11-Dec-2012 - Player-Owned Ports

[jayc3399]

Has anyone looked at using a soothsayer when going back to finish off regions as a way to get all the buffs for all ships?

[cruseder4]

Or just do it my way. I am getting an average of 2 different special voyages a day (from different persons). So I stay online till 01:00AM and then start 2x 7 hour voyages (the 2 special ones) and one normal voyage of 4 hours. Then I just sleep 8-9 hours and when I wake up I got '14 voyages available left' with about 16 hours of the day left, which is easilly enough time to do all 14 voyages which were left.

[Arcley]

That definitely affects your sleeping >_>

Maybe you should focus on what he's trying to say, which is that it's doable and not a problem for him. Nobody's interested in whether it affects his sleep or not, of course it does, that's a given.

This... is this guy for real? Ruining your sleep rhytm just to get slightly more rewards in an online game is taking it too far. At least even Helical acknowledged it's not worth doing after school starts.

 

Instead of taking a post too literally and finding fault with it, focus on the message and respond to that.

If this message is that playing more often gives you more rewards, then duh, that should be a given too. It's not like PoP is the first time limited activity in the game.

 

No offence intended, your post just sounded disrespectful.

[JeRambo]

Nom! :).

 

 

Requirement was 11,000 Seafaring.

[Celery n Corn]

Sorry if this doesn't make sense but is there a calculator or anyway that's easier to figure out the best set up for your ship and crew other than just switching in and out.

 

Say for example I have a voyage that needs 5500 morale and combat is there a calculator that you can just plug in those numbers and it tells you the best options? I feel like I might be missing out on the best set ups.

 

Im currently in the scythe region and my ship has all scythe upgrades but I feel like theres just some missions I can't get closer than 55% on multiple traits needed.

 

I am about to updgrade most of my crew as I'm still using mostly Eastern musket, Eastern Banner and Eastern Guide. i've focused on doing my ship upgrades first before crew which I believe is the correct way?

 

I have 2 golden Katana crew men Three Storm rider and only 2 Blazing lantern. I do have a Trader and Eastern Overseer which I try to get on as many voyages as possible.

 

Is my crew holding me back? Are these numbers normal? I can max out 1 single trait at around 5500 with no problem but multiples are giving me a problem and like I've already said I'm not sure the best way to mix and match.

 

Currently im at 8790 chimes

172 black powder

946 slate

319 bamboo

 

I only have 1 ancient bone and have 2 of the four scrolls for rocktail soup as im nowhere near stats for focusing on armour. I only have 2 of the special characters for special voyages the whaler and missionary.

 

Should my remaining focus be on new crew from the hook region? Just get 1 of each at a time as my resources allow?

 

Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated.

[Platinum_Myr]

There is one written in javascript at http://www.commaexcess.com/rs/pop.html

[Helical]

I've been getting up in the middle of the night and I quite like it. I just set an alarm for three hours after I go to bed, wake up check ports and go back to bed. Doesn't affect my sleeping and I can do all scythe voyages in a day without needing to change region, and I wake up just a few minutes after the voyages return, so I'm never waiting around for ports to finish. Mind you, I won't be doing this anymore next week when I go back to school.

 

That definitely affects your sleeping >_>

 

Maybe I worded that wrong. It doesn't affect how much rest I'm getting. Probably because I have a lot of free time over the holidays, so if I need more sleep, I can sleep more until I'm not tired. I don't really see it as any different than waking up twice in the night to go to the bathroom or have a drink of water.

[aspeeder]

I've been getting up in the middle of the night and I quite like it. I just set an alarm for three hours after I go to bed, wake up check ports and go back to bed. Doesn't affect my sleeping and I can do all scythe voyages in a day without needing to change region, and I wake up just a few minutes after the voyages return, so I'm never waiting around for ports to finish. Mind you, I won't be doing this anymore next week when I go back to school.

 

That definitely affects your sleeping >_>

 

Maybe I worded that wrong. It doesn't affect how much rest I'm getting. Probably because I have a lot of free time over the holidays, so if I need more sleep, I can sleep more until I'm not tired. I don't really see it as any different than waking up twice in the night to go to the bathroom or have a drink of water.

If I recall a lot of people use the same strategy to power train farming, especially during bxpw. So not like this is unfamiliar to 'scapers.

[Xinxan]

I've been getting up in the middle of the night and I quite like it. I just set an alarm for three hours after I go to bed, wake up check ports and go back to bed. Doesn't affect my sleeping and I can do all scythe voyages in a day without needing to change region, and I wake up just a few minutes after the voyages return, so I'm never waiting around for ports to finish. Mind you, I won't be doing this anymore next week when I go back to school.

 

That definitely affects your sleeping >_>

 

Maybe I worded that wrong. It doesn't affect how much rest I'm getting. Probably because I have a lot of free time over the holidays, so if I need more sleep, I can sleep more until I'm not tired. I don't really see it as any different than waking up twice in the night to go to the bathroom or have a drink of water.

