[Campo]

According to the guide, you must have 5 ships capable of blockading in order to start a blockade. It also says that a blockade will randomly decrease an oponents income by between 1% and 5% randomly.

My question is:
Is it 1% to 5% per ship? Or is it for each blockade? So, if I were to blockade someone with 5 ships (the amount needed to start a blockade), would their income reduce by between 1% to 5 % or between 5 % to 25% (which is 1% to 5% times 5 ships)?

[Hyperion321]

It's just 1% to 5% in total, not per ship.

[Delta1212]

Per blockade

[Hyperion321]

yeah...per blockade.

[zzzptm]

... but is also cumulative.

Ouch.

[Gen Lee]

ive had a couple blockades below 1%...meh

[Choader]

^ already?

[Adolf Von Sippycup]

Instead of making a new topic I'll ask here since it's the same subject. Can Blockades only be used if the two nations are at war with each other or can you blockade anyone you want with no war necessary?

[Viluin]

I've had one that was only 0.75%.

[Aimee Mann]

AdolfVonSippycup, on Jul 15 2008, 07:55 AM, said:

Instead of making a new topic I'll ask here since it's the same subject. Can Blockades only be used if the two nations are at war with each other or can you blockade anyone you want with no war necessary?

You have to be at war.

[admin]

Viluin, on Jul 15 2008, 05:07 AM, said:

I've had one that was only 0.75%.

This is a bug that has now been corrected.

[Ch33kY]

I had a blockade that damaged their economy 1.7%. Not much really, considering they have a $730 million war-chest.

[Adolf Von Sippycup]

Aimee Mann, on Jul 15 2008, 05:37 AM, said:

You have to be at war.

So the maximum amount of blockade is 30% (Correct me if I'm wrong)

[diskord]

AdolfVonSippycup, on Jul 15 2008, 10:37 PM, said:

So the maximum amount of blockade is 30% (Correct me if I'm wrong)

Per day... blockades are cumulative.

[zzzptm]

And they clear when the guy collects. So, if one is being blockaded and not collecting, one is losing that percentage on EVERY uncollected day. Get to 100%, and all the money that would have been collected is GONE.

[LynnCreed]

zzzptm, on Jul 16 2008, 01:54 PM, said:

And they clear when the guy collects. So, if one is being blockaded and not collecting, one is losing that percentage on EVERY uncollected day. Get to 100%, and all the money that would have been collected is GONE.

that would seriously suck.

[Aeternos Astramora]

In order to get to 100%, the person needs to be blockaded at 5% every day for 20 days straight without your opponent counter blockading or collecting.

[magicninja]

Aeternos Astramora, on Jul 16 2008, 03:45 PM, said:

In order to get to 100%, the person needs to be blockaded at 5% every day for 20 days straight without your opponent counter blockading or collecting.

By one person

But say you have 3 nations blockading it would only take what 7 days?

[Aeternos Astramora]

magicninja, on Jul 16 2008, 04:52 PM, said:

By one person

But say you have 3 nations blockading it would only take what 7 days?

Unless it changed or I'm remembering wrong, I believe the Index says a nation can only be blockaded a day.

Edit:

"Only one blockade may be placed against a nation per day."

This post has been edited by Aeternos Astramora: 16 July 2008 - 04:22 PM

[zzzptm]

Is that one blockade per attacking nation or each nation can get just one blockade hit, first one in wins for the day?

If it's one blockade, total, per day, then not so devastating.

If it's one blockade per attacker per day, then the 3:1 curbstomp just got a whole lot curbstompier.