BOAT FURY - QUICKSTART GUIDE

MENU

Options
Change sound and graphic settings

Campaign
Play a campaign comprising of several missions.  A mision briefing is given before each.  Choose the faction from Pirate, Republic of Venice, Kingdom of Spain or Kingdom of England.

Single Mission
Play a single mission.  You can customise the mission by changing the settings on the "mission parameters" screen.

Load Game
Restores a previously saved game.  Press F2 in-game to reload a saved game.


GAME CONTROLS

At the bottom left of the screen is a control panel.  This is where you control every aspect of your ship.  Moving the mouse pointer over each icon gives a brief description of its use.  Left-clicking will take you into a series of sub-options, and a subsequent right-click will take you back to the main series of options.

Helm
Change the course of your ship

Mast
Raise lower sails.  Click each sail to raise/lower.

Repair
Repair your existing ship or buy a new one (must be in a port)

Cannons
Fire each cannon, and change the type of ammunition

Binocular
Use the telescope to scan the horizon for approaching enemies (click "view" to return to a normal viewpoint)

View
Change between 3 camera views.

Load
Buy and sell cargo.  The ship in the top-right corner of the screen shows how much cargo space is used/free (must be in a port)

Game map (top-left corner of screen)
Move the mouse pointer over the game map to expand it.  It shows the position of your ship, the position of any ports, and the last known location of any enemy vessels you have encountered.  Move the mouse pointer off the bottom of the map to close it.

Compass
Used in conjunction with the helm controls.  Shows your plotted course, and actual course.  Your ship will turn to face the plotted course.  Note: Lowering sails will cause your ship to turn much quicker.


IN-GAME KEYS
Press ESC at any time to quit
Press F1 to save your current game position
Press F2 to restore a previously saved game.