Island
An island is a Puzzle Pirates mini-world. There are many islands in each ocean, and you can whisk between islands using ferries, ships, whisking potions, and the 'To Home Isle' button on the Ye panel.
Islands can have shoppes, inns, palaces and forts, and many other things too.
Islands are classified into three sizes, which determines what may be built upon them. Buildings include infrastructure buildings (commodities market, bank, estate agent, bazaars, and fort (or palace)), and shoppes.
From smallest to largest Island sizes are:
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[hide]Outpost island
An outpost island is a small island large enough only to support a small colony. When an outpost is is colonized, only a fort and one regular shoppe may be built there.
If a new flag takes control of the island, both the shoppe and the fort change ownership.
Medium island
A medium island can have any infrastructure buildings, and up to five trade buildings. A bazaar is required before a shoppe of that kind can be constructed.
If a new flag takes control of the island, all the infrastructure buildings and bazaars transfer to the victors, but shoppes remain in the hands of current deed holders.
Large island
A large island can have all of the infrastructure buildings, and as many shoppes and bazaars as may fit on the island. Like medium islands, a bazaar is required before a shoppe of that kind can be constructed.
If a new flag takes control of the island, all the infrastructure buildings and bazaars transfer to the victors, but shoppes remain in the hands of current deed holders.
Changing an island's classification
If a flag controlling an island gets Nemo to specifically approve it as being large enough via a formal process, they may opt to change the island to a larger size for a 500,000 PoE fee.[1]
Historical Notes
Prior to the clarification of size changing rules, Nemo's permission and a 200,000 PoE fee were required. [2]
Prior to the addition of housing during release 2005-08-10, medium islands were only allowed 4 trade buildings.
Originally, islands did not have specific size designations. Building was only restricted by the amount of land available to build on. This is why islands in the core archipelagos of Midnight (Diamond and Emerald) are all designated large, even if a landmass of thier size would not normally quallify. These islands were setteled by players before the feature was introduced, and Ringers decided it would be unfair to add restrictions after the fact. This system was changed no latter then July, 2004.
