| SUINEVERE Sega Saturn Hacks and Homebrew |
| SATURN LINK : MIDGAARD SHIP COMBAT |
| SHIP COMBAT | |
| Ship combat can be entered into by two or more ships whose captains are in PVP, two clans at war, or where one of the ships is driven by mobs. To enter into combat, one captain need only use the command TARGET [other ship name] to put both ships into tactical combat mode. In tactical combat mode, a ship can no longer simply sail away to the next room, but must navigate the local ocean room whose dimensions reflect the size of the body of water. The TARGET command can be used again and again to change the targets of all weapons or to get tactical information about another ship. Once in tactical mode, the only way to get out of it is to get away from enemy ships by putting as much space between your ship and their ship as there is space in the room, while sailing towards another ocean room. Sailing in tactical mode is very similar to normal sailing, except that ship tactical actions are only taken every 8-12 seconds, called tactical rounds, instead of the usual 4-second ticks. You can RAISE and LOWER your ANCHOR to prevent movement. You can use STEER to change which way your ship is facing, or SAIL to move your ship one space in the direction that your ship is facing. The COURSE command is most important for tactical mode, however, as it is the only command that will allow you to move and change direction, depending on the speed of your ship. In tactical mode, the last direction given to the COURSE command may be a direction change, while all prior directions must be the same as the ship is presently facing. For example, if your ship is facing north, and your ship has a speed of 3, you may enter "COURSE north north east" to move your ship two north and turn east. To attack in tactical mode, you must first build appropriate siege weapons onto the deck of your ship. Then, you need to issue the TARGET command at least once to specify which ship your weapons will be aimed at. Each tactical round, you must then also use the LOAD command to load your weapons with ammunition, and the AIM command to aim each siege weapon. The AIM command requires you to enter a number which corresponds to how many times you believe your target ship will move in their current facing direction. If you don't believe the ship will move at all, you may use 0 as a value. At the end of each tactical round, all sailing instructions are executed, and all weapons that are both loaded and aimed will fire at the target ship. A ship that receives damage will begin to lose speed as it takes more damage. A ship that takes complete damage will sink. Once at sea, a ship can only be boarded by flying to it, through the use of grapples from another ship, or by climbing from a smaller rowboat type vessel. See also help on SAILING for more information about normal non-tactical sailing. | |
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