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🛠️ Ship Upgrades

40 upgrades — equip your ship with combat, speed, and utility improvements

Cellars

📦 Support• Standard Slot
150 gold

Perishable goods do not spoil.

Hold+1500
Goods spoilage+100%

Repair Arsenal

🛡️ Protection• Standard Slot
300 gold

This universal upgrade enhances items that restore both temporary and permanent hull integrity.

Durability+80
Repair item eff.+20%

Sturdy Frames

📦 Support• Standard Slot
300 gold

Enhances durability - a universal upgrade for any ship.

Durability+10%
Hold+12%
Speed-15%

Incendiary Mixture

⚔️ Combat• Standard Slot
150 gold

Ideal for long-range engagements, particularly effective against armored vessels.

Incendiary roundsenabled
Cannonball speed+10%

Copper Plating

🛡️ Protection• Standard Slot
150 gold

If the enemy has fire protection, the color of reduced durability above the ship turns gray.

Fire damage resist+25%
Keg damage resist+30%

Iron Ram

🛡️ Protection• Standard Slot
150 gold

If the enemy has bow protection, the color of reduced durability above the ship turns gray. Ramming is an effective way to quickly inflict damage, 'trading off' durability.

Ram damage+20%
Bow protection+20%
Ram hull breachenabled

Fortified Gun Ports

🛡️ Protection• Standard Slot
150 gold

Sail and fire protection for gun ports.

Sail protection+30%
Sail fire resist+50%

Combat Arsenal

⚔️ Combat• Standard Slot
150 gold

Quick ammo switching or a consumable item activated earlier can decide the battle's outcome.

Item reload speed+20%
Cannonball speed+50%

Teak Frames

🛡️ Protection• Standard Slot
150 gold

Trade-off maneuverability for increased defense and boarding effectiveness.

Armor+2
Crew+6
Maneuverability-6%

Reinforced Masts

⛵ Speed• Standard Slot
300 gold

A universal, but not always necessary upgrade. Best suited for chasing down an enemy.

Speed+1.2
Additional sail eff.+1.2

Combat Crow's Nest

📦 Support• Standard Slot
300 gold

Allows early detection of enemy ships.

Visibility range+50%
Scope speed+60%

Ammunition Cradles

⚔️ Combat• Standard Slot
300 gold

Inapplicable to mortars.

Cannon reload+12%

Upper Deck

⚔️ Combat• Standard Slot
300 gold

The more swivel guns there are on a ship, the more effective this upgrade is.

Keg reload speed+35%
Swivel reload speed+35%

Swivel Mortars

💥 Mortars• Standard Slot
600 gold

The bonus gives mortars a 25-degree turn in either direction.

Mortar damage+12%
Mortar angle bonusenabled
Mortar aim speed-25%

Extra Bunks

📦 Support• Standard Slot
150 gold

The enemy will see a '?' instead of the ship's crew count, so they cannot predict the outcome of a boarding fight.

Crew+10
Hidden crew+1

Maneuverable Helm

⛵ Speed• Standard Slot
300 gold

Properly chosen maneuverability will allow you to realize the full potential of guns in both broadside and close combat.

Maneuverability+8%
Cruise speed loss+15%

Emergency Powder Charge

⭐ Unique• Standard Slot
300 gold

High potential, though complex to utilize effectively; does not apply to mortars.

Low-HP cannon dmg+25%

Extra Ballast

📦 Support• Standard Slot
150 gold

Allows safer navigation in storms, including in the Endless Sea. Increases the chance to escape pursuit.

Tilt reduction+50%
Cannon scatter+40%

Reinforced Cannons

⚔️ Combat• Standard Slot
798 gold

Damage from stern and bow weapons +100%.

Bow/stern cannon dmg+100%

Fortified Ports

⚔️ Combat• Standard Slot
150 gold

A long-range combat enhancement; does not apply to mortars.

Cannon range+10

Iron Plating

🛡️ Protection• Standard Slot
150 gold

If the enemy has fire protection, the color of reduced durability above the ship turns gray.

Fire damage resist+45%
Armor-10%

Structural Expansion

⭐ Unique• Standard Slot
300 gold

Sacrifice maneuverability to boost other characteristics, which can be justified by strategy.

