Angus MacDuff Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I don't seem to be able to "Fire Deck Guns" in the boarding mini-game with my Herc. Is this something im doing wrong? It works with other ships I use to board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 z4ys Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Oberon74 said: I don't seem to be able to "Fire Deck Guns" in the boarding mini-game with my Herc. Is this something im doing wrong? It works with other ships I use to board. herc has 3 decks. Many shallow ships just have 1 deck. That means 2 deck difference. With 2 deck difference its not possible to use fire deck guns. You will have no issue when boarding a prince (2 decks). Regarding LGV = 1 deck vs herc = 3 decks --> 2 deck difference = no fire deck guns Edited July 10, 2018 by z4ys 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Norfolk nChance Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 The enemy ship was it a lot smaller ? The cannons can't tilt to fire onto the deck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Angus MacDuff Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 Nah, I can board an AI LGV with my herc at 100 prep and the "Fire Deck Guns" option stays black for the whole boarding. I still win but it's odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Angus MacDuff Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) I see. Very strange when the Herc is in fact the smaller ship...but that makes sense. Thanks. @admin, that seems a bit buggy. Smaller ship but 3 decks has this impact. Edited July 10, 2018 by Oberon74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 z4ys Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Oberon74 said: I see. Very strange when the Herc is in fact the smaller ship...but that makes sense. Thanks. @admin, that seems a bit buggy. Smaller ship but 3 decks has this impact. Game rates the height of the ship by its decks. A privateer has same hight as lgv. I am not aware if its a visual thingy as well. Edited July 10, 2018 by z4ys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HachiRoku Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 22 minutes ago, Oberon74 said: I see. Very strange when the Herc is in fact the smaller ship...but that makes sense. Thanks. @admin, that seems a bit buggy. Smaller ship but 3 decks has this impact. Z4ys is 100% right here. Deck difference is what does this. You will also have a deck advantage to so your other commands are also more effective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sir Texas Sir Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Herc actually makes a poor boarder cause of this and many other things like moral hits for folks that stack hammocks and crew space. So remember that when you go out solo hunting with it or face some one with a bunch of crew. The deck thing isn't to bad a thing, just got to use Muskets and grenades instead to get the crew/moral down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Vile Executioner Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Herc is poor in general at boarding due to it being a 5th rate with only 200 crew. It was great as a 6th rate with it’s crew size and 6-7 rate bonus. It’s crew size it too weak to do anything with 4-5th rate stats. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Licinio Chiavari Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Using a Hercules as a boarder is simply counter-intuitive: she's nicely fast, extremely nimble, well armed and with limited crew. Definately a gun brawler. Thanks Z4ys for clarification on FireDeckGuns order not working: almost never noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 AeRoTR Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 One more thingy to add to the loading screen tooltips. Effect of deck difference during boarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I don't seem to be able to "Fire Deck Guns" in the boarding mini-game with my Herc. Is this something im doing wrong? It works with other ships I use to board.
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