Brigand

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Intercepting Brigands 3 See Also 4 External/Other Links 5 Historical Notes

Overview

A brigand is a type of computer created and controlled ship, and the bots aboard it swordfight the opponents, unlike barbarians, which rumble.

Brigands and barbarians are spawned by the game to engage and fight player controlled ships. Brigands fight opponents using the swordfighting puzzle, and barbarians will fight opponents using the rumbling puzzle. The frequency of brigand spawn and relative might of the brigand will depend on the particular league point your ship is traversing. Brigands do not spawn in the 30 minutes before a reboot.

Attacking brigands is the primary PoE fountain in all production oceans. When a brigand ship is defeated (assuming no one beat it before you), PoE and/or commodities are transferred to your ship. The amounts are relative to:

• Your ship's current might
• The number of pirates on your ship
• The brigand ship's crew rank (sailors, imperials, etc.)

Generally, higher might, more players, and tougher opponents (as determined partially by their crew rank) increase brigand payouts. However, having greenies on board decreases brigand payouts.

Because brigands are the primary PoE fountain on all production oceans, much energy has been used up trying to work out how best to beat them and therefore earn the highest possible payouts. This thread, which attempts to explain brigand behavior, is a good example.

Brigands are the only source of Kraken's blood.

Intercepting Brigands

Methods for intercepting the brigands depends on two factors: Approach directions and speed. It is important for any navigator to know how to respond in these situations.

For example, assume both ships are going in the same direction. If the ship to be intercepted is ahead of the intercepting ship, the intercepting ship must increase its speed. If it is going about the same speed as the other ship, chances are that it will never catch the ship before it reaches the next league point. If the ship is behind the intercepting ship, it should turn about twice to reduce speed and let the other ship catch it.

If the ships are going in opposite directions, timing is key. It is ideal for the intercepting ship to turn about before the fleeing ship can pass it. If its timing is too late, they must try to catch the ship from behind, with the 20% speed penalty from turning about.

With the Release 2007-03-21 Ships matching your voyage's desired settings will be automatically targeted, this was modified in the Release 2007-03-23 with a checkbox so officers can toggle auto-targeting of ships.

See Also

• Merchant brigands
• Brigand Kings

External/Other Links

• Help on Barbarians
• Commonly discussed ideas from Game Design
• Brigand AI Discussion

Historical Notes

• Barbarians were released onto the production oceans on 7 June 2006.

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