Trader Ship

Trader ships in Claiming Cosmos sail between harbors for gold. Capture them with Warships; mines ignore them.

Folklore

A Trader Ship is not a prize until a Warship makes her one. Harbors keep sending them because gold does not swim by itself.

Ledger

Hit points

Not a fighting hull. Warships usually capture her. Mines skip her on purpose.

Gold

Spawned automatically from Harbors. Completing a run pays both harbors; longer trips pay more.

Trade stops

Attacking pauses trade for 5 minutes, unless you become allies. You can also Stop / Start trading by hand.

Piracy

Capture with a Warship or Marauder and the gold walks to the captor.

In the game

Build more Harbors if you want more trade. Guard your lanes with Warships, or hunt the other captain's convoy. Naval mines ignore traders on purpose.

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