Assignments
Assign attack pirates to the cabin of your ships. They will be able to execute high-damaging special moves and boost the ship's overall stats. Each pirate has a ship type, for example, attack, builder, etc. Cabins will power up attack pirates, while storage powers up builder pirates.
Attacking
Until auto battle becomes available, you will have to manually activate your pirates' attacks. Each pirate has their own unique special attack that can be used once their special meter fills. This is indicated by the yellow bar below their health. Special attacks can be single or multi target abilities, and can either function in attack to support roles. Use the special attacks as soon as they are ready.
Formations
As you level, additional formation slots will become available. These will let you to bring more ships into battle, up to a total of nine.
Stations
Your starter ships only have two stations, cabin and storage. Cabin determines the ship's attack power. Storage determines its health. Upgrade them when you have enough resources. Each storage upgrade increases health by 400.