Paradox Interactive Thread: V2 The cartographers nightmare. - Games

Thats a nice USA and Flanders Did you run SI or something since Aztecs are free?

[QUOTE=Valiantttt;41883790]Thats a nice USA and Flanders Did you run SI or something since Aztecs are free?[/QUOTE] Nope, Seems Leon was rather incompetent at colonialism; they left the Inca free aswell and lost quite a bit of S.America to Brazil and Chile revolutions

I've managed to colonize the majority of North America as Ireland, now going to scramble into the South just to cockblock Spain because they just started colonizing around 200 years after I've started. Spain seems to focus on trying to kill Protestants more than colonialism in EUIV it seems, they also drag Portugal into the mess so they don't expand across the ocean either.

What's a good way to prevent the Byzantine empire from trying to devour me as Neapolis in Sicily. I've conquered most of the boot of Italy, but I keep having to reload saves after Byzantium attacks me, a war which I of course have no chance to win. I'd rather not be forced to become their vassal, at least until I've become King of Sicily so I have the power to marry into the royals and try and seize the crown myself.

[QUOTE=DanRatherman;41884661]What's a good way to prevent the Byzantine empire from trying to devour me as Neapolis in Sicily. I've conquered most of the boot of Italy, but I keep having to reload saves after Byzantium attacks me, a war which I of course have no chance to win. I'd rather not be forced to become their vassal, at least until I've become King of Sicily so I have the power to marry into the royals and try and seize the crown myself.[/QUOTE] Start at the 1066 date, then hope that the HRE/Pisa/Genoa/Venice don't eat you before you grow tough enough to form Sicily.

Well, I've already started the game if it wasn't clear- at about 1120s, managed to take the entire west coast south of Rome but then Apulia formed Sicily, meaning I have to take the crown from them. Pisa is devouring everything I don't take, and it's taken a few wars to keep them from taking my cities as well. Every 10 years or so they come down with an army of 10,000~ to fight my army of 6000~, despite only having Sardinia and Pisa as their main provinces. They've also taken the arch of the boot of Italy, leaving me to take Malta, Apulia, and Longobordia. I'm one war from taking Benevenito, which will hopefully give me the claim on the last county other then the very tip of the boot that the Sicilians posses, but I'm worried Pisa or Byzantium might take it first. I've managed to hold of Pisa once or twice by the skin of my teeth, but I clearly cannot take on the Big B. It's my fear that if they attack me without the possibility of avoiding it, I'll have no choice but to offer fealty to either them or the HRE, which of course I have no desire to do, certainly not before I become King of Sicily. [img]http://i.imgur.com/SQuRyJh.png[/img] Current situation: Blue is me, Red is vile douchebag Pisa, Green is the dying Sicilians who I desperately need to defeat. Purple is Byzantines who I just hope have a huge civil war or something to free up their Sicilian holdings before they start eying me more than they already are. Do I have to crush Sicily down to it's very last province before they lose their crown and I gain the ability to crown myself, or if they are left with that one province in the tip of the boot do they cease to be king? My council can only get claims fabricated at 8% chance per year, should I risk supporting claimants even if they are catholics?

I have defeated the Austrians by forming an unholy alliance with France.... [t]http://i.imgur.com/3LnpaKC.jpg[/t] Doing everything I can to keep the French happy... :( But my naval forcelimits are about 180. I got some colonies in South America and I have gained 4 provinces in England(old screenshot).

Is it worth getting the Digital extreme edition? I'm seriously considering getting the game after watching some LP's

If you are going to play a Muslim nation, then yes but the 100 year models are neglectable.

This is quite a learning curve from HOI3 haha [editline]19th August 2013[/editline] I can't seem to make anything increase.

I can't play HOI3 without making the AI do half the shit.

I can play HOI3, CK2 and EUIV/EU3 but I am just bad at V2 even though I never die, I never prosper.

