yes, that too... but I think, it's a bit more reasonable to see 'loser' factions roaming the theaters looking for space than to see a TRADING nation like the Dutch who have a few trade spots from the start, just camp there and lose money with military ships...
really, how hard it would be to code more reasonable AI trading behavior? i believe, the author of Imperial Splendor mod has actually achieved just that with a few parameter adjustments...
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