Claiming colony - Any downsides to this?

[Mork]

Just as my last tread, I just want to know if there is any trade offs involved in claiming a colony (other than making other nations angry).

 

[Dievs]

Maybe your expenses rise ?

 

[unmerged(4396)]

Well, looking at the one early Prussia/German thread, early colonies seem to produce very, very little. Obviously, tremendous resources must be expended to bring them to 'profit making', and even then, they may never pay for themselves, given the amount of capital sunk into them. This would model fairly accurately the reality of colonies. Most were used for raw materials, the easiest level of development. In some places, like the Belgian Congo, the raw materials themselves were valuable enough to make the profit for the owners, but this was pretty rare. Later it became 'coloring the map'.

 

[Grosshaus]

Why to have two threads of the same topic?

 

[Mork]

Yes I know about the cost in establising a colony, but what if (at the beginning of the game) I have the choice of claiming or not (i.e. all colony buildings are build).

To claim, or not to claim... that is the question

 

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Originally posted by crusin
In some places, like the Belgian Congo, the raw materials themselves were valuable enough to make the profit for the owners, but this was pretty rare. Later it became 'coloring the map'.

I don't think Belgium ran a profit with Congo in the end. Not sure though.

That said: by virtue of its resources the DRC/Zaire should have been/be the richest country on the continent. (or second to South Africa)

 

[Mork]

Originally posted by Grosshaus
Why to have two threads of the same topic?

Where are the other one???

The previous tread I made were about granting statehood, that is only possible after the colony is claimed, therefor two questions.

 

[Grosshaus]

Originally posted by Mork
Where are the other one???

The previous tread I made were about granting statehood, that is only possible after the colony is claimed, therefor two questions.

Sorry, my mistake.

Anyway, the main benefit of not claiming is somewhat similar to not granting statehood: the pops in unclaimed provinces don't require money for crime, education or reforms.

 

[Mork]

Originally posted by Grosshaus
Sorry, my mistake.

Anyway, the main benefit of not claiming is somewhat similar to not granting statehood: the pops in unclaimed provinces don't require money for crime, education or reforms.

Thank alot.

And even the greatest of Generals (lt.) can make mistakes .

 

[dtroiani]

I would think, you would claim a colony to get the resources and to much sure no one else got them...

 

[Lord Prime]

I claim colonies for the prestige

 

[Fossa]

You can't build any factories in colonies or improve infrastructure if you don't claim them, I think. Playing as Sweden I bought Guniea (5 provinces) from England and France, took 5 or 6 years a lot of money and they got all my techs.
Then I noticed that I had 70000 laborers just harvesting wheat in one province, they are now soldiers-to-be (150 manpower).

 

[Grosshaus]

Originally posted by dtroiani
I would think, you would claim a colony to get the resources and to much sure no one else got them...

You can get the resources without claiming, provided you have the right colonial buildings installed.

 

[Darkrenown]

Can you claim a colony at any point after you have built the required buildings or do you just get a "do you want to claim this colony" pop up as soon as you fulfill the requirements?

 

[Grosshaus]

Originally posted by Darkrenown
Can you claim a colony at any point after you have built the required buildings or do you just get a "do you want to claim this colony" pop up as soon as you fulfill the requirements?

When the requirement are filled, the option is no longer greyd.