Terra Lusitania: Trade node for Portugal
Hello Portuguese Explorers!
I have recently played some colonization games and decided that Portugal totally deserves her own trade node!
It is now possible to steer trade both from Caribbean and Chesapeake Bay towards Lisbon.
The stream goes also upwards from Lisboa to Bordeaux and downwards from Lisboa to Sevilla.
The center starts quite poor, but will increase its wealth hugely, as you colonize more territories and steer the trade to it.
Mod changes:
- creates Lisboa trade node, that includes Portuguese provinces on mainland, as well as Madeira and Azores;
- adds outgoing nodes from Caribbean, Chesapeake Bay to Lisboa.
- adds outgoing node from Lisboa to Sevilla and Bordeaux
- adds incoming node from Ivory Coast to Lisboa (enabling steering trade from Indies).
- brings nodes that pass Atlantic towards Iberian Peninsula closer to Azores for flavor and some further upgrades for Azores.
- adds a little bit moreto do in the early game. Consider steering trade from Seville!
- adds Expand Azores to Trade Hub decision (requires either 6 colonies in one of the regions – Caribbean or East Coast of NA; or 3 colonies in each, or one of the western powers must have colonies in these regions). The inspiration behind it being all the node routes passing Azores. Adds some flavor and goals to aim for.
- added Expanding to trade hub, Trade Hub and Trading via Azores modifiers. Please note that modifiers won’t give you duration on negative effects. Instead they say "Until efforts are completed". In further versions your progress will depend on various factors i.e. Stability, income. For now it takes 4 years. – see screenshots attached to these post for details.
- adds new Events that will progress your trade hub construction. First one will be given after you use decision, last one will complete your building efforts after 4 years. There is also an event that will grant you Trading via Azores bonuses to all newly colonized provinces (in two regions from which routes pass via Azores) ,after you have completed your hub.
- moves trade routes: Caribbean -> Bordeaux; Caribbean -> Sevilla – slightly to pass via Azores (this is only looks, but with inspiration to reflect on events and decisions in game – like the Expand Azores to trade hub)
Future plans:
- New events, decisions and modifiers (more trade and colonisation focused for Portugal)
- Some changes to provinces and Portuguese starting islands.
- Adjustments to Lisboa node (mainly tinking of adding one CAS and MAR provinces to make it more interesting)
- adjusting spacing in Caribbean for better clarity
- bishoprics in newly claimed land
- trade hub events for Madeira (Africa, Brazil, East Indian nodes)
Let me know if there is anything you would like to see in the mod! I will gather event ideas and such. If you would like to get it compatible with any other mods, feel free to post as well.
