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mykonian · Post Post #25 (ISO) » Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:43 am

In post 18, CooLDoG wrote:in the new patch France is pretty weak now.

granted I had some help, but it seems like that if they lose one war then they are pretty much done for the rest of the game because everyone else will just start to attack them endlessly.

GOD. BLESS.

My diplomatic freedom in the game I quit got totally robbed because I needed Austria to put France down with me (and we were probably the most significant land powers in that game in that time).

And they kept coming back. More and more armies. 1 frenchman was worth 3.5 dutch as well. You won a war (well, austria did. I was the distraction). You knew in 10 years you'd do it all over again.

Sudo_Nym · Post Post #26 (ISO) » Mon Jul 06, 2015 5:52 am

I've kinda been looking at a game as Burgundy. I figured that got national ideas that gave them bonuses to mercenaries that they'd be able to stand up to the French if they got some good allies. Looks like that'll be an easier task now.

CooLDoG · Post Post #27 (ISO) » Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:45 am

burgundy can get scary if they keep their PUs together and don't get shit on by the reformation. Also, your diplomacy might be a touch limited early game due to those PU's. Also the Netherlands' revolt can be harsh at times.

I forget, does integrating make your diplomatic reputation decrease...

TheButtonmen · Post Post #28 (ISO) » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:21 am

In post 23, CooLDoG wrote:
In post 22, TheButtonmen wrote:Have you disabled lucky nations?

^excelent point. I like to turn it on random. That could have potentially done it. HOWEVER, the fact that Castile and England (both lucky) usually end up snagging a piece of France seems to indicate that more is going on.

I have a save file where I went and loaded up every large nation in europe and had them release all possible nations, broke all alliances/PU and then declare pointless wars to sink them to -3 stab. I use it as a base template when I'm bored, I'll load it up let the AI run europe for some amount of time and then pick a nation and start playing in alternate history europe.

The results are always interesting.

Nexus · Post Post #29 (ISO) » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:26 am

I really wish I could get into EU4 - spent a fair few hours in EU3 but I couldn't get into 4.

I wasn't ever brilliant - I didn't know the proper intricacies, but I definitely had good games as Austria and Spain etc.

CooLDoG · Post Post #30 (ISO) » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:49 am

would you post that save tbm, I would be interested.

Although with the custom nation designer in eldordo I think I could do it myself....

KaleiÐoscøpe · Post Post #31 (ISO) » Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:52 am

Finally managed to get China from Ming. Didnt know an event triggers it. Have finally managed to overthrow the evil alliance of the Indian region of Orissa, Vajgnablabla, Jailsamer and another one that were all allied. Took me a few wars to make them turn on one another. Then took Padai, who controlled most of the Indonesia region and managed to overthrow Persia. Now I'm near the borders of Russia and Ottomans, my obstacle of getting into Europe.

I love the extended timeline mod though just to be able to conquer the world with anything.

KaleiÐoscøpe · Post Post #32 (ISO) » Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:18 am

Turkey isn't singing so loudly anymore, and neither is Russia

Europe, here I come

CooLDoG · Post Post #33 (ISO) » Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:36 am

CooLDoG · Post Post #34 (ISO) » Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:41 am

wait, why the hell is china a republic?

KaleiÐoscøpe · Post Post #35 (ISO) » Thu Jul 09, 2015 12:53 am

It gets triggered by an event

TheButtonmen · Post Post #36 (ISO) » Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:14 am

In the dark future of dystopian europe it is the year 1454 and England is faced with a tough decision.

Should it create France?

KaleiÐoscøpe · Post Post #37 (ISO) » Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:20 am

To hell with France! Always!

Also, my brother had a coalition made against him consisting of 30 countries...

TheButtonmen · Post Post #38 (ISO) » Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:21 am

The discussion made me load up my old MessyEuro file and let it run for ten years.

England actually reformed itself and incorporated Scotland in a ten year period which was incredibly impressive, France managed to be entirely consumed, Luxenburg has teamed up with Denmark and is occupying parts of Sweden while Muscovy has entirely occupied Novograd but is about to be dragged into a war with the Golden Horde.

CooLDoG · Post Post #39 (ISO) » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:39 am

the AI now releases nations like crazy, so after the euro religious war this is what Europe looks like. A huge mess.

CooLDoG · Post Post #40 (ISO) » Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:32 am

these mod packs are good: http://www.arumba.tv/mods/

KaleiÐoscøpe · Post Post #41 (ISO) » Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:56 am

Progress

. The only issue is waiting on admin points for the damn overextension

CooLDoG · Post Post #42 (ISO) » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:14 am

is your goal to have the entire map under your control?

KaleiÐoscøpe · Post Post #43 (ISO) » Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:08 am

Ya but Europe goes slow because all the provinces are expensive admin points wise

Sudo_Nym · Post Post #44 (ISO) » Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:00 am

I thought the admin point for coring scaled with the number of cores you already have.

KaleiÐoscøpe · Post Post #45 (ISO) » Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:27 am

Don't think so. It's advised to claim everything you wanna core first so it saves admin points

CooLDoG · Post Post #46 (ISO) » Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:14 am

trying an HRE game as Austria as per suggestion in the thread, I didn't know the AI gave you shit for free:

TheButtonmen · Post Post #47 (ISO) » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:55 pm

Yeah man you abuse that imperial authority idea for maximum value. One of my most fun Austria games I set a goal of never taking territory from a member of the HRE and just focused on being the kindest most benevolent HRE. I personally wasn't the strongest of nations but I had 10-12 incredibly loyal other nations that would do my bidding and brow beat non-HRE nations for me as I slowly consolidated them all into one unified HRE.

KaleiÐoscøpe · Post Post #48 (ISO) » Mon Jul 20, 2015 3:58 am

Progress goes so slow now... damn expensive Europe

Chevre · Post Post #49 (ISO) » Mon Jul 20, 2015 5:52 pm

This was on sale for 7.99 and then I forgot to buy it argggh