Currency

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Gold
Gold is the primary currency used to to purchase ships, ship upgrades, and reroll mates. Gold is earned in several ways:
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 * Bounties: A flat amount of gold is awarded at the end of a match for each enemy ship sunk.
 * Floating Treasure: Treasure abounds on the ocean, and a large amount of gold can be found floating throughout the map in every match.
 * Enemy Loot: Whenever a player is sunk they will keep 60% fo their found treasure, but the other 40% falls into the water for anyone to pick up. Sink lesser ships and enemy players to plunder their gold.
 * Survival: Each player earns gold depending on how long they survived in the match.

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Gunpowder
Gunpowder was an added currency in the Early Access phase of the game and is the premium currency of Maelstrom. Gunpowder can be acquired through the in game store or by redeeming a code in the bottom right of the in game store page.
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Chest Key
Chest Keys are an additional currency that came out with the Adventure Update for End Of Game rewards. Chest are earned from playing both PvP and PvE modes and Chest Keys are granted to you in the following ways:
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 * Purchasing keys in the in-game store (Alongside Gunpowder & Boosters)
 * Completing daily quests
 * Keys are slowly given to you every 2.4 hours until you have reached a maximum of 20 keys
 * This means you in 2 days time, you will reach this threshold. Open chests as you retrieve them so you can continue a steady stream of keys without delay!