Roleplay

Mechanics

Contents

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Overview

Start Here

Combat

Movement, World & Objectives

Classes & Roles

Naval & Vehicles

Strategy & Teamwork

Reference & Tools

Overview

Gameplay hub

Every major Holdfast system, grouped by how players actually learn it.

Use this page as a map of the wiki's mechanics guides. Start with the basics, then branch into combat, classes, naval play, events, and server references when you need more detail.

New playersStart with Beginner's Guide, Game Modes, and Classes.

Core skillsLearn Shooting, Melee, and Orders.

Team systemsUse Linebattle, Organized Events, and Voice Commands.

Start Here

New to Holdfast? These pages explain what is happening before you worry about advanced mechanics.

Beginner's Guide

First-match checklist, basic controls, class advice, and links to deeper guides.

Game Modes

How rounds are won, what objectives mean, and which mode you are playing.

User Interface

HUD elements, health, ammo, compass, objective markers, and interaction prompts.

Combat

The core combat loop: fire, reload, move with your team, switch to melee before enemies reach you, and use artillery or cavalry to break stalemates.

Shooting Mechanics

Firearms, damage and range, aiming, reloading, accuracy, hitboxes, and weapon handling.

Melee Combat

Directional attacks, blocking, feints, drags, weapon damage and reach, hit detection, and close-range survival.

Artillery

Cannons, mortars, rockets, howitzers, ship guns, loading, aiming, and crew operation.

Cavalry

Horseback riding, mounted combat, charges, lances, carbines, and cavalry class tactics.

Movement, World & Objectives

These pages explain where the fight is, how the round is structured, and what your team is trying to accomplish.

Maps

Every battlefield and naval map, including layouts, objectives, and loading screens.

Game Types

The broad game families and what kind of play each one supports.

Game Modes

Army, naval, coastal, Frontlines, and American Revolution objective rules.

Horseback Riding

Movement, mounting, dismounting, speed control, and mounted handling.

Classes & Roles

Classes determine your weapons, abilities, traits, and responsibilities. Pick a role that helps the team before chasing score.

Classes

The class hub for infantry, command, skirmishers, support, artillery, cavalry, and naval roles.

Rank and File

Line Infantry, Grenadiers, Guards, and the core musket-armed battle line.

Command Classes

Officers, Sergeants, Captains, orders, and battlefield leadership.

Skirmisher Classes

Light Infantry, Riflemen, Coast Guard, and ranged flanking roles.

Support Classes

Surgeons, Musicians, Flag Bearers, Sappers, Engineers, and team utility.

Traits & Abilities

Passive traits, active abilities, class strengths, and role-specific bonuses.

Naval & Vehicles

Naval mechanics combine movement, wind, resources, ship damage, repairs, boarding, and coordinated gunnery.

Naval Combat

Sailing, broadsides, repairs, boarding, ramming, and capture contests.

Ships

Frigates, Brig-Sloops, Schooners, Corvettes, Gunboats, Rocketboats, and Rowboats.

Crewmen

Captains, Marines, Sailors, Midshipmen, Carpenters, and shipboard roles.

Artillery

Land and naval guns, ammunition types, rockets, mortars, and crew handling.

Strategy & Teamwork

Holdfast is much easier when the team coordinates. These guides cover orders, communication, events, and the structures that keep a push alive.

Orders & High Command

Officer, Sergeant, Captain, and Midshipman orders, buffs, and timing.

Voice Commands

Voice command menus, infantry calls, naval phrases, and social commands.

Defences

Sapper and Engineer structures, palisades, earthworks, barbed wire, and emplacements.

Linebattle

Organised event etiquette, formations, firing discipline, and common rules.

Organized Events

How community events, regiments, and scheduled battles work.

Reference & Tools

Technical references for server operators, modders, and advanced players.

Server Configuration

Gameplay settings, class limits, weapon restrictions, rotations, and server behaviour.

Remote Console Commands

Admin commands for managing servers in real time.

Server Config Enums

Enum references for maps, modes, ships, weapons, factions, orders, and more.

Server Config Templates

Reusable configuration examples and rotation templates.

Map Editing

Custom maps, scene setup, and editing workflows.

Script Modding Guide

Modding and scripting references for advanced customisation.