Still trucking along in my second game (as austria), doing much better now.
I saw in my tech spending screen that I was about to unlock Noble Republic, however once i got the tech that government type didn't appear in my government list. Do governments not show in your list if there are other pre-reqs? If their are pre-reqs how am i supposed to know what I need to do if its not shown? Usually this game has tool-tips everywhere, but in this case there is nothing to mouse over!
Thanks!
http://www.paradoxian.org/eu3wiki/Government
there is a government conversion diagram there.
cheers keinwyn ^
any easy ways to raise prestige ?
Hire a philosopher. Win battles/wars. Cultural decisions often give a decent annual prestige, f.e. tapestry and introduce heir.