Hi. When playing as the moguls, assuming spies, alliances and printing are not yet available - what is the highest level of visibility one can get?
Bonus question: once I declare war how many turns will the + combat bonus last?
I searched Google and looked here for answers, sorry if I missed it . Thanks.
1. Delegation will give one level of visibility. (LOST when declaring war)
2. Trade route will give one level of visibility. (LOST when declaring war)
3. Trading post will give one level of visibility. (REMAINS when declaring war)
So the maximum, assuming no printing or spies (or alliances, which are obviously also not in place when at war) is limited visibility, which gives +6 combat strength (+3 if you are another civilization than the Mongols, but they don't have the Trading Post bonus, so they wouldn't get anything and have to rely on printing and spies).
The combat bonus remains as long as visibility level stays the same.
Also, remember that the combat bonus is the
difference in visibility level. So if you have a trading post plus a spy, but the enemy is Catherine de Medici with a spy but also printing, you have Open Access towards her (level 2), but she has Secret Access towards you (level 3), so she gets a +3 bonus and you get nothing. Of course, Catherine de Medici and Genghis Khan are the only leaders who can get beyond Open Access while at war.