Spotting a Colony Ship "CS"

English: Colony (ship) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The earlier you realize you are under attack, the more accurate this is. Here is what you will see if you are attacked:

1)You will see a big orange and red spear icon near the top of your screen. If you click that Spear icon, it will tell you where the attack was launched from, what city it is attacking, and a countdown timer until the attack arrives.

2)The timer is the important part. First rule ­ colony ships only have a 48-hour range. So if the attack is from farther than that is CAN NOT be a colony ship attack. This is not case here. So lets say you have an incoming attack on your town and are not sure if it is a Colony Ship.

Technique:

Step 1: Make sure you have the attacked town (if you have more than one) as the name at the top of
the screen.

Step 2: Then click on the Spear Icon, then click on the name of the attacking town, then click "Go To".

Step 3: Click on that attacker city, and select “Attack”.

Step 4: Screen of selecting attacking troops are opened.

Step 5: Mark there number one (1) in the box below Colony Ship. You can do that even you do not have a Colony Ship in your city.

Step 6: You see travelling time in attacking view. If this is about the same than attacking time, it is a
colony ship.

Conclusion:

Please remember that Cartography reduces travelling time by 10%, Set Sail reduces TT by 15%, and super building Lighthouse by 15%. Lighthouse is so rare that you do not need to consider that. Troop movement and certain heroes will have an effect on TT as well. The issue here is that if Colony Ship was sent during your inactive time. You always see only remaining time, so if you are offline for 8 hrs, you do not know if it was sent 7:45 hrs or 15 minutes ago. It is important to check your account frequently when conquered.