Fleet Commander  - Playing a Scenario

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Fleet Commander comes with a variety of tools and commands to assist in game play.   The following are some of the options available:

 Pause or  Play.   Starts or pauses the passage of time in the game.  Orders and other tools will still work while time is paused.

  Time acceleration:   Press once for 2x, again for 4x, up to 16x.   Press the pause, then play button to restore back to Real-time.

 Next Friendly Ship or .   Next Enemy Ship:  Switches the ‘Selected’ ship to the next ship in the fleet.  The selected ship’s information is then shown in the status window and any orders are directed to that ship.

 or    Zoom in or Zoom out the map view. Note:  typical Google Map gestures for scrolling and ‘pinch’ zooming are not available while in play mode.  If paused, those gestures can be used.

  Change course of selected ship:  Touch this button, then touch the map… the course of the ship will slowly adjust to move in that direction.

  Change the speed of the selected ship:  A dialog will pop up allowing you to order a change in speed up to the maximum speed of the ship.  After that, the ship will increase/decrease power to reach the desired speed.

  Add Waypoints or  Remove ship waypoints:   After selecting to add a waypoint, the game will pause and allow you to touch the map setting waypoints.  Pressing Play   will take you out of that mode.  Removing waypoints will pause play while removing the last waypoint added. 

 Make torpedo run:   The option is only available if the selected ship has torpedo mounts,  with torpedoes loaded and available.  Once a ship is ordered to make a torpedo run, the ship target the ship as per Ship Orders,  then launch a salvo of torpedoes once the selected range as been reached ( again as per Ship Orders)

  Info Screen:  Presents a screen giving detailed information on the selected ship.

  Measurement tool:.  Select this, then touch two points on the map and you’ll be told the distance between the touches.

 Ship Logs:  Allows you to read the log entries for each ship… detailing the actions that occur during the battles.  Play stops while you read the logs,  so you’ll need to restart when you’re done by pressing the Play button.  Logs are available for each ship, including enemy ships at the end of the scenario ( or if you are operating under ‘God Mode’)

 Ship Orders: Presents a screen allowing you to adjust ship orders for movement,  target selection and engagement ranges.

o   Follow Flagship:          Ship will automatically change course and speed to match with the flagship

o   Close on Target:          Ship will continue to close on target even after reaching it’s engagement range.  Otherwise,  once reaching engagement range, the ship will turn to bring all turrets to bear on the target

o   Targeting Orders:       Which enemy ships should the ship target… if in range.

·         Highest Value

·         Most Dangerous ( could be a destroyer is close to torpedo range)

·         Closest

·         Like Ship Types ( eg. Cruisers targeting Cruisers before others)

o   Engagement Orders:

§  Only with Advantage – ships will engage only when there is a firepower advantage

§  Make Torpedo Run – ship will make a torpedo run on it’s target.

o   Distance:                     The accuracy of the guns is largely determined by the distance to the target.  The options for when to begin firing are:

§   Extreme:        Commencing firing as soon as within the maximum range of the gun.

§   Long:              80% of the maximum range              

§   Medium:        60% of the maximum range

§  Short:               40% of the maximum range

 

Menus:

Performing a ‘long touch’ gesture on the map will present you with a Scenario Menu where you can change the name and description of the scenario or modify the display of the background Google Map.  Settings for ship visibility distance, and for God mode are also available here ( God mode allows for control of friendly and enemy ships… and total visibility).

 

Saving and Exiting the scenario:  To save and/or exit the scenario,  press the ‘back’ button on you device and you’ll be presented with ‘Save’ ‘Exit’ and ‘Cancel’ options.   Saving a scenario here will give in an ‘In Progress’ version of the scenario on the Scenario Menu that you can return to later.

 

 

Editing a Scenario