THE BLACK AND GOLD LISTS

The Black Lists

To display the black lists, click on "Black" in the pillage window. There are two black lists: the regular one in the top part of the panel, and the permanent one in the bottom part.

The regular black list is a temporary holding place for the names of pirates who you may not wish to keep blacklisted forever. Players often make mistakes when they are new to the game, but later turn out to be good pirates once they have had more experience.

The permanent black list contains the names of pirates you wish to keep blacklisted for good.

Both lists are stored on your computer for use in later sessions.

QuarterMaster will alert you when blacklisted pirates board your vessel, or in some cases when they apply for a jobbing position.

Automatic actions

QuarterMaster has a number of automatic blacklist-related actions that can be controlled by settings in the program options:

  • Add pirates to the regular black list when they are planked;
  • Add pirates to the regular black list if they leave the vessel during battle. This means any time from the beginning of the pursuit phase until either the booty transfer has been completed, or one of the vessels disengages from the sea battle;
  • Remove pirates from the regular black list after a specified number of days have elapsed since their last offence;
  • Automatically transfer pirates to the permanent black list after a specified number of offences.

The Gold List

To display the gold list click on "Gold" in the pillage window.

This is a sort of unofficial hearty list. Although you won't get any of the online/offline notifications that Puzzle Pirates provides for the in-game hearty list, QuarterMaster can alert you when a pirate who is on your gold list boards your vessel.

Common uses for the gold list include tracking:

  • pirates who did well on your pillages
  • pirates who get incredibles on duty reports
  • pirates who are good battle navigators or gunners
  • skellie hunters
  • elite or favourite pillage members

As with the black lists, the gold list is also saved on your computer for future sessions.

The Action Menu

The following actions are available in the right-click menu for these lists.

  • Remove - Remove the selected pirate from the list
  • Perm. Black List - Add the pirate to the permanent black list
  • /who - Run a /who command on the pirate
  • Edit Open the pirate database entry for the selected pirate.