

In conclusion, I'd say this does not scratch the same itch as PR3 or Patrician 4 does for me. I don't like how they've tied the number of captains you can hire to this, as it essentially puts a limit on the number of armed convoys you can have. I like the Concession system, where you spend Fame Points to purchase the right to produce different goods, or bonuses for your ships. Port Royale 4 (PC) - Vyplavte se do novho svta jako panlsko, Anglie, Francie i Holandsko a bojujte o nadvldu na Karibikem v 17. Makes it more interesting to set up your convoy paths. In general, your convoys will be faster moving East to West than West to East. There is also now a concept of wind direction, a la Sid Meiers Pirates!. On a positive note, the graphics are improved a bit. I'm not entirely sure, but it seems the costs of production buildings have been rebalanced to make them much more expensive. There is also a new aspect of adjacency bonuses, with many more support buildings to get a handle on, and more though goes into where to set up your houses and production buildings. Each city is much, much smaller than in PR3, setting up more for distributing your production over more cities. Setting up or modifying your trade routes feels more tedious.Ĭity management has also undergone a change. Assigning convoys to trade routes feels clunky. There is still a limit on the number of cities you can assign to a trade route. Not really what I wanted.Īlso, the trading doesn't feel as smooth as it did in PR3. In PR4, they seems to have wanted to make combat a more central focus. The game in general isn't turn based, why is the combat? For me, Port Royale and Patrician are trading games, with the ability to go into combat if you want. Honestly, that aspect of it seems.out of place. These are used during the turn based combat. Different ships give you different abilities.

Higher levels give you different skills and abilities.

Captains can only command so many military vessels before they need to level up. In order to have military vessels, you need captains. There is more attention payed to the combat aspects. If there are any other guides or videos that the community feels should be included, please comment below and I will edit this post to include them. So, it does feel like a bit of a different game. Since Ive now published a few resources for the game, I wanted to have one place to find them. 18 historically authentic ship types from the late 16th and 17th centuries.So I picked it up, and the short answer is stick with PR3. Construct town buildings with neighborhood effects to optimize productivity and manage the overall happiness of your citizens. Port Royal, once called the most wicked and sinful city in the world was famous the world over for its boozethe blackout-inducing Kill Devil Rum, its pirates, and its sex workers. Mason Owens is missing for decades, and yet his oldest friend. As his daughter you can do only one thing - find the damned ship and learn your fathers fate. Dead men tell no tales And tales about an infamous ship - The Cursed Rose - probably cost renowned sailor Mason Owens his life. Take control of a colony as a young and ambitious governor and learn what it takes to manage and grow a small settlement into a bustling trader city. Develop production Chains connecting multiple islands and create complex trade routes across the Caribbean, covering the ever-growing needs of the respective cities. For ages 13 and up, Blood, Language, Violence. In Port Royale 4 for Nintendo Switch, set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century. Select from 50 buildings, including 25 production sites, to produce goods like rum or luxuries. In port Royale 4 You will take control of a colony as a young and ambitious governor, eager to learn what it takes to manage and grow their small settlement into a bustling trader city. In ‘Port Royale 4’ you will take control of a colony as a young and ambitious governor who is eager to learn what it takes to manage and grow his small settlement into a bustling trader city. Port Royale 4 gives players the ability to build and shape their cities (so long as they have the permit for it, anyway) has the ability to more effectively impact players as they begin trading, and the fact that you actually need to watch over those under your care (both figuratively and literally) not only provides an extra layer of gameplay but adds in more immersion too.
