How to raid enemy trade routes?

Chilly5 · Jul 15, 2013

I'm at war with England and I see one of her cargo ships heading towards Ethiopia.

I have 2 privateers, a caravel, and a frigate surrounding the cargo ship but the game won't give me any options to attack the cargo ship.
How do I raid her trade route?

Loucypher · Jul 15, 2013

Park your ships right on the route. Once the cargo ship makes contact with your ship providing a war state, you've raided the cargo ship.

Aaron90495 · Jul 15, 2013

Chilly5 said:
I'm at war with England and I see one of her cargo ships heading towards Ethiopia.

I have 2 privateers, a caravel, and a frigate surrounding the cargo ship but the game won't give me any options to attack the cargo ship.
How do I raid her trade route?

Move a ship into the SAME tile as it, then there should be a "plunder trade route button" on your unit's menu.

Edit: Or that ^ works too.

Chilly5 · Jul 15, 2013

Aaron90495 said:
Move a ship into the SAME tile as it, then there should be a "plunder trade route button" on your unit's menu.

Edit: Or that ^ works too.

Does it only work if I'm on the same tile, or can I simply be in the route?

(btw- I parked it on top of it and got the big pillages, thank you!

)

Aaron90495 · Jul 16, 2013

Chilly5 said:
Does it only work if I'm on the same tile, or can I simply be in the route?

(btw- I parked it on top of it and got the big pillages, thank you! )

Nope, you have to be on the unit. Frankly, it's better design that way anyways, as it'd be far too easy to lose trade routes if all you needed was one barbarian ship across your 45-tile trade route.

Of course, as another poster said, you can also just park on the route and wait for the unit to "hit" your ship.

VainoValkea · Jul 16, 2013

Yeah, if your warship is there when the enemy cargo ship arrives, you get the plunder and they get what's coming to them.

slowcar · Jul 16, 2013

In this way it is possible to convoy your freighters, if needed.

How to raid enemy trade routes?

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