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== And So On == New Winchester sells the [[Additional Cargo Bay]] module for 500 sovereigns which should probably be your first purchase. As soon as you can get the 25 mirrors required for the [[Caminus Yards 'Grimalkin']], you should buy that for 550. It is a huge upgrade to the Jerusalem. A different option is to luckily acquire 2 [[Reclaimed Marauder Mangonel]]. Delay the offhand shot half a second so that it doesn’t overheat you, and you can slam 3 fireballs point blank into some poor unsuspecting Tackety or Marauder and destroy them before they turn around. It doesn’t work on dreadnoughts or [[Scrive-Spinster|Scrive-Spinsters]] though, so watch out. After buying a [[Wit & Vinegar Winch & Pulley]] for 1160, you should consider upgrading your locomotive to a [[Pellinore-Class Trader]] for 3500. Combined this should give you enough cargo space that you don’t much have to worry about it. Once you are so equipped, consider traveling to [[Albion]] via the Transit Relay near Port Prosper. It costs [[Ministry-Stamped Permit|Ministry-Stamped Permits]] to travel, which can be acquired by delivering Port Reports to [[Company House]]. The Pellinore's higher carge capacity allows you to take advantage of several bargains and prospects simultaneously, allowing you to earn a pretty penny in the process by ferrying cargo and trading. Alternatively, you could decide to upgrade your locomotive to a [[Parsival-Class Courser]] for 2000. It is cheaper than the Pellinore, though it has less cargo space. However, it has a Large Weapon slot, which allows you to mount some very nasty weapons on to it, like the [[Portsmouth House 'Albertine Candle']] or the [[Portsmouth House 'Jubilee']] , to name just two of them, which deal higher damage than Small Weapons and allows you to much more readily deal with Sky-Beasts. You could even install a [[Crown & Misery Pneumatic Mining Array|mining array]] and/or a [[Murgatroyd's 'Stain-away' Canning Station|canning station]] on your locomotive for good measure and then use them to [[Mining|extract resources]] from mining sky-rocks and [[Butchery|Supplies from defeated Sky-Beasts]]. These Sky-Beasts respawn quite quickly so you can more easily take them out with your large gun and stock up on dropped loot. When pillaging them for treasure they often drop a [[A Cache of Curiosities|Cache of Curiosities]], which gives various useful and beneficial items. Since you can alternate between mining resources and looting defeated enemies for treasure, you can conceivably farm Sky-Beasts for quite some time without having to return to port, then sell the proceedings for Sovereigns when you finally do return. As an example; if you use your mining array to mine a sky-rock, you will get a [[Barrel of Unseasoned Hours]] but may also spawn a Cantankeri or a Tackety Scout. If so, you can use your Large Weapon to defeat it and then either use your canning station on the Cantankeri to gain a unit of [[Supplies]] as well or loot the Tackety Scout for a [[Cache of Curiosities]], for double the haul overall. Just be careful out there and make sure to dodge any incoming fire and try not to ge hit, as the Parsival is a bit on the fragile side of things as far as Locomotives go. From here, the (sunless) skies are the limit! Consider saving up for an [[Altani-Class Outrider]], which you can buy from the [[Eagle's Empyrean|Eagle’s Empyrean]] in [[Eleutheria]] (as you can modify it to obtain the highest possible cargo capacity in the game), or beginning a career in [[smuggling]]. Be sure to visit the [[The Clockwork Sun|Clockwork Sun]] in Albion, because it is really amazingly cool. There’s a few more [[officers]] to collect from [[Albion]] and [[Eleutheria]], and if you are going the hearts route, be sure to prioritise acquiring [[The Wrath of Heaven]], which you can mount on to the Parsival, or any other Locomotive that has a Large Weapon slot. But above all, stay delicious. In order to travel between regions, you need to use [[Transit Relay|Transit Relays]]. However, the one between Albion and Eleutheria starts out as broken so you need to [[The Albion to Eleutheria Transit Relay|repair]] it. If you choose to become a smuggler, see [[Guide: Smuggling]]. Beware the Revenue Men, who are stationed at every Transit Relay! Make sure you have enough [[Hidden Compartments]] to conceal all contraband! Confused about rebuilding Titania? See: Guide: [[Rebuilding Titania]]. Go get [[The Wrath of Heaven|THE BEST WEAPON IN THE GAME]]. Confused about Amber Alchemy? [[The Alchemy of Amber]]. Hate the Blue Kingdom? Read the Guide for [[Blue Kingdom Status]]. Ready to take the plunge? Guide for [[Ambition: the Truth|Ambition: The Truth.]] [[Category:Gameplay]]
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