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Tips and opinions on galleon loadouts

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BlackenedPies:
Communication is key. Give everyone recommended loadouts and tell them what to do. Call the shots, it gives you valuable practice and builds trust with your crew.

Repairing
Watch for fires and damaged components. I missed to mention that you should never shoot a damaged gun. If a gun is taking damage immediately get off and repair. A well timed mallet during a hwatcha barrage can save your gun and ship. Eventually it'll become second nature to get off and repair in the middle of shooting.

Prebuilding
One of the most important orders for the bottom deck crew is to prebuild or "peach" their guns. This means rebuild until it's one hit away. When the enemy disable gun such as hwatcha starts reloading, finish the guns and fire. If one gun gets destroyed the other crew should help rebuild it during reload. It's important to remember that heavy guns have lengthy reloads so there's plenty of time to order repairs and engine runs. One crewman can man multiple guns if there are repairs, and remember the rules of stamina: run to your gun or broken component. Stamina is best used for longer sprints.

Ramming
Galleons can ram. Ramming is situational and can be an instant kill, but is risky. Typically it's only done by brawl galleons against trapped targets. If you've built up speed and find a spire or mobula trapped against a rock, smash them with your 420 tons and don't miss. It's satisfying to put all your power and stamina into a killing blow. When ramming you give up the ability to close range broadside so make sure it's worth it.

Positioning
Engines provide 50% thrust when going in reverse but the galleon's high momentum lets you build up speed. Reversing lets you keep your guns pointed in a direction at the cost of some speed. As mentioned before, good cover plays a key roll in ranged battles. A good offensive position is equally important to deprive your opponent of cover. Being mobile is a great sniping strategy where you quickly move to different offensive and defensive locations. Static sniping is boring, limits options, and the enemy always knows where you are.

Tools
Only use hydro for a fraction of a second because it lasts 3 seconds. Hold up and quickly turn it on off. Use moonshine in practice first to get a feel for it. Repairing moonshine damage is fun as long as you don't overuse it. Burn down your engines, wait for the mallet, and hold for a few seconds. Doubt be afraid to use tools. Using tools effectively will put you above every pilot who doesn't. The flare is another important tool and use it frequently. Spin and shoot your flares at the tops of clouds to determine where the enemy is and isn't.

Controls
I highly recommend rebinding your controls. Ideally you should be able to use the direction, throttle, voice, and number keys simultaneously without overlap. I recommend the mouse buttons for throttle so you can quickly switch. Shift and Ctrl make good voice keys and you can put stamina as middle mouse. My number keys are Alt mouse3 mouse4 Q, which uses my two side mouse buttons.

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