Colonial nations don't get colonists anymore?

[Chimerae]

After a couple of 'normal' games I decided I'd pick up Norway for a colonial game. When I finally got my first CN in Canada, they aquired ideas like a released vassal: instantly had 14 ideas points taken (I had 14 points). But... they picked trade (hmm kay), plutocratic (hmm kay) and economic (WTF??).

I thought CN"s were scripted to take expansion in second slot :/


Castillian west indies does the same btw

 

[vonHassenstein]

Yeah, what's up with that?

 

[Burgonde]

they take expansion later. In my game they took it and started to slowly colonize some province here and there

 

[Peanutcat]

They never gained any colonists from their NI... Like above said the get their colonist from expansion ideas.