As a solo slooper i can safely say that stocking up your ship is the most important thing you can do. Any fight can be made 100 times easier if you have more supplies than your enemy.
Love sailing with a few of my friends but nothing beats setting sail solo. Your tips have always been a huge help to me. I’ve been trying to get my crew mates to watch a few of your videos to get better and stop doing things like anchoring and leaving the ship, leaving lights on, and the one that really drives me nuts parking the ship directly facing the island. But i have trained them to at least organize the barrels. So It’s a start. Great video!
Always keep a dingy on the back of your boat with soli sailing and if their in front of you and turning around keep your ship full sail foward and put all treasure etc on dingy n undock it ahead of time and dip to the island while their distraced🤣
As a solo I go to the ashen area and farm quests there since it’s faster anytime I go in the area I always finish one quest and sell my stuff instantly and start another quest
My son and I just started playing SoT about 2 weeks ago and it's amazing. Videos like these help a ton and we really appreciate it! Please keep making them! ✌️
You and your son are legends. I love hearing when parents play games with their children! And it’s honestly a fun experience (even funny at times) my dad bought an oculus quest 2 when they were on sale. I got one with my own money for my birthday. Honestly, my dad and I barely take games serious when playing together.
The info about food healing rates, number of uses per, and amount contributed to health regen was really helpful to have included in this guide! Rarely/never see this in solo/beginner guides.
Thanks for the guide. Did my first session and learned a valuable lesson. Watch out for barrels floating out there, never go through through them, as a gunpowder barrel taught me that. Which lead me to wonder, could you have some gunpowder kegs on board to throw in the water if someone is chasing you in a straight line? I sailed right into it and it exploded, so that tells me they could be used as sea mines. Maybe keep them in a rowboat so the chance of a cannon ball hitting them is less? Hitting the end of a ship is harder than aiming for the center.
After the end of the session if you got time and supplies to burn try looking for a ship on the horizon go attack them it's good practice if you win then hey free loot if you lose to harm done
We need a hitbo exclusive advanced tips video: Dodging sharks, insane sword lunges, Kobe Bryant throws and how to accept that hit-reg is a thing without crying about it constantly.
If I'm passing close to an island, I'll dump all my supplies in barrels, and cannon over. Stock up from the island real quick, and take a mermaid back to my ship. No fuss, no muss, few more cannonballs/food/planks
I really don't think the glowing cosmetics or lanterns make a difference. I always spot ships before the glow even loads in, and I play at max settings. You can see the ship long before you see the glow of anything else.
I’ve been a solo slooper since the game came out and at the start of 2020 I had finally found someone as good as me and someone I got along with well. Since that time we have grinded the gold curse got the full dark adventure set ship clothes and all. We now play on a galleon with 4 people all skilled somewhat equally. For any new players the game is completely different with friends your progress will skyrocket take some time to find people this game is designed for a team or a duo there are many places and communities to find a crew and good luck to anyone and I hope your adventure goes well. note I’m not saying you can’t solo sloop it’s possible and I’ve done it longer than most but I do recommend finding at least one friend who is committed to the game as it completely changes how you go about the session.
I started playing sea of thrives after a few months and let me tell you, I sucked at it I forgot how to fish and like sail and wow I was terrible. This video helped a lot thank you so much!
I play like a week now, this video helps a lot. But I'am lucky enough to be part of a guild with experienced players. They teach me everything on the spot. Took me to battles and events and they are looting a lot, so I have 2 ships for my own now in just a couple of days. Solo is harder but with a start like this, you know what to expect... Glad there are friendly players who are willing to help me understand the game instead of battle right away. But again... I may have luck with that.
I like to do the Flameheart event and the ghost ship voyage (order of souls) to practice. If it gets too rough to keep up with repairs and returning fire, just sail away a bit and regain composure, then join the fight again! Practice makes perfect. :)
@@warryen flame heart is ez af just raise sails. Your sloop can take more damage than you think you don’t have to repair the first 3 holes instantly if you have shots you can get off
4:04 I had a crewmate, but one of the few times ive won vs a chasing lvl 5 brig reaper. We both got anchored and became a supply issue. At one point I was able to avoid blunders and grab their wood crate while they had empty wood barrel, which won us the sink.
