Traders and convoys

[Totoche]

Traders in this games are accessories but in real live they where not but the most important part of the live lines of the nations between their colonies and home countries or their bases and the bases of home land.

There should be first more of them.  Second the crew should be less numerous at maximum a fifth or a tenth of that a navy ship or boat, the captain of this boats or ships where of not so great quality there where exceptions.

Secondly the fact of convoys there where convoys and those where mostly escorted but one ship or boat for 10 merchants is the rule if there was a rule it was often less. Anything could be a escort but mostly it was not heavier than a  light frigate.

I hope this open the debate and enrich the game with new  realism.

 

I hear remarks about ships with gold from Mexico and the golden fleet destine to Spain but due to the type of cargo most of this where nearly or where war ships.

[pepepotamo]

According to the first part of your comment.

With regard to the second, it tells that indeed had a fleet of annual treasure greatly enhanced, while throughout our history only two were captured.

[mirror452]

I think the traders in the game right now are not more than placeholders. There will be, if the plans didn't change, a complete economy system in the game eventually, means that also players will be able to trade. Just the focus right now is on testing the battle mechanics, and OW sailing.