Is EU3 fun yet?

[DGuller]

What does the Paradox equal translate to in the real world?  Less than or equal, or greater than or equal?

[Solmyr]

Greater than or equal, I think. In other words, X = 2 means it can be 2 or higher.

[DGuller]

Then the serfdom line makes perfect sense.  The "serfdom_freesubjects = -2" means slider positions {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.  The negation of that is slider positions {-5, -4, -3}, or heavy serfdom.  Heavy serfdom should indeed lead to massive peasant rebellions, Russia was regularly beset with those.

[Razgovory]

Then the serfdom line makes perfect sense.  The "serfdom_freesubjects = -2" means slider positions {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.  The negation of that is slider positions {-5, -4, -3}, or heavy serfdom.  Heavy serfdom should indeed lead to massive peasant rebellions, Russia was regularly beset with those.

True, but Russians would be revolting what ever system of government they had.

[dps]

Then the serfdom line makes perfect sense.  The "serfdom_freesubjects = -2" means slider positions {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.  The negation of that is slider positions {-5, -4, -3}, or heavy serfdom.  Heavy serfdom should indeed lead to massive peasant rebellions, Russia was regularly beset with those.

Actually, the positions {-5, -4, -3} are the heavily free subjects positions, so yeah, it makes sense that they be negated, i.e., that the event not fire if you are heavily toward free subjects.

[DGuller]

Then the serfdom line makes perfect sense.  The "serfdom_freesubjects = -2" means slider positions {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.  The negation of that is slider positions {-5, -4, -3}, or heavy serfdom.  Heavy serfdom should indeed lead to massive peasant rebellions, Russia was regularly beset with those.

Actually, the positions {-5, -4, -3} are the heavily free subjects positions, so yeah, it makes sense that they be negated, i.e., that the event not fire if you are heavily toward free subjects.

I though negative means the left side of the slider, or alternatively the first word.  Both interpretations would mean heavy serfdom.

[Martinus]

In my game as Poland, within the first 50 years I managed to vassalize (and subsequently annex) Masovia, and vassalize Moldova, beat up the TO and inherit Lithuania. I'm in the middle of the Centralization sliders, -1 on Free Subjects (i.e. a bit of Serfdom but not that much), and going Innovative. Gonna Westernize as soon as I find a way to change the government type to something that allows more Centralization.

[DGuller]

You can move past the limit, at the cost of +1 revolt risk per tick.

[Martinus]

Oh didn't know that. Does the +1 risk persists or is it temporary?

[Viking]

In my game as Poland, within the first 50 years I managed to vassalize (and subsequently annex) Masovia, and vassalize Moldova, beat up the TO and inherit Lithuania. I'm in the middle of the Centralization sliders, -1 on Free Subjects (i.e. a bit of Serfdom but not that much), and going Innovative. Gonna Westernize as soon as I find a way to change the government type to something that allows more Centralization.

I suggest something with an elected office. No point in trying to westernize if all you end up with 100 years of Monarchs with maximum ADM 6. Hold and election, choose the Bureaucratic candidate.

[DGuller]

Oh didn't know that. Does the +1 risk persists or is it temporary?

It's there as long as your slider is over the limit.

[Viking]

Oh didn't know that. Does the +1 risk persists or is it temporary?

It's there as long as your slider is over the limit.

I westernized while subject to a 150 year long peasants revolt. So the +1 don't mean nuttin'

The hardest part was getting that 8 ADM monarch.

Edit: Sorry, 7 ADM monarch.

[Martinus]

I managed to Westernize due to getting a good monarch when I got into a personal union with Hungary.

Empress Anna (I adopted an imperial administration earlier) introduced the Western technology to Poland. Now I am working to destroy relationship with Hungary, so that we regain our freedom once she dies.

[Barrister]

I've managed to finally survive as Byzantium.

You know the new CB and managed war system takes some getting used to.  Twice now I've started a "reconquest" war, but decided to take one non-CB province.  You really get hammered by infamy when you do that...

[Solmyr]

Speaking of imperial government, once you switch to that, should you still take up administrative monarchy when it comes around?