other nations trying to colonize?

[nafod]

1.Well I can't imagine that Portugal traded Goa; I mean, they have nothing left without it. And why should a nation ask for goa, just to sell it to the Russians?!

2.I don't really get your second one.
The big question is: Why are they in war at all?! Both are far away from each other and in my game, none of both had an ally, so why?!

3.That might be it, but why should they sell Goa, and not another one?! The Russians may have asked for it, but still: what did they get in return?! Russia is still poor and landlocked in a way, because they are in war with Sweden and the Ottomans; Marathas are prosperous


Anyway, Russia has traded both Regions to Austria now, what seems really smart because the russian trade between India and its homeland was raided anyway

Liberator, I don't mean to offend but I have NEVER seen the AI trade provinces.

I'm begining to think these "wierd" expansion posts are frauds, or the player had too much to drink the night before.

Of course I admit I'm only acting on the fact that I have never seen it happen. Is it late in the game that this occurs?

[anweRU]

Province trades can occur at any time. I haven't really seen any inter-AI trades (may be once), but get pestered often by the AI for trading provinces which they need that I have .

[Liberator]

Liberator, I don't mean to offend but I have NEVER seen the AI trade provinces.

I'm begining to think these "wierd" expansion posts are frauds, or the player had too much to drink the night before.

Of course I admit I'm only acting on the fact that I have never seen it happen. Is it late in the game that this occurs?

Well, its the third campaign I play and the first in which I have seen it.

I checked some savegames (because I was surprised that Goa and Ceylon suddenly belong to Austria), I guess it was arround 1750 when Russia first got to India.

If Goa would have gone to UP, I maybe wouldn't have thought much about it, but Russia really puzzled me

[Ishmael]

Liberator, I don't mean to offend but I have NEVER seen the AI trade provinces.

I'm begining to think these "wierd" expansion posts are frauds, or the player had too much to drink the night before.

Of course I admit I'm only acting on the fact that I have never seen it happen. Is it late in the game that this occurs?

From my experience, these things generally happen later-game (ie: after about 1750). Also, I've only ever seen it happen in traditionally 'colonial' provinces-so the European colonies in America and India can be traded, but the Marathan territories dont.