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Hi

I've been lurking and reading these forums for a week or two while playing the Fantasia scenario to get the hang of the game mechanics (you should see the Iroquois empire in 1792...;)

First comment I should make:
This looks like a wonderful game, with everything I thought was missing from Civ, etc., and some very nice looking graphics. Also, these forums are fantastic - simply the best level of support for any game I've ever come across. I spent two day's just reading Ariel's England AAR (and if you haven't looked in on it, do so - this guy has talent!)

Anyway, to my questions.
Just downloaded 1.08, and also the IGC, and got started on the IGC.
I decided to play England due to my better knowledge of their aims and historical achievements.

First question, on alliances: I have worked out (I think) that I need to be the alliance leader to invite countries to join my alliance, but I guess I'm not the leader as I can't make this invitation. How do I tell, for myself or for other countries, who is the leader of the alliance they are in?

Second question - diplomatic annexation. I set myself the task of diplomatically annexing Eire. I've made two starts on the IGC, and haven't been able to annex her in either. I've got 190+ relationship, 10-year vassalage, and a land border (Meath), neither of us aer at war. If the annex option is still greyed out, is this just because they don't feel they want me to annex, or is there some other condition I need to fulfil (and if so, why isn't it listed in the popup box about conditions!?) Also, does my BB rating affect my chances? In one of my two starts I've militarily annexed Scotland, so my BB is 6. Could this be the problem? (As an aside, is 6 high?)

Third question: colony growth. I established a colony in Chesapeake as soon as I discovered it (good old Cabot). The growth rate is listed as 9% but it only grew from 100 to 101 in the first year. Is the 9% a basis for a randomised calculation, or is it not what I thought it was (i.e. annual growth)?

Fourth, and last (for the moment): sieges. I was going to ask whether I could reorganise an army at a siege to send cavalry off elsewhere, but I found this answer elsewhere. (This facility is something that should be added in, btw). But anway, I tried to reorganise by using the 'cover' option, which let me assign some troops to pursue the enemy, but when I went back to the sieging troops I didn't get the normal box showing the city with forces on each side. My army just sat in Lothian for 6 months with the city gently smouldering in the background. I wasn't sure whether the siege was still happening, so I couldn't move the army just in case.
Is this normal, or how can I get the siege window back?

thanks to all for the help which I'm sure will roll in

regards

actaeon
 
I've found that the best way to reorganize during a siege is to pause the game and select the entire force and order them to retreat to another province. Once they are "marching" you can reorganize them whenever you want. Then stop the new seizing unit from marching and send your cavalry or whatever somewhere else.

As for diplomatic annexation, I think that the stability of the annexed nation has a big effect on whether you can successfully annex. As for having the option greyed out, hold your mouse pointer over the option for a few seconds and the requirements to annex will pop up. I've never had any problems using this method to meet the requirements. Hope this helps.
 
Actaeon:

To annex, you need:

A Royal Marriage
Member of Same Alliance
Contiguous Borders (Water with Ireland fulfills this).
190+ relations.
Ten years of vassalage....

It helps to have longer than 10 years, however. A 200 rating never hurts either....

Colony Growth:

Growth rate should be factored in yearly. It probably depends on when your colony was founded (month?)....

Best of Luck,

Paul
 
Originally posted by actaeon
First question, on alliances: I have worked out (I think) that I need to be the alliance leader to invite countries to join my alliance, but I guess I'm not the leader as I can't make this invitation. How do I tell, for myself or for other countries, who is the leader of the alliance they are in?

The country that is the (peace time) alliance leader it the one that originally created the alliance by inviting other nations to join.
This is also the country listed as the first member in your ledgers alliance page.

Third question: colony growth. I established a colony in Chesapeake as soon as I discovered it (good old Cabot). The growth rate is listed as 9% but it only grew from 100 to 101 in the first year. Is the 9% a basis for a randomised calculation, or is it not what I thought it was (i.e. annual growth)?

The value is actually groth rate per decade, which is calculated on a montly bases (ie the cumulative effect is thus actually 9,4% in 10 years).
 
Originally posted by snyderjb
I've found that the best way to reorganize during a siege is to pause the game and select the entire force and order them to retreat to another province. Once they are "marching" you can reorganize them whenever you want. Then stop the new seizing unit from marching and send your cavalry or whatever somewhere else.
Click to expand...

Of course you lose all benefit of the sigeing you have done sofar. IE not a bright idea if the enemy is eg at -5 =)
 
Oh, sorry missed question #4

Cover does not equal siege.
You also won't get the siege graphics back if you have several small forces in an area not beeing able to siege on their own. However if their total number is enough for a siege they will siege anyway (check my FAQ for minimal numbers for a siege).
 
Thanks all for your help - it's all becoming a lot clearer - England's empire is now growing rapidly (at the expense of France, haha!)

Just a thought on random events - I had Edward VI die early (quite a stroke of good luck when you think about it!) - but if the gae includes the random chance that a monarch dies earlier than in historical reality, how about a random chance that they will live longer? I can sit here and think in 1547 - ah, don't have to worry about the fact that Edward is a complete waste of space for more than 6 years - what if instead of dying aged 15 he'd lived a long and healthy (if incompetent) life and died in 1600-odd, thus missing out on Mary and Elizabeth?

regards

James
 
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