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About HIROTONFA’s American Revolution Smuggler
Set in 18th‑century America, you command a modest merchant ship, sailing from Quebec to Spanish Louisiana. Your main loop is to buy cargo at low prices, sell at higher prices, and keep your finances positive as the wartime market shifts.
The game adds romance with personified colonies, a political alignment system, and dice‑based ship combat. All of these elements influence which ports welcome you, which ships pursue you, and how prices move across the 13+ ports.
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Merchant Management
You manage crew wages and morale while you can upgrade the cargo hold. The description lists these tasks together, indicating they are core parts of each voyage.
Taxes increase over time, and a debt collector may appear if you fall into the red. Paying taxes and avoiding debt are therefore necessary to stay solvent.
- Watch your wage and tax totals each trip to avoid unexpected debt.
- Upgrade the cargo hold early if you want to transport larger shipments.
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Dynamic Economy
Prices shift with the conflict: blockades limit supply, battles spike demand, and the Dutch crash the tulip market. The description notes that these events directly affect market prices.
Your own trading can also tank prices if you become too greedy, meaning that large sales of a single good may lower its value for future transactions.
- Check for news of blockades before setting sail to anticipate supply changes.
- Avoid selling massive amounts of one commodity at a single port.
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Romance System
Every colony and state appears as a girl who runs a shop, with distinct traits such as Connecticut being a bookworm or Florida wrestling gators. Romance options are added throughout development.
Building social stats moves you from "fleabitten sailor" toward "dashing seafaring gentleman," and each state‑chan has unique dialogue and relationship events.
- Match dialogue to a character’s described personality to improve relationship progress.
- Balance trading activities with dates to keep both profit and romance advancing.
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Political Alignment
You may identify as Patriot, Loyalist, or a trimmer who plays both sides. Alignment changes which ports welcome you, which ships hunt you, and which state‑chans will talk to you.
Choosing a side therefore influences trade routes, combat encounters, and dialogue options, making alignment a strategic decision.
- Consider which faction offers the most favorable ports for your current cargo.
- Switching alignment may alter which ships pursue you on future voyages.
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Ship Combat
At sea, combat uses dice rolls to attack, defend, and dodge. Encounters include Royal Navy patrols, privateers, sea monsters, and the occasional Flying Dutchman.
Each roll determines the outcome of the exchange, making combat a matter of chance and decision on when to roll.
- Observe the type of opponent before rolling to gauge risk.
- Consider saving resources for higher‑risk encounters such as sea monsters.
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