EU2 Thread

[Sarevok]

Heres more screens


The Mughal Empire... and my Peace-Time Army stats

The Situation with Sweden... and my Peace-Time Naval stats

Damn proof that I have been in too many wars...

My infastructure up close... and my domestic Policy...

I hope you enjoyed

 

[Dell19]

The backwards but more advanced than the Ottomans, Italian empire:

The problem that I have is that it looks like Austria is going to form a massive empire... I managed to get my alliance with France and Bavaria again so I am considering launching a war against the Ottomans when the alliance is close to expiring as then my stability should have increased a bit and I have plenty of money to increase my armies.

 

[Sarevok]

Now I will play as the British...

 

[Dell19]

England is pretty easy to play as with the only challenge being at the start since once you take over France then Scotland should no longer be a threat and then you can colonise the new world whilst the rest of Europe fights it out...

 

[Sarevok]

I dont take over france, in fact I plan to give back my holdings in 1453 save Calais.

 

[Gelion]

If you don't loose the provinces you have and conquer Orleans (I think) you get to keep French culture as England. I think its quite nice.

 

[Dell19]

I'm not sure, I thought you just had to keep the starting provinces... Its still a much easier game to win if you take over France and I would dislike to give up provinces when I don't have to... I think I might have played EU2 too much recently and will now be taking a break from playing it as much. Its kind of annoying in my last two games I have been boxed in early on in europe after achieveing my own aims. And both times it has largely been down to France and Austria having large empires and allying together.

 

[Sarevok]

I usually get to a power base at such a point that I do extremely well against anything. I can tell you that in my Brandenburg-Prussia game that I have screens of, I have never lost a war.

 

[Dell19]

I might be able to win a war against just Austria or just France but put them both together in one alliance and thats too much of a challenge...

 

[Gelion]

Ally with Russia

 

[Dell19]

Who haven't formed yet to any decent size, they have Samara but there is still Poland and Lithuania in the way. I guess I will just have to continue playing and see if the political climate ever changes whilst I can always have a second war against the Ottomans.

 

[Gelion]

You can try to ally with the 4 strongest nations picking them one by one as thier alliance breaks up. Then go for the big war...

 

[Dell19]

Strangely Portugal never want to ally with me even though we usually have +125 relations or higher. The other oddity is that Bavaria refuse to vassalise and I assume that there must be a reason since they only have 4 provinces so it should be possible. Croatia were diplo annexed recently so we have another province added to the empire. I have noticed that Brandenberg and Prussia are both moderately successful so I wonder when their inheritence event occurs as they might be a useful ally.

 

[Gelion]

Bribe whoever you want. If you have a lot of gold bribe the nations to about 190 and then sign whatever you want. +125 is not good enough I must say . You'll be surprised at what you can do with enough gold. GOD I hope I'll fix my graphics!

 

[Dell19]

I have lots of gold... I think I might try getting Portugal into an alliance although I will have to see what their relations are like with Spain as I am considering a war against them in the next 20 years as they are allied with the Papal States and also hold Sicily and Sardinia so I could potentially claim some worthwhile provinces considering that my only core culture is Italian. It wouldn't really make much sense to continue claiming Turkish provinces.

 

[Sarevok]

screw it, im going to play as Muscowy and be Russia.

 

[Dell19]

That was an interesting game

I had begun to colonise the siberian corridor and had several Turkish provinces but my reputation really was poor after so many wars and annexations.

 

[Gelion]

I think I united Russia in its 1914 borders by 1760 . My rep was fine, but countires disliked me. I also colonized Syberia and Eastern North America. Interestingly I had a war with Spain over California and won Mexico .

 

[Revolutionairy]

Has anyone got any tips for buliding up a good econmy? At the moment I'm england and just won the Hundered years war and holding it togeather through the war of the rose's.

 

[Gelion]

Ok...
You know you have 2 types of income: yearly and montly. Set your tech spending so that your montly income is 0. This way you get money in the end of they year and inflation is really slow which is what you want. Then try to build manufactures(factoories however you call them) as soon as you have the money. Also don't neglect trade. Send merchants to closest or wealthiest centers only as sending them costs money. Don't put trade on automatic cuz AI is stupid. Play a bit with the trade to see where you can get income. If you have good stability introcude war tax. Good income during the war, but it increases the weariness from it. Vassals bring money so instead of occupying a possibly rebellious 1-province state make it a vassal.
Yeah you can build tax collectors in capital. But if you think you'll have rebellions in a province DONT BUILD IT as it increases the rebellion factor. Later when you'll have all 3 commercial buildings researched you can build all 3 as the last 2 DECREASE the rebellions factor.
Hope thats all.