How many crew do I really need?
I've finally saved up enough money that I'm considering getting a new ship, and I notice that all the upgrades I'm looking at can hold more crew. 9-10 crew has been serving me quite well all game and I'm not sure I want to feed extra people.
I know that on the starting ship, if you drop to 4 crew you slow down. Does that number go up for the bigger ships, or will I still just need 4? Is there any reason to have more crew other than the occasional risk of some dying?
Best Answer
If you upgrade to a ship that requires 25 crew, you'll need at least 13 to be able to use the 2nd level speed. You might consider grabbing the WE ARE CLAY from Polythreme, which reduces crew quarters by 3. So if you have a ship that needs 25 crew, add WE ARE CLAY, it means it takes 22 crew, and you only need to run 11 members.
I tend to run with 1/2 crew + 1 (because there are random events which can kill a crew member, and if that happens all the way across the zee, limping back to London is no fun at all).
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Answer 2
Less crew means less supply consumption, you need half of a ships crew capacity or more to go max speed, if you lose all your crew, you lose
Answer 3
I've been going around on the Baskerville Cutter with the 'WE ARE CLAY' and 1/2 crewmen for a while now. On the bright side, my supply consumption rate is rounded down to 0, meaning I don't consume supplies. On the other hand, if I lose Joe, I lose the game. Would not recommend this. In all seriousness, keep a healthy 10+ crew. I've survived being knocked down to 1-2/10 crewmembers a few times, so its not so much the slowed movespeed that gets you so much as it is the fact that 0 crew = automatic loss. Given that the food consumption is minimal, I'd advise to take as many as possible.
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