Will we be able to get elephants in peace?

[lucaluca]

seleucus negotiated a peace with Chandra Gupta that saw him giving up arachosia peropamisade and gedrosia for 500 elephants that he brought to ipsos.

Will it be possible in game?

 

[LoLLarN]

I highly doubt it, however it should be very much possible if they work like equipment in Hearts of Iron IV.

 

[Thrake]

Or it could be a ressource, like the more horses you had the more cavalry you could maintain in EU:Rome. Then you force someone to create a trade route with you.

 

[Nicolas-]

It will probably be possible. Johan said you can take slaves during war, so maybe they add a mechanic to take elephants as well.

 

[CaptinObvious]

Maybe you'll be capable of creating trade routes in a peace deal?

 

[Radiorobot]

Maybe an event which switches the trade good of a province after a successful war against a country which has elephants?

 

[klopkr]

Johan mentioned something about trading surplus resources and getting elephants in Scandinavia. If they're a resource that's tradeable than this shouldn't be too hard and would be really nice to see.

 

[lucaluca]

Johan mentioned something about trading surplus resources and getting elephants in Scandinavia. If they're a resource that's tradeable than this shouldn't be too hard and would be really nice to see.

how would that work though? I think in EU:Rome to trade two provinces had to be connected by water or by a road, I don't see a possibility of connection between India and Scandinavia

 

[Holy.Death]

Maybe you'll be capable of creating trade routes in a peace deal?

Or demanding a resource for X amount of years. Mechanically this could work like a trade deal, except for having to pay for it.

 

[Tim O]

how would that work though? I think in EU:Rome to trade two provinces had to be connected by water or by a road, I don't see a possibility of connection between India and Scandinavia

The Canal of the Pharaohs is confirmed.

 

[klopkr]

how would that work though? I think in EU:Rome to trade two provinces had to be connected by water or by a road, I don't see a possibility of connection between India and Scandinavia

He said it as kind of a rambling joke. You might beed to build a road or conquer all the way to elephants, who knows.

 

[Rhaegar1]

It is confirmed to be a commodity you need so trading should be possible. It would be great to see it as a peace demand as well to get a good for X turns.

 

[DukeDayve]

how would that work though? I think in EU:Rome to trade two provinces had to be connected by water or by a road, I don't see a possibility of connection between India and Scandinavia

Doesn't Carthage have elephants too? Or, the north Africa region rather. In which case Scandanavia does have a sea connection. Although I don't see what Scandanavia would have in those days that anybody who has elephants would see as valuable enough to trade for them.

Rome can trade with southern Britain and Wales in EU:Rome right at the start of the game too.

 

[Tim O]

Doesn't Carthage have elephants too? Or, the north Africa region rather. In which case Scandanavia does have a sea connection. Although I don't see what Scandanavia would have in those days that anybody who has elephants would see as valuable enough to trade for them.

Rome can trade with southern Britain and Wales in EU:Rome right at the start of the game too.

They did, but the North African elephants were overexploited and they became extinct. I wonder if better in game managment of them could prevent this?