Caribbean Corsairs battle screen: HUD and messages
The battle screen in Caribbean Corsairs shows everything a captain needs: your hull at the top, the rivals left, a sea chart, your speed and sails, the wind, and your cannons at the bottom. This page explains each part, and every message the game can show you during a battle.
The top bar
| Part | What it shows |
|---|---|
| BATTLE 01 / 03 and the battle's name | Which of the three sea battles you are in. |
| HULL | Your ship's health, from 150 down to 0. The bar is gold, and turns red when your hull drops below 45. |
| RIVALS LEFT | How many rival ships are still afloat. When it reaches 0, you win. |
| ⛶ | Changes the camera: Normal, Wide, Close. |
| ♪ | Turns the sound on or off. |
| Ⅱ | Pauses the battle. |
The sea chart
The round SEA CHART in the corner is a map seen from above, with north (N) at the top. Green circles are the islands. Your ship is the light gold arrow, and the rivals are the red arrows. Each arrow points the way that ship is heading. Sunk ships disappear from the chart.
Look at the chart before a big turn, so you don't sail into an island. It also shows where the rivals that are waiting are hiding.
Speed, sails and wind
| Part | What it shows |
|---|---|
| KNOTS | Your speed right now. With full sails it goes up to about 12. |
| Sails | How high your sails are, from 0% to 100%. It starts at 50%. |
| WIND | An arrow that shows which way the wind blows. The wind never changes during a battle. |
How these work together is on Sailing your ship.
Rival labels
Each rival ship has a small label above it: Rival 1, Rival 2 and so on, with a hull bar. The bar gets shorter as the rival takes hits. When a rival is in one of your firing lanes, its name and hull bar glow gold. That is your signal to fire.
The cannon buttons
At the bottom are three big buttons: Port cannons on the left, Repair in the middle and Starboard cannons on the right.
- A cannon button says READY when that side can fire.
- After you fire, it counts down the seconds, from 2.8 down to 0.
- When a rival is in a firing lane, the cannon buttons get a gold edge.
- The Repair button shows how many repairs you have left. It glows when your hull is at half or lower, and it is greyed out when your hull is full or you have no repairs left.
With a keyboard or controller, the cannon buttons stay on screen as a reload clock, even though the steering buttons hide. Under the buttons a short line reminds you of the controls for the device you are using.
Messages during a battle
A message line appears at the top of the screen, in the middle, when something needs your attention. Only one shows at a time. The most important one wins:
| Message | When you see it | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Hull below half! Repair now: R. | Your hull is 75 or lower and you have a repair left. The key changes to Y on a controller and Repair on touch. | Repair now. See Hull, damage and repairs. |
| No repairs left. Sail away while cannons reload. | Your hull is 40 or lower and both repairs are used. | Be careful. Fire only when it is safe. |
| Shallow water — turn away from the beach! | You are close to an island. | Turn away before you bump. |
| Edge of the chart — turn back! | You are near the edge of the sea. | Turn back towards the islands. |
| Rival in your firing lane — fire! | A rival is beside you and that side is READY. | Fire that side! |
| Reloading — sail away until your cannons are READY! | You are reloading and a rival is close. | Sail away, then come back. |
| Keep a rival in a gold side lane before firing. Sail away while cannons reload. | You have fired at least 12 cannonballs and fewer than a quarter hit. | Wait for the gold lane before you fire. |
The screen also flashes red for a moment when your ship is hit. With Moving effects set to Calm, the flash is softer.
Notes that can pop up
Some notes come in a box with an OK button. They are about saving and your device, not about the battle:
- This game is open in another tab too. Play in just one tab so your gold is kept.
- This browser can't save your game. You can still play, but your gold will not be kept.
- Your saved gold was broken, so we put it aside. Your gold starts again at 0.
- Your device was working hard, so we set the graphics to Low. You can change it in Ship settings.
More about saving on Gold, unlocks and save slots.
See also
- Controls and Ship settings: the buttons that go with this screen.
- Cannons and broadsides: what the gold lanes mean.
- Glossary: every word on the screen explained.
- Play Caribbean Corsairs and try reading the screen yourself, or browse all game guides.
