ò The sails currently have no collision objects, so you have to hit the main part of the ship to damage it.
Driver:
ò Enter as the driver by standing next to the steering wheel and entering. Your camera position will switch to one more suitable to commanding the ship.
ò Use the mouse to look around.
ò You also control the rear cannons. Use your pitch keys (the same ones as assigned to raising and lowering the ramp in the landing craft) to raise and lower the cannons. If you use the default key setup, they may be backwards from what you expect.
ò To fire the cannons, press and hold your left mouse button for the left cannons and right mouse button for the right cannons. They cycle continuously. (They have very fast gun crews) You can use this to help aim by firing off a few shots as you approach your target, correct the elevation, and continue test firing until you reach the target.
swivel cannons:
ò There are 3 swivel cannon positions: 1 in the top bow crowsnest, and 2 at the bow. You can switch between any of these (and the driver and rear guns) by using your number keys like all other vehicles.
ò The 2 bow swivel cannons also control the front cannons. The left mouse button fires the swivel cannon, and the right button fires the cannons on your side of the ship. The swivel cannon are aimed the same as normal guns by using your crosshair. The elevation on the side cannons is controlled with the pitch keys, just like the other side cannons. They also fire continuously just as the others.
Rear guns:
ò To enter, go to the very back of the ship and enter. Aim cannons using the mouse.
Sloop:
This is the smaller ship with cannons.
ò Enter by standing near the rear of the ship and hit your "enter vehicle" key. You do not have to be on board to enter, thus you may swim up to it and hit enter if there is currently no one on it.
ò Cannons fire the same as the Galleon.
ò There are invisible climbing nets on either side of the ship. You can crawl up out of the water by swimming to either side and crawling up the way you would any other ladder. Use this function to board enemy boats.
Runabout:
This is the small boat that is used to get around quickly. It can traverse the rivers where the larger ships can't go. It is fast, but with few hitpoints. There is also a swivel cannon in the front if you want to try teamwork. Enter by swimming up to either side. Once inside, use your number keys to switch positions.
ò This boat is very light and easily slides over land. You have to jump over some shallow areas to use the rivers. "Jumping islands" is lots of fun:)
ò Besides the driver and gunner, there are 4 other passenger positions. You can get out of the water by swimming up close to the middle of either side and entering.
The Turtle:
This is a small "suicide sub". only the top sticks out of the water. It is extremely slow with almost no hitpoints, but 1 "shot" will do massive damage to anything within a 50 meter radius.
ò To enter, just swim up next to it and hit your "enter vehicle" key.
ò You may wish to switch between your internal and external views to see below and above the water while piloting.
ò To detonate, hit your left mouse button.
Coastal Mortars:
These are short, fat cannons on the towers of the main bases in the Scurvy_Cove map. When you enter them, your view is shifted high above so that you can see what you are firing at. These are indirect fire weapons, meaning that the cannon balls have a high arcing trajectory.
ò Hold down the left mouse buttons to fire a volley of 3 shots, then the mortar reloads.
ò Change the elevation on the guns using your pitch keys. Aim left and right by using your mouse.
Scurvy_Cove main base gates:
These gates are to help you protect your flag. Blast through the enemy gates using detonation packs or cannons to get to their flag.
ò To open the gates from the inside, run up to the lever near the right side of the gate and enter just like any other vehicle. Your pitch keys control the doors. These are the same keys that you use to control cannon elevation.
ò You cannot open the gates from the outside.
Komodo Dragons:
Enter them like any normal vehicle. Make them bite by using the left mouse button.
