Questions about assorted weirdnesses

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Two questions on game oddity:

How can a one province country with a relatively cheap resource afford to have a 31 division army?

How is it that a country can start off having transport ships, but is unable to build them at least awhile into the game?

 

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Two questions on game oddity:

How can a one province country with a relatively cheap resource afford to have a 31 division army?

How is it that a country can start off having transport ships, but is unable to build them at least awhile into the game?

1. The AI cheats on soldier upkeep cost. Trust me, you want it that way...

2. God knows why you can't buyild transports from the beginning...

 

[labalag]

2. God knows why you can't buyild transports from the beginning...

IIRC you need Naval Tech 4 to be able to build them...

As for them appearing in the beginning of a scenario, thet's just because they had them already...

 

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IIRC you need Naval Tech 4 to be able to build them...

As for them appearing in the beginning of a scenario, thet's just because they had them already...

I know that you need naval 4. Except when I need to know it. I menat that it's a mystery that you can't build 'em from naval 0 and onwards.

 

[curtis]

IIRC you need Naval Tech 4 to be able to build them...

As for them appearing in the beginning of a scenario, thet's just because they had them already...

How could they have them already if they don't posess the tech to build them!?

 

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How could they have them already if they don't posess the tech to build them!?

In the same manner as countries can have artillery pre land 5.

 

[curtis]

In the same manner as countries can have artillery pre land 5.

And that would be?

 

[unmerged(51378)]

And that would be?

Whoops. At scenario start. See Castile for an example. Or Ottoman Empire.

 

[curtis]

Whoops. At scenario start. See Castile for an example. Or Ottoman Empire.

I was commenting more on the absurdity of having artillery before you, or any other country, has the tech to build them.

It's like me having a time machine, when the technology doesn't exist.

 

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I was commenting more on the absurdity of having artillery before you, or any other country, has the tech to build them.

It's like me having a time machine, when the technology doesn't exist.

They could build artillery, though bad ones. :rofl:

 

[Sling Shot]

I was commenting more on the absurdity of having artillery before you, or any other country, has the tech to build them.

Well, there weren't many arty pieces around at the time, those who had them had them, and those who didn't didn't. If they were to give the ottos enough tech to build artillery themselves, the amount of artillery would drastically increase to unhistorical proportions, thus creating an unfair advantage.

 

[Underhand]

Well, there weren't many arty pieces around at the time, those who had them had them, and those who didn't didn't. If they were to give the ottos enough tech to build artillery themselves, the amount of artillery would drastically increase to unhistorical proportions, thus creating an unfair advantage.

Not to mention that giving them land tech seven at the start of the game would see them rocket to LT9 and proceed to wipe the floor with everybody.

 

[curtis]

I know the practical gameplay purposes, but I still hate it and nothing you can say will change my mind

I think it better to just give the leaders of the counties with early artillery +1 siege value instead.

 

[Underhand]

I know the practical gameplay purposes, but I still hate it and nothing you can say will change my mind

I think it better to just give the leaders of the counties with early artillery +1 siege value instead.

Learn to appreciate the good side: when you're fighting them one of their armies is ridiculously slow