How to Drive - Ship

## Overview

Welcome Aboard!, this it basics of how to drive a ship. **Nautically** its referring to *Manning the Helm*.

This page shall tell you how to control any ship (direction and speed). Ships can travel any direction in a 360 Degree angle.

## Parts of a Bridge

A bridge is where traditionally you control a ship. On NBZ: High Caliber, we have bridges as well.

This picture highlights part of a bridge's controls.

Common of the parts of the bridge include; Ship's Wheel, Lee Helm/Engine Order Indicator, Nav Sign, Helm Sign, VCrew Sign, VChief/Bridge Sign.

Note, the following applies when a Ship is being used while the server is in *Easy Mode*. See below regarding *Crew Mode*.

## Steps to Drive a Ship (Manual)

* Step 1 - Ship Activation: Click on the Ship Sign (note "ship sign" names will vary.) The ship will begin startup sequence, with all part of the ship being checked. Once completed, the ship will be registered to person who clicked the sign, thus named Captain and Owner of this ship.
* Step 2 - Set Speed: Once the ship has been turned on, person steering the ship (steer is name for controlling the ship's wheel) after waiting for the ship's engines (steam or diesel) to warm up, set the ship to Slow speed. After minute then select higher speed if desired (or ordered!)
* Step 3 - Take the Wheel and turn! : The ship now underway! Looking at the helm sign, click on the Ship's wheel (left click turns the rudder left, right click turns the ship's rudder right). Looking at the Helm sign you will see a white and Red lines. White represents the direction you are turning the ship to go, while red line is actual direction the ship is facing. How quickly the ship will turn depends on speed of the ship.
* Step 4 - Stopping the Ship : So need stop the ship, instead of left clicking the Lee Helm/Engine order Indicator so it turned to the stop.
* Step 5 - Going Backwards (rare thing to do): Rarely done, the ship can go backwards. If player right click the Lee helm, it will be in red face f the lee helm. The speeds are virtually the same as going forwards.

## Steps to Drive a Ship (Using NPC Crew)

* Step 1 - Ship Activation: Click on the Ship Sign (note "ship sign" names will vary.) The ship will begin startup sequence, with all part of the ship being checked. Once completed, the ship will be registered to person who clicked the sign, thus named Captain and Owner of this ship. When activated, a Villager (NPC) will appear in front of your ship's wheel. You can dismiss NPC by clicking on him again if you wish or use Iron hoe obtained from the Vcrew Sign.
* Step 3 - Take command!: Clicking on the Villager, he will give you a Gold Sword. This sword will allow you point and right click the direction you wish to go. The sword will remain present in your inventory.
* Step 2 - Set Speed: Once the ship has been turned on, person steering the ship (steer is name for controlling the ship's wheel) after waiting for the ship's engines (steam or diesel) to warm up, set the ship to Slow speed. After minute then select higher speed if desired (or ordered!)

* Step 3 - Point and Click a Direction to Go!: The ship now underway! Looking at the helm sign, Click with your Gold Sword which direction you wish to have ship turn towards. It will give you a numbered direction the ship going (0 - North, 90 - East, 180 - South, 270 - West)

## Server Set to Crew Mode

The Navycraft Recoded, has two modes of game play, "Easy" Mode and "Crew" Mode. Easy mode is what normal use of the game. Crew mode is used during special events or specified moments dictated by the NBZ: High Caliber Staff.

* *Crew Mode*
This is when a server world's disables navycraft recoded's automated features such as NPC Crew performing tasks, thus they do not appear initially when a ship/submarine are activate. Players must must be standing each and every vehicle station on a ship. This includes a player turning the "Ship's Wheel". The Engine Telegraph is no longer remotely controls speed, and a duplicate Engine Telegraph (if placed) shows what speed a player has setup. This is where name "Telegraph" comes from, it's shows engine room what speed bridge (controlling ship station) wants. A player(s) in the Engine room must click the Steam Engine sign in order to set the correct speed.

## Video Instructions

* **How to Select & Spawn a Ship - Video**

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## Other Ship Related Links

* Instructions on Building a Ship
* Instructions on adding Cannons to your Ship.
* Instructions adding anti-aircraft guns to your vehicle.