Fertility problems

[KHAN]

ok, i need grapes, none of my islands have it, there is an island that have it, but it is owned by an AI, now i dont wanna attack them, is there a way to get that fertility on one of my islands?

[KHAN]

oh by the way this is normal sandbox, not campain

[Big Chewy™]

Originally posted by KHAN:

ok, i need grapes, none of my islands have it, there is an island that have it, but it is owned by an AI, now i dont wanna attack them, is there a way to get that fertility on one of my islands?

I have the same issue ..... awaiting any response as well.

[Nenne.]

Hounestly here is one of the beauties about anno games.
Demand and supply.

If someone else have what you need or want and doesnt want to sell it.
Ah well take it.

There is always something in the endgame that will sooner or later force to war.

To answer that question. No there is not any other way.
And there should not be any other way.
Sorry to put it like this guys.

[Tankfriend]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1716988857
Got this off a peasant population mission once. If put into the slot of a trade union, it enables that fertility inside the influence area of the trade union (not island-wide).
I'd expect there to be similar items for the other fertilities as well.

Given how rare they seem to be, it's probably easier to go to war.
Or if you don't want war, you can always try a buyout by getting all the shares of that island and then paying the buyout fee. You'll probably need a lot of money, though.

[Emperor_Peter]

Originally posted by Nenne.:

Hounestly here is one of the beauties about anno games.
To answer that question. No there is not any other way.
And there should not be any other way.
Sorry to put it like this guys.

Not entirely true...there are fertility items for all the agricultural products...unfortunately it doesn't work island wide like 1404, just the area around a specific trade union (gerrymander those farms to fit as many as possible in the area). Also unfortunately, the items that give full fertility are MUCH rarer than the ones that give a reduced production malus.

That being said there are a couple alternatives to all out war - buying out the shares of whichever competitor owns that island with the grape fertility should give you full control of the island when you own them all(not entirely sure on this, but it is how previous games have treated the function), another alternative would be to set the grapes to import on one of your more empty islands and the NPC's should try and sell them to you.

[KHAN]

thx for the info, i will look for the one i need

[amigastar]

As far as i know you can get other Ai islands through buying shares as explained in this video at 12:33 so you don't have to go to war with them.
https://youtu.be/TVy3yuePQ-s?t=754

[KHAN]

yes but that takes time, but then again to get the fertility mite take longer, you can bye share every 10 min thow