RU Play

The Pilot’s Book · Sea and sailing

The hold and overload

Sea and sailing

Trade goods over half the hold (three quarters on a trader's hull) — overload, −20 % speed. Over the brim — −35 %. Ship's stores do not count.

  1. The fourth bar under the portrait is the hold. The tick on it is the overload line: half the hold, or three quarters on trade and hauler hulls. The bar turns amber as you come near.
    1The fourth bar under the portrait is the hold. The tick on it is the overload line: half the hold, or three quarters on trade and hauler hulls. The bar turns amber as you come near.
  2. Past the line the bar reads «OVERLOAD» and the ship loses 20 % of her speed. Only trade goods count; provisions, sailcloth and planks never do. Over 100 % of the hold, everything counted, it is −35 %.
    2Past the line the bar reads «OVERLOAD» and the ship loses 20 % of her speed. Only trade goods count; provisions, sailcloth and planks never do. Over 100 % of the hold, everything counted, it is −35 %.
  3. The effect «Overloaded» shows by the portrait with its penalty. Tap it for the card: what fills the hold and how much speed it costs.
    3The effect «Overloaded» shows by the portrait with its penalty. Tap it for the card: what fills the hold and how much speed it costs.
  4. The cure is simple: sell in port («Sell» on the market) or put goods in the warehouse. An overloaded hold also blocks the neutral flag and the passage between hubs.
    4The cure is simple: sell in port («Sell» on the market) or put goods in the warehouse. An overloaded hold also blocks the neutral flag and the passage between hubs.

Try it in the game

See also

How much room goods takeEvery good says its room per unit, «m³/unit». Cheap goods are compact, valuable ones bulky: a unit of ambergris takes more than 80 bolts of sailcloth.3 stepsThe warehouseA warehouse of 120 m³ in any port: rent is paid once, on the first deposit. «Store all» and «Take all» for each good.3 stepsThe three flagsNeutral — quiet scouting with an 85 % free hold. City or guild — peace with the law, fights with pirates and monsters. Pirate — hardcore: rob anyone, and pay with skulls.5 stepsThe passage's rulesOnce in 30 minutes. Under the pirate flag ×2, towards a quest's goal ×0.25. Not with skulls, not in a fight, and not with trade goods over 60 % of the hold.4 steps