Fortune Winds: Ancient Trader screenshots

The main menu

There's not much by way of configuration options, just volume control and the option to run full screen or in a window

Here the player selects the game's difficulty setting before beginning. There are four settings - each with three maps

All player avatars are based on real pirates. There are no character stats, attributes or biography so presumably all characters are equal

The start of a game. This being the first time the game has been played there's an optional tutorial

The panel on the left is important The top panel shows personal wealth, below that are the players attack cards and below that the cargo being carried

A game begins. Clouds cover the unexplored parts of the map Two big monsters are partially visible but little things like dolphins seem to be just decoration

A port has been reached Through this screen the player can trade while the Shipyard is used t o upgrade the ship and Quest is where we can get hired to do various jobs

The shipyard screen where the vessel can be updated. The sextant on the far right is unavailable here but it is needed to locate the Terror of the Deep which has to be defeated to win the game

There are treasure chests to be found on the map. some can be guarded Eventually these chests will reappear and can be harvested again

The tutorial's instructions proir to a battle

Battling a Sea Cat It's pistols vs a big flappy tail All combat is played out this way

As the player explores more ports become visible The numbers shown represent the prices of tea, spices and fruit at each port

In between player turns the AI takes their turn Occasionally they will engage in combat. Here Mary Killigrew is about to lose to Moby Gamer

It's possible to check on the status of the other players

Here Puerte Desma has one of the necessary navigation artifacts for sale

We have a quest!Not all ports have quests and they are not compulsory. This one can be deferred until there's a good time to trade between these two ports

Players can only move a certain distance in each move This can be increased with the 'Fair Winds' bonus

This map shows a couple of monsters, the red stars indicate how tough they are. There's also a treasure chest in the lower left

The end of the game is nigh. An opponent has located the Terror of the Deep and is fighting it. Both have maximum value battle cards

Game Over

The start of a player vs player game with configuration options . The default map and objective have been changed from "Spice Island" and "Defeat the terror of the Deep"

Setting up player vs player game - Selecting player characters

Fortune Winds: Ancient Trader

Windows screenshots