zagoroth: A Count in Beloozero was my very first CK game ever… I even accidentally inherited the Kingdom of Sweden within 50 years. As for France, as long as they continue to have interests in Spain - due to the Philippines - and the Ottoman Empire - because I’m hungry for furniture - then we’ll continue bumping into each other.
aldriq: Maybe a hot plate because attrition still sucks. As for literacy it is quite the double edged sword. However, for now I fear my external enemies more than internal… once I knock down the OE, Prussia, Spain, Austria and France, I shouldn’t have much to worry about as time goes on. I guess we’ll see.
To all: I should mention that my plans for early warm months are settling down and I’ll be gone for a few weeks in March to southeast Asia. This means that this AAR will now be updated semi-regularly, roughly every 2 - 4 days so plans are that it’ll be finished by the time I depart.
Kicking off the new chapter I was given a choice over the USA. Since areas around the Motherland are relatively unsecure (UK, Prussia and Austria) the US is kind of on the backburner right now which means they’re not going to be messed with yet. After all, they do have Texas.
A month later France kicked Spain out of my sphere which I was fine with because I only wanted the alliance out of it. And something to counter France. However, I have bigger interests in my view. Then a month after that, in late May, I banned the UK from Siam. The King and I are bros.
August France declared war on Tripoli and in early October I received a border incident event over the Ottoman Empire. It was still too early since the last war and I wasn’t very interested.
Polishing off the year I banned France from China and began raising relations with Wallachia. They’re all the way up to -147!
1849 went quickly. I put middle taxes at 32%, screwed around with the SOI game in China, began researching Associationism and began constructing forts in every province in Alaska. If war ever happens there, it’ll be overrun but I’m going to force my opponents to take some serious attrition.
1850 Afghanistan entered my sphere. A good warbase should war with the UK ever come. I’ll introduce ‘em to 1988 real fast
21 March I decided to start construction on more ships. As it stood the following countries had these numbers:
France: 89 ships
Prussia : 16 ships
UK: 230 ships
Russia: 84 ships
Understanding how behind the times I’ll be, let alone in naval matters, numbers will matter here. 36 ships were queued.
Then gold hit me in late June. To celebrate I reduced poor taxes to 32%.
Early July an event came to me. Have I mentioned how much more I like circles than triangles?
Late August Sweden entered my alliance. Before the month ended France declared war on Spain. I had considered helping Spain but they weren’t worth it. I need the cash and manpower for a country that actually matters… like mine.
1 January 1851 the Peasant Reform option came up to pass. Unfortunately I cannot pass this considering my rules. Which is a pity because I could use it. I didn’t read the description but why wasn’t it called Emancipation? Not that it matters for me because everyone who lives under the Russian umbrella will forget the word change.
28 January Prussia declared war on France for Alsace-Lorraine… she must really be hot. Like Helen of Troy but let’s be honest, no woman is worth starting a war over. Or even fighting over for that matter. France, Papal States, Sardinia-Piedmont, Switzerland and the Ottoman Empire v. Prussia and friends.
Anyway, this war caused me to prepare for war. All taxes were instantly raised to 49% - feel the hurt - and I began moving all European and Ottoman units to and near the Prussian border.
16 February I gave MA to the OE and on 8 March I had finally fled the debt accrued in the last war. An alliance with Afghanistan followed…
Early May, as Russia, I do what I do. Mobilized. All units too far away to be effective were disbanded while others were clumped together and brought in a general westward direction. That’s roughly 110 new units. Units that will primarily either fight or siege mountain/hill territory.
Within a week all my neighbors began mobilizing. It was probably so I wouldn’t feel lonely. I was happier than a gay sandstorm.
21 June I pushed National Stockpile to 100% and on 1 August declared war.
Population: 16.69
Cash: -
Literacy: 13.8%
aldriq: Maybe a hot plate because attrition still sucks. As for literacy it is quite the double edged sword. However, for now I fear my external enemies more than internal… once I knock down the OE, Prussia, Spain, Austria and France, I shouldn’t have much to worry about as time goes on. I guess we’ll see.
To all: I should mention that my plans for early warm months are settling down and I’ll be gone for a few weeks in March to southeast Asia. This means that this AAR will now be updated semi-regularly, roughly every 2 - 4 days so plans are that it’ll be finished by the time I depart.
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This Update’s Observation:
This Update’s Observation:
Beauty may only be skin deep but ugly is forever.
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Kicking off the new chapter I was given a choice over the USA. Since areas around the Motherland are relatively unsecure (UK, Prussia and Austria) the US is kind of on the backburner right now which means they’re not going to be messed with yet. After all, they do have Texas.
A month later France kicked Spain out of my sphere which I was fine with because I only wanted the alliance out of it. And something to counter France. However, I have bigger interests in my view. Then a month after that, in late May, I banned the UK from Siam. The King and I are bros.
August France declared war on Tripoli and in early October I received a border incident event over the Ottoman Empire. It was still too early since the last war and I wasn’t very interested.
Polishing off the year I banned France from China and began raising relations with Wallachia. They’re all the way up to -147!
1849 went quickly. I put middle taxes at 32%, screwed around with the SOI game in China, began researching Associationism and began constructing forts in every province in Alaska. If war ever happens there, it’ll be overrun but I’m going to force my opponents to take some serious attrition.
1850 Afghanistan entered my sphere. A good warbase should war with the UK ever come. I’ll introduce ‘em to 1988 real fast
My Current Influence Investments
21 March I decided to start construction on more ships. As it stood the following countries had these numbers:
France: 89 ships
Prussia : 16 ships
UK: 230 ships
Russia: 84 ships
Understanding how behind the times I’ll be, let alone in naval matters, numbers will matter here. 36 ships were queued.
Then gold hit me in late June. To celebrate I reduced poor taxes to 32%.
Early July an event came to me. Have I mentioned how much more I like circles than triangles?
Late August Sweden entered my alliance. Before the month ended France declared war on Spain. I had considered helping Spain but they weren’t worth it. I need the cash and manpower for a country that actually matters… like mine.
1 January 1851 the Peasant Reform option came up to pass. Unfortunately I cannot pass this considering my rules. Which is a pity because I could use it. I didn’t read the description but why wasn’t it called Emancipation? Not that it matters for me because everyone who lives under the Russian umbrella will forget the word change.
28 January Prussia declared war on France for Alsace-Lorraine… she must really be hot. Like Helen of Troy but let’s be honest, no woman is worth starting a war over. Or even fighting over for that matter. France, Papal States, Sardinia-Piedmont, Switzerland and the Ottoman Empire v. Prussia and friends.
Anyway, this war caused me to prepare for war. All taxes were instantly raised to 49% - feel the hurt - and I began moving all European and Ottoman units to and near the Prussian border.
16 February I gave MA to the OE and on 8 March I had finally fled the debt accrued in the last war. An alliance with Afghanistan followed…
Early May, as Russia, I do what I do. Mobilized. All units too far away to be effective were disbanded while others were clumped together and brought in a general westward direction. That’s roughly 110 new units. Units that will primarily either fight or siege mountain/hill territory.
Within a week all my neighbors began mobilizing. It was probably so I wouldn’t feel lonely. I was happier than a gay sandstorm.
21 June I pushed National Stockpile to 100% and on 1 August declared war.
Population: 16.69
Cash: -
Literacy: 13.8%
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