Very interesting DD. I really love the ability to threaten war as this was something that I felt the game was lacking. This expansion is sounding like it may be one of my favorites.
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The AI already factors its fear of your armies into the decision about whether to give you military access.Nice. How about a threaten war over military access option?
The Karelian provinces are unmitigated trash, so make a bad example of why permanent claims might be mechanically problematic.For cultural unions I'd say perma claims only on provinces of that culture group , or that has a core on it from any nation who's primary culture is of the culturegroup. For ane xample if novgorod loses it's cores on the karelian provinces russia should not get perma claims on them.
That depends on how much you've improved them and actually Neva isn't all that bad. Often ends up as my second best province when I play LO.The AI already factors its fear of your armies into the decision about whether to give you military access.
The Karelian provinces are unmitigated trash, so make a bad example of why permanent claims might be mechanically problematic.
Important Question: Will the AI be granting its vassals some provinces and claims? Or will only human players be able to do this (be able as in the AI not programmed to do this like selling provinces).
We should also be able to buy provinces, especially ones the AI doesn't really want or need, ones that have no similar culture, claims, and religion.
Finally Note: Annexation should allow use to keep the victim's ships.
If Russia forms without already owning Neva, whoever formed it was either (a) doing something strange and audacious or (b) really slackingThat depends on how much you've improved them and actually Neva isn't all that bad. Often ends up as my second best province when I play LO.
Important Question: Will the AI be granting its vassals some provinces and claims? Or will only human players be able to do this (be able as in the AI not programmed to do this like selling provinces).
From my understanding, the main balance to it is that you can only demand one province at a time with it, so it's a lot slower than just launching a full invasion.Threaten War looks interesting. I hope it'll be balanced though, especially with regards to demanding claims. Higher AE than if you'd done it in war perhaps?
(c) facing a player. I was fine and allied to them to, up until they formed russia and got claims to a shit ton of stuff that they had no reason to get claims on, since I had been careful not to take anything russian (and remove any novgorod cores).If Russia forms without already owning Neva, whoever formed it was either (a) doing something strange and audacious or (b) really slacking
Then again you don't get tempted to take more and end up with more AE.From my understanding, the main balance to it is that you can only demand one province at a time with it, so it's a lot slower than just launching a full invasion.
AI does it if it calculates that the province is worth a lot more to its vassal than to itself.
AI does it if it calculates that the province is worth a lot more to its vassal than to itself.