Add ability to demand tribute in excess of treasury (via loans)

[Nerva]

Seems to me at least from a realism standpoint (perhaps there are game-balance issues with it) it would make sense for the winner in a war to demand financial compensation even if the loser has no cash on hand -- in other words, try to demand the loser borrow money to end the war.

 

[grommile]

Ultimately, just another tool for the human to brutalize the AI with.

 

[Lord Dakier]

This wouldn't be so bad if the war score was like 100x what the payment warscore is. You take over an OPM, you don't want to vassalise as you've been on a long campaign of war already. Why would you let them go for free? They should then be able to be given the option to pay x amount over 5-50 years. The good thing is they can refuse at any point and give you a casus belli but they should always have a casus belli on you. Should they find a large alliance the OPM could become a real threat to the player.

 

[Serzis]

Even if the peace system moduled 'political realism' in which the strong do what they can, it seems a bit exessive to complain that you can't force a broke pennyless country to indept itself. You can take all their lands, you can take all their money, you can take away their sovreignty, but you can't force them to give money they do not have. I could also question what clueless banker would lend money to a prince whose lands have been occupied by a foreign ruler. Would warrant a pretty high interest rate, especially since you know the money isn't invested, but shipped abroad.