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1.1. General Information

1.1.1. What is an FAQ?

FAQ is the abbreviation of "Frequently Asked Questions", which of course means that we will answer questions here which have been asked a lot in the past. Rather than answering the same questions over and over again in our forums and emails, we have listed them all in one single easy to access location for everybody read.

1.1.2. What is an MMORPG?

MMORPG is the abbreviation for "Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game"! The whole term consists of two majort parts: "Massively Multi-player Online Game" (MMOG) means that hundreds or even thousands of players are playing the game at the same time. The "RP" stands for "role-playing" which means that you are playing a character in that particular online game and that you should try to always act like that character when you are logged on. Role-playing games aren´t always fantasy based, but there are role-playing games from lots of other backgrounds, like Science Fiction, World War 2, Ancient Rome or in the case of our game Medieval Pirates and much much more.

1.1.3. What is Bounty Bay Online?

Bounty Bay Online (BBO) is a MMORPG, developed by "Suzhou Snail Electronic Co., Ltd" (Snail Game). Basically every player plays the role of a character during the time of exploration and pirates a few centuries ago. You can choose what type of character you want to play, be it simple farmer, skilled craftsman, smart merchant, driven explorer or ruthless pirate. You can freely chose which avenue to go in Bounty Bay Online! Seabattles of epic proportions, sunken treasures, conquering towns and discovering long forgotten locations are only a few of the things waiting for you in Bounty Bay Online.

1.1.4. Who is Frogster Online Gaming GmbH?

Frogster Online Gaming GmbH is located in Berlin, Germany and is a publisher of MMOGs. Our team has more than 7 years experience in the gaming industry , more information can be found on the website of Frogster.

1.1.5. Where can I get Bounty Bay Online?

You can download the BBO client from the download section of our website.

1.1.6. Which languages are supported in BBO?

Bounty Bay Online is available in German and English and in French. Support is available in those three languages as well.

1.1.7. Are there separate servers for RPG (role-play) and PvP (player vs player)?

Currently there are no plans to do this. PvP is an integral part of the gameplay in Bounty Bay Online and we think it is the right decision to give you a better feeling for the Pirates age if we don´t separate the servers like this.

1.2. Game Information

1.2.1. What are the system requirements for Bounty Bay Online?

Minimum
Operating System: Windows 98 | ME | 2000 | XP
CPU: 1.2 GHz
Graphics device: 3D-hardware accelerator graphics device with 64 MB RAM
DirectX: 9.0c or higher
RAM: 128MB RAM
Harddisk space: 2.5 GB
Internet connection: ISDN

Recommended
Operating System: Windows 98 | ME | 2000 | XP
CPU: 2 GHz
Graphics device: 3D-hardware accelerator graphics device with 128 MB RAM
DirectX: 9.0c or higher
RAM: 512MB RAM
Harddisk space: 2.5 GB
Internet connection: DSL or faster

1.2.2. Which features will be included in Bounty Bay Online?

  • The game world will be the known world of the 14th to 16th century.
  • Hundreds of authentic ship models.
  • Ships can be upgraded.
  • Three different ship classes.
  • five different character classes
  • More than 60 historically correct towns and harbours.
  • Players can influence the game world via politics.
  • Hidden pirate bases.
  • A fame system.
  • A master - Apprentice System.
  • Extensive Quest system with dynamic and static quests.
  • Thousands of items, trading and crafting goods.
  • Player vs. Player (PvP) - system.
  • Guilds, fleets, merchant alliances
  • Guild departments, rankings and positions.
  • Guild hall where you can manage your guilds agenda, politics etc.
  • Guilds can control Cities, set up blockades, tolls and much more.
  • Guild wars.
  • Sunken treasures and lost cultures.
  • Monsters and creatures from the real fauna.
  • Mythical creatures from different cultures and mythologies.
  • Crafting system.
  • Individual character creation with clothing and items.
  • wedding system
  • Boarding of enemy ships.
  • Different titles in the different categories like seabattle, sword-fighting etc.
  • Customizing of ships with different paints and sailpatterns and much more.
  • Different figureheads with different properties.
  • ... and much much more ...

1.2.3. Which classes will be available in Bounty Bay Online

There are five different character classes in Bounty Bay Online with individual special abilities and own skill trees. Upon meeting the first NPC in Athens in the Tutorial Quest, players will have the choice from one of the following five character classes according to their preferred gameplay: the Royal Military Officer, the Imperial Guardian, the Caribean Pirate, the Treasure Hunter or the Armed Businessman.

1.2.4. Which ship types will be available and can I own more than one ship?

The ships in Bounty Bay Online are similar to the real ships from the 14th to 16th century. The ships vary in class and size and nationality. There are three basic ship classes:

The Explorer class with average armament and cargo capacity, but with high speed.

The Merchant class with low armament and speed, but high cargo capacity.

The War class with slow speed and low cargo capacity, but with above average armament with very high firepower.

Every player starts with a small explorer type ship and during the course of the game he can buy new ships or upgrade his existing ships. How many ship a player owns is totally up to him/her, but they can command only one ship at any given time. Because you need different skills to command the different ship types it wouldn't make much sense to fill up your inventory with lots of different ships. We can´t give you an exact number how many different ship types will be available, because new ships may be added to the game from time to time.

1.2.5. How does one level in BBO?

The level system in Bounty Bay Online is one of the most sophisticated of it´s kind. A character levels as a whole as well as seperately in different skills like seabattle, melee and ranged combat, crafting and so on. The current Levelcap for the Character is 120.

