How to get Siege Ability?

[Claudius Aetius]

Hi guys (and girls also, I suppose)

All my AI allies have huge Siege Ability. So, what the heck? Does anyone have any tips? And how can I use my Spy network to help me in a Siege?

Paradox must create a more insightful EU4 manual... I can't find any useful tips there!

[TankFist]

You automatically receive a siege bonus to any country you have a spy network in. The larger the spy network, the higher the bonus.

[Claudius Aetius]

Publicado originalmente por TankFist:

You automatically receive a siege bonus to any country you have a spy network in. The larger the spy network, the higher the bonus.

Wow! I didn't realize that! Thanks!

[Tulduil Iphukiir]

Offensive Ideas also include a big +20% Siege Ability.
Also there are two policies (I think Innovative/Offensive and Religious/Quality) and several National Ideas with +10%.

Army Professionalism also gives +20% when maxed, Army Tradition +5%.

There also are events and a leader trait.

That (and spy network) are all sources I can think of at the moment.

[brian_va]

Publicado originalmente por scaletho:

Publicado originalmente por TankFist:

You automatically receive a siege bonus to any country you have a spy network in. The larger the spy network, the higher the bonus.

Wow! I didn't realize that! Thanks!

Pretty sure this is dlc-gated, mandate of heaven maybe

[Claudius Aetius]

Publicado originalmente por brian_va:

Publicado originalmente por scaletho:

Wow! I didn't realize that! Thanks!

Pretty sure this is dlc-gated, mandate of heaven maybe

Well, I don't have Mandate yet but the improvement happens. I was fight Burgundy with puny Siege Ability, and after the TankFist's tip I created a Spy Network there and my Ability raised...

[brian_va]

Might be mare nostrum then, it's locked behind one of them

[Claudius Aetius]

Publicado originalmente por Tulduil Iphukiir:

Offensive Ideas also include a big +20% Siege Ability.
Also there are two policies (I think Innovative/Offensive and Religious/Quality) and several National Ideas with +10%.

Army Professionalism also gives +20% when maxed, Army Tradition +5%.

There also are events and a leader trait.

That (and spy network) are all sources I can think of at the moment.

Ok, Army professionalism and some Military Ideas can help a lot, really. And a good General too. I still don't get why EU4 allow so few leaders. 2 or 3 Leaders is too few, in my opinion.

[Rabob]

Publicado originalmente por scaletho:

All my AI allies have huge Siege Ability. So, what the heck? Does anyone have any tips? And how can I use my Spy network to help me in a Siege?

Lucky nations get a bonus to siege ability as well. So mostly the big countries in the world.

[Claudius Aetius]

Publicado originalmente por brian_va:

Might be mare nostrum then, it's locked behind one of them

I have Mare Nostrum. But perhaps its Art of War. It makes more sense, I think...

[brian_va]

No, it's mare nostrum, don't have that one but i have art of war and I don't get the bonus.

[Claudius Aetius]

Publicado originalmente por brian_va:

No, it's mare nostrum, don't have that one but i have art of war and I don't get the bonus.

Right, so it is Mare Nostrum indeed...

[Fellini_Fiend]

Is it locked behind a dlc? Pretty sure since spy networks are vanilla I would assume the effects from soy networks might be as well but I’m not at all certain just assumed it was part of the base game.

With that said you want siege ability? Release and play as Smolensk. They have a cannon on their flag so naturally their artillery is absolutely the best around and their siege ability capabilities are God-tier. I think siege ability has been slightly nerfed but in the past you could get siege ability with them high enough that each siege tick takes less than a week. Meaning all sieges will likely finish within months, more than average less than that time which means you can occupy tons of land in such a small amount of that that the AI wouldn’t be able to beat your timing for a single occupation while you occupy all of their forts.

[Raider Deci]

Publicado originalmente por Fellini_Fiend87:

Is it locked behind a dlc? Pretty sure since spy networks are vanilla I would assume the effects from soy networks might be as well but I’m not at all certain just assumed it was part of the base game.

Of course spy networks is part of the basegame. New mission-system aside that hands out claims like candy, how else would you get claim for war? Minor nations would always be stuck aside from random events since they dont have fancy missions yet (except irish minors, because special I guess)