Is a land attack on Cartagena possible?

[WendyBinCT]

I tried landing a party of pillagers on Cartagena a while ago, but every time I tried to beach my ship, l just slipped through the gates and into the city. Recently I saw an Invasion Force (from one of my English colonies, hehe) bombarding from offshore, so I thought I'd try attacking after my compatriots had softened 'em up.

Although I can land on Santa Catalina by parking on the southwest corner, then entering town, chatting up the locals, exiting, sailing away and immediately returning to the same corner (aha, there's my landing party!), I can't seem to do this on Cartagena (and I presume other islands that are totally covered with buildings).

Guess I need to seize their shipping or lob cannonballs at the fort until I get an invitation to attack, eh?

Arrr!
WendyB
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[rupertlittlebear]

[Wolfwood]

Just attack and sack some other Spanish towns first. Then return to Cartagena and you'll get the attacking option without having to bombard it first (as doing so will lessen you loot as the town becomes poorer).

[WendyBinCT]

Thanks, fellas!

The flag flying over Cartagena now may be frayed, but it's English!

Stopped into the Ville du Traitre Pirate Haven, found some buccaneers eager to join my crew, and others eager for plunder... escorted them to Cartagena, and fended off the foes who tried to get in their way. The Pirate attack was defeated, but reduced Cartagena's guard to 220.

I knocked off some shipping, lobbed one cannonball at the fort, and immediately got one headed back in my direction, so I knew I was ready for a sea attack!

Woohoo! 7000 gold, 500 acres from the new English Governor, and info from his Attractive daughter about a 5000 bounty on Faulkes in San Juan!

Since then, I've seen an English troop transport and an English military payroll arrive in Cartagena, so I feel confident my new colony will survive.

A pirate's life for me!
WendyB
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[Inky the Great]

Aye, so you can just continue to fire cannonballs at it. I believe when it fires one back at you, you can enter it and attack. Has always worked for me, but then again I do manage to get a couple of their ships before attacking.
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[Airsaw]

I tried to invade St. Eustatius and St. Martin, to fold the Dutch presence altogether, but they weren't MAD at me. All I could do is enter the city since the islands are so small, it won't give up the landing option.

SO, I had to sit outside and pickoff ships as they exited, until they were good and MAD at me, at which point I sailed into the harbor and got the hostility menu.

I'm fifty-fifty on this. It's an added loop in difficulty, I guess, which required cleverness on my part to beat. Maybe some islands are that small, where landing on the island can only put you in their municipality. It took a tad more time, and cost me in crew who couldn't make the final landing. I could see tangling with a particularly sticky foe and having to go recruit more sailors to make the eventual landing. This didn't happen to me. Had it, I had already recruited my assault force from the surrounding friendly islands, and would have had to go a pretty long way to rebuild a crew ...

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[Jambe de Bois]

[Athos]

Of course they are possible.

Either shoot the town for a while from sea, our just land a bit further away and let your roudy old pirates have a good walk alongside the beach.
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[Zem]

I think normally you can't attack St. Martin or St. Eustatius (I don't know which). The only case you can do that is when the Dutch (the owner) is pissed off you, so the game LETS you attack when you're trying to sail into the harbour.
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[dhankskunk]

I think I am misunderstanding you guys. You're not saying that small settlements can be attacked are you? I've only attacked towns by sailing in & choosing the 'attack town' option when it was available for the reasons already discussed. I never thought of walking up to the town from land to attack it.

...but you can't sack things labeled as 'settlements' can you?
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