Ships merging problem?

[ToonTotalWar]

when I recruit ships and then I try and merge them it only allows me to have 2 ships at anyone time together? I know you can increase this entry to make a larger fleets but I have no idea where the text entry is located.

Can anyone help?

[Gigantus]

It's an old, annoying glitch. Sometimes it happens and the only way to get larger fleet stacks is to keep them in the harbor during recruitment of additional ships.

[ToonTotalWar]

It's an old, annoying glitch. Sometimes it happens and the only way to get larger fleet stacks is to keep them in the harbor during recruitment of additional ships.

thanks gig

[Squid]

Merging ships has been a problem since RTW. At least part of the issue is traits/ancillaries. If both fleets being merged are led by admirals with traits, and there are some times where this doesn't hold, then the fleets will not merge.

[Gigantus]

The problem goes as far as detaching a unit from one fleet (no admiral, no traits, nada) and not being able to make it join another fleet - in one game. And then the next game (same mod, same faction) there isn't the slightest problem (apart from joining admirals which has never been possible).

With admirals I mean 'named character' style units (portrait, traits, combat stars).