下面是我的英文原文摘要（摘自開發人員的博客）：
1：five trading ships and six warships
2：You can have a maximum of twenty fleets and each fleet can have a maximum of five ships（每個艦隊最多5只船，玩家最多擁有20個艦隊）
3：In order to protect your trading ships you can create mixed fleets that have both ship types in them
4：In East India Company however, trading is the goal of the whole game
5：Commander Skills are divided into two categories: active and passive
Passive skills are permanent skills that are in effect all the time. These include, Navigator, Organizer and Feared for example.
Active skills are combat oriented.
6：Newbie Commanders start from level 0 and a maximum level for them to reach is 5. Level 5 commanders have 10 different skills.
7：Each new fleet will have a newbie commander（每個艦隊一個指揮官）
【說明：EIC沒有采用希德梅爾海盜那樣的配船模式，因爲那樣船的種類就過多，不好控制，而是採用指揮官那種類似RPG的方式】
8：Diplomatic：Enemy of your enemy is your friend
9：All ports, about forty
10： Main Trade Items (MTI) ，MTI's can only be obtained from specific ports. Gold for example is available only in Africa at Accra and Luanda. Spices can be found only in Surat, Bombay and Goa.
11：Getting your economy rolling and having a steady income is crucial for the success.
Even large companies can be crippled and even small companies can rise.
以下是針對以上部分內容進行中文簡要翻譯概要：
1：船的種類：11種；5種貿易船，6種戰船
2：玩家最多擁有20個艦隊，每個艦隊最多5只船
3：指揮官技能分兩類：主動和被動；主動是指戰鬥方面，被動指探索，組織，敬畏等。
指揮官分5個等級，共十種技能。
4：每個艦隊一個指揮官
5：港口數：大約40
6：主要貿易貨物（MTI）只能在特殊港口獲得，如：黃金：在非洲的阿克拉(Accra) 和 盧安達(Luanda)；香料：在印度的蘇拉特Surat,孟買 Bombay 和 果阿Goa.
