Using abilities of companions?

[kblack]

Is it that possible?

I can't - in fact. till I didn't get the "preload" ability, I coulnd't use it in my ship, even when my cannoneer had it.

Also, I can't order other ships things like "quick turn"

TIA

 

[Hu Kwan Do]

The simple answer is that you cant. But if the officers are ship captains, they use the feats themselves.

 

[Petros]

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You need to have the ability yourself, when the ability involves anything you have to activate, abilities such as 180 turn, pre-reload, instant repair, rush.

I believe you also need "your own" personal fighting/fencing abilities.

 

[Hu Kwan Do]

The feats arent shared, but the points you put into the characters are. Though the non-activateable (oooh, bad word-naming) feats may boost you, apart from the fencing ones.

 

[v_Grimmelshausen]

The simple rule for abilities is, if you need to activate it by the menu, you have to have them yourself, if not, it does if an officer has them. Considering however that an activateable ability usually needs some others as a precondition, that´s pretty much useless.

 

[Hu Kwan Do]

Because AI are dumb.

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

I've found that you can tell one of your fleet to use the special ability, although I'm not sure that helps anything. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

 

[Hu Kwan Do]

Heh, my allied ships dont even fire half the time, let alone use the abilities! Thats why I sail alone.

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

I usually do, too. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> More slots for prize ships! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[Hu Kwan Do]

Then you can sell them all and make millions!

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

I usually do! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> The shipwrights hate to see me coming! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

 

[NathanKell]

I think I've used quick turn when only my navigator had it.

Re: AI usage. I've added support for AI using the repair perks.

 

[Hu Kwan Do]

Can you use the abilities your officers have now?

 

[NathanKell]

I don't remember if I've fixed perk-availability checking. I _thought_ they were done with GetOfficersPerkUsing() or whatever the summonperk function.