Talk:Cursed Isles

Removing Ice and testing info
Lots of information about how the testing of Cursed Isles went on Ice is currently present in the article. I was thinking of removing it now since feature is out (I'm referring to speculation of how larger ships do in Cursed Isles and obtaining maps specifically). While removing it would be the way to go, I was wondering if it should go under historical notes.--Cecidrake 03:49, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Foraging scoring
I've done some speculation on the scoring system, and I think i have some results that may warrant being updated. What I have come up with is this:
 * Bone boxes are worth one point, Fetish Jars are worth 2 and Cursed Chests are worth 3.
 * Frenetic = 15 and up
 * Swift = 12 - 14
 * Brisk = 9 - 11
 * Steady = 6 - 8
 * Lethargic = 4 - 5
 * Asleep = 0 - 2

Any feedback? - (Tdeathblake) 22:08 Pirate time, 18 December 2008


 * This looks interesting but needs to be verified before being added to the article. Test away mates!  -- Cedarwings (talk) 06:36, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Having just gotten back from Cursed Isles with 10 screenshots, I can confirm what appears to be accurate information on what is required to get each level with the exception of asleep and lethargic. What does 3 points get you?  I would assume lethargic, but I'd like to confirm that. -- Cedarwings (talk) 09:16, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I've seen someone get Lethargic with just a single CC. --Belthazar451 11:21, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Silly me, I thought I had seen in one of my screenshots someone that had that too. So yup, Lethargic is 3 to 5 points.  Looks like this can be added to the article now.  I'll do it later tonight if someone else hasn't done it before then.  -- Cedarwings (talk) 16:00, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Booty Div
Aren't some chests reserved for the ship owner? Billynoleg 18:34, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. -- Cedarwings (talk) 21:42, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Trophies
Would it be okay if I split the trophies into two groups, those that are specific to the Cursed Isles and "other"? I nearly went ahead and did it, but then thought maybe it would reveal too much information. Any opinions? --Lesleywalker 05:45, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * There was some discussion going on not too long ago about removing the non-specific trophies altogether - especially, removing the maneuver token trophies from every page save Maneuver. Not sure what came of that. --Belthazar451 07:00, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The trophies are already split into two groups. The trophies at the beginning of the gallery are specific to Cursed Isles and then the trophies that follow, starting with Driftwood, are those that can be obtained not only in Cursed Isles but elsewhere.  This is also true of other pages like Atlantis.  If there is something you would like to see that is different then what we have why don't you create a mockup in a sandbox that we can all have a look at and comment on before actually implementing it.  -- Cedarwings (talk) 17:23, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, I did some thinking about the trophies. The point is, that the non-specific trophies are somewhat arbitrarily chosen and a complete list of all trophies that could be gained during a Cursed Isle trip (like experience trophies) wouldn't be really useful. I think the maneuver trophies belong to pages like Sailing, since part of that article is about blockade sailing and earning maneuvers, but not here. I would prefer limiting the trophies to the specific ones, but are open to other pleasing solutions like some splitting.--Alfwyn 17:34, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm all support for removing the non-specific trophies altogether. I've never really understood that inclusion (I mean, I understand why it could be considered, but not why you actually would).Billynoleg 19:45, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Witch Doctor vs. Enlightened One
I notice in this article that the enlightened ones are referred to as witch doctors. I'm just curious what the reasoning behind this is. Thanks! -- Lexington
 * They were originally called Witch Doctors. Been meaning to change it for a while, but I've never gotten around to it. --Belthazar451 04:28, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I had a hunch that that might be the answer. Thank you! -- Lexington
 * Found and fixed on some other pages Billynoleg 15:30, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Cultist Sloops
Did a CI run today using a Dhow and sank a Cultist sloop with the following

Turn 1.. it rammed itself against rocks Turn 2.. 4 shots into it Turn 3.. 4 shots into it... sank on final 4th hit.

Vargas's lines
I think Vargas's Challenge lines should be merged under Enlightened ones, as they seem to be specific to the quote and a continuation of the rhyme. I've gone ahead and done this. The article appears to be missing the vargas quote for:
 * "to bring your doom and prepare for war...
 * by moonlit curse and cultist roar.."
 * "we dance and chant and into this volcano pour...
 * snakes and hate and blood and gore..."

So if anyone checks their chat logs, they should be able to supply it. :) --Plng 19:31, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ooh, clever - I never noticed that, probably because he delivers his line so long after the Enlightened Ones. I found the last one, so I added it. --Belthazar451 21:07, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Wrong Information
Some of the information on this page is incorrect. Under Enlightened Ones and Zombies it makes the statement that rafts contain an Enlightened One and a number of zombies. I know that for a sloop, this is incorrect. Enlightened Ones board on the first turn you take on rafts, but after that its zombies only.

Under the Cultist challenge lines it is stated that on random occasions, Vargas the Mad takes part. Vargas appears in all Rumbles starting from the 3rd

Theres also something about the thalling section that is bugging me. I've had the exact same ratio of EO to zombie on my sloop runs but get varying thralling amounts --Tdeathblake 07 July 2009
 * Feel free to go ahead and fix it - as a wiki, this is a collaborative effort, and anyone can make changes to pages. =) --Belthazar451 23:49, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Zombies from the ship
A recent edit added the statement "Any zombies who boarded the ship on its way to the island disembark and join the zombies from the island in the first fray". I think this is only correct for zombies that haven't been turned into thralls by use of the thrall token - I'm pretty sure the thralls join in on the pirates' side. I would edit the page, but don't have time right now to think about the best way to write it up. --Lesleywalker 00:14, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

EO/Zombie ratio Variance
The page has some mis-information regarding the EO to Zombie ratio making a difference in how many thralls you get per token. After countless Ci's I've run and having tinkered with that idea I have seen no evidence to suggest that statement as being true. It is completely random. There is nothing you can do to improve your chances of getting 1 thrall or getting 2+ thralls. It should be removed. --Everclearboy 00:14, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Chroma
I hear you can get indigo chroma from CIs now, can anyone confirm that and put it in there? I personally don't do SMHs so I can't tell. --Kamuflaro 01:42, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ooh, that's what I needed to take a screenshot for. I remember now. =D But yeah, it's true. --Belthazar451 01:45, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

New Cursed Isles
The image section is missing the new islands added after a design competition.