This makes it easier for you to defend your City against an enemy attack. Trade races and Privateering are two new Quest types in which you will have to prove you have what it takes.Д«uilding Watchtowers, Harbour towers and Gatehouses no longer requires Weapons. Pressing the button '' when you have a Base of Operations dangling from your cursor ready for construction allows you to camouflage it before construction. Visit the Venetian dignitary Giacomo Garibaldi on his Harbour island and take advantage of the Goods and Items he has on offer. The Large Tradesman's Cog is heavily armed, as well. With their huge Cargo holds and reinforced planking, Large and Small Tradesman's Cogs are particularly well-suited to transporting Goods in times of War. Д«uy the Venetian Attainments and use them to gain an advantage in the City Council and in sabotage. You can use the Gems you receive for them to unlock additional Titles, Medals, Portraits and bonus Objects. The Outbuildings are released one after another.ДЄNNO 1404 features many new Achievements. You can combine the Manorial palace and its Outbuildings according to your own tastes. An Info icon over the Building reminds you that you have made a Note of something important whenever you load a saved Game. The Bailiwick's menu allows you to make Notes. If you have Bailiwicks on more than one Island, you will have worldwide access to that information. There you will find detailed information on all of your Buildings on that Island. The construction of a Bailiwick unlocks the Reeve's book. The larger the City, the more expensive the Council Seats and the Key to the City become.Д«uilding a Bailiwick reduces the Maintenance costs of all Production buildings on that Island. However, owning more than 3 Council Seats reduces the price of the Key to the City. Acquiring the Key to the City automatically transfers ownership of that City to you.ДЈ Council Seats are all that are required to acquire the Key to the City and thereby take over a foreign City. The Venetian Attainment 'Hostile takeover' allows you to acquire Council Seats in, and the Key to the City of, opposing Cities. Make sure you acquire the majority of Council Seats in your own Cities to prevent your fellow players from pulling a Hostile takeover. This allows you to secure Council seats in your own Cities. Once the Patrician level has been reached, the City Council is founded. The Acts of sabotage available automatically change with the House's Level of civilisation. The Orient is not immune to sabotage, either: Nomad huts and Envoy's residences can be infiltrated just as easily as Occidental Houses.Дifferent Acts of sabotage are available depending on the infiltrated House's Level of civilisation. Speed is of the essence when an enemy Henchman is spotted prowling your streets! Find the blackguard and click on him before he can cause any damage. The more Bases of operations you build, the better protected your City is. Use the buttons 'Change camouflage' and 'Adjust camouflage pattern' in the Base of Operations' menu to hide it from fellow players.Д®very Base of operations has a troop of Watchmen who searches the area around the Building for enemy Henchmen. To simultaneously reforest all of the Lumberjack's huts on an Island, just hold down the 'Shift' button while you click 'Reforest'.Д¬lick the 'Request Quest' button in the Diplomacy menu to receive a new assignment from Lord Northburgh, Al Zahir or Signor Garibaldi.Д«ases of operations serve 2 important functions: they defend your City against enemy Acts of sabotage and also allow you to infiltrate your fellow players' Houses. Hold down the 'Shift' button while you have a Building dangling from your cursor ready for construction to show the Influence radii of all other Buildings of that type.

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