When you have lvls 30 in 1 class or total lvls 50 you can be attacked by players. You cant be attecked in Safe waters if your name is white
After you have been attacked by a player you can not be attacked by that player again for 30 minutes.
General safety tips:
- keep your money in the bank and only take with you enough ducats to pay your aides and crew
- keep valuable and plunderable items in the bank
use link to Papaya (non-)plunderable items list for that
https://uwo.papayaplay.com/uwo.do?tp=news.view&postid=1505 - Captain’s bag is safe from plunder
- Camouflage Hold gives 40% chance to be safe from plunder
Some tips for safety from player pirate attacks:
- always carry a pack of Lifesavers with you (btw also recommended are Firebags, Timber for repairs or Lumber to convert to Timber, Spare Sails
- use Fine Tributes* when attacked by players in hostile waters
- use Secret-No-War-Pacts* (also called Blue Flags) when you have to go into Lawless waters
- set your status to private when you sail in hostile lawless
2 options: - Private allow friends – friends and company mates can see you in search and in the respective list and can communicate via chat
- Private block all is the safest – nobody can see you on search and you also dont show on company member or friend list while in that status – but no chat communication at all while in that status
- you can check Maritime Guild Mediators for recent player pirate or Bounty Hunting activities
- Be extra careful in areas where player pirates are known to be waiting/hunting for prey
– Canary Islans sea zone (choke point for returns from many areas and you are slowed by headwinds)
– Boston (especially during railway event)
– Calicut
– Jakarta (choke point for return route from East Asia)
– Sakai, Edo and Tamsui (are the most dangerous places inside East Asia)
– Red Sea (the whole sea zone is a choke point)
– Capte Town
Fine Tributes
- work only if they match the size class of your ship.
- They work in hostile but not in lawless waters.
- If Admiral of fleet uses a Fine Tribute the battle ends
- When you use a Fine Tribute you lose half your cash on hand but no more. No plundering possible
- can be bought from Moguls in London and Lisbon (but they almost never have any for large/heavy ship class on offer)
- can be crafted at Item or Craft (Amsterdam/Venice) shop in Capital Cities. 3 different recipes – each in 2 Capitals
see Ivyro – Recipes – Storage for details
Secret-No-War-Pacts*
- work everywhere and you can not be attacked by anybody and they also prevent you from attaking anybody
- every player in fleet needs to have 1 active to be safe from attacks
- work only for the duration stated
- you can buy them in UWC shop and you also get some in Challenge Mission rewards (menu record)
There is also an older, more detailed “Guide to avoiding PVP and Pirate encounters” on uwo wiki:
http://unchartedwaters.wikia.com/wiki/Guide_to_avoiding_PVP_and_Pirate_encounters
Tips for safety from NPC Pirates:
- use Caution skill – this reduces chance of attack but does not eliminate it. works better the higher the rank
- carry Tributes for Brigands ( can be bought for 31k from Moguls in Lisbon or London or crafted at Company Admin Offices using produce button)
- Ceasefires are cheaper that tributes for brigands but only work in some sea zones. see ivyro for details
http://uwodbmirror.ivyro.net/eg/main.php?id=154&chp=1