Go for the Cape fast, otherwise those pesky english will take it, as they seem to be quite fast at colonizing.
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A month out of the forums and I come back to find your pagans still going strong. Hurrah!
The colonies aren't worthless they produce manpower and you'll need every warm body you can find when the Europeans come calling.
As for your next move I'd definitely consider going after Portugal. They're small enough you can inflict a reasonable amount of WE on them through occupation of the Kongolese provinces. Spies will help a lot, who knows they might end up Tribal if you hurt them enough
The colonies aren't worthless they produce manpower and you'll need every warm body you can find when the Europeans come calling.
As for your next move I'd definitely consider going after Portugal. They're small enough you can inflict a reasonable amount of WE on them through occupation of the Kongolese provinces. Spies will help a lot, who knows they might end up Tribal if you hurt them enough
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A month out of the forums and I come back to find your pagans still goigng strong. Hurrah!
The colonies aren't worthless they produce manpower and you'll need every warm body you can find when the Europeans come calling.
As for your next move I'd definitely consider going after Portugal. They're small enough you can inflict a reasonable amount of WE on them through occupations of the Kongolese provinces. Spies will help a lot, who knows they might end up Tribal if you hurt them enough
Tribal Portugal!
:rofl:
Portugal definitely looks vulnerable but you might want to also consider tagging along with England or whoever in their next war with one of the Mediterranean powers. Definitely some nice pickings in that area.
@anteep
How dare you call my blue manly and therefore compare it to those silly humans?
@Derdiedas
That would be a way to win the war, however I doubt I could pull it off without trying 10 times. Even Muslim rebels are twice as effective man for man as my troops. So I'd probably need 3 times as many soldiers as they have at home, which would be an attritionfest
As of yet, Tripoli hasn't allied with anyone but England.
@Vesimir
That would be much too easy. I've even seen African cavalry in that mod
@Fronzel
If I'd have discovered Portugese Kongo, I probably would have attacked them instead of Morocco. But who knows what happens in the next update
@GregoryTheBruce
Thanks for that great advice. Am I right in assuming that the best time to strike is 2 months after England dows. Noone would expect that
@Shortynds
Right now people seem still focussed on the Americas. The cape is a target, but there's so many provinces and so little colonists. And even less money to pay for all of them.
@PrawnStar
They definitely serve a purpose (usually not manpower, about half of them have base 0), but they won't save me from bankrupcy anytime soon.
@PhilleP
Just wait and see what I do to France - or will they even survive until then? *dramatic look*
@squigian
Tagging along with England would be nice, however a naval assault (around Tripoli) of the Mamluks might be pretty difficult now they've got their new infantry. And all other North African targets should be beatable without help.
And on the mark of this AAR reaching 100 replies, I'd like to thank all followers for following and of course replying.
New update coming up soon. Parcae will like it.
How dare you call my blue manly and therefore compare it to those silly humans?
@Derdiedas
That would be a way to win the war, however I doubt I could pull it off without trying 10 times. Even Muslim rebels are twice as effective man for man as my troops. So I'd probably need 3 times as many soldiers as they have at home, which would be an attritionfest
As of yet, Tripoli hasn't allied with anyone but England.
@Vesimir
That would be much too easy. I've even seen African cavalry in that mod
@Fronzel
If I'd have discovered Portugese Kongo, I probably would have attacked them instead of Morocco. But who knows what happens in the next update
@GregoryTheBruce
Thanks for that great advice. Am I right in assuming that the best time to strike is 2 months after England dows. Noone would expect that
@Shortynds
Right now people seem still focussed on the Americas. The cape is a target, but there's so many provinces and so little colonists. And even less money to pay for all of them.
@PrawnStar
They definitely serve a purpose (usually not manpower, about half of them have base 0), but they won't save me from bankrupcy anytime soon.
@PhilleP
Just wait and see what I do to France - or will they even survive until then? *dramatic look*
@squigian
Tagging along with England would be nice, however a naval assault (around Tripoli) of the Mamluks might be pretty difficult now they've got their new infantry. And all other North African targets should be beatable without help.
And on the mark of this AAR reaching 100 replies, I'd like to thank all followers for following
and of course replying.New update coming up soon. Parcae will like it.
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Chapter 12: It's still more surprising than Luke's parentage
Mar 1531: We start building up our fledgling fleet with some transport capacity. Just what could we need those for?
