you can get a map by cheating:
press "^"
type "dm"
press enter
press the button "give item"
you can cut bamboo using a machete to produce wooden bolts which can be used as ammo for the crossbow.
pearls dont have any special use but you can use them when making a map on your own so you could script e.g. a dialogue where you can trade them.
also there is a random NPC on every random island. try to find him. if it is the pirate you can trade the pearls to him and he will give you gold with which you can buy other stuff from him.
I moved some of my old map files to another folder. But they still appear in the "open files" list for the editor and error on attempting to open (I clicked it by mistake.) How do i remove them?
go into the sys folder and open the file "recent.cache" with any text editor.
remove the lines with the maps you want to be not listed any more and save.
I am working on a new mod. I would like to make my own icons and Models. I pretty much have the programming down, but I am tired of editing bitmaps in GIMP. What program did DC use to make the b3dfiles and skins? I have looked at Coppercube (good for putting models into games and programming them,) Milkshake, or whatever it's called, and Cinema 4D. ($5000 is way over my head.) I got nothing please tell me that someone knows what program he used.