Star Trek Armada II - GAMING

Armada II Manual 10/19/01 10:21 AM Page 16SHIP DISPLAYCOMMAND MENUSHIP DISPLAYDirectly over the ship display, the name of the ship and its class will appear.Below the name, four icons represent the strength (as a percentage) of thefollowing systems: Health, Shields, Crew, and Weapons.COMMAND MENUBetween the mini map and the cinematic window, you’ll see the ship display.When one ship is selected on the main screen, its vital statistics appear on theship display.Next to the schematic of the ship, there is a detailed look at the state of theship. The icons on the left (in descending order) represent: Sensors, ShieldGenerator, Weapon Control, Engines. To the right of these are: Life Support,Crew, Officers Needed to Operate, and Special Energy (used for specialweapons).Any damage not directly absorbed by the shields can damage these systems.The more crew available to the ship, the faster damaged systems can repair.The color of the system icon and percentage reflects the health of that system:green is optimal, yellow means that the functionality has been compromised,and red reflects severe damage to the system. If a system completely fails, theship will lose the use of that system (e.g., if life support fails, the crew willbegin to die off).Damage to a system will be reflected in the ship images display by the locationof that system turning red. Below the picture of the unit, there is also a barthat reflects the health of the ship. The size and color of the bar correspondsto damage taken.If multiple ships are selected (up to 16 ships can be selected at once), theirship images will show up in the ship display. Damage to various systems will beindicated by sections of the thumbnail turning red, and the health of the shipwill be indicated by the bar underneath it.MOUSING OVER SHIPSMousing over any ship on the main screen in Star Trek: Armada 2 will bring upa quick status report on that ship.The Command menu shows you the different command buttons available toships and structures. These buttons include Stop, Orders, Transport, Formations,AI, and Special Weapon. Clicking on the Orders, Formations, and AI buttonsbring up sub-menus. The buttons on these menus are explained below underShip Orders.SHIP ORDERSStopOrders this vessel to stop its current actions.Orders MenuAll ships have an orders button. When clicked, you have accessto the orders button menu, which usually includes the followingbuttons:AttackOrders the vessel to attack a target or go to a location andattack any enemies there.Repair and RecrewSends the vessel to the nearest shipyard for faster repair andrecrewing from the crew pool.16 17