About Gunboat Diplomacy

[myclan]

What is the farthest distant of my units to make the CS afraid? Previously someone said it was 5, but I found that I had no units surrouding a CS in 5 hexes, the CS was still impressed by my army.

 

[Makavcio]

You get modifiers for your overall army strength and for units close to the city state. Location of yunits doesn't influence the 1st factor but I do not know how close you must move your troops in to get the 2nd modifier.

 

[zukenft]

in my experience it's about 13 tiles. although I'd like to have confirmation that units have to be close together to have an impact.
in my last game, I have units garrisoned in 5 cities around a CS, within 13 tiles, but gunboat didn't kick in; yet once I tele'd them to one city it kicks in.

 

[FeiLing]

I think in the TSG71 after action thread pro's have been talking about it being 8 tiles (now).

 

[sendos]

I managed to intimidate a CS with gunboat diplomacy that was 30 tiles away from my empire and I had no army near it. The CS also had no ally and as soon as Indonesia became its ally, it was no longer intimidated by me.

 

[myclan]

I think in the TSG71 after action thread pro's have been talking about it being 8 tiles (now).

I have tested a few times and it proved 8 tiles is enough, thanks! What if I don't have Gunboat Diplomacy, still 8 or 5?

 

[myclan]

I managed to intimidate a CS with gunboat diplomacy that was 30 tiles away from my empire and I had no army near it. The CS also had no ally and as soon as Indonesia became its ally, it was no longer intimidated by me.

I think the reason is no one plege to protect this CS, so you don‘t need any unit around it to make it afraid.