Has anyone figured out a way to make loaning Ducats to other states less cumbersome? It would be nice to make one 100 Ducat loan at 10% instead of 10 10 Ducat loans at 10%.
The strategy is so worthwhile for a poor country like Portugal, that I don't want to give it up - but, pausing the game to dish out ten minutes of loans is detracting from the fun.
How effective is the strategy? Not only do you fill your coffers up with Ducats, but you quickly turn the debtor countries into your employees. For example, as Portugal, my primary target for debtor is always Spain. In my current GC, I couldn't get Spain to bite on a 10% loan, so I sent my money elsewhere. Meanwhile, Spain was launching colonist after colonist into the new world at a rate that I couldn't ever hope to match. Finally, after about fifteen years, Spain bit on a 10% loan. I've plied them with about 700 Ducants worth of loans - Portugal thrives off the interest. Also, Spain has stopped launching colonists, and their army is in shambles. Moreoever, they are not in any war. Coincidence? I don't think so. I think they're so busy paying off the loan, that they can't afford to buy anything else.
Great strategy - once again Thanks to Petrus for first reporting on this feature. Now, I wish there was a way to make the whole process less annoying.
The strategy is so worthwhile for a poor country like Portugal, that I don't want to give it up - but, pausing the game to dish out ten minutes of loans is detracting from the fun.
How effective is the strategy? Not only do you fill your coffers up with Ducats, but you quickly turn the debtor countries into your employees. For example, as Portugal, my primary target for debtor is always Spain. In my current GC, I couldn't get Spain to bite on a 10% loan, so I sent my money elsewhere. Meanwhile, Spain was launching colonist after colonist into the new world at a rate that I couldn't ever hope to match. Finally, after about fifteen years, Spain bit on a 10% loan. I've plied them with about 700 Ducants worth of loans - Portugal thrives off the interest. Also, Spain has stopped launching colonists, and their army is in shambles. Moreoever, they are not in any war. Coincidence? I don't think so. I think they're so busy paying off the loan, that they can't afford to buy anything else.
Great strategy - once again Thanks to Petrus for first reporting on this feature. Now, I wish there was a way to make the whole process less annoying.
it should take a diplomate and be a spread out effort..if one doesnt use diplomats for war and such then one can stay neutral and be banker etc
