How is your EU3 Game going?

[civ_king]

Well, the game isn't really playable without the CBs available because everything's weighted assuming I can make use of them (and they're still showing up, and other factions are using them). Does that mean that the game's completely broken without buying the expansions (which, incidentally, aren't available for Mac), or is there a workaround?

They are, just not on Steam.

 

[NBAfan]

Well, the game isn't really playable without the CBs available because everything's weighted assuming I can make use of them (and they're still showing up, and other factions are using them). Does that mean that the game's completely broken without buying the expansions (which, incidentally, aren't available for Mac), or is there a workaround?

You have a CB, Paradox just didn't make specific ones yet with the version of the game you have. You can buy EU3 Chronicles to get the last two expansions they made.

 

[duralict]

Thanks for the help, guys. Looks like I'll just have to wait for my motherboard to come back in the mail before I can play this for real on my PC... I'm not going to go buy the expansions a second time just because Paradox mislabeled Complete as being for Mac.

In the meantime I guess I'll just have to puzzle through the invisible CBs.

 

[Quintillus]

So I have a question about Claiming Thrones, as something unexpected happened in my Hohenzollern game.

I started out with the first Hohenzollern ruler, a 4/4/4 king who led my country pretty well. My heir had a weak claim, but was amazingly skilled, at 9/9/6. At some point along the line, Burgundy claimed my throne. No worries, I thought - I have an heir, even if he is underage. I continued about, fighting a war with Bavaria in which I vassalized Saxony. Cool beans.

Shortly after that war, my king kicked the bucket. But instead of a regency, Phillipe II de Bourgogne started leading my country in a personal union, and I was suddenly subject to them, in their wars, etc. Saxony was still subject to me, so I guess they were double-subject. My people hated Burgundy for this.

But when Phillipe went six feet under, instead of my Hohenzollern heir rising to the throne (even though he was still listed as the heir on the dynasty tab), an Ansbachian noble rose to the throne. He wasn't exactly a bad ruler, but my hopes of a Hohenzollern Emperor were sadly dashed (and I already had one vote!).

So, what happened? I thought I was safe as long as I had an heir, but apparently, I wasn't.

 

[civ_king]

So I have a question about Claiming Thrones, as something unexpected happened in my Hohenzollern game.

I started out with the first Hohenzollern ruler, a 4/4/4 king who led my country pretty well. My heir had a weak claim, but was amazingly skilled, at 9/9/6. At some point along the line, Burgundy claimed my throne. No worries, I thought - I have an heir, even if he is underage. I continued about, fighting a war with Bavaria in which I vassalized Saxony. Cool beans.

Shortly after that war, my king kicked the bucket. But instead of a regency, Phillipe II de Bourgogne started leading my country in a personal union, and I was suddenly subject to them, in their wars, etc. Saxony was still subject to me, so I guess they were double-subject. My people hated Burgundy for this.

But when Phillipe went six feet under, instead of my Hohenzollern heir rising to the throne (even though he was still listed as the heir on the dynasty tab), an Ansbachian noble rose to the throne. He wasn't exactly a bad ruler, but my hopes of a Hohenzollern Emperor were sadly dashed (and I already had one vote!).

So, what happened? I thought I was safe as long as I had an heir, but apparently, I wasn't.

If you claim a throne that has an heir you get it upon succession... frustrating I know.

 

[Nintz]

Only when the heir is weak.

If a strong (or even medium) heir is born between the claim and the old monarch's death, the claim is nullified. Moral of story: If good heir has weak claim, don't do marriages.

 

[Quintillus]

Only when the heir is weak.

If a strong (or even medium) heir is born between the claim and the old monarch's death, the claim is nullified. Moral of story: If good heir has weak claim, don't do marriages.

That was it! I thought sure I would have noticed this before if it were as simple as what civ_king said, but upon looking at the old save again, sure enough, my heir's claim was weak. Well, lesson learned.

 

[Caprine Synesth]

Currently playing my first successful game as England, now the United Kingdom. I lost all my holdings in mainland Europe so am instead concentrating on America. So far I have only been able to colonise the two nearest places on Greenland.. how do I expand the area I can colonise?

 

[Nintz]

Wait 50 years to get cores on Greenland. That will expand your colonial range tremendously.

Increase naval tech level to gradually increase range.

Or, hire a skilled navigator adviser. A temporary boost early on can really help claim some tasty Caribbean colonies.

P.S. Try to focus on Brazil or the Caribbean first. Those colonies are worth massively more than most of N. America, or Argentina at the bottom. Africa is very poor as well.

 

[W|M]

Mutapan lands are full of gold.

 

[Caprine Synesth]

Wait 50 years to get cores on Greenland. That will expand your colonial range tremendously.

Increase naval tech level to gradually increase range.

