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== General information concerning ships ==
== General information about ships (Land & Lords version 4.0, only on Server 1) ==


Ships are needed to explore the world and chiefly to transport armies and spies to other islands or to attack hostile fleets.
Ships are used to explore the map and to transport armies and spies to other islands, or attack other ships. Like land unit are organized in armies, ships are organized in fleets.
You can move ships accordingly to armies and spies through the PopUp on the map (right click on the Java map) or you can type in the directions in the field info. Of course you can select a target field as well, but only visible seafields or allied harbours are possible target fields. Fields visible in the fog of war or not discovered at all can not be selected so that there is no automatic exploring of the map.
Fleets can be moved on the map similar to armies or spies, by right clicking on them on the map or by entering individual moves in the fields view. Addionally, a target field can be entered fot fleets. However, the target field has to be visible to you. Once you researched "map making", also fields in the "fog of war" can by selected as target fields. Only sea fields or harbor fields (your own or your allies) can be selected. This can be used to facilitate shipment of reinforcements or to summon your fleets on a selected field. However, you cannot use it to automatically explore unknown fields on the map.
All ships have a visual range of 3 fields. The maximum speed a ship can have is 3 fields per Turn.
All fleets have a viewing range of 3 fields. The maximum speed of a fleet on the map is 6 fields per tick and is limited by the slowest ship of the fleet.
 
== Shipbuilding ==
 
Ships are built in [[harbour|harbours]]. Each harbour can built only one ship at a time. How much time is needed (17) to finish building a ship depends on the ships' type (3) and the features of the ship. Upgraded harbours (2) built ships significantly faster. The higher the level of the harbour the better the training of the crew will be (= XP), which is an important factor for the success in sea battles. In the beginning of an Age only landing crafts can be built. To build bigger ships you have to do some [[research]] in the 'Path of Seafaring'.
 
Examples for the construction time in differently upgraded harbours:
 
* Landing craft with 1 mast and 10 crew:<br/> 13 Turns in a lvl 1 harbour - 1 Turn in a lvl 10 harbour
* Carrack with 4 masts and 200 crew plus 8 light and 8 heavy catapults including Greek Fire:<br/>308 Turns in a lvl 1 harbour - 31 Turns in a lvl 10 harbour
 
The stowage differs depending on the ships hull (4) which can be filled depending on your needs and wishes. Free stowage is needed to transport armies and spies. How much space a unit needs is listed in the manual under "Units" and "Loading and unloading of ships". Through research you can increase the stowage of new ships by 20 %. Ships built before the research was completed can be modified in your harbours.
Keep in mind that only landing crafts can disembark armies and spies directly at the coast.
 
How many fields a ship can sail per Turn (6) depends on the ships' type (3), the amount of masts (5) and the crew (7). '''Each mast must have a crew of 10 to operate.''' If there is not enough crew the mast cannot set sails and the ships' speed is reduced.
 
== Armament of ships ==
 
If there is enough stowage (4) and the technology is [[Research|researched]], ships can be armed with light (8) and heavy (10) catatpults which need a crew of 10 to operate. Here (11) you can see if all your catapults are staffed. Furthermore you can see if you have any auxiliary-crew (9) to fight fires.
Additionally you can chose if your ship should use Greek Fire (12). This diabolic weapon enables your ships to fire a flame projectile which can torch enemy ships. However this weapon is very dangerously to handle so there always is the chance of setting your own ship on fire! Detailed information regarding [[battles at sea]] and how to battle against fires you'll find here.
 
As soon as you are pleased with your ships' features and you have enough ressources (1) to built it, all you need to do is type in a name for the ship (16) and click on "Build ship" (13).
 
