All about Disguise

Disguise is an attribute for your character. You can check it in your status screen:

The Disguise attribute determines how well a player can blend in with the local (arabic) population.

Disguise increases with equipment such as cloth, hats, etc. Also female players have specific disguise equipment, which adds to the complexity.

Requirements

Having a high Disguise level in Uncharted Waters Online can give you access to restricted areas.

Islamic ports can only be accessed if a player has a high enough Disguise level (with the exception  explained below).

Areas that require disguise

Islamic cities like Alexandria, Istanbul, Basra, but also Algiers, Tunis and others.

Note 1: If an islamic town has become allied with some another european nation, like Spain, you do not need disguise at all!

Note 2: Non islamic ports that are allied to the ottoman empire do NOT require disguise.

Each port have a disguise level requirement for you to enter. These requirements are reduced if you have the arabic language (-10) and if you are from Ottoman Empire (the requirement is abolished).

City Name	Disguise level needed	Remarks
Istanbul	60	50 if Turkish has been learned
Suez, Jeddah, Massawa, Saylac, Jofra, Socotra	50	45 if Arabic has been learned and 0 if nations other than the Turks.
Basra, Hormuz	50	40 if Persian has been learned and 0 if nations other than the Turks.
Aden, Yanbu	50	40 if Arabic has been learned and 0 if nations other than the Turks.
Tunis, Beirut, Jaffa	30	20 if Arabic has been learned and 0 if nations other than the Turks.
Alexandria, Cairo, Tripoli, Algiers	20	10 if Arabic has been learned and 0 if nations other than the Turks for Tripoli or Cairo.
Kaffa, Trebizond, Odessa, Sevastopol	20	10 if Turkish has been learned and 0 if nations other than the Turks for Odessa and Sevastopol.

Table according to fandom.

Cheap high disguise equipments (that are also easy to get)

Buy in Malaga:

• Taqiyah (male only, hat, 25). Also in Palma, Tunis

or

• Turban (20) if female. Also in Ceuta, Palma, Tunis

and

• Yelek (coat, 30), also in Beirut

Buy in Tunis (May require disguise if allied to the Ottomans):

• Arabian Shoes (15), also in Alexandria, Istanbul

and an optional alternative to the Yelek:

• Burundjuk (male only, coat, 30), also in Alexandria, Istanbul, Algiers

If female (May require some disguise if allied to the Ottomans):

• Chadri (female only, coat, 35) in Jaffa or Beirut (Also in Cairo, Basra, Hormuz)

Note: Usually not necessary for most islamic ports.

Optional in Istanbul:

• Dolman, (male, coat, 40) in Istanbul

Note: Entering Istanbul requires a very high disguise. So if you enter it you probably do not need it (Unless you are after the +1 storage cloth)

If you want to go to the arabic penisula but you are already close to it and don't want to go back to Europe

If the equipment below is not enough you will have to be lucky that Aden or Massawa is not under Ottoman rule (Check it in the map screen "m" in your keyboard)

• Sari Hood (22) in Diu
• Zulu Warrior (male, coat, 25) in Cape Town
• Maharajah's Turban (20) in Goa

Probably the best "free" disguise equipment:

• Damask Dolman (male, coat, 40) in Aden (require 2400 fame and lower 7th Court rank to use it). Has +2 storage.

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