If you got the merchant papers I think you should be able to hire an escort for a set time.
This could be hired by the gouvernor or the EITC office (or both maybe with different effects? and maybe you could even ask the pirates?).
These escorts would be heavy warships filled to the brim with stuff to protect you. This way you could really play as a merchant because you don't need to wory about protection.
We have code in place already for a escort from a merchant so I think it shouldn't be that hard to change that code a bit to make it a warship instead.
This could be hired by the gouvernor or the EITC office (or both maybe with different effects? and maybe you could even ask the pirates?).
These escorts would be heavy warships filled to the brim with stuff to protect you. This way you could really play as a merchant because you don't need to wory about protection.
We have code in place already for a escort from a merchant so I think it shouldn't be that hard to change that code a bit to make it a warship instead.