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Officers and Sergeants can issue commands to nearby troops, providing buffs to accuracy, damage, and movement speed. Orders help coordinate formations, volleys, charges, and regrouping.

Officer Orders

Order	Description	Cooldown / Duration
Break Rank & Follow	Instruct the rank and file to break their ranks and follow. Make use of this to let the men know you're moving position.	Cooldown: 10 sec
Cease Fire	Instruct the rank and file to cease fire. Make use of this to let the gentlemen know they should stop firing.	Cooldown: 5 sec
Charge!	Rally your men before a glorious charge and order them to move forward with bayonets equipped. You significantly increase melee damage and reduce damage by firearms for a short period of time.	Cooldown: 1.5 min / Duration: 20 sec
Fire!	Instruct the rank and file to commence glorious volley fire. You increase firearm accuracy of all those good men that act on your order by 20%.	Cooldown: 4 sec / Duration: 4 sec
Fire At Will!	Instruct the rank and file to commence fire at their own will. You increase firearm accuracy of all those good men standing in line by 10%.	Cooldown: 10 sec / Duration: 20 min
Form Line	Instruct the rank and file to form line for glorious musket volley fire to follow. Use the scroll wheel to rotate the marker.	Cooldown: 10 sec / Duration: 20 min
Make Ready!	Instruct the rank and file to make ready their muskets. Infantryman standing in line will receive an order to aim their firearms in preparation for volley fire to commence.	Cooldown: 5 sec
Reinforce	Instruct the rank and file to converge on a position. Make use of this to increase coordination and awareness.	Cooldown: 10 sec
Squad Camps	Call for infantrymen to bolster your ranks when in dire need of reinforcements. A forward position will be placed on your location enabling Sergeant, Line Infantry, Grenadier, Guard, Light Infantry and other supporting units to spawn on it.	Cooldown: 4 min / Duration: 30 min

Sergeant Orders

Order	Description	Cooldown / Duration
Break Rank & Follow	Instruct the rank and file to break their ranks and follow. Make use of this to let the men know you're moving position.	Cooldown: 10 sec
Cease Fire	Instruct the rank and file to cease fire. Make use of this to let the gentlemen know they should stop firing.	Cooldown: 5 sec
Fire!	Instruct the rank and file to commence glorious volley fire. You increase firearm accuracy of all those good men that act on your order by 15%.	Cooldown: 4 sec / Duration: 4 sec
Fire At Will!	Instruct the rank and file to commence fire at their own will. You increase firearm accuracy of all those good men standing in line by 5%.	Cooldown: 10 sec / Duration: 20 min
Form Line	Instruct the rank and file to form line for glorious musket volley fire to follow. Use the scroll wheel to rotate the marker.	Cooldown: 10 sec / Duration: 20 min
Make Ready!	Instruct the rank and file to make ready their muskets. Infantryman standing in line will receive an order to aim their firearms in preparation for volley fire to commence.	Cooldown: 5 sec
Rally!	Equip your pike, rally the men and bolster their moral before a glorious charge! You increase run speed of your allies by 10%.	Cooldown: 1.5 min / Duration: 20 sec

Captain Orders

Icon	Order	Description
	Boarding Action	Order the crew aboard your vessel to prepare for a boarding action. When boarding, gain 20% melee damage. When defending, receive 20% less melee damage.
	Brace	Order the crew aboard your vessel to take cover. Incoming cannon damage is reduced by 50%.
	Cease Fire	Order the crew to stop using the guns.
	Fire At Will	Order the crew aboard your vessel to fire the guns in their own time. Cannons will be pushed 10% faster and deal 25% increased damage.
	Fire Guns	Instruct the crew aboard your vessel to fire the guns. Cannon fire will cause 50% more damage if shot in time.
	Hoist Flag	Hoist the enemy flag on your vessel, temporarily becoming representative to that of the enemy faction.
	Load Guns	Instruct the crew aboard your vessel to ready the guns. Cannons on the selected broadside will be pushed 20% faster.
	Repair	Order the crew aboard your vessel to repair the ship. Objects being repaired by crewmen receive 25% bonus healed HP. Wood resources are also gradually converted into ship HP for the duration.
	Wet Sails	Wet the ship's sails to temporarily increase the sailing speed of the vessel by 25%.

Midshipman Orders

Icon	Order	Description
	Improve Ship Handling	Select the helm and aid with navigating the ship. The ship's speed increases by 10% and its turn-rate improves by 10%.
File:RallyGunCrew.webp	Rally Gun Crew	Select a cannon to rally the crew to man it! The gun's reload speed is decreased by 75%.
File:RallyRepairGang.webp	Rally Repair Gang	Select a damaged or destroyed ship item. The item gains 25% bonus HP per hammer hit.