Europa Universalis IV

[Luzur]

I just shipped over 10k troops to keep the goddamn locals from killing my colonists.

i cleaned house with 4000 men and a Conquistador, mostly the provinces around Chesapeak.

The gist in EU4 natives is that you can't just ethnically cleanse provinces for easy colonization, no sirree. Instead, natives stay there until succesful colonization, before that they're a constant thorn or threat to the colony (excellent improvement IMO). This means you will need that stack in provinces with colonization in progress, so they can send the natives packing when they rise up.

Yeah you can. It's an option when you have the army in the province. Costs quite a bit of military power to do though, and your province won't get the .2 tax increase per thousand natives.

yeah i noticed that, thats why i didnt clean out more then 2-3 provinces around my colony.

 

[Malakal]

I just shipped over 10k troops to keep the goddamn locals from killing my colonists.

i cleaned house with 4000 men and a Conquistador, mostly the provinces around Chesapeak.

The gist in EU4 natives is that you can't just ethnically cleanse provinces for easy colonization, no sirree. Instead, natives stay there until succesful colonization, before that they're a constant thorn or threat to the colony (excellent improvement IMO). This means you will need that stack in provinces with colonization in progress, so they can send the natives packing when they rise up.

Yeah you can. It's an option when you have the army in the province. Costs quite a bit of military power to do though, and your province won't get the .2 tax increase per thousand natives.

yeah i noticed that, thats why i didnt clean out more then 2-3 provinces around my colony.

Just parking 5k troops per colony works just fine to fend off natives and in EU4 has the added benefit of not actually killing them off so you only pay their upkeep for the bonus worth of the colony. Not a bad deal.

 

[His Majesty]

The inferior Turks were no match for seven waves of Italian mercenaries. Being rich has its advantages it seems.

 

[TigerKnee]

So I can't read shit with the default font on this game, is there a way to fix this?

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

So I can't read shit with the default font on this game, is there a way to fix this?

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=173103497

 

[Delterius]

Played 3 games so far. Once as the Mamlukes with which I pretty much recreated the Ottoman Empire from a egyptian perspective; another as the Byzantines and the latest one as Portugal. It started out uneventful but, suddenly, Castille was utterly annihialated by Aragon and now we are competing for her scraps.

Though I'm already winning on that front it appears that no matter what I do my armies are shit. In the first two games I chalked that up to a lack of westernization but now, with trees of military ideas complete, average generals and terrain advantages equal or even advantageous odds are nothing against my enemies. Its even like they are a military superpower compared to me, our techs are similar and they aren't focusing on military idea groups either. France's saving my ass all the time, as my carefully recruited allies often do, but I have a question: is there any way to keep army tradition high in the early game? Because average generals is the only thing I have lesser when compared to Aragón.

 

[Grinolf]

Though I'm already winning on that front it appears that no matter what I do my armies are shit. In the first two games I chalked that up to a lack of westernization but now, with trees of military ideas complete, average generals and terrain advantages equal or even advantageous odds are nothing against my enemies. Its even like they are a military superpower compared to me, our techs are similar and they aren't focusing on military idea groups either. France's saving my ass all the time, as my carefully recruited allies often do, but I have a question: is there any way to keep army tradition high in the early game? Because average generals is the only thing I have lesser when compared to Aragón.

May be problems are with your army composition. Verify, that you have decent amount of cavalry and artillery in your army. Also Aragon already may have his last NI, that give a bonus to moral. Also check your military adviser. It is better to choose morale or discipline ones. And if it possible, you could claim DoF.

About your tradition question. The only way to have it high are wars. And you acquire more tradition when you loss battles, than when you win them. But defensive and innovative ideas will help you to keep your military traditions. Also I am not sure, but traditions also depend on your maintenance.
As alternative, you may choose offensive, which will improve your military leaders.

 

[Raghar]

Any hints about how, when I have a lot of rebellions I can beat up 60 + 30 + 30 rebels with army of 17 and well 200+ soldiers per month? Also I need 75 legality which is problem when I have -70 prestige because of rebels.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Though I'm already winning on that front it appears that no matter what I do my armies are shit. In the first two games I chalked that up to a lack of westernization but now, with trees of military ideas complete, average generals and terrain advantages equal or even advantageous odds are nothing against my enemies. Its even like they are a military superpower compared to me, our techs are similar and they aren't focusing on military idea groups either. France's saving my ass all the time, as my carefully recruited allies often do, but I have a question: is there any way to keep army tradition high in the early game? Because average generals is the only thing I have lesser when compared to Aragón.

May be problems are with your army composition. Verify, that you have decent amount of cavalry and artillery in your army. Also Aragon already may have his last NI, that give a bonus to moral. Also check your military adviser. It is better to choose morale or discipline ones. And if it possible, you could claim DoF.

About your tradition question. The only way to have it high are wars. And you acquire more tradition when you loss battles, than when you win them. But defensive and innovative ideas will help you to keep your military traditions. Also I am not sure, but traditions also depend on your maintenance.
As alternative, you may choose offensive, which will improve your military leaders.

