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Dismiss your crew in this order as you buy the recommended Loop crew:
- Arc region crew: Varrock Chef > First Mate
- Skull region crew: Firework Enthusiast > Eastern Guides > Siren Whalerider
- Hook region crew: Blazing Lantern Clansman
- Scythe region crew: Explosive Expert > Card Sharp/Crows' Nest/Cartographer > Bureaucrat
- Bowl region crew: Firework Maniac > Farcrier/Bounty Dog
- Pincers region crew: last to be dismissed

Repost your crew roster and port score page after you have completed all of the above.

~Portmaster Kags

=== Patch notes on 10/23/17 ===
- The Trapper from player-owned ports now correctly shows as unlocked in the skill guide at 90+ Hunter.

- Fully recharged scrimshaws will now stack in the bank with brand new ones.
- Surge and Escape are now usable during the global cooldown period, similar to Bladed Dive outside of PvP areas.
- Seagulls on the Port Sarim docks now drop feathers.
- The bonecrusher upgrade can now be bought from Boni in Waiko without owning a bonecrusher as part of the Arc achievements. Players still require the original bonecrusher from Daemonheim in order activate the effect.
- A right-click option has been added to select the destination on various fairy rings throughout the game world without having to first visit Zanaris.

~Portmaster Kags

The new mysterious pirate from the Eastern Lands could introduce us to a new Player Owned Ports crew member:

Possible stats:
750 Combat, 0 Morale/Seafaring, Merchant trait +35% (Shield region tier)

Comparison to current best merchant in Ports, Terracotta Merchant (TCM):
650 Morale, 0 Combat/Seafaring, Merchant trait +33% (Loop region tier)

wouldn't replace TCM entirely, since TCM would still be extremely useful endgame in any voyage that requires Morale, but not Combat - TCM would still have multiple niche uses (Morale-only, Morale/Seafaring, and certain Morale/Combat/Seafaring voyages). TCM would also be unlocked earlier, in the Loop region (7th zone), while would be unlocked after Pieces of Hate grandmaster quest and in the Shield region (8th zone).

~Portmaster Kags

Every time a crew member or captain levels up, they gain +10% stats to their original base stats on hire. At level 10, they have exactly DOUBLE the base stats they were originally hired with.

Morale captains should have x4 Leader traits (+4% Morale to ship total).
Combat captains should have x4 Tactician traits (+4% Combat).
Seafaring captains should have x4 Seafriend traits (+4% Seafaring).
Speed captains should be dismissed.

~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 56: Leveling Up Crew & Captains =====


XP needed to level up (Cumulative XP)
Lv1: 7 (7)
Lv2: 14 (21)
Lv3: 29 (50)
Lv4: 50 (100)
Lv5: 100 (200)
Lv6: 200 (400)
Lv7: 400 (800)
Lv8: 700 (1500)
Lv9: 800 (2300)
Lv10: 1700 (4000)
Total XP required from Lv0 to Lv10 is 4000

=== Standard Voyages at Max Speed (Resources, XP) ===
Bamboo (20 min): 7 XP = 0.350 XP/min
Gunpowder (48 min): 11 XP = 0.229 XP/min
Slate (1 hr 36 min): 17 XP = 0.177 XP/min
Cherrywood (3 hr 12 min): 29 XP = 0.151 XP/min
Jade (6 hr 24 min): 53 XP = 0.138 XP/min
Stainless Steel (8 hr 00 min): 65 XP = 0.135 XP/min
Terracotta (9 hr 4 min): 73 XP = 0.134 XP/min
Azure (10 hr 40 min): 85 XP = 0.133 XP/min

=== Very Long Voyages at Max Speed (Trade Goods, Scrolls) ===
Skull (Scrolls only, 1 hr 12 min): 16 XP = 0.222 XP/min
Hook (2 hr 24 min): 25 XP = 0.174 XP/min
Scythe (4 hr 48 min): 43 XP = 0.149 XP/min
Bowl (9 hr 36 min): 79 XP = 0.137 XP/min
Pincers (12 hr 0 min): 97 XP = 0.135 XP/min
Loop (13 hr 12 min): 105 XP = 0.133 XP/min
Shield (13 hr 44 min): 108 XP = 0.131 XP/min

Maximum XP from a single voyage = 108 * 1.1 (Rallying Cry) * 1.5 (Lotus Tint Spectacles) * 6 members (5 crew + 1 captain) = 1069 total XP

The full XP amount is only awarded for successful or partial successful voyages. Failed voyages give 1 XP to each crew member and captain.

