Transferring ships from one outpost to another

[LeBoiteux]

What about being able to transfer ships from one outpost to another ?

 

It'd take about the same amount of OW time than say sailing in a straight line.

There could also be probabilities of shipwreck or capture ; of losing upgrades, canons or part of the crew (because of loss in combat...), so transferring would be a bet and one could even have finally no transferred ship.

 

However, it would facilitate changes in place of activity. It may be annoying to have your fav ship at the other end of the map (and none anymore where you are) and not being able to use her in the current area.

It would be less annoying and time consuming to transfer a ship that way than to have to use tow request and sail her back. One could do things in the meantime.

 

However, because of the sailing time of ship transfer, one would have to anticipate to have the desired ship in time.

Edited July 18, 2015 by LeBoiteux

[DazednConfused]

just do what everyone else does to circumvent this - sail out in the ship you want to transfer, hit a small ship, cap it and then in the post battle screen move your ship to the appropriate outpost, sail the little capped ship back, sell it. job done.

[LeBoiteux]

Not sure your trick helps in all situations.

 

For example : you are far away from an outpost that stocks your fav ships. You lose your last dura. Back to a neutral port in a lynx. You have to teleport to your outpost to take one of your fav ships and :

- sail back to the other side of the map, 

- or as you mentioned send your ship there with your trick. But in that last case, as a captain, you have to wait till the next teleport opportunity to get to your outpost.

 

Besides, I talk about the ability of transferring several of your ships at a time. 

 

Am I wrong ?