Hello everyone I don’t know if this has been done before or not but I thought I could possibly shed some light onto this topic and how I have set up a small Empire in about a month.

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First of all make sure you have some decent gear, have some people to join (ideally friends you have in real life for now) and at least have cadet rank.

Second Choose where your going to set up Capital of your Empire.

Is it going to be inland so most of your battles for it are land based and ships cannot get you from mounted cannons?

Or are you going to be on the coast with large land mass to your back and to your front open sea, where you can get hit by ships that cannot go behind you or get attacked from the back but not by sea?

Or what about an Island in the middle of the sea, surrounded by ocean and many ships but for those who want a ‘land’ battle they first have to get on your island?

Third set up a base and some storage.

Ideally make this in the ground to hide it from live map and to make it more defensive.

Fourth.

Make a mine.

Once you have this you can gather many raw materials and this can then possibly be traded, crafted or sold.

Fifth.

(If on a Island or Coast).

Make a dock area or ‘tunnel’ dock (which is basically a hole in the island or land with water inside which your boats can go in and be protected) and set up a small fleet.

(If on a Landmass or Coast).

Make a castle or fort and put cannons on it (if your a cadet rank you can make harming cannons which can only shoot cobble stone ‘shrapnel’) to help defend your base (recommend also doing this on ships or Islands too).

Sixth.

Once you have around about 3 or 4 people (you know) in your small Empire, start recruiting people you don’t know.

I recommend one person at a time and I usually go for Deckhands as they are more likely to stick with you as you’ve got experience and this can make the almost go ‘I might one to stay with this one’ and because they will contribute to you they are less likely to leave after work they have done.

Also if you were to go with someone else on the server who might of played for a while be careful about letting them in, ask about them on the server to find out what their history is.

If it’s a well working member of a team who strives to achieve their goal = Get them.

If it’s a Person who will most likely stab you in the back, tp people to your base without your permission or will steal from you = I wouldn’t give them a chance.

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Seventh.

Get this new deckhand an Island, Hill, Mountain, Beach whatever nearby and help him set up a small base.

Give him supplies, tips and help them build the place.

BINGO you’ve got your first colonisation and you’ve become an Empire WOOOZA.

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Eighth.

Also set them a goal.

For example, to build a successful mine, get a certain amount of wood, an impressive farm or something you might need or will need if you expand and also gives them something to do after building their base and this could also include a rank for them in the Empire too such as a Lumberjack, Miner, Farmer, Builder something like that.

(This Part by CrazyPirate)

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So there is my guide to it.

I have sort of also been in a rush writing this up so please don’t judge any ‘shabbiness’ ok?

If you think I’ve missed anything out, need to expand on something I will be happy to edit this as long as it’s relative and not a something you could do later on.

This is also not a guide on how to run an Empire, keep an Empire, win an Empire or whatever.

Its a simple how to make an Empire from making the Capital or Centre to making your expansion to another place.

Thank you for reading and your time.

-Palmer