It's also possible that it's Lucky Nations hijinks keeping a bro down.

 

[Kaldurenik]

Anyone with a Viking saves from CK2 with a somewhat balanced map?

Oh right im also giving away CK2 if anyone want it just pm me and then i will (if its more then one person) randomly roll a decide see who get the game.

When i give it away you can find me in the codex steam group if you want to add me with the same user name. Or just pm me with your username. Or write here...

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Anyone with a Viking saves from CK2 with a somewhat balanced map?

I'm going to start working on my converted save later on, but it doesn't have much in the way of vikings.

 

[Kaldurenik]

Anyone with a Viking saves from CK2 with a somewhat balanced map?

I'm going to start working on my converted save later on, but it doesn't have much in the way of vikings.

Ah to bad ... Its hard to find someone with a save for that i have found for a few other empires but not for the vikings

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Well I actually added vikings after the fact, in the campaign itself I had specifically exterminated all the Norse (along with Russians). So I added Jomsvikings for teh lulz as a very likely colonial power. The real work is in reworking the giant Finno-Ugric empire into separate states.

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

Well I actually added vikings after the fact, in the campaign itself I had specifically exterminated all the Norse (along with Russians). So I added Jomsvikings for teh lulz as a very likely colonial power. The real work is in reworking the giant Finno-Ugric empire into separate states.

JUst don't use the Ungria name, it just doesn't sound right.

 

[Average Manatee]

Played 3 games so far. Once as the Mamlukes with which I pretty much recreated the Ottoman Empire from a egyptian perspective; another as the Byzantines and the latest one as Portugal. It started out uneventful but, suddenly, Castille was utterly annihialated by Aragon and now we are competing for her scraps.

Though I'm already winning on that front it appears that no matter what I do my armies are shit. In the first two games I chalked that up to a lack of westernization but now, with trees of military ideas complete, average generals and terrain advantages equal or even advantageous odds are nothing against my enemies. Its even like they are a military superpower compared to me, our techs are similar and they aren't focusing on military idea groups either. France's saving my ass all the time, as my carefully recruited allies often do, but I have a question: is there any way to keep army tradition high in the early game? Because average generals is the only thing I have lesser when compared to Aragón.

Seeing as you say you have multiple trees of military ideas, I'm guessing your "similar" military tech is still a bit behind from investing on those. Compare your military tech to theirs and see what the missing levels would give you. Being behind on a military tactics or unit type level can easily be worth at least an entire military idea tree if not more.

Any hints about how, when I have a lot of rebellions I can beat up 60 + 30 + 30 rebels with army of 17 and well 200+ soldiers per month? Also I need 75 legality which is problem when I have -70 prestige because of rebels.

Just give in to their demands. 60k rebels is insane, what are you doing?

 

[XenomorphII]

He probably started getting Jackals, Vultures!

I hate that event so much. Especially when it fires cause somebody else has rebels that cross through my territory to get to the rest of theirs.

 

[Average Manatee]

If someone else has rebels that cross into your territory, you can use the support rebels mission on their country to make them on your side, then they'll go right back.

 

[Sranchammer]

I stopped playing when 30k Lollards crossed into my border from England. Followed by another 30k when the 1st wave succeeded.

 

[Malakal]

I stopped playing when 30k Lollards crossed into my border from England. Followed by another 30k when the 1st wave succeeded.

Heretics arent that bad when you surrender to them, they at least wont force convert you. Just loss of taxes and prestige.

 

[Raghar]

Any hints about how, when I have a lot of rebellions I can beat up 60 + 30 + 30 rebels with army of 17 and well 200+ soldiers per month? Also I need 75 legality which is problem when I have -70 prestige because of rebels.

Just give in to their demands. 60k rebels is insane, what are you doing?

Japan westernizaiton. Actually I'm done, but these rebels are ravaging the Asian part. Only these provinces grabbed from Aztecs are fine.

Here this image shows these few rebels. Actually I can beat up these Korea ones. And I already accepted demands of these Brunei ones.

 

[Average Manatee]

If they are catholic rebels, it's apparently a bugged event that happens way too often if you fulfill the requirements as Japan.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Yea it's got to be a bug, it doesn't make any sense at all and happens ONLY to Japan.

 

[Raghar]

200+ of rebels...

 

[Kaldurenik]

Well I actually added vikings after the fact, in the campaign itself I had specifically exterminated all the Norse (along with Russians). So I added Jomsvikings for teh lulz as a very likely colonial power. The real work is in reworking the giant Finno-Ugric empire into separate states.

Any ETA when you think the editing is done?

 

[Sranchammer]

I stopped playing when 30k Lollards crossed into my border from England. Followed by another 30k when the 1st wave succeeded.

Heretics arent that bad when you surrender to them, they at least wont force convert you. Just loss of taxes and prestige.

Yeah, that feels extremely gamey.