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[Game On] Navy Field: Imperial Arcadia Rises Again

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  • SurikoSuriko AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Radiomen are available pretty fast though. I had enough XP for one within an hour.

    Getting into huge battles and hanging back, or at least around larger ships, gives you heaps of XP for just surviving.

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    why do you tempt me with the navy field? why why?!

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Oh hey I was just posting about this in the MMO forum, I loves me some Navy Field.

    In fact we have a PA Fleet (Imperial Arcadia) set up on Arizona from the last thread. If you whisper me in game (Flecko on Arizona) I should be able to invite everyone who wants in

    edit: also anyone new who needs points I can give lots and lots of those away, and most other strangers are happy to give em out too. Only thing is in order to trade you have to have a certain amount of both money and points, I forget the exact number, I think it's 500k each or 50k....

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  • KelorKelor Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So this looks like a more in depth modern version of the most recent Pirates! game as far as ship combat goes. Is that sort of right? Because I fucking loved it in Pirates.

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    From what I remember its 50k of each.

    I have the british CA on arizona, im downloading the client now. cant wait for some high angle action soon!

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I demand a name list!! radioman antics aside it's hard enough to find people. Though they did add a squadron chat channel i hadn't noticed before, that's handy

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    If I remember right my callsign is Webguy20, same as on here. I should have the client in a half hour, Ill have to purchase a sub though, so that might take me a few more minutes on top of that.

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  • ValkunValkun Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    That's strange, am I the only one missing their ships from the last time we played?

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  • Lady EriLady Eri Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I will train a radioman now I guess.

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  • PolloDiabloPolloDiablo Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    This looks pretty cool. I'll give it a shot.

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I hope I still have my ships :P

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    This game is a grindfest, but damned if its not one of the funnest. especially with friends. Deffinitly worth the pittance they charge a month. they get you in the micro transactions if your hooked though

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  • StreltsyStreltsy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Kind of off-topic, but does anyone remember an mmo game like this except with tanks (eastern front, ww2)?

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  • ValkunValkun Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    webguy20 wrote: »
    This game is a grindfest, but damned if its not one of the funnest. especially with friends. Deffinitly worth the pittance they charge a month. they get you in the micro transactions if your hooked though

    I don't think $0.00/month is considered even a pittance. Yeah, once you get over the initial inability to fight against just about anyone, it becomes fun. Of course, you may as well consider it an extended training exercise to get used to shooting cannons.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I think he means to get an account without the 40% xp loss.

    Callsign Llama here.

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  • Kane Red RobeKane Red Robe Master of Magic ArcanusRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    My callsign is Solysp in game. Is there a way to reset your account? I'd rather not be stuck with this German destroyer and roughly zero funds.

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    My callsign is Solysp in game. Is there a way to reset your account? I'd rather not be stuck with this German destroyer and roughly zero funds.

    It used to be, if you sell everything and delete all your sailors it'll reset. Don't do that till I confirm it real quick

    edit: the forums seems to say this is still the case, if it doesn't work send a support ticket and they should be able to help

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    looks like I lost my ships too. damn. I had some premium content too

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I've seen a few posts on the official forum about that. It sounds like sending in a support ticket with the approximate date you were last on may be able to help

    edit: did a little more research, after a certain amount of time away inactive account's stuff gets put in "Storage", so if you find yourself wanting that stuff back you can indeed get it out if you ask em

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Some super handy links:

    The Navy Field Data Store - Info on every ship, sailor, gun, aircraft or whatever.

    Undocumented Features in NF - From the official forums, full of useful info that is less than obvious. For example hit F11 to unlock the zoom and scroll away with the mouse wheel

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    man I love a level after every battle. its sooo nice

    I know soon enough though thatll be a distant memory

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    That's why you start levelling up unnecessary numbers of every kind of sailor in your high level ships, sabotaging yourself in the process like I do.

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  • VelmeranVelmeran Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I created an account and stuff, lag is heavy but still somewhat playable from here in China. As a newbie what kind of games should I be in, and should I keep the auto-FC thing or learn the manual stuff? I joined one large fight thing, and got hit by a sub and insta killed so fast it wasn't even funny.

