As a Freetrader how do I increase my faction with other nations?

[Phinius007]

Title says it all. How do I do this?

[Valance]

1. One way is to find out which NPC's you can kill on the Opea Sea will affect your faction rep.

I don't know them all, but for example:
Killing Merrymen Pirates will increase your rep with British Navy, British Trade, British East India Company, and Brethern of the Coast, while not causing any loss. There seems to be an evil pirate gang hated by each nation so if you figure out which is which you can concentrate on them to raise your rep with certain nations.

On the other hand, attacking Spanish Trade is likely to get you points with British, French, and Dutch Trade, but lowers your rep with Spanish Trade.

2. Another way is the Junk Merchant missions. Those treasure collections will usually raise your faction rep with certain trade factions.

[LawLessOne]

Some missions also change your standing. In the mission rewards it will tell you if this mission effects standing.

[keline]

Attacking trade convoys only changes your faction with the irrelevant secondary trade companies. The French giving pirates are currently missing

Spain : Los Hijos Verdaderos de la Libertad
British : The Merrymen
Brethren : The Varyags

[Gustave Molyneux]

After 1.1, supposedly you can trade in marks of victory for reputation as well.

[Dinbasi]

Here is a post of Trade Union factions and how to raise them,

Originally Posted by andy52584 I'll answer the second question first. The difference between a country's Trade Union and Trade Company (Spanish Trade Union, or Spanish House of Trade for example) is that the Trade Union affects your ability to use that country's AH and the Trade Company just affects your ability to use/exchange rate of the European Traders. You need to maintain at least -500 with a nation's Trade Union to use their AH. Below is a (not completely comprehensive) list of what to do to gain rep with the various Trade Unions and Companies. To gain faction with the Spanish Trade Union: Kill Hijos Verdederos ships Kill Smugglers Union ships Do any of the Junk Dealer quests in Spanish ports To gain faction with the Spanish House of Trade: Kill Hijos Verdederos Kill French Mississippi Company ships Kill Dutch West India Company ships Kill British East India Company ships --- To gain faction with the French Trade Union: Kill Smugglers Union ships Do any of the Junk Dealer quests in French ports To gain faction with the French Mississippi Company: Kill British East India Company ships Kill Dutch West India Company ships Kill Spanish House of Trade ships --- To gain faction with the British Trade Union: Kill Varygas Kill Smugglers Union ships Do any of the Junk Dealer quests in British ports To gain faction with the British East India Company: Kill Varygas Kill French Mississippi Company ships Kill Dutch West India Company ships Kill Spanish House of Trade ships --- To gain faction with the Smuggler's Union: Kill Merrymen Kill French Trade Union ships Kill British Trade Union Ships Kill Spanish Trade Union ships Do any of the Fence quests in Pirate ports To gain faction with the Dutch West India Company: Kill British East India Company ships Kill French Mississippi Company ships Kill Spanish House of Trade ships

and check this link out for faction changes killing the Orange Sailed Pirates http://www.potbswiki.com/index.php?t...e_Sail_Pirates

[Dewar]

You can also do the trade missions offered from every port inside the shop. Each gives you a good sized chunk of trader rep. Also, there are loot turnins at the junk collector in each town.