If you want to play KBattleship, you will need two players, either play against the computer or in a network against another player.
In a network game one player has to open the game via -> or by pressing F3.
A dialog box opens which will ask you for for a Nick name: and Port:. Normally, KBattleship will suggest your login name but you can enter any string you want. The predefined port should be OK. However, if you encounter problems, you can choose any other free ports above 1024.
You need to tell the other player in case you use a port other than the default as both players need to use the same port in order to be able to establish a connection.
The other player has to choose ->, or press F2. Again, a Nick name: is suggested, but you can choose any name you like.
An important point is the field Server:. Here, you have to enter the host name of the server (the machine of the player that initiated the game).
Another possibility is to play KBattleship against your computer. Select from the Menu, or press F4.
When you are done, you can start the game. Simply follow the instructions in the statusbar. It will issue hints and suggest what to do next. When you now look at the screen, you will find two grid fields, the so-called “battle areas”. The left area belongs to you. This is where you place your ships and where you can follow the military actions of your enemy. The right area is where your enemy's fleet is located. When it's your turn to fire, you need to click on a certain sector (a field of the battle area) where you suppose the ships to be located.
First, you need to place your ships. The game initiator starts. When he/she is done, player two sets his/her ships.
Ship placement is very easy: Simply click on the field where you want to place your ship. The first one will have a length of four squares, the next will be three squares long etc.. Click on the field where you want to start the placement. If you click with the mouse button the ship will be placed horizontally, a Shift mouse button click will cause it to be placed vertically. Shift itself will flip the ship placement preview.
Now you can blindly fire with a
mouse button click on the enemy battle area. The status bar indicates who is about to shoot.The first player destroying all their opponents ships wins the game!
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