Or, hire a skilled navigator adviser. A temporary boost early on can really help claim some tasty Caribbean colonies.

P.S. Try to focus on Brazil or the Caribbean first. Those colonies are worth massively more than most of N. America, or Argentina at the bottom. Africa is very poor as well.

Thank you, I will try this and report back Once you have a core, I assume your range spins out from there in all directions?

 

[Nintz]

@ WIM-

Yes, but those colonies are east coast of Africa, and generally much more difficult to get to than the standard West African or Kongolese ones. They are good if prepping for a spice islands run though.

@ Caprine Sysneth-

Yep. Greenland should give you access to most all of the Eastern Seaboard, and maybe the Caribbean as well. As England though, that's not too far as far as colonies go.

Also, make sure to explore Brazil region. Some of the colonies there are much closer than other New World ones for most nations, and can be colonized earlier. Namely provinces like Itamarca, Ceara, Pernambuco, etc.

 

[Osmowstroyer]

You all-mighty EUIII (preferable divine wind) have an strategy for Burgundy aiming to unificate the HRE? I find it really difficult, specially with the so-annoying reformation. Also, do someone know the exactly bonus of "Rome Reborn" (it appears after Renovatio Imperii)?

 

[civ_king]

You all-mighty EUIII (preferable divine wind) have an strategy for Burgundy aiming to unificate the HRE? I find it really difficult, specially with the so-annoying reformation. Also, do someone know the exactly bonus of "Rome Reborn" (it appears after Renovatio Imperii)?

It annexes the HRE states.

 

[uat2d]

You all-mighty EUIII (preferable divine wind) have an strategy for Burgundy aiming to unificate the HRE? I find it really difficult, specially with the so-annoying reformation. Also, do someone know the exactly bonus of "Rome Reborn" (it appears after Renovatio Imperii)?

Personal unions are great because you'll get cores on all HRE land and also on France because you're in the same culture group. Claiming thrones, fabricating claims and making your junior partners love you will ensure that you inherit great lands and they'll all be cored. With regards to minors, you can always vassalize them, they'll be incorporated when you unify the HRE.

If the reformation hits, convert everyone back to Catholicism and you'll get extra imperial authority. Or you can convert to an heresy yourself and cheese your way into converting everyone into that heresy and form yourself the HRE with the new faith will all the imperial authority you'll win.

 

[Osmowstroyer]

Personal unions are great because you'll get cores on all HRE land and also on France because you're in the same culture group. Claiming thrones, fabricating claims and making your junior partners love you will ensure that you inherit great lands and they'll all be cored. With regards to minors, you can always vassalize them, they'll be incorporated when you unify the HRE.

If the reformation hits, convert everyone back to Catholicism and you'll get extra imperial authority. Or you can convert to an heresy yourself and cheese your way into converting everyone into that heresy and form yourself the HRE with the new faith will all the imperial authority you'll win.

So that means that I will not always get cores on all imperial provinces that belongs to HRE members? Too bad.

 

[civ_king]

So that means that I will not always get cores on all imperial provinces that belongs to HRE members? Too bad.

You do always get cores if you inherit instead of integrate. He is saying since you are a French culture if you inherit France you get cores.

 

[Antilogic]

Started a D&T game as Castille, since I haven't played in awhile. In the first 20 years, I was able to take all of Granada, except Portugal grabbed Cadiz which had my core. I got the mission to form a personal union with Aragon, which I took advantage of, then I swept back to attack Portugal, taking Cadiz plus the two northern-most provinces for good measure. Now in consolidation mode, managed to pick up a PU with Meissen too at some point. Heir died, now I have the remarkably incompetent administrator King Juan (3-6-5) running my kingdom. The young Prince Alfonso (6-4-8) is now my heir apparent.

 

[uat2d]

Started a D&T game as Castille, since I haven't played in awhile. In the first 20 years, I was able to take all of Granada, except Portugal grabbed Cadiz which had my core. I got the mission to form a personal union with Aragon, which I took advantage of, then I swept back to attack Portugal, taking Cadiz plus the two northern-most provinces for good measure. Now in consolidation mode, managed to pick up a PU with Meissen too at some point. Heir died, now I have the remarkably incompetent administrator King Juan (3-6-5) running my kingdom. The young Prince Alfonso (6-4-8) is now my heir apparent.

If you instead of taking Porto and Bragança tried to get a PU, you'd do better on the long run as it would cost less infamy (0 instead of 8) and you'd get everything Portugal has when you inherit and also cores on all their cored Portuguese culture provinces.

It might be more difficult to fabricate claims or to wait till you can claim their throne, but the benefits on the long run would be greater.

 

[Antilogic]

Portugal is actually in a PU under England, so that approach was not viable. I am currently sitting with no infamy right now because I don't want to play a just-another-blob game.