Does anyone know how to get a COT in-game? Right now, I'm playing as England, I have a pretty good sized colonial empire, and I'm tilted towards naval. But, I don't have a COT in London and there isn't one near my colonies.
How to get a COT (in-game)?
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Is there anything in the event files?
There is nothing in the demo, but over the 28year time period I'd doubt such an event was needed.
Based upon what I have experiences of the way EUIII events are set up I'd guess that having an advisor who gives extra merchants, and choosing a government type which favors trade (Mercantile Republic) would have a positive influence.
There is nothing in the demo, but over the 28year time period I'd doubt such an event was needed.
Based upon what I have experiences of the way EUIII events are set up I'd guess that having an advisor who gives extra merchants, and choosing a government type which favors trade (Mercantile Republic) would have a positive influence.
They definitely do spawn somehow. I turned on the popup for new CoT earlier, and one shows up somewhere in Asia (can't recall what province though) right away in every game.
Lack of trade in an existing CoT makes a new one replace it in the same general area. Maybe there are some extra mechanics for EU3, but that was how it worked in 2.
BTW: I don't like the new trade map. It doesn't show anything... The one from EU2 showed where is a CoT and how much the trade there is worth - important informations which were easy to find! And now you have to click and click and click...
Kamzel said:
You can just click on a province and see where the CoT is, it's not that hard. Even though, I admit that the trade map could be better.
I like the fact that now I can trace merchants and COTs on the little menu. Just click on where your merchants are and it transports you there. Another strategy is to have one merchant in many COTs and slowly expand that one. I find my merchants can stay at level one comfortably.
Still wondering if anyone has an answer to the original question here.
It would make sense that as you expand your trade such that existing COT's get overly large the chance that you get your own COT would increase.
It would make sense that as you expand your trade such that existing COT's get overly large the chance that you get your own COT would increase.
The COTs spawn somehow, haven't yet figured it out, but the trade map could definitely be better 