'Ilha Formosa' was the name given to the island of Taiwan by the Portuguese meaning 'Beautiful Island'. This is a text game based loosely on the Tradewinds series by Sandlot Games. I'm using this project to teach myself object-oriented programming in Python, so don't expect much from it.

Download the most recent release.

Use help or ? to get a list of commands or help/? [command] to get information about a specific command.

• bank [deposit/withdraw] <amount> - Check your balance and deposit or withdraw cash.
• borrow <amount> - Borrows money from the moneylender.
• buy <product> [quantity] - Buy something from a shop.
• calendar [days] - Find out what the date is or what the date will be in the future.
• cargo - Show the fleet's current cargo.
• cash - Show your current cash, bank balance and debt.
• credits - Print the credits for the game.
• deposit <amount> - Deposits money into a bank account.
• fleet [ship] - Get information about a single ship or your whole fleet.
• help [command] - List all the available commands or show help for a specific command.
• look - Look around the port you are currently in.
• map - List the locations on the map.
• market [buy/sell] <product> [quantity] - Get the market's prices or buy and sell cargo.
• moneylender [borrow/repay] <amount> - Borrow money or repay a debt.
• options [option] [value] - View or modify an option or reset all options to default.
• quit - Quit the game.
• rename <old name>new name> - Rename a ship.
• repay <amount> - Repays money to the moneylender.
• sail <destination> - Set sail for a port.
• shipyard [buy/sell] [product] - Look at what's for sale in the shipyard.
• wait [days] - Wait for a specified number of days.
• withdraw <amount> - Withdraws money from a bank account.

Use the tab key to autocomplete commands and arguments.

In no particular order:

• player
  • name ☐
  • backstory ☐
  • attributes ☐
  • alignments ☐
• combat
  • cannons ☐
  • pirate encounters ☐
  • powerups ☐
  • loot ☐
• ships
  • health ☐
  • repairs ☐
  • special attributes ☐
• shops
  • buy special items ☐
  • buy ships 🗹
  • banks 🗹
  • moneylenders 🗹
• missions
  • dialogue ☐
  • discovering new ports ☐
• trade
  • cargo 🗹
  • economy 🗹
  • buying and selling ☐
• visuals
  • ASCII artwork ☐
  • animation ☐