Leviathan07: It does make it more realistic, although I think it is a bit too static. For example Brazil will always appear where it does as long as Christians colonise there, which happens 90% of the time.
ddudee: As long as you have a stable nation, it is possible to avoid the majority of colonial revolts. A skilled player can easily hold onto their empire. It’s just the AI that has a ton of problems dealing with events and revolts.
Selvetrica: They look tough, but they still have a ton of cores held by others. If they manage to unify then I’ll start getting scared. In any case I pick up a good ally against them this chapter.
Ilovecheese, Blackfish: Thanks!
knuckey: Thank you for creating such a useful mod, and I’m glad that you like my AAR.
Thank you for the replies. Apologies for the delays on this update.
Oceans Apart: The Brazilian Revolution
Chapter Five: Foothold
Revolutions continued across the New World. Mexico broke away from Holland and the crumbling empire could only watch. Revolts were also spreading into Texas, and they too would soon break away. Ironically, the east coast where Washington continued to foment rebellion was comparatively peaceful.
As much as I wanted to continue expanding the empire into new regions, Brazil’s finances were just barely breaking even from the immense cost of the military. I ordered a freeze on recruitment for the time being, which meant that any new conquests would have to be in reach of the present armies. As such continued expansion in Africa was the order of the day. Besides Mali, Granada held significant colonies as well. It was then that I decided to take the first steps into Europe itself.
In other news the Byzantine Empire was in the process of collapsing (again), following a betrayal from its Neapolitan allies.
And on the other side of the world the continuing collapse of the Dutch Empire led to massive native uprisings destroying the colonies in Oceania with some even forming a nation of their own on New Zeeland.
(This surprised me because I didn’t think New Zealand was affected by native revolts that other parts of the East Indies get.)
The plans for further war in Africa were delayed by continued internal troubles. For some reason the people of Paragazzo were not content with my rule, so I was forced to concede some local autonomy for them to prevent a revolt.
(Getting these events would make sense if I conquered the USA or something, not so much for tiny, similar culture, Paragazzo.)
In preparation for incursions into Europe I began to seek diplomatic ties with the old monarchies of Europe. Bohemia was among the most pliant, as they saw the new nations as a way to weaken their Western European rivals. My son found himself a Bohemian bride to cement relations.
I was also able to find allies in unusual places. Japan was a rising power and managed to snatch away a small Inca enclave after they revolted from Holland. An ally in the Far East to aid in my future goals was an asset I could not ignore.
In late 1767 the African Expedition resumed. Sadly, Granada did not join in the war so they would have to wait.
Their allies abandoned them and they had learnt little from the last war, so Mali was rapidly crushed and more coastline was seized.
The island of Cuba, or Tarrbitz as the Muslims called it, was the latest nation to declare desire for independence at around the same time.
(Tarrbitz is the only other unusual revolter that we’re likely to see this game. Either Cuba or Tarrbitz can appear on the island of Cuba depending on religion.)
Around this time religious fervour was on the rise once again thanks to the many wars against the Muslims of Africa. I let the people do what they want, despite considering myself secular.
As Granada had failed to honour their alliance in the last war, I had to declare war on them directly. At the time they were involved in a war with the many minor Emirs of the Iberian Peninsula so it appeared to be an easy victory. The Army of Paragazzo had been transferred to Africa so that the Africa Expedition under General Viana could take the fight directly to Granda without leaving the colonies undefended.
Upon landing in Gibraltar and seizing the strategically valuable location, General Viana arrogantly let the massive Granadan army descend upon him. After all, he had beaten odds just as bad in Africa.
For once, our overconfidence had caught up to us. Viana was forced to retreat to the ships and fall back to Africa to deal with a massive native uprising. The Granadans had much better armaments compared to the Africans, knowledge of the terrain that let them bypass many of the fortifications of The Rock, and a skilled king forged from the many conflicts of the region. It was a humiliation, but the war was far from over.
The Granadan navy had been crushed thanks to reinforcements from Japan, so it was simple to establish a blockade of their mainland. With their economy already exhausted from their earlier wars it began to shatter under the weight of the blockade.
To save his kingdom, Muhammad XVI agreed to give up Gibraltar and some colonial territory. It was very small gains for the humiliation we had suffered, but I was content with them. Granada was not the ultimate goal after all. With this victory we had unlocked the Pillars of Hercules and laid the whole Mediterranean open to conquest.
To be continued…
As a bonus, here is a list of all possible colonial revolters north of Panama. South America is more boring as it’s basically only one Muslim and one Christian revolter per region:
East Coast
USA
Canada
Vinland – Scandinavian/Baltic/Finno-Urgic
Quebec – French/Gaelic/Basque
Canada – All other cultures
Gulf Coast
Florida – Iberian/Latin Christian
Louisiana – French/Gaelic/Basque non-Muslim
(else USA)
Texas – All other cultures
Barasya – Muslim
Pacific Coast
Alaska – Northern/Eastern European
Cascadia – Western/Southern European (minus Iberian)
(else Mexico/Mazula/Yingzhou)
Central America
Mexico – Christian/Pagan
Mazula – Muslim
Yingzhou – Eastern religions
UPCA – Christian
Qtizi - Muslim
Caribbean
Tarrbitz – Muslim
Cuba – Iberian/Latin Christian
Haiti – Western European Christian
Jamaica – All Christian
Antilles – Northern European Christian