Brazil too far away from Cape Verde?

[calvinhobbeslik]

I'm trying to do a quick "Turn the Table" Achievement Run. I made a Brazil CN and intended to sell them all my provinces except Lisboa, raise tariffs to bump their liberty desire above 55, release and play as Brazil, and diplovassalize Portugal. However, even though Brazil has 160 colonial range, which is more than what I thought was the colonial range between the NE tip of Brazil and Cape Verde, the tooltip claims that it's not in Brazil's coring range. So now am I stuck waiting for Brazil to take either Exploration or DIP 7?

 

[unmerged(484926)]

I'm pretty sure Brazil - Cape is more than 160.

 

[calvinhobbeslik]

I'm pretty sure Brazil - Cape is more than 160.

Hmm, but (Madiera-Brazil)-(Madiera-Cape Verde) was lass than 160...but then again, the Triangle Inequality doesn't work the way I'd like here haha.

 

[balmung60]

My guess is that it's the trade winds doing trade wind stuff.

 

[ringhloth]

Yeah. Cape Verde is further from Brazil than Brazil from Cape Verde. Trade winds doing trade wind stuff.

 

[calvinhobbeslik]

Yeah. Cape Verde is further from Brazil than Brazil from Cape Verde. Trade winds doing trade wind stuff.

So how long do you think I'll have to wait before Brazil takes DIP 7? Do CN's take Exploration ideas?

 

[balmung60]

So how long do you think I'll have to wait before Brazil takes DIP 7? Do CN's take Exploration ideas?

About 1492 (the target year for tech 7). And no, they don't, but since you created it really early, it'll probably take Expansion Ideas, so that's something.

 

[calvinhobbeslik]

Since 1.9 prevents Brazil from buying European provinces, can I revert to the 1.8 beta and still get the achievement?