Some changes in 1.3

[NADster]

As it's probably patchday, is there any ETA for the arrival of the patch today? Perhaps 14-16 MEZ, as the last patches?

 

[Killer]

Hello, how do I download the patch? Will the Steam do it, or do I have to click Check updates in the launcher?

 

[pkderek]

Mhhh not very happy about this, will aliances become very static? I think countries should be more willing to become rival/hostile AND friend/allies to create more of an ebb and flow depending on missions and obejctives

There was never any ebb and flow to the AI, it was just a nonsensical juggling act of whether the AI wanted to ally at this given moment or not.

For example playing Austria you will have Hungary constantly break alliance then ask for alliance every year with absolutely 0 change in circumstances between you.

 

[Captain Frye]

- Trade Steering now also modifies the amount of money that goes forward from a tradenode you have a trader in.

So insane incomes will come back?

 

[glaivemaster]

Hello, how do I download the patch? Will the Steam do it, or do I have to click Check updates in the launcher?

Steam will start the download automatically.

 

[Schleisen]

Steam will start the download automatically.

That's the beauty of Steam.

 

[Lakedaimon]

Erm am I the only one that noticed the "do not automatically update game" option?

 

[Novacat]

Erm am I the only one that noticed the "do not automatically update game" option?

It also does not work.

 

[Lakedaimon]

Figured as much it is way too easy to find. Sounds like something that should be reported to steam but alass I don't need it.

 

[WeissRaben]

It also does not work.

It works, but it is not what it seems. It prevents games from updating whenever they can, forcing them to update only when they are actually started. Saves bandwidth for slower connections, probably.

 

[Sn3ipen]

As it's probably patchday, is there any ETA for the arrival of the patch today? Perhaps 14-16 MEZ, as the last patches?

↗ This? ↗

 

[pgroves]

So insane incomes will come back?

Or (more hopefully) worthwhile trade incomes again for countries like Portugal doing the Asian Spices route thing, which is not worth it compared to trade with the new world at the moment

 

[RakeWorm]

- Provincetradepower is now given to controller of province, not owner.

This is fantastic.

 

[unmerged(809688)]

Please increase coring cost and coring time. Otherwise Overextension is neglegible (because coring time is also OE time!) and over expansion is a no brain investment. AE for conquering a non claim provinces malus should also be increased imho (now 15 vs 11 with claim)... Claim time and cost bonus when coring a province should be also more usefull (now is just 10% i believe).

 

[grisamentum]

Please increase coring cost and coring time. Otherwise Overextension is neglegible (because coring time is also OE time!) and over expansion is a no brain investment. AE for conquering a non claim provinces malus should also be increased imho (now 15 vs 11 with claim)... Claim time and cost bonus when coring a province should be also more usefull (now is just 10% i believe).

I only occasionally core things. It just isn't worth it right now. For example as Spain I conquered Portugal in 3 wars and never cored any of it, and at the end of the last war I vassalized Portugal and sold them all their cores back. Coring it would have been a complete waste of time.

I might core an OPM I conquer in the HRE but even there it's generally better to vassalize and maybe annex later.

So if you increase coring times and costs... coring would probably rarely done, if ever.

 

[Miaow]

- Revoking electorate through war now reduces Imperial Authority by 10.

...seriously?
So GRANTING the Electorates still grants Imperial Authority, but you lose it for revoking them?

I really, really hope IA can go negative. Can it?

 

[Bragi]

...seriously?
So GRANTING the Electorates still grants Imperial Authority, but you lose it for revoking them?

I really, really hope IA can go negative. Can it?

Reducing IA sounds logical to me, since you as the elected Emperor are intervening hostile or at least negatively in the election process...

 

[Novacat]

I really, really hope IA can go negative. Can it?

No.

 

[DSwann]

There needs to be some serious tweaking done to vassals and game balancing of coring provinces. It is far too easy to just feed your vassals all the provinces that you need to core and not have to waste your admin points . Maybe annexing a vassal should cost admin points based on the vassal size? Not sure.

 

[Tom013]

...seriously?
So GRANTING the Electorates still grants Imperial Authority, but you lose it for revoking them?

I really, really hope IA can go negative. Can it?

No.

So I guess you're suggesting that an emperor could still game this by calling the "revoke" wars at the start of every reform, thereby getting 60% IA without actually losing any? Clever chap.