PVKII Player Guide
Table of Contents
The critically acclaimed release of Pirates, Vikings, and Knights shook
the earth to its very core and changed the face of gaming forever. Yet,
despite its unique game play and innovative features, it never became
popular amongst the masses, who instead clamored to other genres such
as the archetypical realistic shooter. But still there remained a small
but vocal crowd of supporters who kept the game alive for year after
year, long after development on the original PVK seized. It was from
this strong community that the idea of a new and improved PVK being
made arose.
Finding a server
Enter the exciting world of Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II - The only sequel to bring you these three unique trimetricly opposed teams in continuum!
Finding a server
We
presume that you have already found some place to download the game and
have correctly installed it. You will now need to find a server to play
on. Click on "Find a Server" from the main menu. A menu listing all
PVKII servers that have bypassed your filters will pop up. Find a
server with the lowest ping that has people playing on, and click
"Join Game".
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MOTD Upon
joining a server you will see the Message Of The Day screen. Read this
carefully, as many server operators explain their rules to abide by
there. Teams After
the MOTD screen, you will have the oportunity to select a team.
Obviously, choose to be a pirate, a viking, or a knight. There is
currently only one class per team. Future releases will add more
classes.
Kill stuff Thats
its! If all has went well you have spawned now, and are ready to do
some serious fragging. Go look for an enemy and stick a sword in em.
For more in-depth information on objectives, see Section 4. Game
Modes. For more information about sticking swords in people see
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a) Health bar
The current amount of health you have.
b) Armor bar
The current amount of armor you have.
c) Special attack bar
The
special attack bar rises whenever you damage an enemy. Once full, the
eye will light up and will now have the oportunity to use a special
attack, which differs depending on which class you are. See section 3.
classes for descriptions of all special attacks available.
d) Round Counter
On
some maps, a round counter may appear. This counter expresses how close
each team is to winning the round. The first team to reach zero wins.
e) Weapon select
By default, use the scroll wheel to see the weapon selection panel. Scroll through the weapons to find the one you want.
f) Ammo
On
the lower right is the ammunition counter. This can be crossbow bolts,
or pistols. For the flintlock pistol, there are two icons- One of them
represents how many pistols you have loaded. The other is how many
bullets you have.
Skirmisher
Special Attack
Berserker
Heavy Knight
The
scurvy-infested dogs of any pirate crew. They may be weak, but they are
fast. Fast, despite having a powderkeg strapped to their back. When
outnumbered, a common tactic is to use the powder keg as a sort of
suicde bomb- Running directly into a large group of enemies with the
keg lit.
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Cutlass Your standard pirate sword. The cutlass is not as powerful as other weapons, but it is light and quick. Flintlock Pistols Because
of their slow reloading time, many pirates carry six loaded pistols
which can be fired relatively quickly. Once spent, the pirate will need
to find a safe spot to reload them. Note that there are actually two
"ammo" counts for the pistol- One for the number of pistols currently
loaded, and another for the number of pistol rounds you currently have. Powderkeg A
keg full of highly explosive black powder. The keg can either be lit by
the wick and thrown, or placed on the ground to be detonated remotely. |
Special Attack
When wielding the cutlass, press the special attack button to perform a lunge.
Berserker
Berserkers are legendary Norse warriors known for their ferosity in
battle and ability to go into an extreme state of rage. Some say they
eat mushrooms to induce this rage. Others say they have a special
spirtual bond with the gods, who grant them this gift. We, however, say
they just get really pissed off.
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Sword/Axe Swung in quick sucession, this deadly combo is quick enough to mow grass as well as flesh. 2-Handed Axe Slower than the other weapons, but just as deadly. These axes are capable of splitting a mans skull in half. Special Attack
Use the special attack button to go into a berserker rage. While in
this state, you gain strength, speed, health, and the uncanny desire to
howl like a wolf. But beware, for after the rage has ended, the gained
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Heavy Knight
Like a medieval version of a tank, these elite troops are capable of
withstanding a tremendous amount of damage and can dish out almost the
same.
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2-Handed Sword A really long sword. Is he making up for something? We think not. Sword and Shield The shield can be used to bash enemies, temporarily stunning them. Use this time to wack them with the sword. Crossbow
Borrowed from the archer, this crossbow has enough power to penetrate
plate armor, but is rather slow to reload. Use the secondary attack
button to go into sniper mode, which will give you increased accuracy. Special Attack
With the two-handed sword, use the special attack button to perform a
wide round swing which will damage everyone in the area.
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 The counter appears in many game modes. Reach zero to win.  The territory in pvk_desertruin. |
Team Deathmatch
The simplest game mode of them all- All you have to do kill everyone
you see who is not on your team. The team with the highest number of
frags at the end of the round wins. Booty
The objective of booty mode is to infiltrate the enemy bases and
bring back as many chests as you can to your own base. Every chest at
your base will lower the counter. The first team to reach zero on this
counter wins the round. On some maps, a particular team may start with
all of the chests with the objective of defending them from the other
teams who have no chests. To compensate for the advantage, the team
will have a much higher counter, and thus need to hold the chests for a
longer period of time to win. The effective team must strike a balance
between offense and defense, for if everyone is on offense, an enemy
may steal chests from the base while no one is there. Should everyone
be concentrated on defense, there is no possibility of obtaining more
chests. Booty Tag
More simplified version of Booty, there are no bases. Instead you must
find the chest and hold it for as long as possible. Holding the chest
reduces your teams counter, and the first team to reach zero wins the
round. Territory
Like "king of the hill", the objective of territory mode is to reach
a particular place (the territory) and remain there for as long as
possible. As your team holds the territory, the counter will go down.
The first team to reach zero wins.
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a) Attacking
b) Blocking
Most melee weapons have four distinctive attacks that correspond to the
direction that the player is moving in. These are forward, left, right,
and back attacks. Usually the forward attack is some sort of overhead
swing, while the left and right attacks are side swings. The back
attack differs for each weapon. Pressing the FIRE1 button will swing
your weapon. Pressing and holding the FIRE1 button will allow you to
hold your attack until the button is released. "Charging" your attack
in this manner will increase the amount of damage you do.
b) Blocking
When wielding a melee weapon, use your FIRE2 button to block. While
blocking, you will move slower, but attacks made against you will cause
significantly less damage. In addition, if you successfully block an
attack, the attacker will be stunned for a short time, possibly
allowing you time to get an attack in. Be aware that some weapons are
better at blocking than others.