Boarding Update, February 2024

In this video we analyze a boarding action and discuss changes to boarding tactics.

[@Minwu_21]

I usually leveling by boarding enemy, maybe i have tips for you guys if u have less crew than the enemy.
- For Opener, i mostly experienced NPC starting with either Fire Deck Gun or Brace. There's also chances that NPC starts with Attack or Musket.
-If NPC starts with Fire Deck Gun, the next command its always Brace. It also applies to Attack Command Start or Musket Start.
-After Brace, the enemy will Attack.(Attack is choosed if you still have less crew than enemy, if not, enemy gonna choose musket) For Attack Start and Musket Start in third turn is Fire Deck Gun.
-Then NPC will chose Musket for 4th turn. At this time you should know the pattern already. Except the Musket Start in this 4th turn will choose attack.
TLDR; There's 3 Pattern if Less Crew Boarding
Opener:
-Brace/Fire Deck Gun -Musket Volley -Attack
-Fire Deck Gun/Brace -Brace -Brace
-Attack -Fire Deck Gun -Fire Deck Gun
-Musket Volley -Attack -Musket Volley
If you guys have more crew at the start or winning in defensive boarding until enemy crew is less than you, this is the pattern.
Opener:
-Brace/Fire Deck Gun
-Fire Deck Gun/Brace
-Musket Volley
-Musket Volley
-repeat
Make sure you guys pressing the command at the last second so the NPC cant respond to it
And also use Boarding Upgrades and Boarding Knowledge for easier boarding.
If there's a mistake, do tell. Im also still learning the pattern but this far im leveling with this method and have no problem with it.

[@paladinfx3083]

So the big recommendation was to have Marines, cut to boarding Marlinspike has zero marines LOL! Nice one mate! :)
Made me chuckle a bit LOL! Nice video, keep them coming!

[@antonivanych7467]

It would be better if such conclusions were drawn on the example of several boardings (10 -20). I will say that during my boarding, the NPC attacks me in close combat and defends himself. and not just prepare, shoots from cannons and muskets. and I have a question, what do the numbers next to the damage types mean now? I understand now it’s not like it was before

[@RucaTuga]

Nice video, if those new players manage to get to that point...The update would be nice if the rest of the game wasn´t ruinned as it is now...
Within the same ship rank it´s almost impossible to even get close to pull it off. Our extremely inacurate guns don´t match the sniper near perfection accuracy of the NPCs. More than that is they can sail and turn easily in every direction and it seems that wind direction almost have no effect on them and they will sail agaisnt the wind almost at full speed without any problems.
We have to take a huge risk to attempt a boarding within the same rank and even 1 rank lower than us because most likely we will be forced to sink them or sink ourselves before we can get close enough. Supposing we manage to we get close to attempt the boarding we already lost a lot of crewman that it´s still a huge risk and the NPC ship already started the battle with almost double the crewman we requiring us a lot more shots to get that crew down to a more balanced state. And the repair system it´s a pain and will not help much except for the few lost crewman we can retrieve.
In the end, by my own experience I say that within the same rank and 1 rank lower Elite does not worth the risk in the current state of the game, we most likely end up quiting the boarding and rush for the kill to save ourselves or lose our hard earned ship and upgrades.
I used to love playing Naval Action, unique and the best game within sailing and combat genre from the Age of Sails but now it´s one of the most frustrating gaming experiences a gamer can have from the battles to progression, adquiring funds, getting new ships or build something takes lots and lots of time and dedication, way and I mean way more grinding than it should. It´s sad but true, a once awesome so much loved game is now hated by almost every player on the community because of the changes made so far and they keep changing it to worse and worse and unfortunatelly the future of the game doesn´t look promising at all. We still hope things change and the game rise again but what are the developer´s hopes on this one?!

[@phelyxz]

Why remove boarding for the AI?

[@1984kron]

Because its not fun =)

[@American95]

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[@Mulberry2000]

The boarding is still rubbish, its just a text game.

[@ambrosius]

Needs sailor animations. Wish that the ships weren’t just lifeless ghosts.

[@johnathanburke4872]

Don’t board 1-3rd rates!!!!!!

[@Block155]

every time ill find this kind of add that you cant skip dumb down always. stop doing this shit you just loose people that you even have.