Since they mostly tend to trade damage I like to improve selfrepair and hitpoints, with active repair a nice bonus where I find the combo. Sotl will always be slow, so I don't think speed upgrades are worthwhile. SOTL IMO profit most from accuracy upgrades. Rest I just tend to use for QoL(speed, self-repair). I tend to combine this with extra damage versus buildings(Epic item from the prison gives 50%). I still need to get Captain Romanov for the 15%+10%+10% but then I think you could even outrange the big bertha. With a 15% range upgrade you can even outrange harbour cannons and docks. But for straight up naval battles Sotl just have better damage/influence.ĭifferent ships profit from different items:īattlecruisers are best used to out range their enemies. They are great for cheesing harbour cannons and thanks to their large range work nicely for area denial to protect trade from pirates.

Then I like to use a cargo ship with white flag to pick up all the items, especially those in range of the base cannons.Īlso I'd recommend against using mass BC as the core of your fleet.

The pirates all try to head back to base, sailing through your 2nd fleet and you can sink as many as you have firepower for(mortars recommended, they tend to group nicely). Then when a nice chunk is far from the pirate base I use a 2nd fleet(monitors usually, or SOTL with good wind) to cut of their retreat, just outside the pirates cannon range. So where ever they aren't threatening my trade routes I let them sail out a fair bit. The pirate ships will turn around before they get in range, head towards base, and then sail out again, repeatedly.

My recommendation for pirate hunting: Use some SOTL or BC and place them in the waterways the pirates like to use. The digit sum of each year is always 9 (e.Piracy: Posts that ask for or link to piracy are not allowed. Stalking, harassment, intentional baits, and personal attacks: will strictly not be tolerated. Relevance: All posted content must be directly related to the Anno series.ĭuplicate content: Before posting, ensure that it has not been posted recently (one month).Ĭommunity creations: While community creations are greatly encouraged, posts made with the primary purpose of advertising social media, video channels, Discord servers etc. This subreddit is all about the video game series Anno.

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