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The Island of the Pirates
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On a secluded island, a bunch of pirates have built their headquarters. Within a radius of hundreds of kilometers they attack helpless port cities and frighten inhabitants. If you want to earn fame and glory, visit the island and banish the pirates and their crazy ship's cook.
General Information
Type: Resource
Players: Players 1
Difficulty: Skulls 3
Duration: Duration 2 days
XP: XP 2752
VED

Description[]

Rather low XP is off putting (and you seem to get a lot of these from basic Adventure searches) but the high resources gained for an early adventure with average losses makes its good staple map when no others are available. This adventure map is the most ideal adventure to get exotic wood and granite, with a chance of getting Motherly Love, an adventure that also gives high amount of exotic wood and granite as rewards.

Availability[]

Level: 26
Merchant: N/A
Adventure Search: Short (?.??%), Medium (?.??%)
Trade: ~ ResCSS 200-300

Maps[]

Adv-iotp

Map of Island of the Pirates

Requirements[]

General Type Requirements
TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS TroopsCSS Total
TroopsCSSNormal General (200 troops) 619-665 - 190-192 35 151 - 995-1008
<500R Quest ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
<400R Achievement ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Only Recruits Achievement 713 - - - - - 713
TroopsCSS Messer Dracul (200 troops) ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
TroopsCSSMaster of Martial Arts (220 troops) 391-416 - 200-220 - 102 - 693-738
TroopsCSSVeteran General (250 troops) 519-577 - 249 - 172 0-60 940-1058
TroopsCSS Major General (270 troops) 515-577 - 265-269 - 172 0-60 952-1078

Less Than 500 Recruit Losses Quest
If you are going for this Quest the simple solution is to replace the first round attack of 118 Recruits in the final battle with 77 Recruits and 34 Militia.
Thousands of Them Achievement
An additional 100 recruits would allow faster completion by using two generals at once.

Achievements[]

There are 4 achievements for this adventure:

Name Requirements Trophies Reward
Tailwind Complete "Island of the Pirates" in less than 8 hours 40
Seaside Drive-By Complete "Island of the Pirates" in less than 2 hours 100 ResCSS150
Merry Recruits Complete "Island of the Pirates" while losing less than 400 Recruits 70
Thousands of Them Complete "Island of the Pirates" using only Recruits 50

Guide[]

Refer to the Combat page for more information. Generally, the lowest quantity/cost troop combination is listed but higher cost/value troops can be substituted to boost the odds toward losing 1-2 less troops. So use of elite soldiers, longbowman and crossbowman is at your discretion but most likely will not change the outcome very much depending for any particular battle. Likewise, more troops than listed can be sent if capacity of the general permits but in most cases will not affect the outcome.
Additional guides for The Island of the Pirates available here.

Sector Enemy Attack With Average Losses
Sector 1
Pirates1

Sector 1

TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 9 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 190 TroopsCSS 9
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 150
TroopsCSS 54
TroopsCSS 5 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 194 TroopsCSS 5
TroopsCSS 200 0
TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 249 0
TroopsCSS 265 0
TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 41 TroopsCSS 124 TroopsCSS 37
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 165

TroopsCSS 37
TroopsCSS 37 TroopsCSS 163 TroopsCSS 35
TroopsCSS 37 TroopsCSS 63 TroopsCSS 31
TroopsCSS 41 TroopsCSS 124 TroopsCSS 37
TroopsCSS 41 TroopsCSS 124 TroopsCSS 37
TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 89 TroopsCSS 111 TroopsCSS 80
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 200

TroopsCSS 82
TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 130 TroopsCSS 70
TroopsCSS 48 TroopsCSS 102 TroopsCSS 43
TroopsCSS 75 TroopsCSS 165 TroopsCSS 68
No additional advantage, use veteran general option(s) above
Sector 2
Pirates2

Sector 2

TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 53 TroopsCSS 147 TroopsCSS 48
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 200

TroopsCSS 48
(skip to next camp, general will kill both and save time)

TroopsCSS 96 TroopsCSS 104

TroopsCSS 46
TroopsCSS 37 TroopsCSS 63 TroopsCSS 31
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 45 TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 41
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 145
TroopsCSS 41
TroopsCSS 96 TroopsCSS 104 TroopsCSS 40
TroopsCSS 24 TroopsCSS 36 TroopsCSS 19
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
TroopsCSS 2 TroopsCSS 80 TroopsCSS 80 TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 150 TroopsCSS 44
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 200

