Template:Commander Skills 2/doc

Why?

This is a replacement for the old Template:Commander Skills. That one is too clever by half. It uses the skill name as both the usage documentation and as the variable name to pass the rating to the template. Slick, but a problem comes when the skill name changes, as it has several times recently. Either the old skill name must be used in the ship pages - breaking documentation - or ALL ship pages have to change.

This version uses variable names that correspond to the table position and are not unique to that skill, while the skill name, description, image, link, etc are all contained in the CS Cell NN template. Change it there and all ship pages change. The current skill names are used in the ship page to help orientation, but they are non-functional and can be edited at will.

Sample Usage Code

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{{Commander Skills 2
| rating11 =  <!-- Priority Target -->
| rating12 =  <!-- Preventive Maint -->
| rating13 =  <!-- Expert Loader -->
| rating14 =  <!-- Air Supremacy -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
| rating16 =  <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
| rating17 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| rating18 =  <!-- Last Gasp -->

| rating21 =  <!-- High Alert -->
| rating22 =  <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
| rating23 =  <!-- Expert Marksman -->
| rating24 =  <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
| rating25 =  <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
| rating26 =  <!-- Improved Engines -->
| rating27 =  <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
| rating28 =  <!-- Last Stand -->

| rating31 =  <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Survivability Expert-->
| rating33 =  <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
| rating34 =  <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
| rating35 =  <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
| rating36 =  <!-- Superintendent -->
| rating37 =  <!-- Demolition Expert -->
| rating38 =  <!-- Vigilance -->

| rating41 =  <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
| rating42 =  <!-- Fire Prevention -->
| rating43 =  <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
| rating44 =  <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
| rating45 =  <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
| rating46 =  <!-- Massive AA Fire -->
| rating47 =  <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
| rating48 =  <!-- Concealment Expert -->
}}

from USS Erie

{{Commander Skills 2
| rating11 = 3 <!-- Priority Target -->
| rating12 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maint -->
| rating13 = 1 <!-- Expert Loader -->
| rating14 = 0 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
| rating15 = 0 <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
| rating16 = 0 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
| rating17 = 1 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| rating18 = 0 <!-- Last Gasp -->

| rating21 = 2 <!-- High Alert -->
| rating22 = 2 <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
| rating23 = 3 <!-- Expert Marksman -->
| rating24 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
| rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
| rating26 = 0 <!-- Improved Engines -->
| rating27 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
| rating28 = 1 <!-- Last Stand -->

| rating31 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
| rating32 = 1 <!-- Survivability Expert-->
| rating33 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
| rating34 = 0 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
| rating35 = 2 <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
| rating36 = 1 <!-- Superintendent -->
| rating37 = 3 <!-- Demolition Expert -->
| rating38 =  <!-- Vigilance -->

| rating41 =  <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
| rating42 = 1 <!-- Fire Prevention -->
| rating43 = 2 <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
| rating44 = 0 <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
| rating45 = 3 <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
| rating46 = 0 <!-- Massive AA Fire -->
| rating47 = 2 <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
| rating48 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
}}

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. Χ	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters. Χ	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. Χ	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes. Χ
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. Χ	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. Χ	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed. Χ	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. Χ	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage. Χ	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes.
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +25% to the armor penetration of HE shells. -50% to base chance of fire caused by HE shells. ★★	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +7.5% attack aircraft and torpedo bomber aiming speed. +15% dive bomber aiming speed. Χ	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% AA flak burst damage. ★★★	Massive AA Fire +100% instantaneous damage. No boost to continuous damage in a reinforced sector. Shorter effective cooldown. Χ	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Meh      Χ - Not recommended