Editing Warship and Captain Skill System

= Warship and Captain Skill System =

Warships on New Hope UO are equipped with advanced ship-to-ship combat mechanics, ammunition management, and a custom Captain Skill leveling system.

== 1. Captain Skill System ==
* '''Levels:''' 1 to 10. Levels increase as Captain XP is earned.
* '''XP Sources:'''
** Sailing: +1 XP per relocation step.
** Firing a cannon: +20 XP.
** Sinking a hostile warship: +10,000 to +50,000 XP (based on ship size).
* '''Captain Bonuses:'''
** +5% Cannon Damage per level above Level 1 (Max +45% at Level 10).
** +5% Damage Reduction (Resistance) per level above Level 1 (Max +45% at Level 10).

== 2. Cannon Firing and Ammunition ==
* '''Ammunition Storage:''' Galleons have a built-in ammo storage capacity of 500 (StoredAmmo).
* '''Ammunition Enforcement:''' Firing a cannon checks for resources in the player's pack, the ship's ammo storage, or the cargo hold (GalleonHold). If gunpowder, cannonballs, and fuses are missing, the cannon cannot fire.
* '''Auto-Reload:''' Firing cannons from the ship control pad automatically reloads them if empty and resources are available in the backpack or ship storage.

== 3. Boarding Rope ==
* '''Boarding Mechanic:''' If a hostile ship's durability drops below 33%, players can use a Boarding Rope to teleport themselves and their pets directly onto the enemy deck.

== 4. Spyglass Tracking ==
* '''Scanning:''' Players can use a Spyglass to scan for ships 50-80 tiles away. Upon detection, it creates a Quest Arrow pointing directly to the target ship.

== 5. Ship-to-Ship Damage Reduction ==
* '''Combat Protection:''' Damage dealt between different ships (player-to-player or player-to-creature) is reduced to 10%. Players must board the same ship to deal 100% full damage.

== 6. Deep-Sea Pirate Warship Patrols & Dread Pirate Captain ==
Three named '''Crimson Pirate Warships''' ('''50,000 Hull HP''', Hue 1157) actively patrol Hopelands' major sea corridors:
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! Pirate Warship !! Patrol Corridor !! Crew & Boss
|-
| '''The Blood Marauder''' || Northern Ocean (Stonemark – Ashford Corridor) || '''Dread Pirate Captain''' (4,000–5,000 HP) + 3 Pirate Crew Members + Broadside Cannons
|-
| '''The Crimson Scourge''' || Eastern Deep Channel (Valdris – Aethermoor) || '''Dread Pirate Captain''' (4,000–5,000 HP) + 3 Pirate Crew Members + Broadside Cannons
|-
| '''The Dread Corsair''' || Eastern Deep Ocean (Open Sea Basin, East of Valdris) || '''Dread Pirate Captain''' (4,000–5,000 HP) + 3 Pirate Crew Members + Broadside Cannons
|}
* '''Combat & Rewards:''' Pirate warships automatically engage nearby player vessels with broadside cannon fire. Slaying the '''Dread Pirate Captain''' (105–120 Swords/Fencing/Tactics, ''Always Murderer'') awards '''SuperBoss Loot''', cleans up remaining deck crew, and triggers the sinking sequence of the pirate vessel, granting '''Captain XP''' and a '''Sunk Ship Loot Chest'''.

== Shipwright Prices ==
Ship deeds are sold by '''Shipwright''' NPCs:
{| class="wikitable"
! Ship !! Price
|-
| Rowboat || 25,000 gp
|-
| Small Ship / Small Dragon Ship || 50,000 gp
|-
| Medium Ship / Medium Dragon Ship || 75,000 gp
|-
| Large Ship / Large Dragon Ship || 100,000 gp
|-
| Tokuno Galleon || 125,000 gp
|-
| Gargish Galleon || 150,000 gp
|-
| '''Britannian Ship''' (new) || 150,000 gp
|}
''The Orcish Galleon is not sold.''

== Captain XP Table ==
XP needed for levels 2-10: 5,000 / 15,000 / 40,000 / 90,000 / 180,000 / 350,000 / 600,000 / 1,000,000 / 2,000,000.

== Commands ==
* <code>[Spyglass</code> / <code>[Durubun</code> - opens the Spyglass Radar.

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