Europa Universalis IV announced

[JonasSalk]

Playing Moscowy. Very difficult to form Russia in a short period of time--I'm at 1541 by now and only finally am I annexing Novgorod (my vassal, since I changed their government) and have the level 10 admin tech to use the "Form Russia" event.

At least my current heir is Semen. He should have plenty of children.

[crazy canuck]

In 1444 it looks hopeless to obtain a diplo annexation of Aragon by Castille.  I guess you need to get the right ideas to pull it off?

I'd suggest waiting for this to happen

Ah, thank you

[FunkMonk]

As Portugal I have cornered the world market in slaves and I'm receiving a +20% bonus to Global Tariffs. 

[Ed Anger]

As Portugal I have cornered the world market in slaves and I'm receiving a +20% bonus to Global Tariffs. 

Stop making me want to buy this game.

[crazy canuck]

As Portugal I have cornered the world market in slaves and I'm receiving a +20% bonus to Global Tariffs. 

Yeah, Portugal is a lot of fun.  I just made the mistake of annexing Mexico  -  and now I need to start over after learning that lesson.

Also, looking over the Ideas of Castille, it doesnt seem to make any sense for Portugal to colonize any of the New world other than Brazil because it seems Castille will eventually take everything else anyway.  Thoughts?

[FunkMonk]

In my Portugal game I've decided to concentrate entirely on colonizing/conquering Africa, India, and the East Indies and let my best friends the Spanish have fun alone in the west. It's pretty fun and still really lucrative, despite the increased difficulties in colonizing the African coastline. Unfortunately the French have gotten into the African colonization game so now I'm building a Grand Imperial Slave Fleet to punish the frogs for poaching on my slave trade.

I like this game a lot. Sooo much better than EU 3.

[FunkMonk]

I went Economic, Exploration, and Navy as my ideas. Still only in the 1540s. Not sure how my strategy is going to hold up in the mid to to late game.

[FunkMonk]

As Portugal I have cornered the world market in slaves and I'm receiving a +20% bonus to Global Tariffs. 

Stop making me want to buy this game.

[crazy canuck]

I went Economic, Exploration, and Navy as my ideas. Still only in the 1540s. Not sure how my strategy is going to hold up in the mid to to late game.

I am thinking innovation over economic.  The boost to Naval Tradition (less decay in the Innovation tree) gives to trade forwarding might be better than the Economic ideas.  Navy seems a no brainer though. 

[Maximus]

I haven't really been following this. So they went back to historically constraining events again? Are they at least more flexible than in EU2?

[crazy canuck]

I haven't really been following this. So they went back to historically constraining events again?

I wouldnt say that.  But the game, through its mechanics, certainly plays a lot more historically.

[Tamas]

FFS. So I am Ottomans. Started with the mantra "DO NOT TRIGGER COALITIONS" Hitting über Bosnia hard. They want to give me most of their land. I am like "sure lol" 60% overextension, Venice, Hungary, Mamluks, assorted minors coalition and declare war. Venetian-Mameluk fleet trounces me, blockade the Bosporus, keeping the armies which could easily handle the main Mamluk force, stuck in Europe. So I am tearing Hungary apart while they slowly conquer my Asian lands. I am still hoping for a mild peace due to Mamluk WE, but noooo, Poland has to crusade my ass with 60k troops, WHAT THE FLYING FUCK!

[crazy canuck]

FFS. So I am Ottomans. Started with the mantra "DO NOT TRIGGER COALITIONS" Hitting über Bosnia hard. They want to give me most of their land. I am like "sure lol" 60% overextension, Venice, Hungary, Mamluks, assorted minors coalition and declare war. Venetian-Mameluk fleet trounces me, blockade the Bosporus, keeping the armies which could easily handle the main Mamluk force, stuck in Europe. So I am tearing Hungary apart while they slowly conquer my Asian lands. I am still hoping for a mild peace due to Mamluk WE, but noooo, Poland has to crusade my ass with 60k troops, WHAT THE FLYING FUCK!

I love this game.  All our old instincts are wrong.

[FunkMonk]

I went Economic, Exploration, and Navy as my ideas. Still only in the 1540s. Not sure how my strategy is going to hold up in the mid to to late game.

I am thinking innovation over economic.  The boost to Naval Tradition (less decay in the Innovation tree) gives to trade forwarding might be better than the Economic ideas.  Navy seems a no brainer though.

Only on in my game I regretted taking Economic, but then the inflation monster reared it's ugly head and I was glad I took it. Still, I think something other than Economic may have been a better option for the early game.

[Viking]

As Portugal I have cornered the world market in slaves and I'm receiving a +20% bonus to Global Tariffs. 

Yeah, Portugal is a lot of fun.  I just made the mistake of annexing Mexico  -  and now I need to start over after learning that lesson.

Also, looking over the Ideas of Castille, it doesnt seem to make any sense for Portugal to colonize any of the New world other than Brazil because it seems Castille will eventually take everything else anyway.  Thoughts?

I survived annexing mexico, my problem was annexing mexico while I had the time dependent claim on indian coastal provinces. I should NOT have done both at the same time.