As Commanders earn more experience, they receive special points that enable them to choose and master skills that improve ship parameters and present additional gameplay capabilities. Basic skills require only one point to master, while more advanced skills require up to four points.
When buying a new ship, players also need to recruit a new Commander trained to one of three available levels:
- Basic Training. Commander is recruited for free and has no skill points.
- Naval Academy. Commander is recruited with credits and has one undistributed point.
- Senior Command Course. Commander is recruited with doubloons and has three undistributed points.