Ship Status (plus some nautical terms used in-game)

[Phantom Bullet]

I'm still trying to understand what's what from what what I've gathered so far from reading the forums and scouring the internet. Please correct me if there are any mistakes.


Hull - the "shell" of the ship

Mast - "allows access to sail points and determines rate of sail changes" - ST equivalent to Agility? Better chance to escape/maneuver during combat?

Sail - ST equivalent to Speed; turn efficiency; less rolls/chances for encounter

Cannons - ST equivalent to guns Medium/Short Range Attack

Long Gun - ST equivalent to missiles Long Range Attack

Running - sailing with the wind

Tacking - sailing against the wind


Keel = the "backbone" of the ship

Port = left side of ship

Starboard = right side of ship

Stern/Aft = rear side of ship

Bow/Fore = front side of ship

Prow = the very front of the ship. Think of the movie "Titanic", where DiCaprio's character shouts "I'm the King of the World!"




I should probably ask these next questions in another post, but I'm going to be lazy and ask them anyway. First of all, is keel counted as part of the hull (in-game) or is it counted as a separate value? If it's separate, is the keel considered as the "armor" (assuming correlation to ST), or is something else entirely?

As far as I can figure, assuming I've read things correctly (which is probably improbable, since I'm tired and about to go to bed), the keel (in real life) should be equivalent to the hull (in ST) and the hull (in real life) should be equivalent to armor (in ST), right? Is this how it's set-up in AoP, or am I just confusing the hell out of everything for everyone?

[fallen]

As a starting point, I'd suggest avoiding a "ST equivalent of X" assumption

[Phantom Bullet]

Besides the "ST equivalent of X" assumptions, could you (or anyone else) help me out with the Hull/Keel/Armor question?

[Cory Trese]

Keel is kept separately from Hull.

The Armor code was deleted and Keel replaced it.

[grävling]

The rumours about what Windward and Leeward are do not help those who do not already know.

Try:

Leeward: downwind. The side sheltered from the wind or towards which the wind is blowing.
Windward: upwind. The side where the wind is blowing from. Also commonly called the 'weather side' as in 'weather gauge'.

Weather Gauge: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_gauge