# First Time User Experience Welcome to Pirate Nation matey. So ye want to be a pirate eh? Let’s take you through the basics of the game and make sure ye be equipped with all the tools a good pirate needs.

Meet Captain Hightide, your rum-faced guide to Pirate Nation

First, yer ship! Ye will find a skiff perched at your dock. A skiff be soulbound, its weathered and small but sturdy and dependable, perfect for a first ship. Built for speed and survival, this nimble vessel excels at navigating treacherous waters. It's ready to prove its worth on the high seas with you. There are bigger and better [ships](/learn/the-game/ships.md) to craft once you are ready.

With this ship, ye can face enemies in your very first gauntlet battle. Keep yer wits sharp, yer cutlass sharper, and show ‘em what yer made of! Fight like a true pirate.

Once you complete your first battle, there be more adventure waiting in Pirate Nation for ye. Winning gauntlet battles earns you Command Rank points, which show just how good a pirate ye truly be. When you reach command rank 10, yer wallet gets [trading unlocked](/learn/trade-licenses.md) on the marketplace, without which ye cannot be sending selling items.

Command Rank 10 unlocks trading on the marketplace for sales & transfers

Ye can craft yer own mighty ships and pirate treasures. With a selection of Sloop, Galleon and Frigate, there be ships for all yer needs matey.

Level up your skills by progressively crafting different tier items

Build yer own island to rule like a pirate king, decorating it with buildings and a boon of treasures. Ye will find crafting buildings in your inventory, but ye can craft and place other buildings like windmills, iron coils or shipwrights on ye island.

Add buildings, decorative items and other items to customise your island

Build the best deck of combat cards to blast yer enemies. A pirate’s might is nay enough, ye be needing a deck of well curated cards from ye pirate and ship. A high level pirate and ship grant ye a boon of cards to use in yer battles.

Build a formidabble balanced deck for gauntlets

Take on monsters and show yer strength in the gauntlet. A little strategy and a good deck of combat cards is all ye need. While the hard gauntlet enemies be needing a 500 PGLD/Marks sacrifice from ye to battle, the rewards are well worth it.

Earn command rank through tough gauntlets

Show em who be the top captain across the high seas in PvP battles. Where friends become foes, and yer pride is tested.

PvP matches test Captains against each other

Explore the seas and defeat strange sea creatures in combat quests. Each enemy holds a bounty of rewards that ye shall receive at victory.

To find combat quests, you must use your ship to explore the sea

To see what to do next while you get around the islands, ye can click the checklist button on the top right of yer screen. Welcome aboard Captain. Now set sail and make yer legend known across the seas! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.piratenation.game/learn/new-player-guide/first-time-user-experience.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.