Can't capture enemy ships?

**Maleficus** · 03-07-2009, 10:09

I don't know whether I'm doing something wrong, but whenever I board an enemy ship, and it surrenders to me, it doesn't appear in my 'captured ships' panel on the battle result screen.

Anyone else found this?

**pevergreen** · 03-07-2009, 10:15

It seems to be very very picky. Perhaps its like M2TW, you can only capture it if you have it in your unit roster.

**Fisherking** · 03-07-2009, 10:18

This was brought up yesterday in another thread.

As fast as things are moving it may be back on the 3rd or 4th page by now though.

I had hoped that one of the CA staff could clarify what the problem was or if it were some undocumented procedure we were missing.

Their lack of response leads me to conclude that it is a problem, but they have been made aware of it, by reading here if nothing else.

It seems to be hit or miss and sometimes you get a ship, but most of the time not.

**Maleficus** · 03-07-2009, 10:27

I always seem to get one if I auto-resolve, but not if I actually go to all the trouble of fighting an (annoyingly difficult) naval battle myself.

I beat the Prussians yesterday, boarded 3 of their ships, sunk one. The 3 I boarded all surrendered, although 1 then spontaneously combusted, that still leaves me an Indiaman and a brig, right?

Apparently not.

Very annoying. CA need to resolve this fast.

But I bet the modders get there first.....

**pevergreen** · 03-07-2009, 10:31

Originally Posted by Maleficus

But I bet the modders get there first.....

Oh I wouldnt.

What is with everyone and presuming we can mod stuff?

**alby** · 03-07-2009, 10:41

i managed to capture 3 galleys yesterday so they definetly dont have to be in your build roster (my 1st win at sea hehe), couldnt get the board button to work so when they started to route/surrender i didnt fire anymore at them and they were prizes at the end of battle

**Polemists** · 03-07-2009, 11:08

What is with everyone and presuming we can mod stuff?

I don't think everyone knows you can't mod stuff yet

**foop** · 03-07-2009, 14:32

On the other hand, I was told that I'd captured a ship when I didn't even try to board it. In the battle report, and after the battle, the captured ship was nowhere to be seen.

**Ja'chyra** · 03-07-2009, 19:37

When you finish the battle if you've managed to capture any ships they'll be listed in the box underneath the one showing your ships, you have to highlight the ones you want to keep and click the button to add them to your fleet, otherwise you sell them and get some cash.

I don't know how the game decides if you capture them though.

**Mister V** · 03-07-2009, 21:26

I have captured enemy ships plenty of times without boarding (chainshot them to death). Is this an issue with boarding only?

**Maleficus** · 03-07-2009, 21:53

All the ships I've captured have been by boarding. I didn't know you could take them without boarding them.....

**Mister V** · 03-07-2009, 21:58

Well I haven't done a lot of naval battles, but usually all the enemy fleet surrenders (with several vessels being sunk). Then when the battle is over, there's a screen with prize ships. There's an "Add ship to your fleet" button there.