Upgrade slots+2
Maneuverability-10%

Advanced Gun Carriages

⚔️ Combat• Standard Slot
300 gold

Most effective in mid and close-range battles, especially on ships with low maneuverability that often fail to turn for a broadside.

Cannon angle+10
Scope speed+30%

Strong Beams

⭐ Unique• Standard Slot
300 gold

Offers unique protection against mortars, invaluable during Port Battles.

Durability+5%
Mortar damage resist+30%
Speed-5%

Lightweight Hull

⛵ Speed• Standard Slot
150 gold

A hull modification that increases speed and maneuverability at the cost of armor.

Maneuverability+5%
Speed+4%
Armor-15%

Double Hold

📦 Support• Standard Slot
150 gold

The effect of reducing losses does not stack with flags but works in addition.

Hold+3000
Cargo loss on death+40%
Durability-5%

Long-Range Mortars

💥 Mortars• Standard Slot
300 gold

Losing maneuver will make it harder to aim mortars at targets and retreat, but the increase in range can be justified.

Mortar range+10
Maneuverability-8%

Portable Chest

⭐ Unique• Standard Slot
300 gold

You can loot gold from the enemy during boarding and store it in chests, but if you lose, the enemy can take your gold.

Boarding gold bonus+5%

Cheap Sails

🏴 Sailes• Sail Slot
240 gold

Increase the speed bonus. The ship gradually gains additional speed by moving in cruising mode (under full sails).

Cruise max. speed+35%

Stitched Sails

🏴 Sailes• Sail Slot
240 gold

Increase the speed bonus. The ship gradually gains additional speed by moving in cruising mode (under full sails).

Cruise max. speed+45%

Elite Sails

🏴 Sailes• Sail Slot
300 gold

Increase the speed bonus. The ship gradually gains additional speed by moving in cruising mode (under full sails).

Cruise max. speed+60%

Tarpaulin Sails

🏴 Sailes• Sail Slot
300 gold

Increase the speed bonus. The ship gradually gains additional speed by moving in cruising mode (under full sails).

Cruise max. speed+70%
Maneuverability-1

Small Hooks

📦 Support• Standard Slot
240 gold

Speed increases when inspecting anything but does not affect crew landing.

Loot collection speed+250%
Fishing speed+30%
Boarding range+15%

Reinforced centre-line

💥 Mortars• Standard Slot
300 gold

Improves mortar aiming speed and reduces dead zone.

Mortar aim speed+40%
Mortar deadzone+30%

High Helm Port

⭐ Unique• Standard Slot
300 gold

Does not apply to fire ships.

Drop kegs at any speedenabled
Keg trigger radius+30%

Lightweight Construction

💥 Mortars• Standard Slot
600 gold

Mortar reload boost at the cost of mortar damage.

Mortar reload+40%
Hold+25%
Mortar damage-25%

Mortar Fitted

🔧 Modification• Standard Slot
— gold

Mortar slotsenabled
Speed+0%
Maneuverability+0
Weapons on each side+0
Hold+0%
Durability+0
Crew+0

Mortar Fitted (Friede)

🔧 Modification• Modification Slot
798 gold

Ship modification for Friede. Does not occupy an upgrade slot. Cannot be removed.

Mortar slots+1
Speed+5%
Maneuverability+10
Weapons on each side-2
Hold-20%
Durability-60
Crew-18

Mortar Fitted (Falmouth)

🔧 Modification• Modification Slot
— gold

Ship modification for Falmouth. Does not occupy an upgrade slot. Cannot be removed.

Mortar slots+2
Speed+5%
Maneuverability+10
Weapons on each side-5
Hold-20%
Durability-140
Crew-31

Mortar Fitted (Black Wind)

🔧 Modification• Modification Slot
— gold

Ship modification for Black Wind. Does not occupy an upgrade slot. Cannot be removed.

Mortar slots+1
Maneuverability+15
Weapons on each side-5
Durability-180
Crew-23

📌 See Also

🚢 ShipsShips that can equip upgrades💎 ResourcesMaterials required to craft upgrades🔨 CraftingCraft upgrades at the workshop⚔️ Combat GuideHow upgrades affect combat performance🧭 Captain SkillsSkills that enhance upgrade effects

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