Hm, I still think you should be able to scout the coastal sea zones, at least. The natural alternative if that isn't provided is to simply sit a single noble out in the coastal zones so that he could at least give a small heads up to an incoming sea invasion.
One thing I am considering is that region lords can spend money to a) patrol and b) blockade their coasts. Patrols would tell you about ships passing through while blockades would deny passage to enemy navies. But those are ideas for the future and will definitely not be part of a first implementation. Basically, the concept is to keep ships and navies abstract.
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Timothy Collett
"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire...is your heart." "You are what you do. Choose again, and change." "One of these days, someone's gonna plug you, and you're going to die saying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'" ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan
