In *Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii*, players encounter a critical juncture in Chapter 2 where they must upgrade their ship, the Goromaru, to continue the story. The upgrade requires a hefty sum of $10,000, which can be a challenging goal early in the game. Here’s how to gather the funds quickly and efficiently to get your ship battle-ready and advance in the campaign.
How To Get Funds Fast in Pirate Yakuza
At this stage in Chapter 2, Goro and his crew need to enter the Pirate Coliseum in Madlantis, but their current ship won't suffice. To progress, you must recruit a shipbuilder to enhance the Goromaru and add five new crew members to your team. While finding the crew is straightforward, the ship upgrade presents a significant challenge due to its cost.
Fortunately, *Pirate Yakuza* offers several methods to earn money quickly, though they may require effort, especially for larger sums. In the middle of Chapter 2, you can earn funds through collecting bounties, opening treasure chests on various islands, or completing jobs in Honolulu.
How To Get Treasure in Pirate Yakuza
Treasure hunting in Honolulu and on various islands can yield money, but it's a more time-consuming process that involves leaving Honolulu. While this method is viable, players eager to move forward in the story might find it less efficient than pursuing bounties, which involve solo combat with Goro.
How To Get Bounties in Pirate Yakuza
The most effective way to quickly gather the $10,000 needed is by hunting bounties in Honolulu. Even smaller bounties can reward around $2,000, while larger ones can offer up to $16,000. However, tackling the high-value bounties early in the game can be risky due to Goro's limited health and combat skills at this point.
A safer strategy is to target the lower difficulty bounties, which reward between $2,000 and $6,000. These fights often involve dealing with multiple enemies, so it's wise to use Goro's Sea Dog style for crowd control before switching to the Mad Dog style for a direct confrontation with the main bounty target.
Locating bounties is straightforward in *Pirate Yakuza*, as they are marked by a red handcuff symbol on the Honolulu map. Upon approaching a bounty marker, an information screen displays the difficulty, the reason for the bounty, and the reward. This allows you to assess the risk and decide whether to engage in the fight.
Combat in bounty hunts follows the standard mechanics of *Pirate Yakuza*. You'll need to deplete the health bars of the bounty target, who may have multiple health bars and armed minions, making the fight more challenging. Successfully completing a bounty immediately grants you several thousand dollars, bringing you closer to the $10,000 needed to upgrade the Goromaru.
By focusing on a few bounties in Honolulu, you can accumulate more than enough money to upgrade your ship and advance to the next significant event in the main story. Though it involves intense combat, this approach is highly effective for quickly progressing through the campaign.
And that's how to gather funds to upgrade your ship swiftly in *Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii*.
*Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii* is now available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
