Be a Pirate! Achievements: All 74 Unlock Conditions

Track all 74 achievements in Be a Pirate! on Steam. Each entry lists its unlock requirement. Story victories and hidden achievements are separated into the spoiler section at the end.

Progression, Crew and Permanent Upgrades

Battle and Player Progression

• Earned Your Stripes — Win any battle on Deckhand.
• Captain's Orders — Win any battle on Captain.
• Measure Twice, Tithe Thrice — Beat all 15 maps on Deckhand.
• Captain of the Crimson Expanse — Beat all 15 maps on Captain.
• Sea Legs — Reach level 10.
• X Marks the Spot — Reach level 25 and open your first milestone chest.
• Old Salt — Reach level 50.
• Pirate Lord — Reach level 100.

Crew

• Welcome Aboard — Recruit your first captain.
• A Proper Crew — Recruit 5 captains.
• Red Raine's Rogues — Recruit all 15 captains.
• Home Waters — Win a battle on Captain with that map's own captain in command.
• Every Captain's Tale — Win a battle on Captain with each of the 15 captains in command.

Captain's Compass

The Captain's Compass reference covers these progression milestones.

• True North — Unlock your first node in the Captain's Compass.
• Chart a Course — Unlock 50 Compass nodes.
• Keystone — Unlock a Keystone in the Captain's Compass.
• Take the Helm — Unlock the Helm at the heart of the Compass.
• Every Point of the Compass — Unlock all 266 Compass nodes.

Armory and Gem Levels

See tower upgrades for the distinction between Gem Levels and battle upgrades.

• Arms Dealer — Buy your first tower in the Armory.
• Full Arsenal — Own every tower in the Armory.
• Polish the Brass — Raise a tower's Gem Level.
• Gem-Studded — Raise a tower to Gem Level 10.
• Polished to Perfection — Raise a tower to Gem Level 20.
• Master Armorer — Raise every tower to Gem Level 20.

Battles, Endless, Raids and Tallies

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Battle Challenges

• Fire in the Hole! — Sink your first Crown enemy.
• Shipshape — Win a battle without your ship taking any damage.
• Not a Scratch on Her — From Map 10 on, win on Deckhand or Captain without your ship taking any damage.
• By a Whisker — Win a battle with your ship at 10% health or less.
• Old Faithful — From Map 6 on, win using only one kind of attacking tower. Palisades, bridges and the Commodore's Flag don't count.
• Skeleton Crew — From Map 8 on, win on Deckhand or Captain with no more than 10 attacking towers built.
• No Walls, No Problem — From Map 8 on, win without building a single palisade.
• Every Gun Aboard — Win a battle with eight different kinds of tower built.
• The Long Way Round — Stretch the enemies' march to three times its starting length.
• Thunder and Brimstone — Sink 40 enemies within 2 seconds.
• Rat Catcher — Sink 500 Swarm Rats in a single battle.
• Fully Rigged — Buy all 20 battle upgrades for a single tower.

Endless

• Beyond the Horizon — Survive 20 waves in Endless.
• Charts Fade — Survive 30 waves in Endless.
• Compasses Falter — Survive 40 waves in Endless.
• Stars Forget — Survive 55 waves in Endless.
• Some Ships Do Not Return — Survive 30 waves in Endless on all 15 maps.

Raids and Currency

• Plunder! — Complete your first raid.
• Buried Treasure — Bring gems home from a raid.
• Raiding Party — Complete 100 raids.
• Money Changer — Trade doubloons for gems.
• Pieces of Eight — Bank 10,000 doubloons in total.
• King's Ransom — Bank 100,000 doubloons in total.

Combat Tallies

• Crown's Bane — Sink 1,000 Crown enemies.
• Scourge of the Crown — Sink 10,000 Crown enemies.
• The Sea Remembers — Sink 100,000 Crown enemies.
• Rat King — Sink 10,000 Swarm Rats.
• Shipbreaker — Sink 1,000 Crown vessels.
• Bounty Hunter — Defeat 100 bosses. Mini-bosses count.
• Terror of the Crownwaters — Win 100 battles.

Spoilers: Story Victories and Hidden Achievements

Spoiler warning: The remaining entries reveal rescues, boss encounters and the ending. Hidden achievements are marked individually. Boss conditions describe achievement objectives; they do not provide a tested battle walkthrough.

Story Victories

• Find the Quartermaster — Beat Rogue's Rest and rescue Scarlet Wench.
• Saltmother's Eye — Beat Driftmark Shoal and learn what the Crown is hunting.
• Won't Stay Dead — Beat Lashlight Key, where Quartermaster Voss gets back up.
• Sea Monster Trouble — Defeat the Coilback Leviathan at Anchorhome Isle.
• More Arms Than Any Man — Defeat the Admiral's Herald at Broken Compass Cay.
• Foolish. Brave. — Beat Marrow Cay and bring the Stinky Rose home.
• Last of Darkmoor — Beat Gallows Shadow and see Voss fall for good.
• The Voice in the Tale (Hidden) — Beat Darkmoor Reach and learn who has been telling this story.
• No Kings. No Chains. (Hidden) — Defeat Crown Admiral Voth Kraaz at Port Raleigh and free the Crimson Expanse.

Final-Battle Objectives

• The Admiral's Last Stand — Win the final battle at Port Raleigh on Captain.
• Untouchable — Win the final battle at Port Raleigh on Captain without your ship taking any damage.
• Let's Find My Queen (Hidden) — Win the final battle at Port Raleigh with Cap'n Drake in command.

Boss Challenges

• Dodged the Skiff — Defeat Quartermaster Voss without his skiff wrecking one of your towers.
• Disarmed — Defeat the Admiral's Herald before he lands a blow on your ship.
• Not One Step Further (Hidden) — Kill Crown Admiral Voth Kraaz before he reaches the halfway line.
• Clear the Way (Hidden) — Defeat the Kraken without losing a single structure to it.
• Sold Out from Under Him (Hidden) — Sell a tower while the Kraken's lash is winding up on it.
• Speed Bump (Hidden) — Let the Kraken crush 10 of your structures in one battle.
• Kraken Wrangler (Hidden) — Defeat the Kraken twice in a single Endless run at Port Raleigh.

Hidden Loss Achievement

• Abandon Ship! (Hidden) — Lose a battle.