# New PC Game: The Ship

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-game-the-ship/365292>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 20, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-game-the-ship/365292 "2006-07-20T04:17:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-game-the-ship/365292/21 "2006-07-27T02:34:20Z")

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Ok, I just got it and started playing. It’s kind of fun.

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**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-game-the-ship/365292/22 "2006-07-27T02:49:37Z")

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Glad you think so. The mechanics take a little getting used to, only because it isn’t an action game like you expect.

Trying to act nonchalant when you spot your quarry is key. When was the last time you had to try to follow someone in a video game without them noticing you…that did not involve a little meter at the bottom of the screen!

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-game-the-ship/365292/23 "2006-07-27T04:16:32Z")

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Are there instructions some place?

I can’t seem to figure out when I’m safe to pull out a weapon without getting busted.

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**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-game-the-ship/365292/24 "2006-07-27T04:25:36Z")

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See the heads up display section on my link in post #17.

Basically you’ll get busted if it’s in front of someone in the crew or a security camera. The big green eye in the lower right hand corner turns red when your being watched (incl. the cameras). Additionally you’ll get one or more icons there to tell you the kind of witness.

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**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-game-the-ship/365292/25 "2006-08-01T22:56:15Z")

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So I’ve been playing for a couple of days, and I’ve decided I truly suck at this game. Anyone have any strategies to share? I haven’t even ventured into the online part yet - if the AI is kicking my ass so easily, I can’t imagine what a human being could inflict on me.

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-game-the-ship/365292/26 "2006-08-01T23:40:15Z")

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Serpentine Shelly. Serpentine!

Keep moving. Or, if you have a deadly weapon go to a weird part of the ship. The first person who walks into the room, kill them.

Then go after your prey.

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