I like to buy a storage crate, loot the island then sail to the nearest fortress. I will take the storage crate to the fortress and after completing it, I will loot all the barrels. Each cannonball barrel gives you 50 balls and you can easily get a full stack of mangos and a couple pineapples. This strat may take a while but definitely pays off.
0:53 Knowing Your Ship 1:16 Explaining Stuff 1:50 Making Sure Your Ship Looks Good 2:19 Stocking Up 4:23 Food Charts 5:50 Making Sure Your Positioned Well At A Stop Your Welcome :) ... Read More
I think an extra tip you could’ve included is “Set a Realistic Goal” as solo slooping is already as difficult as it is, i dont see anyone stacking forts of the damned or ashen vaults (dosent mean there aren’t those that do) as a solo player.
Just go straight to the nearest fortress. Grab a storage crate, cannon ball crate, and wood crate for reps. Pull up to the fort and loot the pully crates for food, as well as the cannon ball barrels. You'll leave off with over 100 cannon balls and plenty of great food. Then, store any food and planks you picked up with the storage crate but keep the cannon balls in it. Now you have 2 cannon ball crates to place next to your cannons for rapid reloading regardless of which side you're on. Place the wood crate you bought by your helm for quick wheel and mast repairs. Then go off and ruin someone's voyage.
My other 2 buddies who play with me aren't the best about getting on so I've been going solo for about a week and a half now. My God this is tough. I thought it wasn't going to be a big deal but good lord it's insane.
Question: If you stock up your ship barrels with supllies from the crates & you sink, don't all your supplies you've gathered obviously get lost forever? If so, what's the point of filling your crates If it's going to be a loss when there's a possibility that you'll sink? If your enemies get It, that's really sucks, but If neither you or you enemies get It, It doesn't feel mostly worst but kinda the same. I just wanna know what actually happens please, I haven't found any solid stated answer about It anywhere.
Just subbed, and,just ordered this game will arrive in a week product in hand. I'm 65 and have never done this type of gaming before. I would prefer an Atlas type of solo adventure (just me nothing else) really but Steam isn't playing nice so I'm (somewhat) forced to go this current route. I do hope to learn much from you, and therefore let me say thank you advance for your efforts. Michael...Aka Bloody Henry
Once you get used to the game u will be able to solo all events ••• the skelly fleet and flame heart may look intimidating but it’s quiet easy ••• also if it’s pvp you have two options run away against wind or make your chain shots count ••• NO KEGS!!
yeah its a good thing to stock up your ship. you should always stock up your ship by looting the outpost u spawn in. for example food, cannonballs. etc
the main things id say to do is cook pork and make sure you collect enough cannon balls and especially aim at the bottom of ships so the holes actually get water in them. this is mostly imortant with everything but the sloop
I started playing 3 weeks ago I’ve had one person a vet that knows the game help me legend out I’ve been solo until my last 20 ranks I will say I’m not good at piping per say but if you waste time hanging back my cannons are outstanding
I started playing this game about 2 weeks ago and learnt the hard way not to stack treasures too much. And never left ur food cooking before exploring islands..
i basically solo sloop anyway the only thing my friend does is sit on tik tok while i do riddles and sail around the only time he'll participate is if we're doing vaults so he gets more from it. also he only really does anchor/sails so yeah i solo sloop with a pet basically
@@OneWhiteGuy sloop hasnt got a brig but this one time i had a clear path ahead so i decided to jump off to the closesy island i think it was snake and wondered how long it would be until he realised,i was sat there for 5 mins and nothing so i ended up using mermaid back
@@reaper3409 I know you can’t brig on the sloop. They really should allow the pirate that’s been on the crew the longest the ability to brig on the sloop. Open crew sloop you can find some real jerks that ruin things. That’s why I solo most of the time.
