***Posting in Parts, trying to post all the tinypic links and text all at once is too much for me, so bear with me. I wanted to at least put parts of it up as to stem all questions from the influx of new players)***
Welcome to the UK. First off, let me say you have made a great first choice in terms of nations. UK enjoys numerous advantages that make it a great beginner nation as opposed to the others. Some of these include
-Higher survivability forgive mistakes -Hard hitting guns forgive bad aim -Early available ships break up the grind -Straightforward game-play style (for the most part)
These (and more I probably forget to mention) make UK a very easy to pick-up for beginners. This is not to say that UK is necessarily more powerful than the other nations, but in terms of learning curve it is the most forgiving to a new player who is stilltrying to grasp the basics.
In this guide I will cover mainly the physical aspects of the ships as well as some basic playing tips for the Royal Navy. I will only passingly touch upon some of the more basic things such as sailor selection and classing, and basic game interface/mechanics. For such questions refer to such resources such as
www.nf-guides.com (created by Obst)
http://tinyurl.com/2mgz29 (A UK Crew Recommendation guide by LordNelson86)
http://tinyurl.com/2jf85k (A dated general UK guide by JodoYodo) http://tinyurl.com/2wtctt (Both a general sailor and beginner tactic guide by Majorpain10)
ZXZXZX's UK guide stickied in this forum is also a great resource, but its age and its rough English (not his first language) were the main motivations for my attempt.
I also encourage you to search the UK forums for guides specific to your ship (hitting enter does not initiate a search cause NF forums are ghetto, push the SEARCH button graphic) They will go more indepth than I am able to about each ship.
Please leave suggestions below. Thanks to loansniper for KM testing. Testing was done with a 100+ level crew, with all modifications necessary made in lieu of the ONF patch. BB345 will be added after their respective ONF patches, as those classes will probably be the most dramatically changed.
***Thanks to LordKelvin for giving inspiration for the format of this guide***
Edit by ljsevern: Title change
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