NOT A BUG: WaD: Under renaissance ship type, ships do not unlock land, just ocean

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Under rennaissance ship type, passing ships do not unlock land, just passing waters

When a rennaisance ship discovers new oceans etc and is sailing alongside a coast or "hugging" it if you will, the coast fails to unearth itself and be discovered. It will continue to stay white even though the ocean still gets explored. Bug/Supposed to be like that?

 

[AndrewT]

The Renaissance naval Tech levels are 11-20. Exploration with all navies (ie not requiring an explorer) comes in at tech level 27, one of the Baroque levels.

So I assume you are talking about a fleet with an explorer on it. Having an explorer allows you to explore all unknown ocean areas, but does not guarantee that you successfully explore unknown coastal areas you go by. The do odds go up as your naval tech improves and with better explorers. If you want to know how this is calculated, pls post a new thread in the general EU2 forum. Thanks.

 

[ForzaA]

there are 5 different "regimes", so to speak:

1) regular "cruising" before naval tech 18, no explorer:

you can neither discover new land, nor new sea.

2) same, but with an explorer:

you can discover new sea if you send ships there with the explorer ( if you enter them), there is a CHANCE you will discover any land you cruise past.

3) regular "cruising" after naval tech 18, no explorer:

you will discover any unknown land you cruise past, but you cannot discover any new seazones.

4) same, but with an explorer:

you can discover new seazones (if you enter them), and you will discover any land you cruise past.

5) regular "cruising" after naval tech 27, with or without explorer:

you discover seazones when you enter them, and will see any land you cruise past.

..now "a renaissance ship" can fall in various categories, so I'm not sure if it's a bug.
If "a renaissance ship" means a ship of naval tech 18 or higher, then yes, it is a bug.