Quick questions / Quick answers -- EU3

**synthshadow** · 16-01-2012 11:28

Ahhh makes lots of sense to both my questions, thank you Narestel and Simberto. :-)

**brifbates** · 16-01-2012 17:30

Originally Posted by Nim2

Is this a known vanilla thing or D&T ? Basically there is a war going since 1417 ( it is now 1556) between Portugal, England etc. vs. Mameluks and a few others. Mameluks and allies are completely occupied, all by England but neither Portugal as war leader nor England has made peace. Hmm, loaded as Portugal and can't make peace. Is this because this is listed as 2nd crusade vs. Morocco which doesn't exist anymore ? What can I do about this ?

Sounds like England became junior in a union with Portugal (or someone else allied in the war) so they can't make a peace and since England did all the occupying Portugal is reluctant to make peace because they won't get much. Or same thing except with Portugal becoming the lesser partner, England won't make a seperate peace when winning because it would potentially screw their partner and Portugal can't make peace as lesser partner in a war with their senior partner.

**Narestel** · 16-01-2012 20:03

How do you create cores with spies? I've heard about it but I'm not sure to have seen the option...

And are there other ways to get cores and/or speed up getting cores? (Apart from being lucky to get the random 'Border friction' and so)

**cotwell** · 16-01-2012 20:38

Sorry I don't have an answer for you, Narestel. Only another question. What affects a ruler's legitimacy most? I started a war with 97% or so legit. and had to raise war taxes because of cascading alliances. Anyway, ended up maxing out my manpower and when my target made peace, my ruler had 0% legitimacy. WE at something like 3/17, iirc.

**Avindian** · 16-01-2012 21:08

Originally Posted by Narestel

How do you create cores with spies? I've heard about it but I'm not sure to have seen the option...

And are there other ways to get cores and/or speed up getting cores? (Apart from being lucky to get the random 'Border friction' and so)

Spies can't create cores, except for very indirectly (Fabricate Claims in HRE or on a country in your culture group, in which case you'll get cores upon inheritance.)

Boundary disputes give you cores, not border friction, but that's the easiest way to get bonus cores. Some missions give them, a few decisions do (unification ones mostly). You can get more boundary disputes by increasing diplomatic skill; another person could confirm this, but the diplo bonus from advisors and spheres of influence SHOULD increase the chances of getting them. I don't think it's based off of raw diplo score.

**StephenT** · 16-01-2012 21:18

Originally Posted by Avindian

Spies can't create cores, except for very indirectly.

Spies used to be able to create cores, back in vanilla and NA, using the Fabricate Claims mission. It was taken out of the game in the In Nomine expansion because it was way too overpowered.

**Zaferbey** · 16-01-2012 22:49

Would you please help me to understand one thing, how come is that possible my Hesse didn`t get cores on Brunswick after a successful PU (integrate)? I thought I`ll get them after integration - is it because of different culture (but same culture group)?

**vasziljevics** · 16-01-2012 22:51

Originally Posted by Zaferbey

Would you please help me to understand one thing, how come is that possible my Hesse didn`t get cores on Brunswick after a successful PU (integrate)? I thought I`ll get them after integration - is it because of different culture (but same culture group)?

Integration doesn't give you cores. Only "natural" inheritance does.

**Zaferbey** · 16-01-2012 22:56

Thanks for an answer but what you mean "natural"? After 50 years of being owned?

**vasziljevics** · 16-01-2012 23:02

Originally Posted by Zaferbey

Thanks for an answer but what you mean "natural"? After 50 years of being owned?

Once you have a PU every new monarch (regency councils included) has a chance of inheriting the already PU-ed countries - however it is not known what are the exact factors for this to happen, so it can be your very next monarch but also you could have a dozen of them for centuries without any inheritance.

**Zaferbey** · 16-01-2012 23:08

O.K. that`s what I want to know, thanks for help and explanation.

**brifbates** · 17-01-2012 01:45

Originally Posted by cotwell

Sorry I don't have an answer for you, Narestel. Only another question. What affects a ruler's legitimacy most? I started a war with 97% or so legit. and had to raise war taxes because of cascading alliances. Anyway, ended up maxing out my manpower and when my target made peace, my ruler had 0% legitimacy. WE at something like 3/17, iirc.

Number of royal marriages- +.5/year legitimacy each
Royal palace- +1 legitimacy/year
trade in chinawares- +3? (I think, playing a republic atm :/) /year legitimacy

war exhaustion and being a regency council subtract legitimacy. Regency is -4%/year. WE is a proportional loss

I think prestige also has an effect that scales as a + or - with your value.

**Chronicler** · 17-01-2012 01:49

Is there a way to see tech group ingame? I'm still trying to find out if vassals I release will share my tech group or not.

**Laurellien** · 17-01-2012 04:05

I'm playing DW 5.1, but I haven't been able to leave the Holy Roman Empire as Holland or Savoy or Brandenburg, even after I ticked the Emperor off enough to stop me being an elector. This is really annoying as the BB from unlawful territory is killing my chances of forming Germany, the Netherlands or Italy.

Anybody know how a non-elector can leave the empire?

**Chronicler** · 17-01-2012 04:45

Originally Posted by Laurellien

I'm playing DW 5.1, but I haven't been able to leave the Holy Roman Empire as Holland or Savoy or Brandenburg, even after I ticked the Emperor off enough to stop me being an elector. This is really annoying as the BB from unlawful territory is killing my chances of forming Germany, the Netherlands or Italy.

Anybody know how a non-elector can leave the empire?

"Leave HRE"? >_>.

**TAMBOURINESNAKE** · 17-01-2012 04:48

Originally Posted by Laurellien

I'm playing DW 5.1, but I haven't been able to leave the Holy Roman Empire as Holland or Savoy or Brandenburg, even after I ticked the Emperor off enough to stop me being an elector. This is really annoying as the BB from unlawful territory is killing my chances of forming Germany, the Netherlands or Italy.

Anybody know how a non-elector can leave the empire?

Use a Magistrate and remove your capital province from the HRE with the provincial decision.

**brifbates** · 17-01-2012 04:53

Originally Posted by Laurellien

I'm playing DW 5.1, but I haven't been able to leave the Holy Roman Empire as Holland or Savoy or Brandenburg, even after I ticked the Emperor off enough to stop me being an elector. This is really annoying as the BB from unlawful territory is killing my chances of forming Germany, the Netherlands or Italy.

Anybody know how a non-elector can leave the empire?

Open the HRE interface, bottom left is leave HRE button-when you mouse over it it will tell you what happens (you'll lose any unlawful territory you have at the time)