Just started playing today (4/15/2022). I got a lot of loot from a shipwreck, including a Reaper's chest. after everything else was sold off I sailed the Reaper's Hideout to sell the chest, only to be attacked by a ghost ship and have my ship sunk. The Reaper's chest went down with the ship. Great start to my Sea ot Thieve's journey.
It happens to the best of us, man. Don't get discouraged because this game is super rewarding after the learning curve kicks in. And even then you can always be ganked by better players. That's the hidden beauty of this game.
I had my first chase yesterday as a new player who only plays solo sloop and it was a lot of fun. I gave a GG at the end when the three man sloop sank me, but they didn't respond. Understandable since they chased me for 35 minutes and I had a completely bare ship.
@@HitboTC Yeah I don't understand the saltiness in gamers. I mean I lost an ashen chest to a single skeleton sloop, sank me like a box of matches. I just carried on playing. Maybe felt a little embarrassed at my awful gameplay but I have 400k gold so I've gotta be doing something right.
Good advice overall although i personally think turning off the lights and avoiding glowing sails is overrated. It makes sense on paper and might help you not getting spot by new or inattentive crews but it’s not going to fool a dedicated pvp crew sailing for targets, which are the ones you want to avoid. Maybe if the nights were darker.
Tbh I feel like turning the lanterns off isn't too important, maybe it'll help with particularly unobservant crews but ships in the distance tend to stick out like sore thumbs with or without lights
Another way to stop your boat without anchoring is to raise the sails and then harpoon both sides of the boat to the water assuming you are near an island.
PvP ( Pirate vs Pirate ) is the meta. If you can solo-kill most Crews, you are good to go and can constantly take the supplies of your enemys on their own ship. Sneaking also allows you to bypass your lack of crewpower, snipe Megakeks at opportune moments etc. It may not allow you to sink everything instantly regardless but certainly to rowboat into the distance with a Legendary Chest etc. Not all wins are unlocked by complete domination.
As a solo slooper that is new to the game I can say all of this preperation is not worth your time as a noob. You will get beaten by any crew that has more players than yours. Just buy the wood crate at the start (you will need it because you have to learn about momentum), pick a mission and sail away. The anchor tactic is okay but won't rly make a difference because on most Islands you won't see the pvp coming. Most of my deaths came after 2 hours of playing while I was on my 4th voyage or just tried to complete a more lengthy/far away voyage. Had a skull on my ship and nothing else. Got pummeld by a 4 man crew with boarding, flame bombing, canon barrage, you name it (while my ship was anchored btw). They got a single skull but full barrels of supplies, worth for them and they got the "rush" of "winning" a battle. Get sunk? Log off, log onto another server, repeat.
i solo gally's not even kidding, its fun but a little hard cause the sails take like 30 seconds to raise and then the anchor, i dont do it as mutch as solo'ing a brig
buy wood crate buy cannonball crate take all barrels from outpost and loot all barrels you see, stay out of any enemy cannon fire and if a galleon is coming towards you dont try fighting head on fire from distance and keep sailing no matter what the sails must be down when fighting
I never organise my barrels. There aren't that many different cannonballs anyway, so it's not very confusing. I always empty storage crates though, otherwise you practically give your enemy free supplies when you sink.
Turning off lights on your ship doesn't do anything anymore. At a distance lights can still be seen. Once a player gets into full render distance only then do the lights show as off to them. I know it's stupid Rear broke the Stealth aspect of running at or I should say solo sailing at night. Don't believe me try it out. And you will see what I mean.
Talking about food the best thing that can happen as solo pirate is to get attacked by a megalodon. You can get the equivalent to 10 normal food sources pretty much
Late but... its often actually better to put the good food in the bottom barrel.... most pirates only use the top and just put worms and the likes in the bottom... i put cooked meat and such down there too.... last time i had other pirates board and kill me.. i got back to slice them while they were munching bananas instead of my fish
I keep my supplies in my crates only if I have a abundance and can afored to lose so if u have 400 cannon balls don't be afraid to waste 50 and put them closer to your cannons
There are pirates who target docked ships at outposts. It would be nice if outposts would be sanctuaries, like Tortuga. But, I guess, pirates will be pirates.
