Thank you so much ! Here is a thank you password <| sep |> Ram ram ram ram ram ! The Beginners Guide to ShipsBarbarians Don ' t , seriously , just don ' tClassical factions Build a main battle line of interspersed melee and artillery ships , keep your lighter ships out to the sides to harass the enemies flanks and head off any of their skirmishers that try to do a run around . As the enemy approaches start singling out their most powerful units with your artillery , starting with their admiral . Their melee will tend to want to go for your artillery first . Wait till they get target fixation then sweep in with your closest melee ship and ram till they meet Davy Jones . Use your archers to pick off their archers and skirmish , and javelins are murder to the backs of troops in melee as always . Edit Also should be mentioned that there are instances where you should absolutely board a ship . To hold it in place so that you can ram it with another ship . Or you didn ' t follow rule 1 and you ' re fielding barbarians in which case the gods help you . Also the Ardiaei will teach you love ships or hate the Ardiaei , either way , try them !