Now Boarding, Party of One....

[Steely Jim]

Yeah, running them around the forecastle of their frigate is a lot of fun. I had a similar experience the one and only time I boarded the Navy Colossus...there high level Officers coming from every part of the ship. While I was trying to figure out why the Navy was sending out ships with all Officers and no crew, I was too distracted to invite dolly out to play, and those mean-spirited Navy-types killed me.

I definitely agree about the higher level crews equating to higher than normal plunder. If I see a higher than normal crew on a ship I've just boarded, then I know I'm going to get some good plunder out of the deal...usually Royal Chests.

[Steely Jim]

Since the 30 April 2008 updates, the positions of some flagships seemed to have changed, or their sailing ranges have been extended considerably.

Preliminarily, the EITC Barracuda appears to be stationed around Isla Perdida, the Navy Kingfisher is stationed around Rumrunner's, the Navy Colossus is still sailing Dead Man's Trough but is much closer to Tormenta, and the EITC Corvette seems too have stayed at Outcast. I also caught the EITC Sentinel once in the Dead Man's Trough, not far from Tormenta.

EDIT: Sighted Man-O-War at Kingshead/Smuggler's Run. No contact with Centurion formerly stationed there.

EDIT2: With fairly decent coverage across all seas, I have yet to make contact with the Navy Bulwark, Panther, Greyhound, or Centurion. Also, no contact with the EITC Ironwall.

[shadows]

Yeah I agree solo boarding is loads of fun . My only regret is that I've only now discovered that.

Oh, about the Colossus Flag I've noticed it spawns right near Outcast. As for the Man-O-War Flag, it spawns near Kingshead.



Edit: As for their course, Colossus Flag sails from Outcast all the way to Cuba I believe. And I think Man-O-War Flag sails from Kingshead to Tortuga. Keep in mind I always play on quite servers.

[Steely Jim]

I haven't personally seen the Colossus respawn over by Outcast, but I've had it follow me there and seen it seen it sail there as a natural course. IN any case, it doesn't surprise me. After what I saw with the corvette, I think they can respawn all along their normal sailing routes.