I play solo alot and am always getting taken out by a bigger ship or crew but most of them forget how big their ship is so they bottom out when they follow me
to everyone: use the damn hotkey for "store and take" with the storage crate! its the best thing, this game had. you can easely farm all the barrels by walking by without opening any inventory screens. Super fast! pls, show this all the beginners! nobody explane this super feature! btw: he didnt use this in his own clip (3:55) :D i play only since January 2022...
As a solo slooper i can safely say that stocking up your ship is the most important thing you can do. Any fight can be made 100 times easier if you have more supplies than your enemy.
Not just as a solo too
Yuuuuuup!
I don’t get how u can play this game alone it’s boring and awful without friends
@@StanderdSolution I have been solo slooping less. I met somebody in an arena game that I know play with almost daily.
@@StanderdSolution i play it alone because I don’t have friends and honestly don’t care to make them
Love sailing with a few of my friends but nothing beats setting sail solo. Your tips have always been a huge help to me. I’ve been trying to get my crew mates to watch a few of your videos to get better and stop doing things like anchoring and leaving the ship, leaving lights on, and the one that really drives me nuts parking the ship directly facing the island. But i have trained them to at least organize the barrels. So It’s a start. Great video!
Got to start somewhere.
How r they now
You sound like a blast to play with 😄
I've solo slooped for a while and my best advice is, think outside the box in combat. Confusing the enemy is effective and hilarious.
Very good advice!
Hi! As you are a solo for a while. Can you tell me if it s possible to do anything, all the content in game alone ? Thx
Try solo brigging
Always keep a dingy on the back of your boat with soli sailing and if their in front of you and turning around keep your ship full sail foward and put all treasure etc on dingy n undock it ahead of time and dip to the island while their distraced🤣
@@daanbos5918 bad idea if you intend to engage in naval combat.
Stock up early, sell often. Treasure stacking is definitely not the play when running solo.
F A C T S
As a solo I go to the ashen area and farm quests there since it’s faster anytime I go in the area I always finish one quest and sell my stuff instantly and start another quest
@@Servlng Yep. It may be more dangerous, but atleast the Devils roar is known on what the dangers are and most players avoid it.
@@jackgooge2601 yea DR is great for solos, just run the vaults, they're super easy, and not many people willingly spend a lot of time in the DR
@@ytilaeR_ It's almost like that's what I do already?
My son and I just started playing SoT about 2 weeks ago and it's amazing. Videos like these help a ton and we really appreciate it! Please keep making them! ✌️
LOTS more to come!!
@@HitboTC Awesome. Thank you.
You and your son are legends. I love hearing when parents play games with their children! And it’s honestly a fun experience (even funny at times) my dad bought an oculus quest 2 when they were on sale. I got one with my own money for my birthday. Honestly, my dad and I barely take games serious when playing together.
@@hockeyboys61 that sounds a lot like me. I legit have done the same thing.
Father son combination
The info about food healing rates, number of uses per, and amount contributed to health regen was really helpful to have included in this guide! Rarely/never see this in solo/beginner guides.
As a solo slooper myself, Yes stocking your ship is a good idea, especially try to stack up on blunder bombs and chain shots
Laughs in non supplied solo brigantine
When stocking food, specifically go for meat. It’s so easy to get and is a great source of food
Meat is best option for sure.
Having played solo for a few weeks I can say this is an awesome tutorial. Perfect info, concise, well done! Thank you! Subscribed
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Thanks for the guide. Did my first session and learned a valuable lesson. Watch out for barrels floating out there, never go through through them, as a gunpowder barrel taught me that. Which lead me to wonder, could you have some gunpowder kegs on board to throw in the water if someone is chasing you in a straight line? I sailed right into it and it exploded, so that tells me they could be used as sea mines. Maybe keep them in a rowboat so the chance of a cannon ball hitting them is less? Hitting the end of a ship is harder than aiming for the center.
