Achieve Rank of Duke With All Nations
     Simply attack a town and defeat all of the enemy?s soldiers, then
place  a  governor in charge, visit him and you will be promoted. Then
leave the town and immediately attack it again and install a different
governor,  this  will have the effect of making that nation very happy
and  promoting you up a level. Simply repeat the process until you a a
Duke  with every nation. It also has the added bonus of increasing the
amount  of land that you own. Just make sure you have enough troops to
begin with.

Bailando (Dancin') Tips
     When  dancing  there  are some simple rules the game obeys unless
you  are playing on Swashbuckler. All moves come in either a series of
two or four. Here are the patterns:

Fours:
Right Left Right Left Right Left
Right turn right Right turn right, repeat
Forward turn left Forward turn left, repeat
Back turn right Back turn right, repeat

Twos:
Forward Back Left Left, Back Forward Right Right.
Forward Left, Back Right, Forward Left, Back Right.

     On Swashbuckler the dancing moves are completely random. Also, on
Rogue,  the  song will repeat itself after one time through unless you
completely  max  out  the  daughter's heart, any time that happens the
next  move  is  the last, you'll know because you will stop zooming in
and the heart will beat extremely rapidly.

Double Shot:
     When  choosing  the  ammo  type,  select  the  chain balls. Then,
immiediately  after  firing,  click  the round balls and you will fire
both of these ammo types in the same shot.

Easy dance
     When  in  dance mode just hit the [pause/break] key everytime she
does  a hand single for you to move, then quickly unpause the game and
hit  corret  direction key.Now you can take aslong as you like and hit
the right direction everytime no need for rushed key pressing now.

Easy sea battles:
     When  battling other ships, get in front of them. Have them chase
you,  and  when your guns are fully loaded, turn, fire, and straighten
again.  Repeat  this  until  you wish to board or their sail falls and
they surrender. It is best done when you use grape shot or chain shot.

Easy Specialists:
     Attacking  and  boarding  a  smuggler's  vessel  usually yields a
specialist (for example, Carpenter, Sailmaker, etc.).

Unlock Brig of War (Brig class)
     Often  seen  as  Military  Payroll carriers, or Troop Transports,
attack as normal, beware of large amounts of enemy crew

Unlock Mail Runner (Pinnace class)
     Offer  to  escort  a  war  declaration  or  peace offering from a
colony, and then attack the courier once out of port

Unlock Royal Sloop (Sloop class)
     Often  seen  as  a  Pirate  Hunter  out  of Spanish ports, attack
shipping around a Spanish port and one may come out to attack you