What is Potential/Currenth Strength defined by?

[Stars_and_Bars]

In the game files there are diplo modifiers based off values called potential_strength and current_strength, and a quarter of these values affect certain diplomatic interactions. Though the thing is that I can't find these values to be defined anywhere in the game files. So does anyone know? What function creates potential_strength and current_strength?

 

[dunka2]

Current strength is number of cohorts, manpower, and gold reserves of your country compared to the defending country. The effect of gold appears to be capped, and manpower is calculated not only by total manpower, but also by what percentage of your total you have left (so only having 20% of your manpower lowers your current strength by quite a bit even if that's still double the manpower of the other country). I think cohort strength is divided by the number of cohorts of the defending country, but I'm uncertain about this. All I can tell is that building huge amounts of cohorts doesn't increase this number by very much. It's not capped though.

Potential strength is the same calculation as above, but instead includes alliance members, defensive alliance members, and any countries that are guaranteeing the defending country. Very importantly, if you guarantee the country, the strength of your country is added to the potential strength of the defending country.

None of this is exact, but from playing, this is what I've figured out. I haven't been able to discern an effect from ships.

 

[Stars_and_Bars]

Current strength is number of cohorts, manpower, and gold reserves of your country compared to the defending country. The effect of gold appears to be capped, and manpower is calculated not only by total manpower, but also by what percentage of your total you have left (so only having 20% of your manpower lowers your current strength by quite a bit even if that's still double the manpower of the other country). I think cohort strength is divided by the number of cohorts of the defending country, but I'm uncertain about this. All I can tell is that building huge amounts of cohorts doesn't increase this number by very much. It's not capped though.

Potential strength is the same calculation as above, but instead includes alliance members, defensive alliance members, and any countries that are guaranteeing the defending country. Very importantly, if you guarantee the country, the strength of your country is added to the potential strength of the defending country.

None of this is exact, but from playing, this is what I've figured out. I haven't been able to discern an effect from ships.

That's unfortunate, I am looking for the exact definition, not broad strokes. Thanks anyways.

 

[dunka2]

That's unfortunate, I am looking for the exact definition, not broad strokes. Thanks anyways.

As you said, it's not in the game files. Try asking the devs in the modding forum.

 

[Stars_and_Bars]

As you said, it's not in the game files. Try asking the devs in the modding forum.

Where do you think you are? This is the modding forum.

 

[dunka2]

Where do you think you are? This is the modding forum.

Not the modding forum, clearly.