diff --git a/Plugins/Battleship.pm b/Plugins/Battleship.pm
index f5452555..f405f501 100644
--- a/Plugins/Battleship.pm
+++ b/Plugins/Battleship.pm
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ sub cmd_battleship {
             push @{$self->{state_data}->{players}}, $player;
 
             $self->{pbot}->{event_queue}->enqueue_event(sub {
-                    $self->battleship_loop;
+                    $self->run_one_state;
                 }, 1, 'battleship loop', 1
             );
 
@@ -372,7 +372,11 @@ sub player_left {
 
 sub send_message {
     my ($self, $to, $text, $delay) = @_;
-    $delay = 0 if not defined $delay;
+
+    $self->{pbot}->{conn}->notice($to, $text);
+
+=cut
+    $delay //= 0 if not defined $delay;
     my $botnick = $self->{pbot}->{registry}->get_value('irc', 'botnick');
     my $message = {
         nick       => $botnick,
@@ -384,6 +388,7 @@ sub send_message {
         message    => $text
     };
     $self->{pbot}->{interpreter}->add_message_to_output_queue($to, $message, $delay);
+=cut
 }
 
 sub run_one_state {
@@ -916,6 +921,8 @@ sub show_battlefield {
     my $player1 = $self->{player}->[0]->{nick};
     my $player2 = $self->{player}->[1]->{nick};
 
+    $self->{pbot}->{conn}->pacing(0);
+
     if ($player == 0) {
         $self->send_message(
             $self->{player}->[$player]->{nick},
@@ -958,6 +965,9 @@ sub show_battlefield {
         elsif ($player == 2 || $player == 3) { $self->send_message($self->{channel},                   $line); }
         else                                 { $self->send_message($nick,                              $line); }
     }
+
+    $self->{pbot}->{conn}->pacing(1);
+
 }
 
 # state subroutines