Quote Originally Posted by bovi View Post
See the 1.1 release notes.
Yes, I have read them while researching this. The version 1.1 fixes only the upgrades, but not in a absolute way, in other words they give trading bonuses but not more trade fleets. And more over, the Coastal Clearance still gives you a trade fleet even though it shouldn't.

I haven't actually played 1.1 with a seafaring faction, so I might be totally wrong. Nonetheless I doubt it, as the engine hasn't changed since 0.8 or 1.0 where this (Coastal Clearence) bug was occured.