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THE VOYAGE PLANNER The Voyage Planner is a simple tool for deciding how much stock to buy before starting out on a pillage. It also includes a rum calculator to find the best value rum when buying from the docks. To display the voyage planner, click on "Crews" button in the wooden control button panel on the main pillage window.
Planning a Voyage To plan a voyage begin by selecting the ship type from the drop down menu. Then enter the approxmate time in minutes and average number of crew expected to be on board. Finally press the "Calculate" button. The stock reccomendations will then appear in the central area of the window. There are also reccomendations for the minimum number of crew and an appropriate number of gunners to assign. The Rum Calculator When buying rum from the docks it is often difficult to know which of the three types (swill, grog, or fine rum) offers the best value for money. The rum calculator breaks down the prices in to cost per proof. To use the rum calculator simply enter the dock sale price for the three types of rum in the input boxes privided, pressing the Enter key after each number. The price per proof along with the total stocking cost for the planned voyage will be displayed. |