Trade Fleet unmovable?

**Amerifunk** · March 14, 2009, 07:37 PM

Not sure if it's a bug, but it sure is pissing me off:

Playing as the Dutch, setting trade fleets off the Ivory Coast (5 spots, I own the top one and the bottom two). The fleet I have in the second to bottom one cannot merge with another fleet, nor can it move outside the little circley trade spot. There is also no dotted line indicating that it is making money, but it was just a few turns before (with all 5 of the trade spots occupied).

**Richard** · March 14, 2009, 09:49 PM

I also have this problem, my British trade fleet cannot leave the circle/trade post thing.

**Treesmasha** · March 15, 2009, 12:42 AM

Known bug. If you split or merge a fleet that is on the trade spots this happens. Plus you continue to pay upkeep for the fleets that are stuck. So, be sure to do any merging/splitting off the trade spot.

**Richard** · March 17, 2009, 11:36 PM

is this mentioned in any type of compedium thread? Especially considering it's a common bug with a known solution/workaround.

**kokonut666** · March 19, 2009, 04:31 PM

a trick to detour this bug is to follow this procedure
- you have already a trade fleet in a trade spot
- you want to add more trade ships to that spot
- to avoid freezing, first move ALL the ship in the trade spot out of that spot (the green dot line should disappear)
- then move the new trade ship in the spot (the green line should reappear_
- finally move athe first trade fleet back to the spot and merge with the new ship (the green dot line with more trade volume)

should work while waiting the patch. it is fun. i got almost all the trade posts and ripping 20 k in trade in 1720

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**Senor Freebie** · March 22, 2009, 08:10 AM

Has anyone else noticed that AI can stack their fleets on trade slots? I saw 2 fleets on one slot, Denmark and Spain. I was at war with Denmark and went to attack them but it asked me if I wanted to declare war on Spain as it seemed the Spanish fleet was 'on top' of the Danish fleet. Bug?

**kokonut666** · March 22, 2009, 11:55 AM

yea it did happen, part of the trade post bug. nothing you can do but at least you are getting some income

**schatzi** · March 23, 2009, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by Senor Freebie

Has anyone else noticed that AI can stack their fleets on trade slots? I saw 2 fleets on one slot, Denmark and Spain. I was at war with Denmark and went to attack them but it asked me if I wanted to declare war on Spain as it seemed the Spanish fleet was 'on top' of the Danish fleet. Bug?

i've actually shared a tradespot with pirates on my first campaign.