For those times when combat becomes necessary (or simply beneficial), POTC has an excellent combat system in place. Although it all boils down to getting your guns pointed in the right direction and ordering the crew to fire, factors such as wind conditions, ship speed, and the number of ships that you’re up against help to keep things interesting. To give a few examples, if you’re in a solo cargo vessel and find yourself faced with three attacking pirates, you have little choice but to run. In a situation like this, you’ll need to load your cannons with knipples: a weapon made to do maximum damage to the sails of your enemies. Turning your craft in the direction that will best take advantage of the wind, you let loose your cannons and pray that you do enough damage to the pirates sails so that they fall behind, letting you make your escape.