Horse Lords: regions, straits and trade routes

[Pilatian]

A small correction to that: I don't think it likes it when there are two paths ending in a spot that ISN'T the end to part of the trade route, IE a start or part of a path. I loaded up HIP (to see if it was unique to LI) and used a commented out redundant route to Alexandria to test, and it works so long as nothing continues on from Alexandria, it seems.

 

[richvh]

Ending two paths at the same point works elsewhere (see Tarim Basin as the first example, and the two paths from Kashgar joining at mid-Indus.) Even Vanilla does it.

If you can get it working, more power to you. I played around with it a lot, and like I said, I reported the current setup to the Captain for him to look at.

 

[Pilatian]

Dunno. If the Cap doesn't help you, then I'd just suggest rerouting it some to make every route work.

 

[Rifal]

Personally I would see all strait crossings removed, they are stupid IMO. Crossing straits is why you have a fleet. Troops cannot walk on water and in the few cases in history troops have crossed frozen straits it has been short distances. Rivercrossings can stay as you could feasably build a bridge.

 

[Cèsar de Quart]

Personally I would see all strait crossings removed, they are stupid IMO. Crossing straits is why you have a fleet. Troops cannot walk on water and in the few cases in history troops have crossed frozen straits it has been short distances. Rivercrossings can stay as you could feasably build a bridge.

I tend to agree. However, strait crossings are there to stimulate AI attitudes or to counter problems the AI causes. For instance, England doesn't use its fleet nearly as much as it should to help their troops cross into France, which did all the time in real life, and with little problem. In the game, the French usually block the Channel and sink most of the English fleet, making England unable to use its manpower to invade France.

Also, Medieval fleets are not an official state matter, except in Venice, and that Medieval regimes could always find boats and ships to borrow, while we, the players, cannot.

EDIT: Nevermind, nonsense.

 

[richvh]

In the game, the French usually block the Channel and sink most of the English fleet, making England unable to use its manpower to invade France.

You're thinking of some other game (EU?), there is no naval combat in CK2.

 

[Cèsar de Quart]

You're thinking of some other game (EU?), there is no naval combat in CK2.

That was sloppy of me. You're right.

Still, the point about driving the AI towards the right direction still stands.