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:

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:

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

• [Spyglass / [Durubun - opens the Spyglass Radar.