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Micro102

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Re: Europa Universalis III
« Reply #2685 on: January 21, 2013, 11:42:43 am »

Hmm.. It seems like It's only the Complete version I have.
Even tough the mail stated Chronicle.
Could be a misstype or something on their side.

edit: Wait.. no.. I.. I am confused.. What DID I get?

I install the game and go the store. I have all with "PLAY"

So have I.. with the exception of the minor DLCs ofcourse.



edit: Just found the Tutorial button.
No idea how I missed that. :p

Any way.. time to play this thing!

The tutorial sucks. Go cram the wiki into your head.
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« Reply #2686 on: January 21, 2013, 12:05:14 pm »

Interesting I've got this as well. Guess I'll try and find a friend of my who doesn't own it. 

Yeah, same here, though I'm not sure I know anyone who will like it. I suppose it's always an option to give it to a stranger on the internet.
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« Reply #2687 on: January 21, 2013, 12:26:07 pm »

Hmm.. It seems like It's only the Complete version I have.
Even tough the mail stated Chronicle.
Could be a misstype or something on their side.

edit: Wait.. no.. I.. I am confused.. What DID I get?

I install the game and go the store. I have all with "PLAY"

So have I.. with the exception of the minor DLCs ofcourse.



edit: Just found the Tutorial button.
No idea how I missed that. :p

Any way.. time to play this thing!

The tutorial sucks. Go cram the wiki into your head.

Put another way, the EUIII tutorial is worse at what it does than the random bits and pieces that constitute the closest thing there is to a tutorial for Aurora. Wiki, wiki wiki.
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Re: Europa Universalis III
« Reply #2688 on: January 21, 2013, 02:01:53 pm »

Building a grand nation from a tiny one is difficult!
Others keep invading me as I try to keep myself from losing money!

Any advice you guys can give me?
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« Reply #2689 on: January 21, 2013, 02:04:07 pm »

Which tiny nation? Doing anything with Navarra is nigh impossible, but there are others with routes for expansion.
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« Reply #2690 on: January 21, 2013, 02:09:51 pm »

Which tiny nation?

Because few things are more rewarding than to build something grand from humble beginnings.

The more obscure the tiny nation is to become a superpower, the better the feeling.
« Last Edit: January 21, 2013, 02:12:28 pm by Ultimuh »
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« Reply #2691 on: January 21, 2013, 02:25:32 pm »

I think you may have answered "why" and not "which" for his question. :p

Got this today due to Paradox giving me the complete EU3 package as they hit their 500K forum subscriber number (When I saw the email and the Steam Key I shat approximately 20 bricks). I've read some LPs (most notably a couple of Prawnstars). What advice would you dwarves give me, and where should I get ideas for strategies and such?
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« Reply #2692 on: January 21, 2013, 02:27:45 pm »

Ah my misstake..

@Karlito: And the actual answer for THAT question.. Any nation, as I said, the more obscure the better.

@Man of Paper: I got nothing at the moment.
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« Reply #2693 on: January 21, 2013, 02:36:05 pm »

I think there is a section of wiki dedicated to strategies for different countries. But the basics are to keep your army near the support limit (and the upkeep very low when not at war), have many allies close by, but not ones you plan on going to war with, and to grab as many cores as you can.

For economy, tech advisers are always worth the money. Trade is an amazing income source for small countries, and inflation kept low in the long run will save you a lot.


As for a small country that can grow and become awesome, Byzantium. Of course that is like hard mode. To start with try a catholic country with at least 3 provinces.
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« Reply #2694 on: January 21, 2013, 02:38:36 pm »

To start with try a catholic country with at least 3 provinces.

Guess that's a start..
Any other advice while we are at it?
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« Reply #2695 on: January 21, 2013, 02:45:22 pm »

Well, starting strength isn't as important as the potential for expansion. Brandenburg and Bavaria in the HRE are bigger than their immediate neighbors and get some good missions for early expansion. Muscowy starts pretty small, but they can easily grow to own all of Asia once their technology outpaces the hordes'. (And you can do the same thing with one of the other Russian principalities).

If you want more general advice: read this LP. The first part is an introduction to the basic mechanics with Castille (which any of you struggling with the tutorials should read), but after that he does a play through as Holland, which shows how you can build up a smaller nation into a position of strength.
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Re: Europa Universalis III
« Reply #2696 on: January 21, 2013, 03:05:18 pm »

I got the free game too. Already had EU3 on GamersGate, but I didn't have the two expansions - so getting the complete set on Steam is nice.
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« Reply #2697 on: January 21, 2013, 03:34:44 pm »

If you ever wanted an example (with a fair amount of detail) of how to overcome massively stacked odds, read Prawnstar's Audacity of Hope AAR. He takes the Iroquois and, by the point I'm at in it, owns the Americas, Africa, a lot of coastal Asia, Iberia, and Ireland. On one of/the hardest difficulty settings.
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« Reply #2698 on: January 21, 2013, 06:40:48 pm »

And from what I've seen, his English World Conquering run is an excellent example of staying under and managing your BadBoy(Infamy) limit. Most of the stuff I've read for EUIII (I'm one of those people that, if unable to play a game, will enjoy it through others and read as much about it as possible) has the player rocketing above their Infamy cap while they absolutely manhandle everything.
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« Reply #2699 on: January 21, 2013, 09:53:45 pm »

Honestly, once you've hit critical mass there's not a good alternative to ignoring badboy and instead worrying about border management, considering the time you spend waiting for it to drop, and that annexing a decent-sized nation will put you over the limit from 0. If you can take on any two superpowers and bash their heads together, you don't really need to worry about what people think about you. That, and if you've had a long buildup, you may just be so sick and tired of managing your badboy that you decide "screw it", y'know?
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