Update 40
Colonial strategy has been somewhat muddled in recent years; being asked to clarify it has been helpful in focusing my thoughts and plans.
Original colonial plans focused on Brazil and the American coast. This has broadened into some attempts at strategic expansion and the development of Australia and South Africa. The need to ‘culture flip’ and build up captured colonies has been a major distraction.
I’ve also built colonies up to about level 8 – this is probably a mistake.
The new plan is to clear the American interior of hostiles and then establish level 4 colonies hoping natural growth will develop them into full cities before the end of the game. It isn’t too likely that there will be enough colonists available for significant developments outside the western hemisphere.
One thing I will do is colonise my way to West Africa so that I develop a land connection to those territories. Any chance to move my sliders for more colonists without stab hits will be taken – I can move another 4 points toward Free Trade each worth 0.2 colonists a year.
Tropical provinces are an inefficient use of colonists because of the low levels of population growth – even under optimal conditions they’ll need to be developed beyond level 4.
I’m thinking of taking Humanist Tolerance to give among other things a slight boost to population growth – while this is likely to be marginal it will probably save a few colonists in the end game.
Classified!
BadBoy 331.53
War Exhaustion 3.42
Inflation 2.8%
Manpower 238k of 238k max
Reinforcement need 0
Census Tax 1971.5
Monthly income 881.5
Update 40
Colonial Strategy
Colonial strategy has been somewhat muddled in recent years; being asked to clarify it has been helpful in focusing my thoughts and plans.
Original colonial plans focused on Brazil and the American coast. This has broadened into some attempts at strategic expansion and the development of Australia and South Africa. The need to ‘culture flip’ and build up captured colonies has been a major distraction.
I’ve also built colonies up to about level 8 – this is probably a mistake.
The new plan is to clear the American interior of hostiles and then establish level 4 colonies hoping natural growth will develop them into full cities before the end of the game. It isn’t too likely that there will be enough colonists available for significant developments outside the western hemisphere.
One thing I will do is colonise my way to West Africa so that I develop a land connection to those territories. Any chance to move my sliders for more colonists without stab hits will be taken – I can move another 4 points toward Free Trade each worth 0.2 colonists a year.
Tropical provinces are an inefficient use of colonists because of the low levels of population growth – even under optimal conditions they’ll need to be developed beyond level 4.
I’m thinking of taking Humanist Tolerance to give among other things a slight boost to population growth – while this is likely to be marginal it will probably save a few colonists in the end game.
Diplomatic update
Classified!
Statistics – 01/01/1600
BadBoy 331.53
War Exhaustion 3.42
Inflation 2.8%
Manpower 238k of 238k max
Reinforcement need 0
Census Tax 1971.5
Monthly income 881.5
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