Why Burgundy never builds navies?
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I bugreported this ages ago (like in 1.2) but nothing was ever done about it. I'm pretty sure the AI doesn't know to build navies if its capital is disconnected from its coastal provinces. Try using the console to give Burgundy a land connection between Bourgogne and its ports, and you'll see the AI immediately start to construct ships.
But a trade fleet to syphon TP from Lubeck can bring so much wealth to EC!
In theory yes but that would have to be a big fleet to make a difference. Better build more troops to keep France in check.
We all talk about how much money England makes off that trade node, but burgundy isn't better off putting some light ships there and grabbing a huge cut??
Yeah, no. Burgundy needs to build a fleet.
Yeah, no. Burgundy needs to build a fleet.
Early on it probably works to Burgundy's advantage that they don't waste money on trade ships since they seem to be going after Calais quite consistently. The English would just wipe their fleet or at best lock it in port.
Later on, sure, they should build some.
Later on, sure, they should build some.
they build ships if they are nearing force limit on army i guess. They got big fleet in my current game.
But now it inevitably wastes money on rushing Catholic Defender of the Faith and will happily defend the likes of Ragusa, Riga or the Livonian Order against evil aggressors aggressive evilness. Now, if it would invest an aditional 500g in heavies and transports, it could partake in that good fight and maybe wouldn't have to spend 500g on rebuying DotF after losing.
The argument that you shouldn't build a fleet that will die is silly. It means France shouldn't, Denmark OR Hansa shouldn't, Sweden shouldn't... It also ignores that IF they dow during hyw, and had a remotely reasonable fleet instead of their bugged landlocked cap nothingness, burg+france probably COULD sink the English. It ignores that they usually war france repeatedly, instead of the single-ever English fight for Calais, and they could obliterate France navy vs navy and not always have the big blue boats parked in their single useful sea zone, effectively nailing almost all of their ports because burgundy is too dumb to set sail.
It's also just the token obvious example. How many other nations start or end up with a landlocked cap and coastal land, but don't build ships?
It's also just the token obvious example. How many other nations start or end up with a landlocked cap and coastal land, but don't build ships?