POW Exchange?

[el_Gato]

How does this work? I've had it come up for signature several times already on the Politics screen --- signed off on it every time --- and I've yet to see any effects. Is it supposed to increase my conscript companies the next turn?

[rasnell]

Confirming same problem and I completed the full campaign with it signed the whole time. Game ended with me still holding more than 50,000 POWs.

[jimwinsor]

Maybe the other guy did not have any POWs to trade?

[Big Muddy]

I don't understand this, I have won and lost battles were POW's have be taken. I'm north, it says CSA 1200, do I have them or the south? And no exchange's ever.

[el_Gato]

Maybe the other guy did not have any POWs to trade?

Hmmm, that's a possibility I hadn't considered.

Would be nice if after choosing to repatriate POW's you recieved a mailbox message stating "X amount of POW's returned", or "The USA doesn't agree to exchange, you recieve nothing". Some kind of feedback, either way, would be nice.

[Pocus]

the AI can choose it, but not often. If the other side accepts, you get a message, if not you have to wait. As you can expect, the exchange can only proceed if both side are ok

[mikee64]

The manual says you receive a small VP or NM bonus when an exchange is done. However, when signing the exchange order (on the first turn it is available), I immediately show on my planned balance sheet a negative balance of 1 NM and 50 VP. Yes, thats -1 NM and -50 VP just for signing the exchange order. Is this correct?

edit: NM, answered my own question... I guess its a "negative negative" so it looks like it really is an increase... just a bit confusing when you first see it.

[Pocus]

the balance shows your expenses indeed, so a negative expense is an income

[el_Gato]

So then, POW Exchange only benefits VP and NM levels, no actual physical increase in the conscripts number?

[Pocus]

no, by declaring you are willing to exchange prisoners, you get the NM boost. Then if the other party sign, you get the prisoners.