Most Gold on one captured ship

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

I knocked off a Military Payroll a long time ago and it had over 17,000 in gold. Any one else seen this?

Guru · Gunner Posts: 678 **1240 Gold** -

I made a thread about this a couple of years ago, actually.. I don't remember my biggest catch, but I think I got some nice Payrolls when I converted all the caribbean to the Dutch...
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Dave the Knave · Rigger Posts: 1210 **22948 Gold** -

If you conquer and change the allegiance of every Spanish port in the game, Spanish ships can carry huge amounts of gold...

Once, I captured two Spanish privateers. One had 21,000 gold; the other, over 27,000.

I don't know if the other nationalities would yield the same treasure under the same conditions, but considering the status of the Spanish as the favoured prey, it seems unlikely...one could always try, I reckon...
Greedy

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mixtli · Powder Monkey Posts: 6 **274 Gold** -

sparticus · Helmsman Posts: 5818 **44872 Gold** -

rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

my all time favorite treasure ship
has a negative 32,000 gold on board

sparticus · Helmsman Posts: 5818 **44872 Gold** -

davyjones · Cutthroat Posts: 313 **5230 Gold** -

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Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

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Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

I haven't read this post in a long time.

Sid Meier appears in EVERY game in a small Settlement. You just have to find which one it is. I can assure you, if you check all the Settlements you will find him in every game.

Has anyone else conquered all the Spanish Cities and spotted huge gold shipments? I can re-open my Marooned Challenge game and conquer the rest of the Spanish Cities and see what happens.

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

OK, I took over all the Spanish cities on the coastlines, including Panama. I left Puerto Principe and Grand Granada. Should I be looking for Spanish Military Payroll, Spanish Treasure Ships, or Spanish Privateers? The only Spanish cargo ships I see are the Treasure Fleet that spawns every February 1st.
Of course, the small Settlements spawn troop ships and Immigrant ships. I suppose they could also spawn Invasion Ships that could take back a city.
When eliminating the Spanish Cities, the last city on the Caribbean left was Cartagena and it was launching Invasion ships at least every month before I finally took it out. Sailor

Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

Here were the responses when you asked a similar question ten years ago:
http://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2388

In this thread, Kristian95 gives more details:
http://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2185

Guardacostas · Gunner Posts: 966 **10041 Gold** -

If you let the named pirates plunder along their merry way (leave them alone) after a few years they yield large sums.

I think I knocked off Henry Morgan for 32,000 one time.