When you have a convoy, you can define which ship is to be an escort ship in the ships list. To do this, click on one of the convoys and then right-click on the other convoy. If you have two convoys in the harbor, you can move goods, cargo, ships, or captains between them. You can then click on a ship and drag it from the harbor to the convoy or from the convoy to the harbor.
This opens a dialog that displays the ships in the convoy and the free ships in the harbor. If you have other ships in the harbor that you want to add to the convoy, simply select the convoy and then right-click on the free ship or on the harbor.
When you assemble a new convoy, it consists of only one ship at first. If you activate the "Attack Towns" option, the Encounter dialog box opens when you enter a town (see section 5.5 Attacking a Town). If a convoy is protecting a harbor, the Encounter dialog box opens (see section 5.4 Sea Battles) as soon as the harbor is attacked. Click here if a convoy is not in a town but you want it to attack a town.Click here if the convoy is in the harbor and you want it to protect the harbor.ITdrrfl lhv t i'\sT1 hjrKrt tfcunviïy 14 m Ihi luilwr '
Alternatively, you can select convoys from the convoy list. You can also switch between convoys using the convoy buttons at the top of the screen. Selecting a ConvoyĬlick on a convoy to select it. Then select the ship you want him to captain. To do this, go to the inn in the town where your ship is anchored in the harbor and approach a captain. You assemble a convoy by hiring a new captain. The name of the convoy, which is displayed above the convoy in the town, tells you straight away that this is a convoy rather than an individual ship.
Otherwise, you can always treat them as one ship.Ī convoy is always displayed as one ship on the sea chart and in the harbor. The individual ships in the convoy are only important when you are selecting escort ships and during sea battles. For example, if you want to load goods onto your convoy, you don't have to specify the ship on which the goods are to be stowed. You generally use a convoy the same way you use an individual ship. A convoy always consists of between 1 and 10 ships and, most importantly, must have a captain. If you want to take goods, weapons or boarding crew on board your ships or if you simply want to set sail, you need a convoy.