Boats

Boats are one of three modes of Transportation of Resources

List of Boats

Icon	Name	Construction Resources	Construction Time	Capacity	Size	Speed	Note
	Clipper	24x Planks	8 days	12 Resource	3 x 1	4.0	Docks at Harbour or Large Harbour
	Lugger	10x Planks, 20x Iron	10 days	36 Resource	4 x 1	3.0	Docks at Large Harbour

Transport Routes

A transport route can be added to an unassigned boat.

Assigning Routes

Selecting a boat (via "Boat Available" message or Boat list menu), allows selection of valid Harbour Stops via the presented list or selection of a Harbour.
Confirmation is allowed after 2 or more valid harbours are selected.
The same harbour may be selected so that a boat travels A->B->C->B->A rather than circular A->B->C->A

Selecting a boat will show a graphic representation of the route

Boat Harbour Stops Timing

Boats will leave Harbour at the earliest of: Boat cargo is full
Harbour docking timer has expired
NOTE: If a boat has sourced a resource for loading or off loading before the timer expires, it will wait for the resource to onload/offload, even if that occurs after the timer expiration.

Expeditions

On some maps you'll run out of room or resources and you'll need to explore the seas to set up a new colony on a distant island.

Collect Resources

To be able to build a new Harbour on another island you first need to collect the construction resources at an existing Harbour via the Expedition panel.

Expedition resources collected at a Harbour will build a Harbour, while Expedition resources collected at a Large Harbour will build a Large Harbour

Assign Boat

Once all the resources have been collected at your harbour you can then assign a boat to the expedition. Select any unassigned boat, select 'Assign Expedition' and the boat will travel to the harbour to collect the Expedition resources.

Clipper and Harbour vs. Lugger and Large Harbours

A Clipper can only hold enough resources for a Harbour. Selecting a Large Harbour expedition for a Clipper will show "Boat too small".

A Lugger is too large to dock at a Harbour. Selecting a Harbour expedition for a Lugger will show "Harbour too small".

Exploring

Once the stackbots have loaded all the expedition resources onto the boat, it is ready to sail! Now when you select the boat it will automatically enter manual navigation mode. This means you can left-click on any water tile and the boat will sail to it.

Build New Harbour

As you sail around the seas you'll discover new land. When you decide on a shore you'd like to set up a new colony, select 'Build Harbour' and you'll be able to select a location for the new harbour to be constructed. Once you place the harbour, the boat will unload resources from the Expedition to construct the harbour.