Now that is an adventure!
I learned the hard way not to grapple gunpowder barrels.
After the end of the session if you got time and supplies to burn try looking for a ship on the horizon go attack them it's good practice if you win then hey free loot if you lose to harm done
The tutorials are great but... we need more action vids! Can't say this enough. Much love Hitbo.
Oh they are coming in my friend!
We need a hitbo exclusive advanced tips video: Dodging sharks, insane sword lunges, Kobe Bryant throws and how to accept that hit-reg is a thing without crying about it constantly.
If I'm passing close to an island, I'll dump all my supplies in barrels, and cannon over. Stock up from the island real quick, and take a mermaid back to my ship.
No fuss, no muss, few more cannonballs/food/planks
Great strat for on the go. Aye.
I really don't think the glowing cosmetics or lanterns make a difference. I always spot ships before the glow even loads in, and I play at max settings. You can see the ship long before you see the glow of anything else.
I’ve been a solo slooper since the game came out and at the start of 2020 I had finally found someone as good as me and someone I got along with well. Since that time we have grinded the gold curse got the full dark adventure set ship clothes and all. We now play on a galleon with 4 people all skilled somewhat equally. For any new players the game is completely different with friends your progress will skyrocket take some time to find people this game is designed for a team or a duo there are many places and communities to find a crew and good luck to anyone and I hope your adventure goes well.
note I’m not saying you can’t solo sloop it’s possible and I’ve done it longer than most but I do recommend finding at least one friend who is committed to the game as it completely changes how you go about the session.
Aye a duo-sloop is a force to be reckoned with.
@@HitboTC you and mason cough cough
I've been following your videos for a few years now and I couldn't believe I wasn't subscribed haha I thought I was this whole time!
the legend, being kind to swabies as always! Much to learn from the cursed captain, even for experienced scurvy dogs
Aye! Always learning!
Been looking for this for a while thanks Hitbo
Yooo! That is great to hear!
I started playing sea of thrives after a few months and let me tell you, I sucked at it I forgot how to fish and like sail and wow I was terrible. This video helped a lot thank you so much!
I play like a week now, this video helps a lot. But I'am lucky enough to be part of a guild with experienced players. They teach me everything on the spot. Took me to battles and events and they are looting a lot, so I have 2 ships for my own now in just a couple of days.
Solo is harder but with a start like this, you know what to expect...
Glad there are friendly players who are willing to help me understand the game instead of battle right away. But again... I may have luck with that.
A well stocked ship doesn’t help the fact that I can’t hit the broadside of a galleon with a nuke. lol but hey
it is step one though. :D
I like to do the Flameheart event and the ghost ship voyage (order of souls) to practice. If it gets too rough to keep up with repairs and returning fire, just sail away a bit and regain composure, then join the fight again! Practice makes perfect. :)
seriously, who does? I never sunk a single ship in almost 7 months of sailing...
@@warryen flame heart is ez af just raise sails. Your sloop can take more damage than you think you don’t have to repair the first 3 holes instantly if you have shots you can get off
4:04 I had a crewmate, but one of the few times ive won vs a chasing lvl 5 brig reaper. We both got anchored and became a supply issue. At one point I was able to avoid blunders and grab their wood crate while they had empty wood barrel, which won us the sink.
I like to buy a storage crate, loot the island then sail to the nearest fortress. I will take the storage crate to the fortress and after completing it, I will loot all the barrels. Each cannonball barrel gives you 50 balls and you can easily get a full stack of mangos and a couple pineapples. This strat may take a while but definitely pays off.
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Thx you got me 😅
Got me too
Suuuuuper helpful. Just got into the game and have been struggling playing solo.
Im new to this game and still have a lot to learn . This video helped out especially about food and the Regen health
Hey that’s great!!!
Sound advice for 1st time players. Keep up the awesome work you do
Thanks mate!
Good advice for me also, i never have cooked food on my ship haha. I will now
I like the style you use, with the mistakes!😂😂😂 "No not that!"😂
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What emote for your character you use when you are talking ?
