carnifex -> RE: Privateers (11/2/2005 3:38:42 AM)
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Gratch Am I supposed to send out a fleet in an area and hope that they intercept? Naomi Privateers can't be intercepted; only vessels that can be organised into a fleet can. ericbabe Privateers can be intercepted, though they have a better chance than other ships not to be. Russian Guard I built my first Privateers the other night (as Russia) and they were all intercepted within a few months, and destroyed. Definitely can be intercepted. Ok, I think there's a little confusion over interception. Interception is when you set your fleet to attack any adjacent enemy fleet in the coming movement phase. You can't intercept privateers, merchants, or detached ships of any kind, only fleets. If you want to sneak the entire French fleet down the Channel just do it one ship at a time and I guarantee you the lazy Brits will not venture out of port. So to answer the original question, yes, make sure you're at war with the privateer nation and send out a fleet to patrol and clean them out. If you're not facing an enemy fleet threat you can spread your ships out, maybe two or three to a sea zone to keep the scum at bay. Which brings me to my request that privateers should be attackable regardless if a state of war exists, or that placing sufficient privateers should generate a causus belli. The way things are now my precious trade can be almost entirely choked off by privateers and I have to look like a bad guy to everyone just to clear them out.
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