~Portmaster Kags

RS Mobile should help out with doing Ports when its released next year.



No need for portal upgrades until you are at endgame Ports and decide to buy Legendary Portal.



You didn't follow section 23 exactly: Renovated Office > Refitted Workshop > Refurbished Warehouse > Renovated Bar > Renovated Lodgings. Renovated Office should of been upgraded much earlier than the other buildings.

Take a picture of your Captain Log's Port Score page - but I think all the advice is already given for now.

~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 23: Region Guide 3: Hook =====
=== Introduction ===
- 3rd region (40,000 to 140,000 miles), semi-experienced area, can be completed within 4-6 days.
- Resource: Black Slate
- Minimum-maximum speed range: 900-1,500
- Time per standard voyages: 96-160 minutes
- All building upgrades: 15,500 Slate (including 2,000 for Mystical Portal)
- All ship upgrades: 4,000 Slate

=== Recommended Crew ===
- Never ever buy golems or speed-only crew.
- Soothsayer is not needed.
- Buy 2 Traders: Merchant +20% trait, useful for both resources and trade good voyages,
- Buy 4+ Feral Chimeras (do not buy Golden Katana Clansman after you unlock Feral Chimeras).
- Buy other crew as you see fit or need.
- See Section 57: Crew Analysis 1.

=== Recommended Buy Order ===
Gilded Rudder > Heavy Cannon x2 > Oxskin Rigging > Large Crate of Riches > Hull of Tides > Armored Hull > Skeletal Figurehead > Armored Ram > > Refitted Workshop > Refurbished Warehouse > Renovated Bar > Renovated Lodgings

=== The Hook Islands (9) ===
- Bay of Playful Sirens
- Carlos's Fusion Kitchen
- Hubbub's Lovetubs
- Rapa Causeway
- Rei Ti
- Teardrop Islands
- The Earthquake Straits
- The Fistmarks of Genma
- The Forgotten Chimera Straits

~Portmaster Kags

===== Section 25: Region Guide 5: Bowl =====
=== Introduction ===
- 5th region (450,000 to 1,200,000 miles), semi-advanced area, can be completed within 2.5-3 weeks.
- Resource: Jade
- Minimum-maximum speed range: 1,500-2,500
- Time per standard voyages: 384-640 minutes
- All building upgrades: 55,000 Jade (including 15,000 for Jade Portal and 12,000 (3,000x4) for 4 totem hotspot upgrades)
- All ship upgrades: 10,900 Jade

=== Recommended Crew ===
- Never ever buy golems or speed-only crew.
- Sacrificial Soothsayer is not needed.
- Buy 4 Judges of Dice (JOD; Solidarity +100).
- Buy 4 Jade Merchants (JM; Merchant trait +30%).
- Buy 5 M, 6 C, 6 S (Morale, Combat, and Seafaring crew).
- Buy the crew whenever you see fit or need, but be sure to have 4 JOD and 4 JM right before entering Pincers region.
- See Section 58: Crew Analysis 2.

=== Recommended Buy Order ===
Skeletal Rudder > Hull of Glory > Eastern Treasures > Cannon x4 > Whaleskin Rigging > > Storm Rider Hull > War Ram > Intrepid Figurehead > Pristine Warehouse > Luxurious Bar > Renovated Workshop

=== The Bowl Islands (9) ===
- Crescent Island
- Falling Blossom
- Glittercaves
- Isle of Juniper
- Kei Pi
- Shattered Beams
- Tattanogi
- The Island of Regret
- Tokoko

~Portmaster Kags