I think an extra tip you could’ve included is “Set a Realistic Goal” as solo slooping is already as difficult as it is, i dont see anyone stacking forts of the damned or ashen vaults (dosent mean there aren’t those that do) as a solo player.
Just go straight to the nearest fortress. Grab a storage crate, cannon ball crate, and wood crate for reps. Pull up to the fort and loot the pully crates for food, as well as the cannon ball barrels. You'll leave off with over 100 cannon balls and plenty of great food. Then, store any food and planks you picked up with the storage crate but keep the cannon balls in it. Now you have 2 cannon ball crates to place next to your cannons for rapid reloading regardless of which side you're on. Place the wood crate you bought by your helm for quick wheel and mast repairs. Then go off and ruin someone's voyage.
My other 2 buddies who play with me aren't the best about getting on so I've been going solo for about a week and a half now. My God this is tough. I thought it wasn't going to be a big deal but good lord it's insane.
Moving and selling loot is honestly the worst part
Thanks man. I can't wait to play this game a little more.
Another great Video Hitbotc my gf is new to Sea of Thieves and these types of videos will be great for her thank you.
Awesome!!
Good vid I have played SOT for a long time i did not need to see this vid but the other vids are so good I had to watch
Ahh i see you have a good selection of videos, not sure ehy but ive never noticed you before, ahh ill drop that sub now
Question: If you stock up your ship barrels with supllies from the crates & you sink, don't all your supplies you've gathered obviously get lost forever? If so, what's the point of filling your crates If it's going to be a loss when there's a possibility that you'll sink?
If your enemies get It, that's really sucks, but If neither you or you enemies get It, It doesn't feel mostly worst but kinda the same. I just wanna know what actually happens please, I haven't found any solid stated answer about It anywhere.
Great job with the graphics. Visualizing the food was really nice
Just subbed, and,just ordered this game will arrive in a week product in hand. I'm 65 and have never done this type of gaming before.
I would prefer an Atlas type of solo adventure (just me nothing else) really but Steam isn't playing nice so I'm (somewhat) forced to go this current route.
I do hope to learn much from you, and therefore let me say thank you advance for your efforts. Michael...Aka Bloody Henry
Nice! Make sure to stop by Twitch. That is where the real stuff happens. :D
One other thing that I add when solo sloping is a row boat for emergency escapes or misdirection plays.
Ayeeee!
Once you get used to the game u will be able to solo all events ••• the skelly fleet and flame heart may look intimidating but it’s quiet easy ••• also if it’s pvp you have two options run away against wind or make your chain shots count ••• NO KEGS!!
Nice advice, thank you!
Best review I`ve ever seen. Subscribed. ! Wow im impressed. Thank you for this.
Hey thanks man!!
“Don’t worry your scurvy little head” 🙌😂🙌
Cant believe you havent blown up yet. You're the goat
❤️
how do you get the "vr" start of the video!? Looks sick!
yeah its a good thing to stock up your ship. you should always stock up your ship by looting the outpost u spawn in. for example food, cannonballs. etc
the main things id say to do is cook pork and make sure you collect enough cannon balls and especially aim at the bottom of ships so the holes actually get water in them. this is mostly imortant with everything but the sloop
Love this vid you inspired me to get sea of theives but I have no friends to play with so thanks
I started playing 3 weeks ago I’ve had one person a vet that knows the game help me legend out I’ve been solo until my last 20 ranks I will say I’m not good at piping per say but if you waste time hanging back my cannons are outstanding
You, sir, deserve a sub! And you just got one! And hopefully many more to come!
Thanks Hockey!
I started playing this game about 2 weeks ago and learnt the hard way not to stack treasures too much. And never left ur food cooking before exploring islands..
Thanks for the tips taking a break from Elden Ring and gonna play some Sea of Thieves via Game pass ultimate on pc. :)
Hope you enjoy it! Feel free to stop by my Twitch woth any questions
as always love thesse solo guides man Thank you and Great job!PS: don't you dare to retire from sot sir!!!
