Kurogane no Houkou: Warship Commander/Secrets And Gameplay Tips
General Gameplay Hints
Keyboard Hotkeys
- Up/Down Arrow: Increase/decrease speed
- Left/Right Arrow: Turn ship to the left/right
- 1-7: Toggle weapon group state (manual, auto, disabled)
- Numpad 0: Toggle anti-surface or anti-aircraft mode
- Ctrl: Toggle free look camera
- Insert/Home/Page Up: Launch onboard aircraft
- Delete/End/Page Down: Recall deployed aircraft
Returning to Base
Once primary objective is completed, you must press the red 脱出 (Withdraw) button at the lower right side of the interface when you're near the edge of the map to complete the mission. Leaving the map before primary objective is completed will fail the mission instead. In PS2 port, you only need to move to the edge of the map to complete the mission.
Lifeboats
Rescuing 10 lifeboats grants an consumable repair kit that can instantly restore a few health and fuel
Transport Ships
Generic transport ships may drop random item that gives extra money. Extremely rare red colored transport ships as well as Superweapons drops P item that contains rare parts that aren't usually obtainable from shop/research.
New Area Data
By loading the game from New Area Data selection, you start over from the beginning of the selected Area while keeping your progression. This can be used as an alternative for grinding/farming rare parts from certain stage or boss.
Rank and Allowance Rewards
Additional mission completion allowance is rewarded depending on player rank and ship class used
| Japanese Rank Name | English Rank Name | Score Required for Promotion | Allowance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 二等水兵 | Sailor Second Class | 0 | 500 |
| 一等水兵 | Sailor First Class | 100000 | 750 |
| 上等水兵 | Private Sailor | 200000 | 1000 |
| 兵長 | Commander-in-Chief | 300000 | 1250 |
| 二等兵曹 | Petty Officer Second Class | 500000 | 1500 |
| 一等兵層 | Private First Class | 800000 | 2000 |
| 上等兵曹 | Sergeant | 1000000 | 2500 |
| 候補生 | Cadet | 1500000 | 3000 |
| 少尉 | Second Lieutenant | 5000 | |
| 中尉 | First Lieutenant | 6500 |
| Ship Class | Allowance |
|---|---|
| Destroyer | 3000 |
| Light Cruiser | 2000 |
| Heavy Cruiser | 1000 |
| Aircraft Carrier | 2500 |
| Battleship | 500 |
| Battlecarrier | 500 |
Secrets
Developer Message
If you browse the game disc through file explorer, there'll be a hidden folder containing text file with developer's message
