Testing the effects of multiple Naval blockades

[Castellon]

For blockades effecting trade are you sure they did not mean Pirate blockades.

 

[Castellon]

Okay are you sure they did not confuse the two when they posted.
I think that is the case. The Pirate blockade (when they have 5 or more ships in a sea zone) effect can be see in certian pop ups. They probabley thought Normal Blockades worked the same.

 

[Castellon]

Originally posted by Secret Master
Since Chema_Cagi is referencing something I said, I thought I should at least mention where I got my information.



When I said this, I was making note of something I had seen in the game somewhere. (I dont have access to EU2 as a naval power at the moment, so I can't find the right screen...) But there is a tool tip notation that refers to percentage of coastline under blockade. It just notes that you have X% of your coastline under blockade, and it is related to trade.

Now, what I don't know is any of the following informaiton.

1) European coastline only, or all of your coastline?

2) Does it hinder your trade income earned directly by merchants, or does it hinder trade income that goes to COTs you own, thus reducing the pool of trade your merchants (and everyone elses) have access too?

3) Are COTs in some special way affected by being under blockade?


I have no answers to those questions, but hopefully you can find them, Chema_Cagi. I never bothered, since I would blockade enemy ports just to kill the tax income, production income, and troop build capacity.

I think as I mentioned when this discussion started six weeks ago ago that the quote was probably about pirates. Since you do get info on them and their blockades. What you say above seems to support that out.

 

[Castellon]

Originally posted by satan
It would be wonderful if this worked, and if someone pointed out the requirements. I like to play naval powers, but often (unless you pause a lot) the attrition losses to the blockader outweigh the tax losses of the blockadee. So I only blockade the ports where the enemy ships are hiding.

Obviously depends on who you are fighting and how extensive their territory/the war is.

The idea behind the blockade as it is is to make the siege go faster. If you do not blockade a city with a port the siege will last longer.

 

[Castellon]

Originally posted by Chema_Cagi

Will copy 500 times "will read all Paradox game manuals from start to end"

Unfortunatly, Not everything in the manual is true.
So read, then test, test, test!

 

[Castellon]

Originally posted by satan


Well duh... that is rather obviously one use, but not the one we were talking about.

In the case of a mass blockade it is clearly an attempt to damage a nation economically.

Well you did mention you blockaded only those ports with enemy fleets. I was just pointing out it is worth blockading all ports.

 

[Castellon]

Originally posted by satan
Just thought I'd add some interesting info on this...

I was looking at one of my province's trade numbers in a game and I noticed that the tool tip said something about the amount of trade generated there, my trade efficiency, the presence of pirates and finally... le piece de resistance... "5% of our home ports are blockaded".

I haven't yet investigated enough to see whether this seriously has any effect or not, the tool tips are sometimes wrong. I figured I'd leave that to someone a little keener than me

As long as you are getting testy, I will mention that I have mentioned the pirates and blockades twice already in this thread.