1.2.6. Is there a skill system in BBO?

Yes, there are skills for most aspects of your sailors life. Basically a skill can be raised by training or using the skill. Because Bounty Bay Online has a dynamic level system, you won´t get new skill points or higher skills automatically if you reach a new level, you have to train each skill separately if you want the skill to increase. Furthermore every character class possesses its own skill tree. Using talent points players can expand on their special skills in the three areas of land combat, sea combat, and production (crafting).

1.2.7. What happens if a character dies?

If a players looses a sea or landfight, his character will be set back to the last port he visited. Besides the damage to his ship, crew losses and loss of fame and goods he was carrying at the time, there will be no additional penalties if a player dies.

1.2.8. Will there be a Player vs Player (PvP) system?

Yes! The PvP system in Bounty Bay Online will be one of the most comprehensive to date. Basically a player is PvP enabled as soon as he leaves the safe waters of his harbour (depending on his/her skill levels). You always have to suspect pirates to attack you on the open sea. Additionally there are undiscovered territories on land where you can be attacked and ambushed by others at all times. Furthermore it is possible to participate in official PvP tournaments that take place on both, land and sea. As a player you also have to take the political situation in account, because there will be buccaneers with their letters of marque trying to raise their fame glory by attacking enemy nations and sinking enemy ships. The last PvP option will be guild wars, where different guilds fight over the control of vital towns or goods.

1.2.9. Will there be guilds in BBO, and what exactly will guilds be able to do?

Yes! There are many possibilities to get on cordial terms with other players. A huge network of merchant alliances, guilds and fleets allows players to interact with like-minded people in an outstanding way. Especially guilds will be an integral part of Bounty Bay Online because only guilds can capture Cities and ports. If a guild controls a City, the guild also controls and can change the infrastructure. A guild can set import and export taxes and trade embargoes and guild wars. The guilds are structured with the help of different guild ranks and every guild has a guild hall where mercenaries, guards and elite ships can be hired or different benefits for the guilds artisans, warriors and merchants can be set up. It would be too much to describe every aspect of the corporate connection abilities in this FAQ.

1.2.10. Will all cities be controlled by guilds?

No! A lot of cities can be captured and controlled by guilds, but certain fortifications and capitals can´t be captured. There will always be safe harbours for each nation, where you can dock your ship.

1.2.11. Will there be crafting in BBO?

Yes! There will be different crafting professions in Bounty Bay Online. You can craft armour, weapons, potions, ships and much more, but you need resources which you need to harvest or mine. Those resources can then be processed to goods of different type and quality. The quality level of the menufactured goods will be determined by the skill of the player. If you are a member of a guild there will be additional crafting features in the guild hall and it will be easier to craft high level goods.

1.2.12. Is every player a pirate?

No! According to the individual gameplay every player has the choice to pick the character class the matches best with its own ideas of how to play the game. There are a lot of different options in Bounty Bay Online and being a pirate is only one of them. You can also be a craftsman, merchant, explorer or battlship captain. You can also be all of them at the same time if you want.

1.2.13. Will there be unique ingame events in BBO?

Yes! In addition to the quests there will be ingame events as well for our players. Some events will be announced before they start and there will be other events wwhich will be spontaneous. Participation is not necessary for either type of event, and those who participate will not have any special advantage over those who do not participate.

1.2.14. What are instances, and will all dungeons be instanced?

Instances are identical copies of a location in an online game. The thought behind using instances is, that instancing gives a guarantee that a certain location, dungeon, quest mob etc is readily available for everbody, even if a high number of players has a certain quest for that mob/area at the same time. If there were only one location where all those players had to go, there would potentionally be a lot of overcrowding with all it´s disadvantages. To counter that, a new identical copy (instance) will be opened for each group. There are certain disadvantages as well and because of that Bounty Bay Online uses instancing only in certain areas of the game. Important quest areas will most likely be instances, while most other dungeons and places won´t be instanced and you can adventure with more than one group in those areas at the same time and also see and interact with each other.

1.3. Game and community support

1.3.1. What is a forum moderator for BBO?

A forum moderator is responsible to make sure our forum users know and obey all our forum rules and regulations. Forum moderators can either be employees of Frogster Online Gaming GmbH or volunteers from our community.

Typical duties of a forum moderators are:

  • Answering players questions as quickly as possible.
  • Mediating between players & guilds when there is a conflict.
  • Closing or editing posts if necessary.
  • Help players with technical questions or problems.

Volunteers aren´t paid for their forum moderator job, but they won´t have to pay for their Bounty Bay Online account. If a volunteer steps down from they're moderator post, they will have to pay for they're account.

1.3.2. What is a gamemaster for BBO?

A gamemaster is somebody who´s job is to help players who have problems in Bounty Bay Online. Gamemasters have different tools to help them with these tasks, for example they can teleport through the game world to reach players with problems faster and can spawn monsters, items and NPCs. Gamemasters are employees of the Frogster Online Gaming GmbH.

The typical tasks of a gamemaster are:

  • Mediating between players & guilds when there is a conflict.
  • Replacing missing or lost items.
  • Finding bugs and testing bug fixes.
  • Arrange and participate in in-game events.

Gamemasters don´t answer general questions about the game or about quests.

1.3.3. How can I become a gamemaster

First of all you need a lot of experience playing Bounty Bay Online. Additionally you need good communication skills and you need to be tactful and cautious in all situations. A good gamemaster has to be impartial and calm even in the most complicated situations and when facing hot tempered players.

Open positions can be found on our website.