- The ship pathfinder might not be able to find a route between two docks;
- Navigating between two locations close to each other reduces the CPU load because there are less possible routes.
Finding a suitable location
It's recommended to place buoys about every 20 tiles along the route that a ship should take. You might want to use a little more around complex bends. Don't over do it, as you have to place every buoy in the ship's orders.
Placing a buoy
3. A white square will indicate the future location of the buoy. Move the mouse around to indicate the location of your choice and then just click with the left mouse button to place the buoy.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 in order to place more buoys along the route.
And that's all there is to placing a few buoys! Now, lets buy a ship.