Category:Captain Equipments

Captain Equipments
Every captain (that is, the player) has eight slots that may contain various types of equipment obtained through gameplay. Some of the lesser equipment items may be purchased in ports from the trade association. More powerful pieces of equipment may be obtained as a result of successful combat, from the honor and merit exchanges, and from the guild exchange. Some of the most powerful pieces of equipment are obtained by countrywide election to the rank of Admiral.

Each piece of captain's equipment corresponds to a given slot. For example, there are many different pieces of equipment that may be worn on one's head, but you may not wear a body item on your head. The different slots are Hand, Head, Neck, Waist, Body, Back, Finger, and Wrist.

Different pieces of equipment may be improved in several dimensions. Each piece of equipment has a level of refinement, an upgrade level, and from zero to four gems inset into it. In addition, some pieces of equipment are parts of sets and there are bonuses for having multiple items in a given set.

There is one very sharp distinction between pieces of equipment. Equipment to be refined, or to be consumed during the refinement process, must have a level requirement of at least 30.

The following pieces of captain equipment are not a part of any set:

1. Hand Equipment

2. Head Equipment

3. Neck Equipment

4. Waist Equipment

5. Body Equipment

6. Back Equipment

7. Finger Equipment

8. Wrist Equipment

The following sets are available:

'''Sevilla Trade Association. Spearhead'''

'''Valentine's Day Event. Old Love Machine'''

'''Honor Exchange. Vagrant's Legend'''

'''Honor Exchange. Explorer'''

'''Merit Exchange. Pirate Prince'''

'''Merit Exchange. Black Beard's Infamy'''

'''Merit Exchange. Red Shield'''

'''Merit Exchange. Revenge'''

'''Merit Exchange. King of Lion's Heart'''

'''Merit Exchange. Wang Zhi's Treasure'''

'''Instances. Daybreak Hero'''

'''Instances. Mystic Commander'''

'''Instances. Ares' Anger'''

'''Instances. Heracross'''

Instances/'''Special. Bard'''

Instances/'''Special. Poseidon's Blessing'''

'''Guild Exchange/Bermuda Chest/Special. World Relic Conqueror'''

Admiral/'''Special. Dominator'''

Warlord/'''Special. I am the King of Seven Seas'''

Merchant Lord/'''Special. I am the Tycoon of Seven Seas'''

Pirate Lord/'''Special. I am the Pirate King'''

Gems
The collection of gems and their insertion into captain's equipment is a method to enhance a captain's attributes. Each piece of captain's equipment can be socketed and contain up to four gems. Different gems may be inserted and removed from these sockets as needed for whatever attribute a captain wishes to enhance. For example, during combat activities, gems can be used to enhance swordplay and gunnery attributes. During trading activities, these sockets can be filled with gems to enhance ship speed.

The different types of gems and their effect is as follows: Each gem has a level, indicating the extent of the change. The change in the attribute is twice the gem's level. Thus, Sapphire III increases a captain's sailing attribute by six.
 * Amethyst: Swordplay
 * Citrine: Strategy
 * Obsidian: Gunnery
 * Ruby: Leadership
 * Sapphire: Sailing

Two gems of the same type and level may be mixed to produce a gem of the same type and the next higher level. For example, two Obsidian I gems can be mixed to produce one Obsidian II gem. The mixing occurs with no chance of failure.

Gems can be obtained from a number of places. Instances, exploration (treasure maps), and sinking super battle ships all have some chance of yielding gems. Gems can also be obtained from the mall, occasionally on special. They can be found in the honor and merit changes as well.