Hi I am new. +Questions/ideas.

[Darkrenown]

2.A thought on the diplomatic trade, which I had, was to make the successrating affect the relations. For example if I get a deal of 60% in then I get a drop of relations. If I get a 80% or something it is a zero. Oh and also it would be fine if you could have percentages over 100%, thus you could give manual gifts, say for example "deals" of 200% or so on...

Relations go both ways though, so your idea would result in no change to relations when one side goes up for getting a good deal while they other goes down for a bad deal. Currently any deal already gives you a raise in relations.

 

[Darkrenown]

As for #3, I think you can fix that yourself by going into a savegame file and tweaking where the Netherlands will colonize. Raffy can tell me if I'm right or not on that, though.

They can colonize outside of that area if they are a great power.

Speaking of the dutch, I know they colonize a lot, but I've never seen them as the only colonizer. Most of the time UK + France have a lot more than them.