Romanian merchant heading into Dutch port?

Originally Posted by vergol

Not sure I follow. The game subtracts renown if you sink neutral-flagged merchants. But you're telling me I'll get + renown for sinking those same merchants in 'contested' areas.

Do you mean to say I should willingly take a renown hit for staying true to historical accuracy?

No.
Go into the config files.
Under "Renown" you will see "neutral -1".
Just use notepad to edit out that minus sign.

Now you will recieve full credit for sinking neutral ships.

Understand better now?