Will some coastal provinces have whales as an RGO?
Their oil and bodyfat was long used as a lubricant for machinery before the discovery of crude oil and it's cracking, so much so that many whale species became endangered because of these hunting operations.
You could have artisans turn whales into oil in the early game, with the discovery of crude oil making whale RGOs switch to other trade goods, like how dyes in vic2 are rare in the early game, but then you can make synthetic dye via technology.
Gatekeping automobiles to techs long after crude oil is discovered, as well as the low amount of whale RGOs would prevent having tanks and cars in the 1850s.
An additional use of whales could be in luxury clothes, with whale bones being used in corsets
Their oil and bodyfat was long used as a lubricant for machinery before the discovery of crude oil and it's cracking, so much so that many whale species became endangered because of these hunting operations.
You could have artisans turn whales into oil in the early game, with the discovery of crude oil making whale RGOs switch to other trade goods, like how dyes in vic2 are rare in the early game, but then you can make synthetic dye via technology.
Gatekeping automobiles to techs long after crude oil is discovered, as well as the low amount of whale RGOs would prevent having tanks and cars in the 1850s.
An additional use of whales could be in luxury clothes, with whale bones being used in corsets
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