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Convoy and hired guards

The army

Convoy ships are hired at the harbour master once you command; merchants at sea can be hired as guards for a while.

  1. Port → «Harbour» → «Convoy (N/M)»: a cutter, a brig or a brigantine sail with you in formation and fight at your side. Upkeep is paid by the hour at sea.
    1Port → «Harbour» → «Convoy (N/M)»: a cutter, a brig or a brigantine sail with you in formation and fight at your side. Upkeep is paid by the hour at sea.
  2. Convoy captains obey only a commander: ten points in the «Command» tree open the first berth, the Escort Captain talent and the Admiral's Pennant one more each (up to 3).
    2Convoy captains obey only a commander: ten points in the «Command» tree open the first berth, the Escort Captain talent and the Admiral's Pennant one more each (up to 3).
  3. In port the shipyard patches the convoy with your ship; at sea their carpenters mend them slowly out of battle. One that falls behind speeds up and catches the formation. A merchant of your level can also be hailed — «Hire as guard» for 10–20 minutes.
    3In port the shipyard patches the convoy with your ship; at sea their carpenters mend them slowly out of battle. One that falls behind speeds up and catches the formation. A merchant of your level can also be hailed — «Hire as guard» for 10–20 minutes.

Try it in the game

See also

Berths: keeping several ships3 berths are free besides the ship you sail; each more costs 300 doubloons, up to 10. Swapping takes 2 minutes.5 steps