User Manual

Defence Towers
The defence towers’ mortars have a range of 120m and are therefore superior to attacking ships,
whose range is 95m. And since they are very destructive, they are a serious threat for any
attacker. However, no more than three of these towers can be built. Only a coastal patrol can be
used to further strengthen the city defence.
Coastal Patrol Vessels
Every town can hire coastal patrol vessels, which are provided by a local trader. A single ship is
hardly effective. Several ships should therefore be provided. (see chapter 10, The Town Hall)
The Course of the Attack
If you want to attack a town from the sea chart, the Jolly Roger must be raised. If you decide to
attack, your ships can either be controlled manually or automatically – you will be asked to
choose. The same question will be asked if a pirate attacks while you’re in command of the
coastal patrol.
Those who own only a trading office in the town that is attacked will hardly notice the attack.
However, you will notice as soon as you find out that none of your ships in the port is allowed
to sail.
If an attacker has destroyed all the defence towers and defeated the coastal patrol, a short
message about the plunder will be displayed. If you’re among the lucky owners of a trading office
in town, you will be asked to pay some taxes to rebuild the town. If, however, you controlled the
coastal patrol and decided to flee (seeing that you had been overpowered), expect further
punishment: Your recognition suffers and so does your alleged reliability. You’ll also receive a
letter, so you’ll have a written account of the authorities’ opinion of you.
Multiplayer Mode
Up to eight players can play ‘Patrician II’ simultaneously. There are two ways of playing a
multiplayer game: network mode and hot seat mode.
Setting up a Network Game
Network mode requires a TCP/IP network to be installed. All players must have the TCP/IP
protocol installed and must be connected to the network.
In every game, there is a server that configures the game and one or more clients that connect
to the server.
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