Her rigging consists of three hull pieces, one to her back and two to her sides, with the armament arranged asymmetrically (15.2 cm twin gun mounts on her left, anti-aircraft guns plus her funnel and mast to her back, and her three 406 mm triple gun mounts to her right) and controlled by a joystick. She also has her real-life fire directors as headgear.
At Kai, Nelson's jacket gains darker sleeves, and her rigging obtains a camouflage pattern.
In the game, she is capable of a special cut-in sequence: the "Nelson Touch". It is also a historical term, referring either to Vice Admiral Nelson's naval strategy that he used to great success or the broader sense of naval superiority the Royal Navy enjoyed during the 1800s after the British victory in the Battle of Trafalgar despite Vice Admiral Nelson's death during that time.
