Beginner's Guide

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	Classes, aiming, melee, and combat basics

Gameplay

Quick Start

**Stick with Line Infantry first.** Follow your officer and stay in formation.
**Reload behind cover.** Don’t reload in the open; move, then reload.
**Aim lower than you think at close range.** See Aiming for holdover.
**Don’t sprint everywhere.** Save stamina for melee and repositioning.
**Volley discipline wins fights.** Fire together; lone shots waste tickets.
**Know your toggles:** Press X to switch melee ↔ shooting; B for bayonet (when applicable).
**Listen & comms:** Hold Y for voice. If needed, P mute menu, K mute all.

Class System

Each team fields combat and support roles. Combat classes bring firepower; support classes heal, boost morale, or deliver artillery.

Command

Army Infantry Officer

Directs lines, issues orders, and provides nearby buffs.

Naval Captain

Commands a ship and crew: helm, sail orders, and naval coordination.

Rank & File

Line Infantry

Core musket line with bayonets; excels under officer direction and volley fire.

Guards

Elite infantry with stronger melee presence and survivability.

Grenadiers

Heavy melee specialists; durable and dangerous up close.

Skirmisher

Light Infantry

Fast movers that take key ground and harass flanks.

Rifleman

Long-range accuracy specialists; fewer in number, deadly when positioned.

Customs

Naval light infantry; strong swimmers and mobile harassers.

Support

Artillery

Cannons, mortars, rockets. High impact but coordination-heavy.

Cavalry

Mounted shock troops with sabers/carbines; flanking and disruption.

Crewman

Experienced sailors; strong swimmers and solid in naval melee.

Aiming

Muskets have drop and spread. Use the **bottom of the reticle** to judge elevation.

**0–40 m:** Aim **center-mass** with reticle bottom around **lower torso/knees**.
**~60 m:** Hold the reticle bottom at **upper torso/neck**.
**~100 m:** Reticle bottom at **head height**.
**Spread is real.** Volley fire beats solo shots. Fire from a steady stance for best consistency.

Melee

Attacking

Press X to switch to melee mode.
Left-click to attack. Mouse direction sets strike (up = overhead, left/right = side).
You can **attack-cancel** by starting a block mid-swing (after the “whoosh”) to chain faster.

Blocking

Blocking only works in melee mode.
Hold right mouse to block; move mouse to match incoming strike (up for overhead, etc.).
Don’t spam. **Read and match** the angle; counter when they whiff.

Tips

Hold Y for voice; P opens the voice mute menu; K mutes voice entirely.
Press Tab in text chat to cycle channels (General, Recruitment, Team, etc.).
**Stay with your unit.** Solo roaming feeds tickets.
**Use terrain.** Small rises and fences break line of sight and reduce incoming hits.
**Bayonet discipline.** Don’t lunge first; bait, block, counter.