TroopsCSS 44
TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 150 TroopsCSS 43
TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 75 TroopsCSS 42
TroopsCSS 50 TroopsCSS 155 TroopsCSS 44
No additional advantage, use veteran general option(s) above
Sector 3
Pirates3

Sector 3

TroopsCSS 90 TroopsCSS 90 TroopsCSS 58 TroopsCSS 142 TroopsCSS 48
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 200

TroopsCSS 50
TroopsCSS 52 TroopsCSS 148 TroopsCSS 47
TroopsCSS 52 TroopsCSS 88 TroopsCSS 45
TroopsCSS 53 TroopsCSS 172 TroopsCSS 46
No additional advantage, use veteran general option(s) above
TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 23 TroopsCSS 102 TroopsCSS 17
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 125

TroopsCSS 17
(skip to next camp, general will kill both and save time)

TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 130

TroopsCSS 17
TroopsCSS 27 TroopsCSS 17
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
No additional advantage, use basic general option(s) above
TroopsCSS 30 TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 40 TroopsCSS 58 TroopsCSS 122 TroopsCSS 54
Alternate 1:
TroopsCSS 12 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 187

TroopsCSS 12 TroopsCSS 10
Alternate 2:
W1: TroopsCSS 38
W2: TroopsCSS 7 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 192

W1: TroopsCSS 38
W2: TroopsCSS 7
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 180

TroopsCSS 54
TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 130 TroopsCSS 53
TroopsCSS 25 TroopsCSS 60 TroopsCSS 23
Alternate:
TroopsCSS 220

TroopsCSS 10
TroopsCSS 58 TroopsCSS 122 TroopsCSS 54
Alternate 1:
TroopsCSS 4 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 245

TroopsCSS 4 TroopsCSS 10
Alternate 2:
W1: TroopsCSS 38
W2: TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 249

W1: TroopsCSS 38
W2: 0
TroopsCSS 58 TroopsCSS 122 TroopsCSS 54
Alternate 1:
TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 269

TroopsCSS 10
Alternate 2:
W1: TroopsCSS 38
W2: TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 249

W1: TroopsCSS 38
W2: 0
TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 70 TroopsCSS 49 TroopsCSS 151 TroopsCSS 41
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 200

TroopsCSS 41
TroopsCSS 47 TroopsCSS 68 TroopsCSS 40
TroopsCSS 47 TroopsCSS 168 TroopsCSS 41
No additional advantage, use veteran general option(s) above
Final Camp TroopsCSS Crazy Ship's Cook
TroopsCSS 10 TroopsCSS 100 TroopsCSS 70
W1: TroopsCSS 118
W2: TroopsCSS 14 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 150 TroopsCSS 35
W1: TroopsCSS 118
W2: TroopsCSS 13
<500R Quest Option 1:
W1: TroopsCSS 77 TroopsCSS 24
W2: TroopsCSS 14 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 150 TroopsCSS 35

W1: TroopsCSS 77 TroopsCSS 24
W2: TroopsCSS 14
<500R Quest Option 2:
W1: TroopsCSS 38 TroopsCSS 62
W2: TroopsCSS 14 TroopsCSS 1 TroopsCSS 150 TroopsCSS 35

W1: TroopsCSS 38 TroopsCSS 62
W2: TroopsCSS 14
Achievement: (only recruits)
W1: TroopsCSS 200
W2: TroopsCSS 45

W1: TroopsCSS 200
W2: TroopsCSS 21
TroopsCSS 69 TroopsCSS 101 TroopsCSS 63
W1: TroopsCSS 118
W2: TroopsCSS 14 TroopsCSS 51 TroopsCSS 150
W1: TroopsCSS 118
W2: TroopsCSS 13
Alternate:
W1: TroopsCSS 118
W2: TroopsCSS 10 TroopsCSS 20 TroopsCSS 160 TroopsCSS 60

W1: TroopsCSS 118
W2: TroopsCSS 6
No additional advantage, use veteran general option(s) above
Total Average Losses: TroopsCSS 508-541 TroopsCSS 0-10
<500R Quest:
TroopsCSS <500 TroopsCSS 24-62 TroopsCSS 0-10
Achievement: (only recruits)
TroopsCSS 689
TroopsCSS 331-354 TroopsCSS 0-10
TroopsCSS 470-527 TroopsCSS 0-10
TroopsCSS 466-527 TroopsCSS 0-10

Enemies[]

The following enemies are found in The Island of the Pirates adventure.

Caltrops

Deckscrubber

Knife thrower

Sabrerattler

Petty Officer Second class

Gunman

Crazy Ship's Cook

Rewards[]

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Island pirates rewards


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