Questions on EUIII

[Timur Amir]

I find it more likely that the ships are raised in the uninhabitable regions in Siberia, Africa, the Middle East and in America. I doubt Cthulhu is at fault here, as he is the size of multiple continents. No, it's more likely it's the work of Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.

You're right! Davy Jones has been hiding nazis elves the proletariat his evil minions in the wastelands, and is building fleets he hides under the sea.

[Mordrorru]

What's the deal with Trade Leagues, and do I want to be in them?

[Pat89]

If you're in a big trade league there are less nations you have to (and can!) compete with.

[Mordrorru]

So is that good or bad? I remember reading somewhere you want to generally avoid Trade Agreements.

[Pat89]

There are trade agreements (giving rights to another nation to trade something from you) and trade leagues (Venice, Genoa and Hansa have that). The later is good, the first is bad.

[Mordrorru]

Right, I noticed that. So how many should I get in?

[Akar]

You can only be in one at a time.

[Mordrorru]

Ah. See how little I know?

Which one is best then? I assume it varies by country.

[IZob]

You can ask to join a trade league, or you may be given an invite. The best varies. The Hansetic Trade league seems to be the most popular (most number of factions (half are usually hre-minors)), so it's the largest group.

I will however not always be willing to join a trade league, if my merchants have high compete chance and there are few competitors. But Trade stations are a good bonus

Just my own query: I'm playing as England, its nearing the year 1500. Scotland and Linister have been vassalised, with the exception of Cognaught (their days are numbered ). The rest of Britannia is part of England.

I placed agrantee on Morocco, as I didn't want Portugal or Spain to have complete dominance over Nth Africa, and the last Islamic faction in Nth Africa destroyed. Its a little too late, but better late then never. Castile made a DoW against Morocco and I answered the call for help.

With my powerful fleet, I've been able to defeat the Castilan navy, block most of their ports, and leave its armies stranded in Iberia (I had some help as Castille was previously in a war with Burgundy). Nth Africa was left empty, so for England and its vassals/allies we slowly occupied the many African provinces.

Unfortunately, Morocco was defeated by Castile before I could get a strong enough force in Africa. Morocco payed a petty fine and was then left out of the war.

Eventually most of Nth Africa was occupied by England and its allies. Castile started to offer a white peace. This didn't suit well with me so I kept on the attacks in Africa. Around 85% of the Castile's provinces in Africa was later occupied, but Castile was still only offering a white peace. Even though they were doomed to lose everything in Africa eventually. The war had been going on for 2 years I think. England and its allies all had very low war exhaustionn levels (0-1%) while Castile had 7.04%. Castile also had very low military capability and revolt levels where around 0-4%.

My goal had changed from saving Morocco, to freeing a bunch of African factions primarily Fez and Tunis).

I decided to call it a day and save the game. But before I'd leave, I wanted check out the private information of Castile (reload the save and played as Castile). When I first looked at Castile it appeared they were going very well, financially that is. But what I found soon after was inflation at 8.1% and the treasury slider up to 31.2. This was quite amusing (did you know inflation is bad? ).

So I am wondering, how long would the AI Castile continue to refuse my demands for peace (releasing Fez and Tunis), with their WE slowing increasing, their ports blocked, and inflation increasing rapidly?

Here is a picture late in the war:

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[Musthavename]

Just my own query: I'm playing as England, its nearing the year 1500. Scotland and Linister have been vassalised, with the exception of Cognaught (their days are numbered ). The rest of Britannia is part of England.

Do not vassalise the Irish minors. England gets a mission to conquer all of them and get cores. That's vastly preferable. The first things you should really do as England is abuse the "Vassalise Scotland" and "Conquer Ireland" missions.

So I am wondering, how long would the AI Castile continue to refuse my demands for peace (releasing Fez and Tunis), with their WE slowing increasing, their ports blocked, and inflation increasing rapidly?

What's your warscore at? The AI will tend to start giving peacedeals at or above warscore if they're at 10-15+ WE and 0% Capacity. If they don't and your warscore is high, try offering them something ridiculously low (e.g, demand 1 ducat). If it's about 30 under the warscore you have and they'd refuse, it may also say "This peacedeal is better than they expect and would cause discontent if they refuse" (or something similar). What that means if you can force them to take stabhits if you know they'll refuse.

Just keep holding onto NA and watch their WE. Eventually they'll kick the bucket. Just be sure you dont' fall into the auto-white peace trap if no fighting happens for 5 years.

[Akar]

Ah. See how little I know?

Which one is best then? I assume it varies by country.

Venetian, usually. The Hanseatic has a large number of minors with high free trade, meaning less money for you.

[Musthavename]

Venetian, usually. The Hanseatic has a large number of minors with high free trade, meaning less money for you.

...isn't that a case for joining the Hanseatic league instead so you don't end up competing with them?

[Poach]

Izob, two things:

1. Having checked it out myself on SP, every North African province owned by Castille (except, for some reason, Melilla and Oran) are counted as overseas provinces, not home provinces. Castille will not be taking any War Exhaustion from you having occupied their colonies.

2. The AI always mints too much, it has nothing to do with your war effort forcing them into it.

The only way you'll be able to force Castille to the table is to invade and occupy a substantial chunk of the Iberian Peninsula. You'll find it will be very difficult to match Castillian armies.

[Musthavename]

A blockade would ramp up their WE. I'm sure he has Naval 9 by now and the capability to do so.

[Poach]

Yea that's where their WE is coming from but, as he mentioned, it's been 2 years and their WE isn't rising all that fast. He'd need to sit there for 5-6 years before their WE reached the point where they'd start begging for peace.

Not to mention that some of that WE is probably from the war with Burgundy that apparently helped.

[Timur Amir]

Does anyone know how to get out of a regency council? Is there any way to escape it actively, or do you just wait it out?

[Mordrorru]

Just wait it out I think. Unless you deliberately allow yourself to lose to a Pretender, who takes the throne.

[Akar]

...isn't that a case for joining the Hanseatic league instead so you don't end up competing with them?

Aye, I typed the wrong word.

[Poach]

Does anyone know how to get out of a regency council? Is there any way to escape it actively, or do you just wait it out?

A Regency Council occurs when your King dies and his Heir is too young to ascend to the throne.

There are three ways out:

1. Wait for the Heir to come of age.

2. Change Government type to an elective system (one of the Republic types) which will cause an instant election.

3. As Mordrorru said, you could let the Pretender Rebels win if you have any around.

[Akar]

Or let Akar PU you,