battle twice, you need to withdraw.
Furthermore, the probability that your Aide actuate the second action falls to half in comparison with the first it.

Of course, if you go melee battle again, you will get twice the chance again.


The plundering decision depends on the Lieutenant rank of your Aide.
It is equivalent to plundering R10 with Lieutenant 100.





Ⅲ . Preparations for rare hunting

・ Much food
・ High plundering rank
・ "Ambush" and "Seize cargo" of the Aide

And...

・ Iron Heart!! XD


It may take one month for you to obtain one rare item.

but ,please don't give up, and try to get the treasure :)


It is only some items to be written here.
Please look for various rare items by yourself.

good sailing!    11/16/2011




add 10/01/2012

●About University Skills

After Great Plains update, University skill was introduced.
and, rare hunting became thereby easy :)
I give some explanations about it here.


There are five skills to be related to rare hunting

・ Plunder Aid 1
・ Plunder Aid 2
These skills increase your Plunder skill.
only increase simply :)


・Successful Plundering 1
・Successful Plundering 2
These skills raise outbreak probability of Seize Cargo of your Aide.
In the case of "Guard Spam", this is extremely effective.

Your Aide can activate "Seize Cargo" only twice.
However, 4-5 times are possible if there are these skills.
Besides, the outbreak probability rises.


・Rare Item Plunder
This skill raises the acquisition probability of rare item.
Simplicity is clear, but is the most important skill.


You might want to use all skills as much as possible.
However, Seize Cago skill has no connection with your Plunder skill rank as wrote before.
So,when you plunder rare item on the sea,three last skills are enough :)