Europa Universalis V confirmed

[Josquius]

So is it very Victoria 3 like?

As much as I loved Vic 2, 3 just never clicked with me. It was just so... I don't know. Too many options with vague outcomes. So much to micromanage.

Well, if anyone is doing well in this game, please tell me. 

I kicked some Teutonic ass as Lithuania before realizing that might have been counterproductive. I don't really understand how anything works except for fighting wars. Just remembering where pieces of information exist is a problem.

I hope it makes more sense with time.

Sounds like trying to do ux on the cheap has bit them in the arse.

[Tamas]

One CTD in 11 hours of play. I was looking at tooltips when the end of the month and an autosave happened.

I don't seem to understand how to build a strong economy, in fact it seems to get worse with me at the helm 

It might be that I'm in too much of a hurry, this is a big long game.

Conversely, wars seem to go well for me. This is a reversal of my EU4 experience where I invariably built up a strong economy but messed up the wars.

Same. Except for ctds. I had them when booting it up because at the time my C drive ran out of space completely. :p But since I have solved that it's been fine.

It does seem to be less junky on fast speeds with the 3d map off though so I think I am going to stick with that.

[crazy canuck]

Here are some counts for my first day of owning EU5:

Crashes to desktop:  4
Total PC freezes: 1
Crashes while sending crash report after CtD: 1
Refunds requested: 1
Refunds approved: TBD

That sucks. What's yor specs? It runs pretty smooth for me except that one CTD on a tooltip.

Runs smoothly for me, sounds like a DG problem

[Solmyr]

It annoys me I cannot just get some local noble to marry. Why is it either marry some middle class slob or a royal marriage? If there is no Anne of Cleves, surely I can just marry Catherine Howard right?

There's already a mod for that.

[Solmyr]

Lost about 1.3 million people in Naples due to the plague. 

So the latest thing I'm confused with is Institutions and Ages.

How do I advance ages? The Second age (Renaissance, I think) has started but I haven't reached it yet. Do I have to embrace the three Insitutions of the first age first? I have two, but the third one, Meritocracy, is nowhere near me and none of my provinces are close to embracing it.

Can I aid it's spread? How?

You don't "advance" ages - they just happen, and you embrace the institutions when you have them spread enough in your country. So far I haven't found any way to speed up their spread.

[Solmyr]

Anyway, my first attempt at the Ottomans crashed and burned as I concentrated too much on conquest and didn't develop my economy enough. I went bankrupt in the 1440s while fighting the Mamluks and after that it was a bankruptcy every couple of months - it seems impossible to prevent it once it happens to you once. So now I'm trying again from the beginning. Still need to figure out how to best improve the economy to create a solid base.

[Josephus]

One CTD in 11 hours of play. I was looking at tooltips when the end of the month and an autosave happened.

I don't seem to understand how to build a strong economy, in fact it seems to get worse with me at the helm 

It might be that I'm in too much of a hurry, this is a big long game.

Conversely, wars seem to go well for me. This is a reversal of my EU4 experience where I invariably built up a strong economy but messed up the wars.

the guy I watch on YT, Quill, had a CtD when he was hovering over a tool tip too.

[DGuller]

Here are some counts for my first day of owning EU5:

Crashes to desktop:  4
Total PC freezes: 1
Crashes while sending crash report after CtD: 1
Refunds requested: 1
Refunds approved: TBD

That sucks. What's yor specs? It runs pretty smooth for me except that one CTD on a tooltip.

Oh, it runs pretty smoothly before crashing, no complaints there.  I have a 128 GB RAM and i9 processor machine.

[Valmy]

Sounds like trying to do ux on the cheap has bit them in the arse.

I think part of the problem is I just haven't played one of these games for awhile. What seems obvious to people with loads of Vic 3 or EU4 experience is very opaque to me.

[Valmy]

This is a very interesting video to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulhAw43umO4

Kind of blows my mind. Legitimacy and stability and prestige? 

[crazy canuck]

So now I'm trying again from the beginning. Still need to figure out how to best improve the economy to create a solid base.

I think I have the early economy, at least partly, figured out now.

Concentrate on building within high control areas

Pump up your rgos first to get the food and industrial inputs you need to build your buildings (that will reduce the construction price) and once built to supply the building's production - timber, Lumber, stone, sand, wheat, and clay are good things to think about early on.

Gradually build roads to increase the radius of control

And, importantly, increase your crown power at the expense of the nobles.

[Norgy]

Sounds like trying to do ux on the cheap has bit them in the arse.

I think part of the problem is I just haven't played one of these games for awhile. What seems obvious to people with loads of Vic 3 or EU4 experience is very opaque to me.

I would say this opaque at best for everyone. It is a soup of CK3, Vic3 and with a sprinkling of EU4.

Trying the Eastern Roman Empire was a harrowing experience. Much like a Diddy party, it was being effed hard.
I will no longer be welcome in Greece after that. 

[crazy canuck]

I would say this opaque at best for everyone. It is a soup of CK3, Vic3 and with a sprinkling of EU4.

Yeah, there is a lot going on and it is all inter related

[Valmy]

Another interesting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV3INBb5sCY

Damn. I feel like I need several pages of checklists to play this game.

Sounds like trying to do ux on the cheap has bit them in the arse.

I think part of the problem is I just haven't played one of these games for awhile. What seems obvious to people with loads of Vic 3 or EU4 experience is very opaque to me.

I would say this opaque at best for everyone. It is a soup of CK3, Vic3 and with a sprinkling of EU4.

Trying the Eastern Roman Empire was a harrowing experience. Much like a Diddy party, it was being effed hard.
I will no longer be welcome in Greece after that. 

I like how instantly a ton of disasters pop up. A true Andronikus experience.

The problem is at this point I have only the loosest grasp on what is good and what I should be doing. Control percentage of provinces is important. Centralization is important. Prestige. Stability. Fucking hell.

I miss just getting my stability to +3.

[crazy canuck]

I miss just getting my stability to +3.