(1.31.4) High AE for retaking cores in a defensive conquest war

[Kevkos]

I personally believe something changed in 1.31 which made AE more localized (that is, less AE to nations who are super far) -- maybe the distance factor cap changed (used to cap at 500 distance, that is, 500 distance got same AE as 1000 distance), but it should at the very least be close to accurate for 1.31.

The highest AE (usually on the nation you're taking land from, but not always, for example due to culture) is almost always higher than the base AE.

You don't have to believe. From 1.31.0 patch notes:
- Fixed AE distance calculation from being step-based to being linear.

 

[Nikoleis]

So wait, you mean you can lock someone out from conquering your land with constant trade war declaration?