I have merged several NPCs to speed future updates along. This was done where it would not really impact any suzerain’s position; that is, nations could only be merged if they were of the same alliance and usually had the same faith. While Castile-Aragon and Tunis-Morocco would have made good mergers, given the tensions between alliances I reasoned it would be best those wait until after the Mediterranean war is sorted.
I have altered the borders in Greece. This does not impact any country’s strategic position; it merely makes the borders look less ugly.
It is possible to annex territory before a war is over. You simply cannot take it the turn you take it. If you invade a nation on Turn 1, you can annex the territory on turn 2, and start collecting revenue from it on Turn 3.
The “Economic Power” column is purely representative of your total economy’s size if you had no expenses from Civics or military upkeep. Think of it as a representative of your full potential power.
Those ships you see indicate that faction (based on color)’s number of ships (left) and number of armies on board (right) in that particular oceanic region.
The sheet continues to be weird;
remember the order of the number is provinces-Infra-Armies-Navies.
==Update V: 1554==
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While the war in Southeast Asia has drawn to a close, the conflict in the Caribbean remains dormant. In the Mediterranean, the separate Germanic and Levantine conflicts look to merge. Prussia and the Palatinate have suffered setbacks in the Channel and Poland, but with the end of the Brandenburger conflict and the near-defeat of France, the conflict is far from over.
Adding to the Catholic Alliance’s worries is Russia’s intent to enter the war to expel Catholic forces from Poland; though this is a limited conflict, it is very probable that it could escalate into open war between Russia and the Papal-led forces.
The death of the King of Cyprus has given hope for an end to the short Turko-Cypriot War, with the kingdom having passed into the hands of the Roman Emperor, who is all too eager to prevent his new possession from becoming a burning hellhole. Should the peace accord be accepted, Cypriot fleets will work together with Turkish and pose a serious threat to the Alexandrians, who have invaded the Ottomans and already face Songhai intervention.
With the Russian intervention in Poland and the Songhai Alliance’s invasion of Egypt looming, it looks apparent that the Catholic League will soon find itself fighting Protestants, Muslims, and Orthodox Christians alike. The fleets of both sides are incredibly massive, and whoever can scuttle the other’s fleet first will find victory that much closer.
