Thanks Paradox for finally implementing 'magic transports' for troops...

[Teodosio7]

...because handling them in previous games was, tbh, a micromanagement pain. I guess this is a kudos to Civilization V for the original idea.
If only we had similar transports in EU 4 I would be quite happy.

 

[Wizzington]

It's not magic transports. You build the transports when you build assault armies, and they cost extra maintenance and minerals to account for this. Defense armies cost less precisely because they get no transports.

 

[Aquilegia]

Can you build transports to transport defensive armies (to other planets you own)?

 

[PAnZuRiEL]

What about the magic transports used by pops when they migrate or are forcibly resettled? Thanks for those.

 

[lemmox]

It's not magic transports. You build the transports when you build assault armies, and they cost extra maintenance and minerals to account for this. Defense armies cost less precisely because they get no transports.

Huh, well in any case this system manages to put a bullet in one of the least fun bits of micromanagement from previous Paradox games.

E: so I guess you guys enjoy having to manage your transport fleet? I say no thank you.

 

[blallo]

too bad, I would have loved to have magical troops.

Anyway, can a really strong world produce more defensive troops than the attacker is able to send to that planet? Are unsiegeable planet a thing or once you have fleet superiority you can take everything?

 

[Teodosio7]

It's not magic transports. You build the transports along with the assault armies, and they cost extra maintenance and minerals to account for this. Defense armies cost less precisely because they get no transports.

Thanks Wiz! Yes I agree 100% on your comment; I used the word 'magic transports' because that's the way they are usually called by micromanagers. Yes it is kind of mocking and I admit it doesn't really do me honor.

BTW if you could implement something like this in EU4 and HoI4 I would be happy.

EDIT: I don't care how it is implemented gameplay-wise or how is that rationalized as long as we can get rid of manual transport ships. My (limited) gaming time is too valuable to be spent micromanaging transports.

 

[Velorian]

What about the magic transports used by pops when they migrate or are forcibly resettled? Thanks for those.

Yeah they are fine. I'm just wondering is it just me or did it seem to be an instant transfer? Because that doesn't seem balanced.

I like for the process to be automated when you order it done, but I'd prefer that it takes a reasonable amount of time to get done, it feels really weird otherwise.

 

[Wizzington]

Can you build transports to transport defensive armies (to other planets you own)?

No.

 

[Wizzington]

What about the magic transports used by pops when they migrate or are forcibly resettled? Thanks for those.

Resettlement being instant isn't something we really want, but might not have time to fix for release. I doubt it'll stay that way forever.

 

[Velorian]

Resettlement being instant isn't something we really want, but might not have time to fix for release. I doubt it'll stay that way forever.

Alright, sounds great.

 

[Cikomyr]

No.

Can you convert Assault Troops into defensive troops, to diminish the maintenance cost, if you relocated them to a vulnerable border world?

 

[Wizzington]

Can you convert Assault Troops into defensive troops, to diminish the maintenance cost, if you relocated them to a vulnerable border world?

Also no. Both are fine enough ideas, but nothing we have planned for release.

 

[vfmikey]

Thanks Wiz! Yes I agree 100% on your comment; I used the word 'magic transports' because that's the way they are usually called by micromanagers. Yes it is kind of mocking and I admit it doesn't really do me honor.

BTW if you could implement something like this in EU4 and HoI4 I would be happy.

EDIT: I don't care how it is implemented gameplay-wise or how is that rationalized as long as we can get rid of manual transport ships. My (limited) gaming time is too valuable to be spent micromanaging transports.

HoI has kinda magic boats, they operate in abstract in a way. Today I'm transporting troops across the Channel, and tomorrow I'm retaking Midway using the same "resource".

 

[evilon]

Slightly rude to credit Civ V for a feature that imm/o was in CK I.
Glad it's in though

 

[Wizzington]

HoI has kinda magic boats, they operate in abstract in a way. Today I'm transporting troops across the Channel, and tomorrow I'm retaking Midway using the same "resource".

HOI has no magic boats either. It has convoys, which you build and use.

 

[EntropyAvatar]

If an assault army is destroyed in a ground attack, does the transport die too? Or does the army regenerate with some cost?

 

[Held der Arbeit]

+1 to this. As an avid Italian/Byzantine player in CK2 I probably lost a couple hours of my life just sorting out embarkment

 

[Haldan]

The 'Enduring' trait has a bonus of 100% militia health. Is the Militia the same as Defensive Army?

 

[Velorian]

The 'Enduring' trait has a bonus of 100% militia health. Is the Militia the same as Defensive Army?

I would assume it's a "free" army you get added to your proper army to fight off invasions. I guess it could just be the defensive army but that's a weird name to give a standing professional defensive army.