Along with privateering, out and out piracy, and shopkeeping, another way to make money in Puzzle Pirates is by trading commodities, also known as profiteering.

Unlike previous tools of its kind, the Puzzle Pirates Trade Profiteer is a complete desktop application. There is no server at all. This also means that it's fast because you don't have to wait for the data to upload anywhere, nor do you have to worry about a touchy Internet connection (or out-of-date or incompatible web browser).

You'll find many of the features familiar to users of other tools. Primarily, there is the ability to read in the commodity data to determine what can be bought and sold for profit. Plus there are many other features that the other tools only wish they had...

Latest stable release: 1.0.1531 (Download)

Latest unstable release: 1.1.528 (Download) (Read this)

Features

  • All data is stored on your computer. It doesn't go anywhere else before you can start using it.
  • The information is stored off immediately and is usable immediately. No delays that might end up being costly.
  • Automatically scrolls the commodity list for you as it's reading the data without hijacking the mouse.
  • Friendly to multiple-window users. If you have multiple Puzzle Pirates windows running simultaneously, you will be prompted to select which window to read.
  • Tabs give quick access to the information and other available features.
  • Select multiple source and destination islands to maximize your profits. Start at one island and stop at several along a route, or pick up items at several islands and haul your cache to one or several destination islands for bigger profits.
  • Store off commonly-traveled routes and select them easily.
  • Built-in rum comparison tool provides at a glance which of the rums is the best value at any islands loaded into the database.
  • Market bidding tab allows you to see at a glance where you can sell the commodities you just delivered through a bid ticket.
  • Route summary tab allows you to see, from one starting island, where you can haul items for profit. Double-click on the destination island to display that route.
  • Commodity buyer and seller tabs give you a glance of who's buying or selling a commodity you select.

Limitations

For various technical reasons, Puzzle Pirates must be running under version 5 (also known as 1.5) of the Java Runtime Environment for the OCR functionality to work. See the menu at the left for a link to an article describing how to set this up.

We are actively working to find a workaround to this so that it will work no matter on which version of the Java Runtime Environment you are running Puzzle Pirates. And it won't involve a toggle button for font smoothing...

System Requirements

This application is designed to run on Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. It will not install or run on Windows 2000 or older systems.

License

This application will be available free of charge, but I am not anticipating making it open source. There will, of course, be support available through the contact form.

About the developer

Yes, even developers find time to relax and have fun, and Puzzle Pirates is a great online game and with a great community. This project's creator and Colony West's proprietor, Kenneth Ballard, plays primarily on the Viridian Ocean by the name Arcturis.

Disclaimer

This product is not endorsed, licensed, authorized, distributed, supported, or maintained by Three Rings Design, Inc., the parent company behind Puzzle Pirates. All development and responsibility for this application lies entirely with Colony West Software Company. As with any software product, use is entirely at your own risk.

No person who is employed by or represents Colony West Software Company will ever ask you for your username and/or password for Puzzle Pirates. If any person contacts you claiming to represent Colony West Software Company and requests your username and/or password for the Puzzle Pirates system, refuse the request and contact Colony West Software Company immediately. You should never give your username and password to anyone, and no person employed by or representing Colony West Software Company will ever be in need of it to provide support for this product.