if you need help, unless they have a steam ship, they will take a long time indeed beating back upwind to your aid. In multiplayer battles watch out for teamates (or yourself), sailing downwind away from the pack. you CAN sail upwind (much more than you would be able to in reality).
In the days of sail, captains would maneuver for hours, sometimes days, trying to gain the weather gauge on the enemy. And your shot will carry another 25 to 50 yards with the wind. if you are upwind, you have the "weather gauge", and this is a great advantage, it is you who decides when and if to engage the enemy. By steering into your opponent, just as he fires, you will tend to roll your hull down.Īdditionally, when you have full sails up, the lever action of wind and wave will heel your ship over, exposing your copper bottom.Īnother simple tip: you turn through the points of the compass faster when you have reduced sail. try to avoid being shot while your hull has rolled enough to show copper. Likewise, if you time your shots well, you'll fire into the bottom hull copper sheathing of the enemy. The most vulnerable part of the ship is the hull, and if you see copper sheathing, you are heeled over too far. Changing direction too much, too often, and too fast, makes your ship roll (called "Heeling"). the automatic targeting will be towards the centerline.įiring a broadside in these circumstances will send half your shot to either side of your enemy.ĭon't wallow. Always use 'Fire At Will' when you are close-in to the bow or stern of an enemy ship.
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