 

 

Not to nag on this (also, it's quite off-topic, really)., but as it should be obvious, it's not just about the amount of sleep (how many hours) but also about quality. If you wake up on the middle of the night, it probably messes up your sleep pattern (whether you are in phase 1-3 or REM, for example) and have consequences on how well rested you feel on the day after. If it's just once on a fortnight, sure the effects will be minimal, but over the course of 1-2 weeks, it'll probably make noticeable difference when you get back to school, making you especially sleepy on the mornings (and by this i mean more than usual if that's actually normal for you).

 

This said, I'd recommend against that behaviour, especially over a slight advantage at a Runescape mini-game (/D&D?).

 

PS: Doing that is actually a technique used to increase the likelihood of lucid dreaming (especially on begginer levels), so don't freak out if you find you are having those more often. This is especially true if you wake up at half / on the second half of your sleeping hours.

[Ginger_Warrior]

Yeah, you don't really need to 'wake up' to go to the toilet, whereas you definitely do to play RuneScape. If it's not affecting how much sleep you're getting overall, and you don't "feel" tired when you wake in the morning, then by all means go for it, if it means that much to you. It's not a natural circadian rhythm, though, so I wouldn't recommend it to other people.

[Hobgoblinpie]

I feel sorry for the guy who posted his 'high morale' captain a couple of pages back.

 

Just got a 10k chime captain. Turns out this one's a winner. 10k chimes well spent.

 

 

Improved speed, combat and seafaring.

[Blake]

Awesome captain, haven't even seen a 10k chimes one yet, and I'm already in the scythe...

[Sylpheed]

Just got my third ship with 99% on the hook region. There's no way I'll be able to stretch my crew to do three cwood voyages simultaneously.

[Saradomin_Mage]

Just got my third ship with 99% on the hook region. There's no way I'll be able to stretch my crew to do three cwood voyages simultaneously.

You might just be surprised, for a day after I got my third ship I was able to send 100% voyages on all 3 ships consistently, which allowed me to get enough cherrywood to buy crew for the more difficult voyages.

 

Good luck on voyage rolls :P

[Emaxganis]

Just got my third ship with 99% on the hook region. There's no way I'll be able to stretch my crew to do three cwood voyages simultaneously.

You might just be surprised, for a day after I got my third ship I was able to send 100% voyages on all 3 ships consistently, which allowed me to get enough cherrywood to buy crew for the more difficult voyages.

 

Good luck on voyage rolls :P

Happened the same to me first day in scythe now they are killing me, crew rolls dont help at all x.x

 

Finally changed rank

[Urza285]

Quit ragging on the guy... I work 40 hours and manage to wake up in the middle of the night to send voyages. Granted it may not look appealing to do so it has little bearing on my life.

[Unknown_Warrior]

Is it worth actually buying the Sea Witch if you got 3 lifeboats active?

I mean, her ability is quite awful, it's broken and it activates before the lifeboat does. Not to mention she's quite costly.

[Grand Lord Dan]

Is it worth actually buying the Sea Witch if you got 3 lifeboats active?

I mean, her ability is quite awful, it's broken and it activates before the lifeboat does. Not to mention she's quite costly.

 

She works before the lifeboats? Have any proof, or personal experience on the matter?

[Helical]

Is it worth actually buying the Sea Witch if you got 3 lifeboats active?

I mean, her ability is quite awful, it's broken and it activates before the lifeboat does. Not to mention she's quite costly.

 

I'd say she's worth it just for her stats. I haven't had the ability activate yet, so I can't comment on that.

[Xinxan]

Quit ragging on the guy... I work 40 hours and manage to wake up in the middle of the night to send voyages. Granted it may not look appealing to do so it has little bearing on my life.

 

I wasn't raging at him. I actually wrote my master thesis on sleep disorders, so i was just giving a honest, expert opinion. Nonetheless, everyone's free to aknowledge this advice and/or following it.

 

On Topic: Did the convict just say that soothsayers use INTESTINES to frickin predict the future?! Wushanko lore just got a lil bit darker for me... (which is actually nice to see on runescape, i mean, it's not really that gore-y)

[cruseder4]

Heard that woox is already in the bowl?

[strilmus]

Quit ragging on the guy... I work 40 hours and manage to wake up in the middle of the night to send voyages. Granted it may not look appealing to do so it has little bearing on my life.

 

I wasn't raging at him. I actually wrote my master thesis on sleep disorders, so i was just giving a honest, expert opinion. Nonetheless, everyone's free to aknowledge this advice and/or following it.

 

On Topic: Did the convict just say that soothsayers use INTESTINES to frickin predict the future?! Wushanko lore just got a lil bit darker for me... (which is actually nice to see on runescape, i mean, it's not really that gore-y)

bird entrails.

 

it's not really that graphic.

[Alg]

bird entrails.

 

it's not really that graphic.

[spoiler="Convict Spoilers]The issue is that sea orphans from Hyu-Ji are getting kidnapped and sold to soothsayers, who use their intestines for their rituals. That sort of thing is surprisingly dark, especially for good old kid-friendly RS :razz:

 

 

[cruseder4]

Woox did get to the next island.

 

Also there is someone who got a trimmed comp cape already (=pincers (last) island completed).

[Coconut Bodywash]

Woox did get to the next island.

 

Also there is someone who got a trimmed comp cape already (=pincers (last) island completed).

I can't imagine that's even possible?