Oh I wont haha
@@HitboTC Thats why we love you man!!! Keep up the good work!
Is this game worth it if your a solo player ? I’m on the fence about buying it I got no friends to play with 😫
Dude join the Discord and yes 100% it is worth it. Just a bit harder.
i basically solo sloop anyway the only thing my friend does is sit on tik tok while i do riddles and sail around the only time he'll participate is if we're doing vaults so he gets more from it. also he only really does anchor/sails so yeah i solo sloop with a pet basically
To the brig with him
@@OneWhiteGuy sloop hasnt got a brig but this one time i had a clear path ahead so i decided to jump off to the closesy island i think it was snake and wondered how long it would be until he realised,i was sat there for 5 mins and nothing so i ended up using mermaid back
@@reaper3409 I know you can’t brig on the sloop. They really should allow the pirate that’s been on the crew the longest the ability to brig on the sloop. Open crew sloop you can find some real jerks that ruin things. That’s why I solo most of the time.
Darken ship at night well not many people who are not in the Navy would think of this one. Impressed.
Really helpful thanks 👍🏻👍🏻
thank you for putting time in to helping
I really like to play it solo. Just chilling and sailing and do some quests. Exploring the map is soooo fun
Just started playing today (4/15/2022). I got a lot of loot from a shipwreck, including a Reaper's chest. after everything else was sold off I sailed the Reaper's Hideout to sell the chest, only to be attacked by a ghost ship and have my ship sunk. The Reaper's chest went down with the ship. Great start to my Sea ot Thieve's journey.
It happens to the best of us, man. Don't get discouraged because this game is super rewarding after the learning curve kicks in. And even then you can always be ganked by better players. That's the hidden beauty of this game.
Wait .. what .. you're recording your tutorials on Xbox? Or with Controller at least?
On Xbox is more cinematic
I use controller for shots. Makes things smoother.
I love playing this game solo! It's so dangerous and fun! Thanks for this awesome video 💙
We need to get this man 100k already
WE ARE CLOSE
supplies are really important, since solo sloopong doesnt offer you much chances to board you want at least suppress the best you can before boarding.
I had my first chase yesterday as a new player who only plays solo sloop and it was a lot of fun. I gave a GG at the end when the three man sloop sank me, but they didn't respond.
Understandable since they chased me for 35 minutes and I had a completely bare ship.
Win some and learn some!
@@HitboTC Yeah I don't understand the saltiness in gamers. I mean I lost an ashen chest to a single skeleton sloop, sank me like a box of matches. I just carried on playing. Maybe felt a little embarrassed at my awful gameplay but I have 400k gold so I've gotta be doing something right.
@@DaveLugo79 at the end of the day mate... just be a pirate!
Good advice overall although i personally think turning off the lights and avoiding glowing sails is overrated. It makes sense on paper and might help you not getting spot by new or inattentive crews but it’s not going to fool a dedicated pvp crew sailing for targets, which are the ones you want to avoid. Maybe if the nights were darker.
lanterns are super visible from far, idk but it's always the first thing I notice about a ship in the distance.
Tbh I feel like turning the lanterns off isn't too important, maybe it'll help with particularly unobservant crews but ships in the distance tend to stick out like sore thumbs with or without lights
Very helpful! Thank you
Are there instructions to this game somewhere on the internet?
Another way to stop your boat without anchoring is to raise the sails and then harpoon both sides of the boat to the water assuming you are near an island.
Very helpful, especially the food charts.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice video thanks. Keep it up and ill sub for sure 👍
I always keep my lights on because I want them to come to me :)
I love how op sloops are if your good enough you can run rings around a gallon and sink them easily
PvP ( Pirate vs Pirate ) is the meta.
If you can solo-kill most Crews, you are good to go and can constantly take the supplies of your enemys on their own ship.
Sneaking also allows you to bypass your lack of crewpower, snipe Megakeks at opportune moments etc.
