It's just a little rabbit!

[Monsieur Alphonse]

So you are able to build 20 ships in a stack while the rest of us have always had 10?

I have had 20 ships in a stack from the beginning. It is simply your hardware that is determines the amount of ships you can have.

[rvg]

I have had 20 ships in a stack from the beginning. It is simply your hardware that is determines the amount of ships you can have.

Yep, I've been able to have a 20-strong stack from day one.

[Prussian to the Iron]

So you are able to build 20 ships in a stack while the rest of us have always had 10?

I have had 20 ships in a stack from the beginning. It is simply your hardware that is determines the amount of ships you can have.

Yep, I've been able to have a 20-strong stack from day one.

I believe this calls for:

[hoom]

I think that is a unit size setting, on Huge you can have 20 ship fleets but on lower sizes you only get 10.

[pevergreen]

I believe this calls for

really?

[Durallan]

lol sorry folks, I should have said, I have army unit size set to huge, I didn't realise it increased naval fleet capacity! I figured land units just got bigger, average infantry size is 160 on huge.
It really freaked me out though! I haven't even dared go near spain since, I'm trying desperately to get steam power and everything I need for the steam powered dry dock, the irony is, the AI could have RUINED me I mean really ruined me, end of campaign ruin me, by blockading my commercial port in holland with that fleet (14K cash comes to me through that port, if that stopped, I'd be bankrupt) it is refreshing for once that I don't have the ultimate fleet and it means I finally get to fight the spanish armada! (200 or whatever it was years later but y'know!) it will be an interesting fight.

[Boohugh]

You should be able to take down that fleet with about 5 3rd rates, you don't really need anything bigger. Just concentrate on taking down the rigging and you can run circles around them and pick them off one by one, galleons aren't quite the force they used to be.

[Fisherking]

You should be able to take down that fleet with about 5 3rd rates, you don't really need anything bigger. Just concentrate on taking down the rigging and you can run circles around them and pick them off one by one, galleons aren't quite the force they used to be.

Are you playing 1.5?

I have seen that galleons are much improved over 1.3.1 and 1.4. Chain is not the wonder weapon it was either. You will have to work hard to take out 20 of the buggers!

And as to Steam Drydocks! I have found one or at most two are enough in a large Empire. The Naval Hospital is better for the most part.

All your third rates come with a chevron and third rates are what you need to pick off the galleons. Half their number should do it and a couple of 5th rates won’t hurt.


And for you huge unit fans, I use small or normal unit setting as the AI works better and may be more of a challenge.

[Prussian to the Iron]

I'm trying desperately to get steam power and everything I need for the steam powered dry dock,

the steam drydock aint that great. and steamships are easily beaten by anything else, due to extremely low health. it has great maneuvarability and speed, and can sail without the wind, but it still sucks unless over-spammed.

[Fisherking]

From the beginning the AI has had less trouble maneuvering the smaller units and making better use of them tactically.

That seems to be an issue again in 1.5 with units getting stuck in walls or all not fitting on top.

I am willing to give the AI every advantage until the battle starts. If it works better and is smarter with small units, then I will give it to him.

Also, third time is the charm...

Steam Dry-docks are not the last name in ships.

All the ships from a Naval Dry-dock now come with experience bonuses. I build them two or three to one over the Steam Dry-docks.