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• gamedeal user

  May 20, 2014

  A very engrossing and very deep 17th century economic simulator. You start as a small time trader with a small ship, a warehouse, and a purse of gold. From there you buy goods cheaply at one port and sail off to other ports and hope to find one that will buy those goods at a high price. Once you obtain enough capital you increase in rank. Rank increases allow you to hire more captains to have separate fleets, and obtain more building permits in different ports. The economic depth is amazing. Each port is capable of producing 5 different goods. Some goods production is dependant on having a supply of another good, and that's where you the trader comes in. Do you want to buy rope from Port A? Then they need a good supply of hemp from Port B. Furthermore, once you obtain a building permit in a particular port you can become a greater part of the local economy by building your own warehouse and then manufacturing facilities. If you are smart enough and have the gold you can buy basic crop plantations in one port, produce that good cheaply, haul the goods to your advanced manufacturing facility at another port to cheaply produce the finished good and sell it for a massive profit. For extra profit you can also build housing for the new workers for your faciliteis and have them pay you rent. You also make money buy shipping in surplus workers from other ports to the port that now needs those workers. Not that there aren't plenty of obstacles to stand in your way. When the game starts out in free play there are no pirates active and no nations are at at war. As the game progresses the four nations, Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands can and will end up at war with each other. You can attempt to stay friendly with each nation and continue selling to all sides or offer to help one side over the other by raiding ship, blockading ports, and attacking ports. Doing so rewards you, but at the cost of not being able to do business with the other nation until you repair your status with them. Piracy is your other main concern. Pirates start off weak, with a single ship, but quickly grow to a major problem. They will sack ships, and invade ports. The sacking of ports is of great concern if you have a warehouse in that town as they will steal all of your stored goods, otherwise it is a great opportunity to sell the newly ravaged port fresh supplies. You can mitigate the risk of having your favorite port raided by pirates and enemy nations by donating cannons and paying for soldiers at your personal expense, and it is VERY expensive, so don't bother until you are wealthy and have something worth protecting. You could try to kill the pirates, but the game will not let you attack the pirates base until it randomly shows up on the map. Once you do know the secret location you must have a both a massive (expensive) battlefleet and a letter of Marquee allowing you to attack them. Why you need permission to kill non-Marquee Letter holding pirates is a bit of a mystery. That is about as historically accurate as all the white guys who work on your sugar plantations that you pay wages to. While the game is incredibly deep, it suffers from having ZERO in-game help or tutorials. It took me three full days of playing to realize I could have my warehouses auto-buy goods when they were cheap so that I didn't have to micro manage them. The same is possibly with your trade convoys but I haven't been able to fully figure it out yet. Finding an online guide is a must for full enjoyment. There are even deeper aspects of the game and economy, but it would take a book to get in to them all. If you are a lover of deep economic sims this game is 100% for you.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 7, 2014

  This used to be one of my favourite games in my pre-Steam days so I thought i'd buy it on Steam too. Well, i can't even get it working and according to the forums, many people have the same problem. At least now I've learnt to check the reviews before buying any game on Steam as they even sell stuff that doesn't work.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 17, 2022

  Got this game to work properly 2022 on PC with Windows 10 and NVIDIA GPU (RTX 3060). See my guide below: Best bang for buck entertainment on Steam? Bought my copy on Steam for less than 1 Euro. It's a fun trading game. Supposedly the best Port Royale title. To get the game working on a newer computer, you need to follow a step-by-step guide that was posted by one of the previous reviewers (TinnitusFabi) here on Steam, and maybe google a little if that doesn't help fully. Here's my summary in a simplified 3-step guide: 1. Use file explorer and go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Port Royale 2 There are two crucial ".exe-files" in the Port Royale 2 Steam game folder. These files are called "PR2.exe" and "PR2Config.exe". Both (!) files needs a compability adjustment in properties (right click on each file and select properties -> Compability) and select "Windows 98 / Windows ME". 2. Then you follow the guide written by the previous reveiwer (TinnitusFabi) and set the suggested GPU-settings. There are guides both for AMD and NVIDIA (Check that review's comments for NVIDIA settings). 3. Lastly you open the PR2 Configuration utility program and either check or uncheck the box that says "execute in fullscreen mode", depending on if you have an AMD or NVIDIA GPU. As a NVIDIA user, I keep the box unchecked. Best of luck!
• gamedeal user

  Sep 8, 2014

  Only get this game if: 1.) its on sale, and 2.) you are OK spending some time learning the cryptic UI. Once you get past the interface (it doesnt look bad [for its time], it's just that nothing makes sense) you'll find a pretty solid trading game with lots of different ways to grow your business. To help learn the UI, there are several different "Let's Play: Port Royale 2" type videos on youtube where you can pick some things up. All around, pretty good. It grows on you, and is something different for your Steam Library.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 17, 2014

  While the game is brilliant, it should be made known that it isn't really compatible with anything over Windows XP. This was working for me on Windows 7 64bit using an ATI gfx card but since updating it past 14.1 the game no longer works. I can get the game to boot onto the main menu screen but none of the selectable menu buttons are visable. On the Port Royale 2 fansite they state there is two option available, either play it on XP or buy the 'Reloaded' version. I guess Steam doesn't have that version. I have since managed to get the game working, here's how: 1) (Possibly optional) Try setting your launch options as "-32bit" (without quotations) 2) Select browse local files for Port Royale 2 from the Steam menu, scroll down and right click PR2.exe and select Properties and then select compatibility mode for Windows 98/Windows ME, then click apply. 3) Finally change your desktop resolution to 1280x720 (this is the key part). You may also find that simply by changing your desktop resolution to 1280x720 that you won't have to bother with the other options.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 27, 2015

  i feel i can write a honest review on this game seeing as i have over 1200+ hours on my none steam version.. this game has by far the best economic engine in any game iv ever played.. and is one of the best business simulators also.... as far as the actual sea battles themselves... iv seen better. but that still is only a small part of the game.. this game is VERY adictive if you are a greedy person (i know i am).... (you will loose your job, your dog will die of starvation, you wife/GF will leave you, you will fail school, when you come outside after playing the wolrd will have gone through 2 more world wars... as far as all the people giving bad review because the game "wont run on win 7/8" thats bullsh*t. there is a very simple fix for that on the form.. i would rate this game a 9.4/10
• gamedeal user

  Mar 7, 2015

  Ship to ship battle - and assault on bays - is clunky. Hand to hand battle is simplistic and easy. Lack of variety of ships. The economy is great, lots to discover. Building an empire is great fun, as is participating in war between nations. 7/10 overall - despite its many flaws is a very original and additictve game
• gamedeal user

  May 12, 2015

  Confirmation that Port Royale 2 works fine on Windows 8.1 64 bit if you play it in Compatability mode (Win 98 / Win Me) Steam\SteamApps\common\Port Royale 2\PR2.exe Right click on the EXE and select properties Select the Compatibility Tab Tick Run this program in Compatability Mode & Select (Win 98 / Win Me) One of my favourites with many hours played in my old non steam version.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 6, 2015

  Old but gold, no matter what people say. Also works fine with Windows 7/8. Edit: I have good news for Windows 10 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1714732243 If you don't want to use Windows 10, the game works perfect under Linux with Steam Proton. Pop!_OS or Manjaro Linux will do just fine.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 19, 2012

  A good oldie. The latest Kalypso reboot fails to capture the mix of Pirates! and Anno of the first two Port Royales. Build or conquer. Micromanage or delegate. This should be in every greed-driven adventurer's game library.