Peter Bjerre Rosa's Pirates of the Mediterranean!

THE HELM

W / ↑ Raise sail

S / ↓ Furl sail / coast

A / ← Turn left
D / → Turn right

Shift + W / ↑ Hold course

Movement or a helm action cancels hold course. Menus, docking, combat and focus loss cancel it too. Touch: hold the sea to steer and sail; release to coast.

SAILING & PORTS

Q Approach nearest sail
X Cancel approach

E Enter port / Exit port · explore nearby sites

M Merchant · T Tavern
G Governor · Y Shipyard

WASD / arrows select harbor places. Sailing past a city never docks automatically. Approach, then sail toward the diamond to choose whether to attack.

COMBAT

F Fire broadside (or tap your ship)
V Demand surrender
B Board
R Break off (costly)

Turn your side toward the enemy and wait for reload. Her guns bear only off her sides: slip behind her bow or stern, or outrange her, to stay safe; the red tick marks show where she can fire. Demands work after weakening the enemy. You can always board inside grappling range, but a sound ship costs more of your crew. Breaking off costs cargo, rigging and a hand. Enter / Space selects Attack or takes a surrendered prize.

INTERFACE

Enter / Space Confirm selection
Tab Next control
P Pause / resume
Esc Close panel / pause

F First Mate outside combat
L Captain’s Log · C Chart

Chart: A D / ← → highlight cities; Enter / Space sets destination. Shift + WASD / arrows pans; Z toggles detail. All captains can trade, fight and carry letters.

CHART & COMPASS: gold flag = your chosen destination; cream envelope = tracked letter destination; cream circle = current port; turquoise diamond = nearby vessel (+ means approach). Small square with dotted connector = offshore gateway. Cross = your ship. City dots are ports, not objectives. Wind curls blow toward their curled ends; the cream ship pointer shows heading. Ten pips show speed. Bearings cross coasts: plan safe passage on the Chart. Churning whirlpools lie in open water: sailing into one hurls you to a random sea position and costs half your crew.

The breeze veers slowly as sea time passes. Headwinds still allow progress. Landscape gives phones a larger chart.

Opening the sea chart…

Your captain’s calling

The quayside merchant

A place off the chart

The Devil’s Dice

MAKE AMENDS

Your voyage

VICTORY

WHY YOU WON