Playing CK2 as Scotland and I need to change the inheritance laws before I die so my 3 sons don't fuck up my beautiful kingdom but I can't because a Duke and Duchess have been locked in an eternal war over a county for the past 15 years and I feel like its only gonna end one of them dies. They're both 58 and I'm only 40 so time is on my side

[QUOTE=Jmir 54;41892678]Playing CK2 as Scotland and I need to change the inheritance laws before I die so my 3 sons don't fuck up my beautiful kingdom but I can't because a Duke and Duchess have been locked in an eternal war over a county for the past 15 years and I feel like its only gonna end one of them dies. They're both 58 and I'm only 40 so time is on my side[/QUOTE] Have you considered assassination [editline]19th August 2013[/editline] [t]http://filesmelt.com/dl/2013-08-19_000011.jpg[/t] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDPkD1RaMq8]they all haters[/url]

-snip- I was being a spak.

[QUOTE=RearAdmiral;41892743] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDPkD1RaMq8]they all haters[/url][/QUOTE] Austria, always getting in my way no matter what country I play.

[thumb]http://puu.sh/45SMs.jpg[/thumb] My Europe is fucked up 6 ways to sunday, Czechoslovakia and Italy are at war with everyone else in the world practically for whatever reason, also communism is very popular these days apparently. Portugal is split between the Americans and Soviets as well for whatever reason.

For some reason I'm really good at all the paradox games despite being really bad, everything always falls perfectly into place and gives me amazing opportunities at random times and eventually I just end up owning half the map because things like that keep happening

As Scotland's 60 year old king I just married a lady with a Cuman ethnicity that waltzed in my court and had a son with her. will this have any adverse effcts?

[QUOTE=Jmir 54;41897709]As Scotland's 60 year old king I just married a lady with a Cuman ethnicity that waltzed in my court and had a son with her. will this have any adverse effcts?[/QUOTE] You better hope he grows up to be a good Catholic boy, otherwise your vassals are going to flip their shits. Which they will anyway considering his culture's all wonky. But congrats on taking the first step in making Scotland a progressive society free of hate!

The way that some of the negative traits are designed is kinda weird. Like oh we'll hate this guy because he's white but he's a different culture, but this half african half white brown guy whose greek is fine.

Diplomacy in Eu4 is perfect. You have negative bonuses and positive bonuses for things that should matter like peacing out early, etc.

[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;41898324]The way that some of the negative traits are designed is kinda weird. Like oh we'll hate this guy because he's white but he's a different culture, but this half african half white brown guy whose greek is fine.[/QUOTE] Didn't matter what color you were as long as you were born and raised in the "proper" culture. From the way some medieval accounts read you'd believe the English (as seen by the French) were a different species.

I've just been getting into CK2 recently. If I am really enjoying it, will I enjoy EU4? [editline]20th August 2013[/editline] Eh, landed up buying for US$20.

How exactly am I supposed to overcome a peasant revolt, I don't really have the manpower to fight of 40 units of fucked off peasantry.

[QUOTE=Methylparaben;41903102]How exactly am I supposed to overcome a peasant revolt, I don't really have the manpower to fight of 40 units of fucked off peasantry.[/QUOTE] Retinues bro. That's what you need for your main armies, then you can always spare levies to smash revolts. Unless it's in not-CK2, then I have no idea.

[QUOTE=Chronische;41903177]Retinues bro. That's what you need for your main armies, then you can always spare levies to smash revolts. Unless it's in not-CK2, then I have no idea.[/QUOTE] Ah its in EU4, but thanks anyway. Looks like today is the day Spain falls.

[QUOTE=Methylparaben;41903186]Ah its in EU4, but thanks anyway. Looks like today is the day Spain falls.[/QUOTE] Try recruiting a ton of mercenaries and assigning a general to fight.

I've felt rather uninspired in CKII as of late, anyone got any ideas for who to play and what to do

[QUOTE=Freakie;41903366]Try recruiting a ton of mercenaries and assigning a general to fight.[/QUOTE] I've been pouring everything into it, the only problem is three different revolutions are happening haha, they now have 60 units vs my 13