Recent content by TsarAndreas

Limit meaning: - you have to conquer by that date, or - it won't change before that date? Either way, I've started again and it seems to have worked fine this time. Funny aside - I did such a good job of converting the conquered Moors to Catholicism that when the Reformation came, they felt...

Thank you DanLT3 I am taking your advice - will see how it turns out. Random question - I thought that the Spanish core expanded when you had BOTH expelled the Moors AND reached the Renaissance. I've got Firearms and every tile is culturally Spanish, but my core is still northwestern Spain...

Hi all, I'm playing 1.16 (the original version). Marathon speed. Try as I might, my economy/research always seems to tank before I can get to Optics, so I can't settle in the New World without leaving my colonies isolated from the trade network and therefore ridiculously expensive. This tends...

Obviously it does, but what I wonder is how often people consider commerce when deciding to build a new city. Maybe it is less relevant in a historical modmod, but with games like Humankind giving you a preview of expected yields before you place a city, I was just wondering if people factor...

Thanks for the responses. It sounds like I just have to deal with it then. I wondered if slowing the rate of building new cities or certain buildings might help, but I guess not. To be fair, we haven’t exactly conquered in real life, so that’s probably reasonable! Cheers

As the title suggests, is there anything that the player can do to mitigate inflation or is it completely outside our influence? I accept it is a mechanic necessary for balance, but I just wonder if there is anything that can be done to make it better, or at least not make it worse too soon...

Hello all Thanks to a lot of the tips on this thread, I'm finally close to completing my first UHV for England. Again, massive shout out to @Leoreth for creating such an immersive experience. I really loved cranking out Man-O-Wars (Men-O-Wars?!) and decimating the Spanish navy. Wasn't so...

What?! Not fighting the Mongols is an option?!?! How has this never happened to me? I thought they automatically declared war upon spawning. I never settle in their territory, so I don’t have any cities to offer. I’ve been playing this game all wrong…

I’ll give it a go. It won’t help with the landed Huscarls, but in my most recent run I kept 2 CBs in London, 2 in Edinburgh, and then left Dublin and Plymouth unguarded. Is there a specific military ratio to maintain to prevent invasion? I’ve got as low as 0.5 in the early stages, so I’m not...

Thanks for this guide. My previous preferred setup has been: - London -> science & wealth - Manchester -> troops - Inverness -> ships - Dublin -> workers and settlers My experience has been that the Vikings attack 50% of the time, so I always prioritise getting the iron up and running and...

Morning all I thought that settling in another civ's core was a surefire way to lose that city when the new civilisation was born. Regardless of that, I really wanted some of that sweet Virginian tobacco so I settled in St. Louis. America spawned... ...and there wasn't a hint of dissent...

It's time for the Middle Kingdom - vote China!

Apologies if there is a clear explanation of this already somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it. How does the "use settler to build buildings" function work? Specifically: - from which date/era/technology does it kick in? - which cities can you use it on (e.g. core cities and/or...

This thread needs some screenshots!

:-) That’s good to know. I asked because I was wondering if I was missing out on an obvious in-game benefit. Is there a gain from missing out on the silver and overlapping BFC with the capital?