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  • IgelIgel Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Blitzkriegs and Great Battles have shared xp, so you'll get much more experience and credits from those battles, but ff-dd rooms may actually be more FUN for a while. doesn't take too long to where you can do some good in a Blitz though. General consensus says use auto fcs on destroyers and below and manual on everything higher. I use manual on everything now though.

    Edit: Oh yeah, I think you have access to a battleship for the first 24 hours you create an account/start playing on a new server. You can use this to run a training mission and quickly raise your crew to level 6.

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  • pyromaniac221pyromaniac221 this just might be an interestin YTRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So, I just made an account. Any tips for a new person?

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So, I just made an account. Any tips for a new person?

    Stick to blitzkrieg rooms and plan what sailors you'll want as early as you can.

    In battles with a little ship your best bet is to make sure than whenever enemies are in range there's a bigger friendly ship close enough that they'll ignore you. Also take advantage of how tough manual aim is and how inaccurate auto-aim is by snaking around when being fired on.

    Also the earlier you start learning to use manual aim the better

    And make sure to get a radioman, all it takes is a lvl 6 sailor and the stats don't matter

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  • pyromaniac221pyromaniac221 this just might be an interestin YTRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    How do you even turn on manual aim?

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    How do you even turn on manual aim?

    in the shipyard on the left where you buy your engine and FCS. The 3 FCS are Auto, Finder and Aiming. Finder and Aiming are the manual ones, Finder is mostly for submarines and torp ships

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  • Lady EriLady Eri Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Manual Aim takes out too much of the fun for me. Way too much work.

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    aww but it's so rewarding when you get a handle on it.

    And what's your name in game Eri? join the squad channel, all the cool people are

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  • Lady EriLady Eri Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Alunan, like the elf.

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  • VelmeranVelmeran Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Good games today guys, was fun running around in the newb frigate just trying to distract and plink at almost dead ships, even killed two large ships through it all and got up to my US-DD which will be fun to play around with.

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Velmeran wrote: »
    Good games today guys, was fun running around in the newb frigate just trying to distract and plink at almost dead ships, even killed two large ships through it all and got up to my US-DD which will be fun to play around with.

    Yay! the Fletcher is easily the shining star of the Tier 1 DDs, and down the line you'll get the DDX project which is the second best Destroyer, right behind the German Z99

    USA USA!!!

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES

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  • AyulinAyulin Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Man, I have almost no idea what I'm doing. I managed to get the first destroyer, and have some level 7/8 guys, but I'm pretty certain I'm doing it wrong; I just upgrade to the next available gun when possible.

    Ayulin in game as well. How do I hook up with everyone else?

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  • Fleck0Fleck0 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Ayulin wrote: »
    Man, I have almost no idea what I'm doing. I managed to get the first destroyer, and have some level 7/8 guys, but I'm pretty certain I'm doing it wrong; I just upgrade to the next available gun when possible.

    Ayulin in game as well. How do I hook up with everyone else?

    You'll want to get a radioman, then stick him in the little red circle in the lower left area of the shipyard. Right click him to add friends to your list (enter all names in lowercase). Then you can left click on him to bring up a list of friends and people in the clan which you can double click on to see the gist of where they are

    typing /where <playername> also helps narrow it down when you're trying to get into the same room

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  • MorkathMorkath Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    So apparently you lose 10% of an items value everytime you sell it back?

    No wonder it was taking forever to get stuff for my somers destroyer, I kept bouncing between it and a fletcher to see if I had enough yet.

    Thats dumb.

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  • Lady EriLady Eri Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    lol, yeah just keep saving until you think you have enough. I was told 80% of your ship price and guns/ammo/engine.

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  • VelmeranVelmeran Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I got torps on my fletcher, but then it crashed in the lobby and I haven't gotten back in yet to try them out...sigh.

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  • MorkathMorkath Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    Velmeran wrote: »
    I got torps on my fletcher, but then it crashed in the lobby and I haven't gotten back in yet to try them out...sigh.

    Torps can be really useful, but make sure you save them until you are broadside and somewhat close to someone, that way they actually hit. The spread is too small to actually hit someone from across the map usually.
    Or if you know you are going to die, fire them off.

    I had just gotten two sets of 5 when I switched over to the somers permanently. Looking forward to have 15 torpedoes I can launch off the somers.

    Also for the more seasoned players, does setting torpedoes to fast make them self destruct sooner?
    Assuming it does.

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