I'm playing England and its 1522. I've forced annexed the Scots and France has taken Calais. I've got a 99 strong fleet and navy tech 7, so feeling pretty secure. I want to go colonize America but I haven't had a conquistador yet. When may I get one? Any ideas?
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Awright? I'm England in 1570s, and haven't even seen a Conquistador yet. Had a few explorers allowing me to uncover parts of the American coast and colonize, but no conquistadors. I think I'll try and get to army tech level 11, to explor the interior.
Yeah but...
This must be random. I'm sure i've had one early on before. Maybe I was dreaming?
This must be random. I'm sure i've had one early on before. Maybe I was dreaming?
I can't even colonize the new world becuase my blasted boats don't uncover any coast line- so I can't send colonists.
What,even with the Cabots? I've uncovered Manhattan and Delaware. But I can't bloody land without a conquistador or land tech 11. But I'm sure I've had one earlier than this in a previous game. <Shrug>
Sir Walter Raleigh will appear at some point in the 1570s (or perhaps early 1580s), and then stick around for 30 years or so, giving you plenty of time to discover the world. Until then, the single best way of exploring places like America or the Far East is to sink some Spanish or Portuguese ships and steal their charts.
IMHO, the value of America is a bit overrated. In purely exonomic terms, it pays much more to go to India and the Far East (stick a colony on the west African coast, one around the Cape of Good Hope, and 1 on Reunion and you can get to India pretty much without attrition problems even if you don't have an admiral or explorer). I'm currently raking in over a thousand cash per annum from control of 2 CoTs in India and Asia alone (it's 1651).
IMHO, the value of America is a bit overrated. In purely exonomic terms, it pays much more to go to India and the Far East (stick a colony on the west African coast, one around the Cape of Good Hope, and 1 on Reunion and you can get to India pretty much without attrition problems even if you don't have an admiral or explorer). I'm currently raking in over a thousand cash per annum from control of 2 CoTs in India and Asia alone (it's 1651).
You may get a random conquistador earlier than 1580 but your best hope is to sail your explorers up and down the parts of coastline you most want to discover. Once they have found you a foothold to colonise, the resulting port will then give you a secure base to repeat these journeys over and over again until the randoms give your explorer the entire coastline. You will be very unlucky to have Cabot die before he discovers at least one usable port site.
I'm currently raking in over a thousand cash per annum from control of 2 CoTs in India and Asia alone (it's 1651).
Not going to happen in 1.08, I assure you =)
As for leaders, yes sometimes you get an event with a random conquistador ot explorer.
Sometimes however you get lucky and an explorer on a ship manages to 'see' through the Terra incognitia fog on land. When this happens you can land troops there (but not go any further inland).
Not going to happen in 1.08, I assure you =)
As for leaders, yes sometimes you get an event with a random conquistador ot explorer.
Sometimes however you get lucky and an explorer on a ship manages to 'see' through the Terra incognitia fog on land. When this happens you can land troops there (but not go any further inland).
Hmm, can you be a little bit more specific about what won't happen? Discovering these fabulously exotic markets, obtaining monopolies in them or something else?
Fair enough - I'm all for anything which makes EU more challenging
.Sadly, this isn't much use for me (running 1.07c UK version), since all random explorers and conquistadors die within a month of appearing.
How do conquistadors and explorers appear?
Where do this happen on the screen?
How do you assign them to a ship or a band of troops?
How do you identify that a leader is an explorer or a conquistador?
Where do this happen on the screen?
How do you assign them to a ship or a band of troops?
How do you identify that a leader is an explorer or a conquistador?
