That is amazing, but even with the research, you would need many years to have that prestige...
This challenge is just as bad as playing as Israel, and within months being declared war on by the ottomans or egyptians....-_-.
Well I just started and managed to get to second power. I'm now ranked 8 but can't seem to knock the Ottomans out of GP status. How long do I need to wait?
I believe the wait time is six months. And how fast did you get to number 8?
I understand how you could the prestige that easily without cheating, but how did you get the UK to give you Mogadishu?
1) Try to ally UK over and over until they comply (actually this took so much time, about 15 years).
2) Declare war on Oman asking for Somaliland (Mogadishu). It's worth war score 2.
3) Call your new UK ally to war, they will take over leadership.
4) UK soon adds WG Annex Oman and they start blockading and occupying Oman's provinces.
5) After UK occupies Mogadishu it drops to war score 1 and you can demand it in a separate peace from Oman because of its high war exhaustion.
That is amazing, but even with the research, you would need many years to have that prestige...
How did you survive 15 years without being eaten by the US?
Well I just started and managed to get to second power. I'm now ranked 8 but can't seem to knock the Ottomans out of GP status. How long do I need to wait?
This challenge is just as bad as playing as Israel, and within months being declared war on by the ottomans or egyptians....-_-.
Catalonia released from France isn't so bad. Ally with France, reclaim cores in Spain, call allies, victory! Then either take some states from the Barbary Coast, or use France to win you some islands from the Italians. From there, and with the tech edge from being released from France instead of Spain, you're solidly in secondary power status with plenty of options.
Realism.