Strategic Map? Maps in General

[ericbabe]

ORIGINAL: barbarossa2
Here I see that the blue slice is by far and away the largest. But then, in the provences themselves, I see that the Prussian flag is displayed everywhere. So who do the Poles prefer? I thought that the flag displayed was a quick and dirty way to see who was leading with these pie charts.

Attitude and tendency-toward-protection are slightly different concepts. Remember that a minor-power can only ask for protection from a nation that has enough military units nearby -- which in your example I'm guessing Prussia does but France does not. A minor-power will choose the greatest available attitude *among qualifying nations* when seeking a protector. Other things that might disqualify a nation from being chosen the protector is if it is allied to a nation at war with a minor-power.

[ericbabe]

ORIGINAL: barbarossa2
And here, a few months after the defeat of his country, this general is still hanging around and swears allegiance to the country of Piedemont.

Why? I like flavor, but I am just wondering why.

Poor soul has nowhere else to go.

[ericbabe]

ORIGINAL: barbarossa2
The more I look at the map, the more I wonder if the problem with Switzerland is in large part due to the fact that you made Piedmont two regions instead of one. [;)]

Wasn't Victor Amadeus III after the Battle of Millesimo forced to surrender Savoy and Nice to France in 1796? We couldn't show this without having separate provinces.

[Mus]

ORIGINAL: barbarossa2

And here, a few months after the defeat of his country, this general is still hanging around and swears allegiance to the country of Piedemont.

Why? I like flavor, but I am just wondering why.

If you protectorized that country he would become an officer for you I think. Try testing that.

Anyways, even Major factions will have units that hang around after they have been completely eliminated from the game. Seems a mechanism that would "clean up the board" is missing or doesnt work right in certain situations.

[Mr. Z]

Bump up the values of a neighboring Prussian province to compensate.

Yes, that is a possibility, but we want to avoid certain provinces becoming sources of super-wealth when we can. As with everything, we would have to go over the data files somewhat carefully, test the changes, etc.