1. Always have some cash on you, at least $1000, because you never know when you’ll need some cash to buy something and money is hard to come by.
2. When at sea, pick your fights according to skill and ship progress. Don’t try to be a hero and take on the entire Spanish Navy with an under developed ship, you’ll have to work on it.
3. Master countering, countering is a skill you have in combat, without it you are nearly defenceless.
4. Explore when you can, the game is covered with prizes for you to find.
5. Have fun.