Quick questions / Quick answers -- EU3

[Snootch]

Why does my "Europa Universalis III: Complete" show up as "In Nomine" when the game loads? Was I duped? (I did a game update, and it patched from 3.0 to 3.2 ... for "In Nomine"! Not "Complete"!)

Thank you very much.


Snootch

[jdrou]

EU3 Complete is EU3 + Napoleon's Ambition + In Nomine and whether you buy them separately or in the Complete package you can only play the latest version.
So EU3 Complete and In Nomine are the same game and use the same patch.

[Blastaz]

Why does my "Europa Universalis III: Complete" show up as "In Nomine" when the game loads? Was I duped? (I did a game update, and it patched from 3.0 to 3.2 ... for "In Nomine"! Not "Complete"!)

Thank you very much.


Snootch

Complete does not include HTTT or DW for the bundle including those you would have wanted EU3 Chronicles.

[Ruanek]

Yeah, "Complete" is a bit of a misnomer. It was complete when it was released, though...

[nitman]

every1 say u can get like 105% trade efficiency with the hansa, how? im at like 40 or so

[Fuzzypickles]

What's a good way to take Utrecht and Friesland as Holland?

Declaring war and annexing gives you heavy infamy hits which really hurts Holland which makes its money through trade. Plus you run the risk of the HRE getting upset at unlawful territory, and you have to wait 50 years to core.

Declaring war and vassaling isn't really much better. You have to wait for a random event to allow you to annex and get a core.... otherwise it's still waiting 50 years for the core.

You can't form a PU with Utrecht since they don't have a monarchy.

Not sure what a good way to do this is without getting Holland crushed by stronger military forces. I did it in HTTT but it was so long ago that I 1) forgot how I did it and 2) don't know if the same method would work again.

[GaiusC]

I'd say, either wait until you have a mission giving a core on them, or just DOW them, and vassalize them, then wait for the mission that will ask you to integrate them into glorious Holland, giving you a core on them when they're annexed.

It can be slow and frustrating - took me 50 years in my Holland game because I usually had the crappy "big fleet", "get 5 merchants in COT" and "accumulate money" missions. Though once it was done, I then vassalized a bunch of electors and managed to beat Bohemia and Burgundy to the throne after 20 years, eventually uniyfing HRE by 1510.

[rinuseuropa]

The best is be lucky you get mission to annex or vazzalize them. (gives u core)
Try to PU them is my favorite, (gamewise)

[Blastaz]

What's a good way to take Utrecht and Friesland as Holland?

Declaring war and annexing gives you heavy infamy hits which really hurts Holland which makes its money through trade. Plus you run the risk of the HRE getting upset at unlawful territory, and you have to wait 50 years to core.

Declaring war and vassaling isn't really much better. You have to wait for a random event to allow you to annex and get a core.... otherwise it's still waiting 50 years for the core.

You can't form a PU with Utrecht since they don't have a monarchy.

Not sure what a good way to do this is without getting Holland crushed by stronger military forces. I did it in HTTT but it was so long ago that I 1) forgot how I did it and 2) don't know if the same method would work again.

Take the infamy hits and wait for them to core. It means you can actually form the netherlands before 1500. Stab hits are recovered imediatly. infamy you can absorb. Obviously if you can get a mission to vassalise go for it, but if you get the chance to take matters into your own hands do so.

I had one go at Netherlands, and I just prefered being in the driving seat to being at the mercy of events. For both provices you get +0.5 infamy. With the -0.25 you get for being in the HRE this is entirely dealable with. Your trading WILL suffer, but not for long.

[zwitterion117]

Is there a screen where I can change all the pop-up/alert settings at once?

[Kingepyon]

What's a good way to take Utrecht and Friesland as Holland?

Declaring war and annexing gives you heavy infamy hits which really hurts Holland which makes its money through trade. Plus you run the risk of the HRE getting upset at unlawful territory, and you have to wait 50 years to core.

Declaring war and vassaling isn't really much better. You have to wait for a random event to allow you to annex and get a core.... otherwise it's still waiting 50 years for the core.

You can't form a PU with Utrecht since they don't have a monarchy.

Not sure what a good way to do this is without getting Holland crushed by stronger military forces. I did it in HTTT but it was so long ago that I 1) forgot how I did it and 2) don't know if the same method would work again.

Every time I've played a Holland game I got the "claims on our rivals" event. It has a pretty large MTTH, but I've always had it fire in the first 150 years. It gives cores on both friesland and utrecht, as well as some of the other smaller countries around you, so you just reconquest them and grab them pretty easily. And then the emperor doesn't eat you.

[original182]

This question is about the "combat width".

Q1. How long is it exactly? Does it depend on the smallest army?

E.g., army A has 10 infantry, and army B has 12 infantry & 4 cavalry.

Seeing as infantry can attack anything that is 1 spot in front of them or diagonally, that means army B will attack with 12 infantry and 2 cavalry, with 2 more cavalry at the back?

Q2. Can cavalry or artillery attack from the back, seeing as they have manuever of 2 (like jumping over the front line)?

[OrangeYoshi]

Is there a screen where I can change all the pop-up/alert settings at once?

In the escape menu, hit "messages".

[Kresaux]

Hi guys, please help me out with this issue.
I`m playing Brandenburg, got out of the PU with Luxemburg when our monarch died and legitimacy of my new king is stuck at 20. I have 4 royal marriages which are supposed to raise it (by 2% annualy) but they don`t, and there are no other modifiers listed that could counter it. So why isn`t my legitimacy raising, could it be a bug or am I missing some hidden rule about that (like no heir yet)?

[zwitterion117]

Thanks Yoshi. Also, is there a way to not auto call all your allies when you are attacked? Thanks.

[Ruanek]

Hi guys, please help me out with this issue.
I`m playing Brandenburg, got out of the PU with Luxemburg when our monarch died and legitimacy of my new king is stuck at 20. I have 4 royal marriages which are supposed to raise it (by 2% annualy) but they don`t, and there are no other modifiers listed that could counter it. So why isn`t my legitimacy raising, could it be a bug or am I missing some hidden rule about that (like no heir yet)?

It should be going up from royal marriages. 4 doesn't seem like that many, though. You can try to get more, and enact some cultural decisions/get advisers that raise legitimacy.

If it still isn't rising, though, it's probably a bug and you should ask in the tech support forum.

[Kresaux]

It was some weird bug, legitimacy was in fact raising and the effects were changing, only the number shown stayed the same. Got fixed after reload. Thx anyways

[OrangeYoshi]

Thanks Yoshi. Also, is there a way to not auto call all your allies when you are attacked? Thanks.

Not in a defensive war, no.

[nitman]

every1 say u can get like 105% trade efficiency with the hansa, how? im at like 40 or so

hmm?

[ANO1453]

hmm?

Trade efficiency increases with several modifiers and with Trade Tech.