Chapter 4. The Menus

Exit the current game and reload the welcome screen.

Restart the game.

Show the highest scores so far.

Start a game with your computer as the opponent.

Start the server so another player can connect to you.

Connect to a server to start a game.

Exit Naval Battle.

Change the default nickname.

Toggle whether sounds (played when shooting) should be played. The default is on.

Toggle whether the ships can be put on a desk without one empty space between them. The default is on. This setting should be defined on a host when playing Naval Battle via network.

If you won the game and have a new highscore, the highscore dialog will be shown. Otherwise the result is displayed in the statusbar or, if this option is enabled, additionally in a dialog.

Using the grids makes it easier to place a shot with the mouse pointer.

The game difficulty setting (Easy, Medium, Hard) has effect only in single player games against the computer. In higher levels the AI uses a smarter strategy for shooting and placing ships.