Its very easy to make a chunky dent in the achievements for this game, some can be done right in the opening moments ({{Legends - "Cronch"}}, {{What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?}}), and some more soon after setting sail for the first time ({{Handbrake Turn}}, {{Full Billow}} and others). There's a chunk of grinding to do (yay). And some still TBC as the game is so new...

As a fully open-world game there isn't really a campaign as such - so in the guide here we have defined 'Story' as 'do everything for the three trading companies and become a Pirate Legend ({{Become Pirate Legend}}).

The grind achievements are a grind, but they are unlocked as a consequence of getting commendations (i.e. unlocked at various points in the grind), so progress toward them isn't reported in the same way as a normal 'get X kills' type achievement. The achievements are all for the Grade 5 (highest) level for the category. These will take a good while to unlock them all (estimated 500+ hours).

Yes seriously that long, or more. Unless the game is adjusted to increase the drops rates for things (e.g. banana crates) or the achievement requirements are lowered then this is not a game it is reasonable to expect to 100%...

No achievements look to be missable, there's no difficulty setting - just set sail and enjoy!

Update: since 10th April 2018 all achievements are now unlocking correctly and any delayed/missing achievements you are entitled to should unlock the next time you enter the game.

Note; this is an online-only shared-world game. Most of it you can solo, but some achievements require that you engage with other players, including {{Dead Pirates DO Tell Tales}}, {{Did Everyone See That?}}, {{Friends Not Foe}}, {{Legends - "The Greatest Race of All Time!"}}, {{Legends - "This is Unacceptable!"}}, {{Legends - "The Skullduggers"}}, {{Tactical Chunder}}, {{I'm On A Whole New Adventure}}, and maybe {{Ignoring The Rules Of Engagement}}, {{How Appropriate! You Fight Like A Chicken}} and {{You Fight Like A Merchant}} as well.

Bonus for achievement hunters: is highly recommended that you use microphone to contact other players, this is a great way to boost up achievements that requiere you to act as foes (I've met other players that are willing to give you chest to help you with the achievement, you just need to tell them what achievement you want to do). another tip: always use flags that let know other players that can get near to talk with you about achievement or alliances. (remember is an open world game, so the first question i ask is to determine the language... just like real pirates)