Musket Volley: Organized firearms volley inflicting casualties from range. Very Effective vs “Musket Volley”, “Fire Grenades”, “Brace”.Furthermore, if there is deck difference between the ships, the attacker faces heavy penalties vs the defender. You need to have great numbers and increased morale to win the “Defend” command of your opponent. Attack, Counter-Attack is very powerful vs all commands except “Defend”. If you reduce the enemy’s morale to zero while this command is enabled, then the enemy surrenders the ship to you. Very Vulnerable vs “Musket Volley”, “Fire Deck Guns”, “Fire Grenades”Īttack / Counter-Attack: You send a boarding party to attack the enemy ship.Very Effective vs “Attack/Counter-Attack”.

It is the most powerful response vs “Attack/Counter-Attack”.

Very Vulnerable vs “Attack/Counter-Attack”ĭefend: Your crew assembles to face a boarding charge and very few men fire from afar.

Effective vs “Musket Volley”, “Fire Deck Guns”, (Reduces casualties).

“Brace” is ideal to protect your crew against incoming fire and increase your preparation for other commands. With “Brace” your crew heads for cover to reduce casualties from ranged attacks and some men fire back. The available commands are the following:īrace: This command is the default used at the start of boarding and when a previously selected command is no longer available. Consequently, you will not be able to switch commands frequently during the round and is needed careful planning and decisions to counter the opponent’s commands at the right time. Each time you switch to a command there is a “cool-down” time that prevents you to switch to another command. The decisions of your opponent are visible during the round, so this helps to react accordingly. This indication shows the command currently selected that you and your opponent are going to use in next round. During this phase you can choose the command to use versus your opponent for the next round. These indications help to understand the power of the commands before they are enabled in the next round.Įach boarding round has a duration of 15 seconds. For example, if you choose command “Musket Volley” then “Muskets” will have an expected damage calculation, while “Cannons” and “Melee” will be zero. Muskets/Cannons/Melee: The amount of kills expected for next round categorized according to the commands selected by you and your opponent. Hence, you need to wisely use commands in order to keep preparation high enough to counter the commands of your opponent. Additionally, each time you switch to a new command, a small amount of preparation is spent which gets increased a lot at the end of the round. If you do not have enough preparation for a command, it will be unavailable for the round. Every command needs a specific amount of preparation. During boarding, preparation is slowly increased per round and is vital for using the boarding commands. Preparation: The battle starts with the amount of preparation you have built up. If during boarding the morale becomes zero, then the ship will withdraw or surrender, depending on the situation (See: “Attack/Counter-Attack” and “Disengage” commands below). Morale: The starting morale depends on the losses you have during naval combat. If all your crew dies, then your ship is captured by the opponent. Numbers get reduced according to inflicted damage per round.

Once boarding starts, it will appear a window that consists of the following information:Ĭrew & Marines: The total amount of men that are participating in the boarding. When the enemy ship is close and slow enough, you will see a message that advises you to press “G” to start the boarding. Be warned however, that while your ship is in “Boarding” mode, all other activities have reduced efficiency, such as reloading your cannons or sailing. So, if you plan to board an enemy ship or you sense that your enemy is going to board you, it is advised to build up the “Preparation” value, to increase your chances for victory. The more “Preparation” you have, the more commands you will be able to use during the boarding phase. In “Boarding” mode your ship is able to throw grappling hook to drag the enemy ship, while it slowly increases its “Preparation” for Boarding. In particular the boarding battle is consisted of two main phases.īefore you decide to board the enemy ship you need to press the Button “Boarding”.

If you are actively defending the attacker has to have significant advantages to overcome your defenses. It is round based as the previous system but it includes more commands and utilizes many new tactical factors such as “Preparation” and “Morale”.Ĭommands have counter commands. Naval Action has now a new boarding battle system.

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