It may not allow you to sink everything instantly regardless but certainly to rowboat into the distance with a Legendary Chest etc. Not all wins are unlocked by complete domination.
I think this is the challenge most new people have though ^^^ ... they are still getting their sea legs as it were.
As a solo slooper that is new to the game I can say all of this preperation is not worth your time as a noob.
You will get beaten by any crew that has more players than yours.
Just buy the wood crate at the start (you will need it because you have to learn about momentum), pick a mission and sail away.
The anchor tactic is okay but won't rly make a difference because on most Islands you won't see the pvp coming.
Most of my deaths came after 2 hours of playing while I was on my 4th voyage or just tried to complete a more lengthy/far away voyage. Had a skull on my ship and nothing else.
Got pummeld by a 4 man crew with boarding, flame bombing, canon barrage, you name it (while my ship was anchored btw). They got a single skull but full barrels of supplies, worth for them and they got the "rush" of "winning" a battle.
Get sunk? Log off, log onto another server, repeat.
i solo gally's not even kidding, its fun but a little hard cause the sails take like 30 seconds to raise and then the anchor, i dont do it as mutch as solo'ing a brig
When I used to sail with a team, I’d often keep sailing on after they went to their bunks. Challenging
I’d get ptsd from that mad dog
That sounds painful.
buy wood crate buy cannonball crate take all barrels from outpost and loot all barrels you see, stay out of any enemy cannon fire and if a galleon is coming towards you dont try fighting head on fire from distance and keep sailing no matter what the sails must be down when fighting
Awesome video, definitely recommending this to friends who want to start the game!
Yooo that is awesome!
I never organise my barrels. There aren't that many different cannonballs anyway, so it's not very confusing. I always empty storage crates though, otherwise you practically give your enemy free supplies when you sink.
Fair enough!
Turning off lights on your ship doesn't do anything anymore. At a distance lights can still be seen. Once a player gets into full render distance only then do the lights show as off to them. I know it's stupid Rear broke the Stealth aspect of running at or I should say solo sailing at night. Don't believe me try it out. And you will see what I mean.
thanks! i learned a lot from this video!
whats the name of your set(Skin)
Show of hands, how many players still mistake towers as ships? The resemblance is uncanny even after months of playing
Awesome vid !
Talking about food the best thing that can happen as solo pirate is to get attacked by a megalodon. You can get the equivalent to 10 normal food sources pretty much
Never thought I'd see the day the Captain advocate for fishing 🤣
Fishing is what I do after I get sunk 5,000 times in a row. Just get down to shorts and sandals and get that pole in the water.
Late but... its often actually better to put the good food in the bottom barrel.... most pirates only use the top and just put worms and the likes in the bottom... i put cooked meat and such down there too.... last time i had other pirates board and kill me.. i got back to slice them while they were munching bananas instead of my fish
I think these are good tips for just being on a boat, in general.
I keep my supplies in my crates only if I have a abundance and can afored to lose so if u have 400 cannon balls don't be afraid to waste 50 and put them closer to your cannons
Perfect guide as always man
Thanks dude!
When I started I followed the ship rule but now I'm too in love with ashen stuff
There are pirates who target docked ships at outposts. It would be nice if outposts would be sanctuaries, like Tortuga. But, I guess, pirates will be pirates.
Everytime I start a session of SoT, I'm trying to get what I can around the outpost. I already hear my ship getting shot at... every. Bloody. Time
Your videos are awesome!
Glad you like them!
Great tips!!! Thanks man!!
Thanks man!
Hey thanks for this video:)
Welcome!
I play solo alot and am always getting taken out by a bigger ship or crew but most of them forget how big their ship is so they bottom out when they follow me
The sloop has many advantages.
to everyone: use the damn hotkey for "store and take" with the storage crate! its the best thing, this game had. you can easely farm all the barrels by walking by without opening any inventory screens. Super fast! pls, show this all the beginners! nobody explane this super feature! btw: he didnt use this in his own clip (3:55) :D i play only since January 2022...
Video was released before the feature was added to the game made. :D