Convoys

[ColBlimp]

I see in the manual and on the Trade tab that to trade with countries across the oceans you need to set up a convoy. But with the two independent countries on the African continent ( S.Africa and Ethiopia) there is no need for a convoy, which seems strange. Is there a reason for that?

 

[Ivan_W_S]

No, both are connected via land route, if you're not at war with your immediate neighbour(s), trade between you and another country connected by land does not require convoys.

 

[ColBlimp]

Hello i understand what you mean and i realise that with the main European and Asian landmass. But there is no land connection with the African continent unless we are talking about the straits of Gibralter or the Suez canal considered land connections to the main continental mass.
It does seem strange to me i would still have thought you needed convoys to S.Africa especially.

 

[Simon1397]

The Suez Canal is a land connection and may be crossed by armies or convoys.

 

[ColBlimp]

Hello thanks for that... thats what i needed to know and i guess that explains it then. Is there any sort of timespan the further away you trade with anyone to exchange the goods in this game? Especially convoys.

 

[Simon1397]

Not quite sure what you mean but the further away the destination of the convoy is the greater the number of convoy ships are required (as more ships are at sea at any one time) but the trades start straight away.

 

[ColBlimp]

Thanks anyway that is a good enough explanation.