Languish Universalis - Game thread

[katmai]

TO my 3rd party observations the war didn't reach the New world holdings at all. was all a Euro affair. (the only area the France and Spain are neighbors in North America are in West Indies)

[katmai]

Wow, so Kleves kicked the shit out of Tamas and Habs?

Is that what I am hearing?

With a little help from Alci yes.

[Habbaku]

Wow, so Kleves kicked the shit out of Tamas and Habs?

Is that what I am hearing?

The war was over within two years--and the fact that Tamas' lying to me about not making a separate peace is what made me refrain from fighting on--so wasn't all that decisive in the least.  My forces were steadily advancing in Spain and there was little doubt that I would have won that one if Tamas hadn't backed out.  Considering that, even with his victories, the Austrians were approaching something like 6.5% war exhaustion and you have a recipe for an eventual victory of the Franco-Ottoman alliance.  Not even France can beat both Austria and Spain (with England making noises of joining in on the fun) by herself, though.

In the end, the only consequences of the war were that I found out how utterly unreliable the Turks are (a mistake that won't be made again), France ending up losing Navarra to Spain (something I was planning on selling them later anyway, as it's a relatively poor province and not of my culture) and paying a 1,000 ducat indemnity to the Austrians.

So, yes, Austria did, indeed, lose the peace.   

[Habbaku]

Wow, so Kleves kicked the shit out of Tamas and Habs?

Is that what I am hearing?

With a little help from Alci yes.

Yes, tying down half of my army is a 'little' help.  Mano-a-mano, I think I can tear the Austrians apart.  Fighting a two-front war, though, isn't to my liking, so I made the reasonable peace offer and was glad to see that mess ended.

In other news, France is now best buddies with the Emperor.  Anyone speaking of "balance of power" will be laughed out of the courts of Paris.

[katmai]

Wow, so Kleves kicked the shit out of Tamas and Habs?

Is that what I am hearing?

With a little help from Alci yes.

Yes, tying down half of my army is a 'little' help.

I didn't know how much of your forces were tied up with Spain, so erred on side of less than more in his contribution


And pretty sure I need to talk to Tamas and Alci about this troubling new alliance between Austria and France.

[Habbaku]

Good luck getting Tamas on board for anything.  He'll end up having one half of his army fight the other, call it a contribution, then bail out of the war--and that's all within a month!

[katmai]

Poor Tamas.

[Alcibiades]

Wow, so Kleves kicked the shit out of Tamas and Habs?

Is that what I am hearing?

With a little help from Alci yes.

Yes, tying down half of my army is a 'little' help.  Mano-a-mano, I think I can tear the Austrians apart.  Fighting a two-front war, though, isn't to my liking, so I made the reasonable peace offer and was glad to see that mess ended.

In other news, France is now best buddies with the Emperor.  Anyone speaking of "balance of power" will be laughed out of the courts of Paris.

I was just starting The Offensive in Spain when the war ended, I had 50,000 men mobilized by the wars end, was just getting them into position when it ended.   

[Kleves]

Yes, tying down half of my army is a 'little' help.  Mano-a-mano, I think I can tear the Austrians apart.  Fighting a two-front war, though, isn't to my liking, so I made the reasonable peace offer and was glad to see that mess ended.

Interesting, considering that I just captured Paris using, essentially, 1/3 of my army. While fighting and winning a two-front war, of course. 

In other news, France is now best buddies with the Emperor.  Anyone speaking of "balance of power" will be laughed out of the courts of Paris.

Indeed. While not allied, there seems little reason for the Kaiser and L'Empereur to be enemies.

[Kleves]

The Kaiser is also open to any ideas that Europe believes may ensure peace in Christendom, and the balance of power between nations.

[Habbaku]

And on that note, I'm off to the Great White North for this year's NBW.  I should be around Sunday and on time, per usual, but will let you guys know ASAP if not--and I'll attempt to find a sub in the latter case.

[katmai]

And on that note, I'm off to the Great White North for this year's NBW.  I should be around Sunday and on time, per usual, but will let you guys know ASAP if not--and I'll attempt to find a sub in the latter case.

I was wondering if your trip was gonna conflict with game, have a safe trip and fun time.

[jimmy olsen]

The funniest twist during the game, however, -which also shows just how asewome the non-historical monarchs system is- happened unkown to everyone but Habbaku and me.

Though having an 18-year regency (the kid was 0 years old when my king died) was actually pretty amusing (the best laid plans of mice and men...), the funniest twist, by far, was England falling to religiously-inspired rebels and being force-converted into an Archbishopric.

We had a crash several years after England lost their little civil war (though not before one of the revolter colonies defected to France) and decided that it'd be too hampering of Sol to keep him as an Archbishopric.  So, with a little editing, the Tudor dynasty was reinstated to the crown of England with a warning that divine intervention wouldn't happen a second time.

Screenshots of the economy and such will follow now, but I will only have time for commentary later tonight.

Heirs take control once they reach 15, so your heir must have been -3 years old when your King died.

[sbr]

Heirs take control once they reach 15, so your heir must have been -3 years old when your King died.

Is it always 15?  I thought I had seen a 14 year old become King, and another I thought was older than 15.  I could have missed a Birthday or two though.

[Kleves]

And on that note, I'm off to the Great White North for this year's NBW.  I should be around Sunday and on time, per usual, but will let you guys know ASAP if not--and I'll attempt to find a sub in the latter case.

Enjoy! Oh, and I wouldn't worry too much about a sub; we can just let the AI control France for awhile.