Naval Transports or: How I Learned to Stop Playing and Read the Manual (over and over again)

[calamiga]

How.
To.
Manage.
Naval.
Transport.
Interrogation mark.

I just dont get it.
In the manual, it sounds quite easy.
Build as many transport ships as you have regiments.
Select your army and then rightclick the fleet.

I have 3 Transporters and 3 Big Ships, forming my fleet.
And I want my 3 tiny regiments to go in there. But they dont want to. Not even one of the regiments. I just hear the damn "doob"-sound and see a tiny little cross which seems to mean: "Forget it mate, you can't do this!"

Please help

[Fabolous]

Is the fleet at sea, or in port?

[calamiga]

Port of course. (Please don't tell me that the fleet has to be at sea. That would be so.. absurd)

[Fabolous]

Port of course. (Please don't tell me that the fleet has to be at sea. That would be so.. absurd)

Bingo!


And yes, it is absurd. I guess it has to do with movement patterns or something, but its illogical.

[calamiga]

Oh boy!

My troops are rather swimming to the fleet then just go on board at the port?
.. Whetever. Thanks Fabolous

[William the Bastard]

I am halved on this. Yes it appears that your 3000 men are swimming off shore to get on their vessels. However it would also be a little silly if your fleet were allowed into an enemies port to disembark. Thy need to have the same mechanism for both so it is only a niggley point to a great game.