"Because you'll get BORED TITLESS"
However, due to some threads I recently read, I thought Id give it a go and this is part 1 of the results
HyperTeching VENICE
1419 - 1619
Basically, drop all province's and most units, except (obviously) your capital and trade like mad while hoping no one attacks, thats more or less it.
Version 1.08 - latest beta - eu2_108b_21stApr2005 , Very hard / Normal.
Day 1, all ships disbanded except 1 galley and two transports, they dont cost a cent to maintain. Disband all the army except enough to deal with Mantua, we declare war on Mantua, for its a pot of gold - one month a year we loot Mantua and place this cash in the bank.
We get no income from Dalmatia and Istria while their under seige, so we give them away to Byzantines one month after declaring war. War with Hungary and Croatia ends in white peace(they cant attack us).
Okay we captured Mantua early on and disbanded our entire army except 500 infantry for the looting of Mantua, since then we have had no overhead expense's. Note the bank account is growing nicely and its off to war again.
It takes a couple of months for Byzantines to accept Ionia and Corfu, then we release Krete as vassal.
Note the costs of Infra (in the last three pics) has dropped significantly as we are now a pure city state of one province. We hit Infra 3 in a couple of months and buy a refinery with some of our well earned loot from Mantua.
After looting once a year for twenty years our inflation is were we want it(in case we get a deflation event). Mantua by this time has saved up a wad of cash, we accept the 300 ducats plus vassalization. All that cash is going to buy alot of merchants in the years to come .
We boot the Knights from our alliance (we dont want to become embroiled in their petty wars). Krete are considered a less war mongering sod, so we make an alliance so we arent harrassed by every nation and his dog to join theirs.
Mantua doesnt appreciate being our vassal, white peace is signed two years later(they cant attack us).
Event- Cyprus later ditch the vassalage, meanwhile we have been trading.
More COTs for us too exploit.
Now we shall have cash in abundance, not that we need it .
Looks promising, but this Cot is run by the Indian mafia. Its known by Venetian merchants as the black hole.
Europe 1520, note our trade is flourishing, so is our bank account, thanks to the mayor.
Technology dates
(*DATE* = indicates techs money was not put into, Monarch rating and Neighbour bonus alone paid for it )
* 1 Mar 1434 * Land 2
1 May 1434 Infra 3
* 4th feb 1448 * Naval 3
* 1st aug 1456 * Land 3
1st sept 1459 Infra 4
1st jan 1465 Trade 4
* 1st mar 1469 * Naval 4
* 1st june 1474 * Land 4
1st feb 1486 Infra 5
* 1st dec 1486 * Naval 5
1st jan 1490 Trade 5
* 1st feb 1490 * Land 5
1st aug 1493 Naval 6
1st sept 1497 Naval 7
1st june 1498 Naval 8
1st nov 1498 Naval 9
1st april 1500 Naval 10
1st aug 1504 Land 6
1st nov 1507 Naval 11
* 1st Nov 1518 * Land 7
* 1st aug 1520 * Land 8
* 1st sept 1521 * Land 9
1st june 1522 Naval 12
1st aug 1525 Naval 13
* 1st mar 1527 * Land 10
1st feb 1529 Infra 6
1st jan 1530 Trade 6
1st mar 1531 Naval 14
1st mar 1532 Naval 15
1st jan 1533 Land 11
1st jan 1535 Naval 16
1st dec 1536 Land 12
1st may 1539 Land 13
1st may 1541 Land 14
1st may 1542 Land 15
1st may 1543 Land 16
1st aug 1544 Naval 17
1st sep 1547 Land 17
1st may 1560 Naval 18
1st aug 1562 Land 18
1st jan 1570 Naval 19
1st jan 1577 Naval 20
1st may 1578 Land 19
1st feb 1584 Land 20
1st jan 1589 Trade 7
1st jan 1590 Infra 7
1st oct 1593 Naval 21
1st dec 1597 Naval 22
1st jan 1600 Land 21
1st may 1600 Land 22
1st feb 1606 Naval 23
1st feb 1611 Naval 24
1st july 1614 Land 23
1st july 1618 Land 24
1 May 1434 Infra 3
* 4th feb 1448 * Naval 3
* 1st aug 1456 * Land 3
1st sept 1459 Infra 4
1st jan 1465 Trade 4
* 1st mar 1469 * Naval 4
* 1st june 1474 * Land 4
1st feb 1486 Infra 5
* 1st dec 1486 * Naval 5
1st jan 1490 Trade 5
* 1st feb 1490 * Land 5
1st aug 1493 Naval 6
1st sept 1497 Naval 7
1st june 1498 Naval 8
1st nov 1498 Naval 9
1st april 1500 Naval 10
1st aug 1504 Land 6
1st nov 1507 Naval 11
* 1st Nov 1518 * Land 7
* 1st aug 1520 * Land 8
* 1st sept 1521 * Land 9
1st june 1522 Naval 12
1st aug 1525 Naval 13
* 1st mar 1527 * Land 10
1st feb 1529 Infra 6
1st jan 1530 Trade 6
1st mar 1531 Naval 14
1st mar 1532 Naval 15
1st jan 1533 Land 11
1st jan 1535 Naval 16
1st dec 1536 Land 12
1st may 1539 Land 13
1st may 1541 Land 14
1st may 1542 Land 15
1st may 1543 Land 16
1st aug 1544 Naval 17
1st sep 1547 Land 17
1st may 1560 Naval 18
1st aug 1562 Land 18
1st jan 1570 Naval 19
1st jan 1577 Naval 20
1st may 1578 Land 19
1st feb 1584 Land 20
1st jan 1589 Trade 7
1st jan 1590 Infra 7
1st oct 1593 Naval 21
1st dec 1597 Naval 22
1st jan 1600 Land 21
1st may 1600 Land 22
1st feb 1606 Naval 23
1st feb 1611 Naval 24
1st july 1614 Land 23
1st july 1618 Land 24
Basically policy sliders headed towards Central, Innov, Merc, Pluto.
Europe after 200 years
Domination of the world's trade
Military tech comparison, not a huge gap,though our economy techs are blitzing them.
Part 2, I plan on completing techs, then going around the world killing the greatest leaders, Napolean, Wellington, Nelson...etc....Woooohooooo
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