Skull and Bones – How to Manage, Replenish, and Boost Your Stamina

After many years of development and countless delays, Skull and Bones has finally arrived. One somewhat odd thing you’ll quickly realize when playing the game is that your ship has a stamina bar that determines how long you’re able to sail at top speed and whether you can brace against incoming attacks. Stamina can honestly be a bit frustrating, but there are ways to manage it, so it doesn’t have to be a big issue. Scroll on down for everything you need to know about stamina…

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Manage your sails

In Skull and Bones, once you’ve raised your sails your can further “trim” them, in order to provide yourself an extra speed boost. It’s trimming your sails that consumes stamina, so try to trim your sails somewhat sparingly so you don’t completely consume your stamina. One thing to pay attention to is the direction of the wind, indicated by which way your sail is blowing. Sailing with the wind won’t reduce your stamina consumption, but it will boost your speed, so if you go with the wind you don't necessarily have to trim your sails, saving you some stamina.

Eat grilled and cooked food

Even if you’re careful with your stamina, it’s still going to get low sometimes, which is where the food system comes in. Basically, eating food by pushing right on the d-pad will boost your stamina. The main thing you’re going to want to eat are various grilled meats and fish. You can acquire these ingredients by fishing, looting other ships, or by buying them from merchants, and then you do the grilling at various cooking stations found at every outpost in the game. Most simple grilled dishes will regenerate between 40 and 60 percent of your stamina bar.

If you want to get fancier, you can whip up various multi-ingredient cooked dishes. These typically won’t immediately boost your stamina, but will increase the rate at which you naturally regenerate it. Here’s a couple handle recipes for you…

• Godrogodro – This one’s simple and its