New To Game - Couple of Questions

[ArcticWolf]

Ok so I'm new to the game and it takes time to learn and I'm having some problems..

First off, WHY in the hell is there no tutorial or anything like that?

Ok to move on..

So I'm starting my first town on the island, after a while I see that I need to pickup something floating just off shore in 3 or 4 locations. My ship is gone - I can't find it nor can I find out to call it so I can't get these things.

Also since my ship is missing, how the hell do I setup trade in order to get farm animals that I need?

Oh there will more questions to come.

[Tankfriend]

Originally posted by ArcticWolf:

First off, WHY in the hell is there no tutorial or anything like that?

The Campaign basically acts as a tutorial for the sandbox game.

So I'm starting my first town on the island, after a while I see that I need to pickup something floating just off shore in 3 or 4 locations. My ship is gone - I can't find it nor can I find out to call it so I can't get these things.

The center piece of the UI at the bottom of the screen has several categories, one of which is an overview of your ships on the current map. You should be able to find your ship with that, easily.

Also since my ship is missing, how the hell do I setup trade in order to get farm animals that I need?

You can buy ships from Sir Archibald, you can build a shipyard and make new ships once you have advanced enough population-wise, and the trade menu also allows you to choose between normal routes (using ships you own), and charter routes (spawning dedicated AI schooners), so there is always an option available to transport things.

It's also worth noting that you do not have to import animals for your farms via ship. Simply build, for example, a sheep farm, click on it, select the sheepfold from its interface, and then place three of them inside the marked zone of influence of the sheep farm. The sheep come along with them.