🚤Watercraft

Watercraft are a very important part of the Arrland Metaverse.

They play key functions such as

• Pirate transportation - they are the most popular means of transport between islands.

• Trading in raw materials - they enable the transportation of goods between islands.

• Raw material acquisition - by raiding other ships.

• Conquering islands - by fighting at the wharf and blowing up the landing.

• Defending islands - by providing additional defensive power.

There are five different classes/sizes of watercraft, starting with the smallest they are:

• Boats

• Yachts/Cutters

• Small Ships

• Medium Ships

• Large Ships

Each ship class has several different types of ships, differing in, among other things:

• Speed

• Maneuverability

• Payload capacity

• The minimum amount of crew required

• Maximum number of crew

• Number of guns

• Armoring

You can read more about the classes and different types of ships in: Appendix: Ships.

Ships can sometimes be won in various contests, or periodically purchased through the website https://arrland.com/mint, or on partner websites where such sales will be offered. However, the main source of obtaining ships, will be to build them in a boat house or one of the shipyards.

A boat house is a building that requires a double waterfront plot - so it is possible to build on a small island. All types of shipyards also require seaside plots. A small shipyard requires a quadruple seaside plot (and therefore an island of at least medium size), a medium one requires an eight times seaside plot (i.e., a large island), and a large one requires a sixteen times seaside plot (i.e., a very large island).

In the boat house, you can only build yachts or boats. A small shipyard can produce small ships or smaller watercraft. Similarly, a medium shipyard can produce medium or smaller watercraft, and a large shipyard can produce all watercraft. On each island each pirate can get a basic boat for free, however, its cargo capacity, range and speed are not of the highest.

Boats and yachts can arrive at islands of any size. Ships require the appropriate infrastructure built to allow them to dock on an island. In the absence of suitable buildings, the transport of pirates and goods between the ship and the island is done by boat - making it a slower process.

Each boat must have its own captain - a person commanding it and giving orders. A boat can be commanded by any pirate. To become a captain of a yacht or ship, a pirate must have the right amount of the parameter: Respect.