[[Image:shipconstruction.png|Ship Construction]]
 
== Modifying ships ==
 
It is possible to modify the features of a ship, increase its stowage after researching "enhanced shipping space" or to rename it. To do so your ship needs to be in a harbour of your own, which must not be building a ship at the moment.
Go to "Build Ships" and to the harbour where your ship shall be modified. Click on the arrow (14) and you'll see the input mask for the modification of ships. There you can chose a new name for your ship (18). If your ship has been built before you researched the 'enhanced shipping space' you have to click in the checkbox (15) to get more stowage for your ship. If your ship already has increased stowage the checkbox is automatically tagged. As soon as you have selected new features for your ship the PopUp (20) shows the time and ressources needed for the modification on the right hand side.
Click on "Modify Ship" (19) to start the process, during which the ship is not available for manouvers. Any army or spy embarked on the ship will be automatically disembark
 
== Damage and reparation ==
 
#Ships can get damaged in a [[Battles at sea|sea battle]] or if the total number of your ships (any types) exceeds your [[LaL-Calculator and Formulary#Calculation of the upper limit of ships|ship limit]]. In the second case all ships (except for landing crafts and small galleys) are damaged automatically every tick. The level of damage in each tick depends on the number of excess ships.<br/> If the hitpoints (HP) of a damaged ship falls under 50% of its maximum, speed falls to 2 fields per Turn; under 25% HP to 1 field. Thus damaged ships can be caught and destroyed quite easily. If no HP is left, the ship will sink.
#Damaged ships will be automatically repaired if they are in a harbour of your own or an allied one. How many hitpoints are restored each turn depends on the level of the harbour.<br/> The costs of repairing a ship are 8 gold, 10 planks and 1 iron bar for every HP. If there aren't enough resources available the repair will be interrupted and you'll get a message in your events.
== Types of ships ==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Type
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Hull
!rowspan="2"|Hitpoints Space (without research)
!rowspan="2"|Space with 20% expansion by research
!colspan="5"|Space requirement of the equipment
|-
!Mast
!Crew
!Light Catapult
!Heavy Catapult
!Greek Fire
|-
|Landing Craft
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:landingcraft_retro.gif]]
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:landingcraft_new.png]]
|100
|120
|20
|10
|50
|100
|10
|-
|Small Galley
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:small_galley_retro.gif]]
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:small_galley_new.png]]
|180
|216
|30
|10
|50
|100
|18
|-
|Medium Galley
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Medium_Gallery_retro.gif]]
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Medium_Gallery_new.png]]
|300
|360
|40
|10
|50
|100
|30
|-
|Large Gallery
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Large_Gallery_retro.gif]]
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Large_Gallery_new.png]]
|480
|576
|50
|10
|50
|100
|48
|-
|Longship
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Longship_retro.gif]]
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Longship_new.png]]
|720
|864
|60
|10
|50
|100
|72
|-
|Caravelle
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Caravelle_retro.gif]]
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Caravelle_new.png]]
|1200
|1440
|80
|10
|50
|100
|120
|-
|Carrack
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Carrack_retro.gif]]
|style="background: #3366cc;"|[[Image:Carrack_new.png]]
|1800
|2160
|100
|10
|50
|100
|180
|}
 
''*The basic types have different speeds!<br/> The cancellation of construction orders is possible at any time. 90 % of the paid ressources are returned.''

Revision as of 15:47, 13 September 2014

General information about ships (Land & Lords version 4.0, only on Server 1)

Ships are used to explore the map and to transport armies and spies to other islands, or attack other ships. Like land unit are organized in armies, ships are organized in fleets. Fleets can be moved on the map similar to armies or spies, by right clicking on them on the map or by entering individual moves in the fields view. Addionally, a target field can be entered fot fleets. However, the target field has to be visible to you. Once you researched "map making", also fields in the "fog of war" can by selected as target fields. Only sea fields or harbor fields (your own or your allies) can be selected. This can be used to facilitate shipment of reinforcements or to summon your fleets on a selected field. However, you cannot use it to automatically explore unknown fields on the map. All fleets have a viewing range of 3 fields. The maximum speed of a fleet on the map is 6 fields per tick and is limited by the slowest ship of the fleet.

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