Age of Pirates

Entering buildings
In AoP, we use a simple system of opening and closing doors to get in and out
of buildings. You might be familiar with this method already. When you're close
enough, an icon will appear just to the left of the location box. If the door is
locked, a locked padlock icon will appear. If it's open, an unlocked padlock icon
will appear (as in the screenshot above). Press the default “F3” or the “Space
bar” on your keyboard to enter. There are several different places within a
colony that you may wish to visit:
• Governor's Residence – Luxury homes, usually in or near the centre, where
the nation's representatives - the governors - reside. Catch a glimpse of the
luxury life here, and pick up a mission or two as well.
• Tavern – Investigate the latest rumours or hire sailors and officers. You'll
usually also find people wanting to employ your services in one form or
another, or merchants looking for escorts for their ships.
• Store – Here you can buy and sell goods. Of course. If there's anything you
can't buy or see in a store, most likely there's already a market for it
somewhere else with the local smugglers.... Store owners might also have
work for you.
• Shipyard – The place to repair or upgrade your ship, or even buy a new one.
Not all shipyards are large or busy enough to make the better- rated vessels,
so head to the big colonies for the big toys.
• Church – The place to repair or upgrade your soul. Remember though, even
absolution isn't free.
5.2 Talking to People
To talk to someone, approach them and press the “Space bar” to open the
dialogue interface. Click the arrows to choose your answer, and press the
“Space bar” again to confirm. If the person you're talking to has lots to say and
all day to say it, a small arrow will appear in the bottom right corner. Pressing
ye olde “Space bar” will prompt them to carry on with their Oscar-winning
dialogue.
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