Oct 1531: Well, that's a way to spruce up our worthless colonies
Apr 1532: We've reached Government Tech 9 and can choose a new National Idea. After realising that the missionary idea only gives 0.5 yearly missionaries and it won't be useful until at least 2 more slider moves, we're all "New World here we come!"
Know already what we're up to?
Now it should be clear. Our brave Explorer sets sail.
Jun 1532: But hey, if noone else wants it, I'll go west too.
Oct 1532: In just two voyages, we've made our way around the Cape. Those pirates shouldn't be more than a nuisance to our full invasion fleet.
Jan 1533: Our invasion fleet is filled with eager soldiers looking for a life on the East Coast. We've also discovered Loango, so we could actually attack the Portugese with a clear conscience. But that will have to wait until Cameroon and Gabon are better fortified. (Which right now would be the case if a thorny hedge had grown on the border)
Feb 1533: It's slider move time, and we move another step toward narrowminded. Now we're only at -0.6 missionaries per year. Also, a few days after the slider move, the Trinidad colony is successfully established
Mar 1533: The invasion fleet has reached Swahili shores. Btw, who gave away our plan to Swahili and gave them that mission? The fleet quickly sails back to get the second batch of soldiers.
Here's a comparison (if there's any) of the two warring parties. Also, the Mamluks are busy nibbling at our nerves.
And those poor Castilians are still stuck in the PU with England.
Aug 1533: We're back in the mission business. And yes, we managed to lose Fez to rebels. Though in our defense, those Moroccan Rebels cheated and didn't fight with the customary sharp sticks.
Nov 1533: 8 months into the war, we've found the first traces of the enemy. First 8000 pretender rebels from the capital, then a bit later the first Swahili army. A few days later they start marching south into our province, so we retreat. Let them fight their rebels themselves.
Dec 1533: Fez is retaken and we get a new mission. It's really a QUEST for the new world. (Apologies to humor for that lame pun)
Jan 1534: Finally all the TI is uncovered. Now we can start and win the war.
Mar 1534: That's how I like my battles.
Jul 1534: And that's how I don't like my wars. Those darn rebels are everywhere. And they even reinforce if left alone...
In better news, our colony at the Gold Coast has reached city size.
And in two-sided news: Not to let our colonial maintenance sink to payable levels, Essequibo is colonized a few days later.
Our new mission seems to be somewhat flawed to say the least, and so two days later we're ordered to colonize Whydah, closing the final gap in our coast and closing our busiest month ever after 4 screenshots.
Sep 1534: Our third free slider move towards free subjects. Good news is always welcome.
Oct 1534: The war is not exactly progressing according to plan. We now have less warscore than a year ago. But at least we can walk up the coast pretty much unopposed, with all Rebel and Swahili forces ruining our plan in here in the South.
Dec 1534: Our Admirals are concerned about our total land focus. Of course we always aim to please, so from now on we're only very very much focussed on land wars.
Mar 1535: Why do they keep on tempting me? Whydah is colonized and already we have to start a new colony.
Jul 1535: Now those Rebels are even annoying in the North.
Oct 1535: Finally we're wearing down the rebels. But if we want to prevent them from regaining strength, we can't afford the time to play with the Swahili, even if it's going so well.
Dec 1535: Our 3* Government Reformer dies and is replaced by a distinctly less African-sounding advisor.
Feb 1536: We've finally destroyed the rebels. Now we can mop up the rest of the countryside and finish this update.
Mar 1536: Oh please let them inherit Ming. I always wanted to fight a greenish-gray blob.
Apr 1536: After 3 years of walking in circles, we can finally send our terms to Swahili. We're taking 4 gold provinces and a poor fifth one so the whole thing looks better. Plus some cash we'll easily burn through until the next war.
May 1536: Here's our so called economy after this war. New colonies will definitely have to wait until a few of the bigger ones have grown enough.
And once again, no big changes in the world.
Coming up: When will we have to start minting?
Mar 1531: We start building up our fledgling fleet with some transport capacity. Just what could we need those for?
Oct 1531: Well, that's a way to spruce up our worthless colonies
Apr 1532: We've reached Government Tech 9 and can choose a new National Idea. After realising that the missionary idea only gives 0.5 yearly missionaries and it won't be useful until at least 2 more slider moves, we're all "New World here we come!"
Know already what we're up to?
Now it should be clear. Our brave Explorer sets sail.
Jun 1532: But hey, if noone else wants it, I'll go west too.
Oct 1532: In just two voyages, we've made our way around the Cape. Those pirates shouldn't be more than a nuisance to our full invasion fleet.
Jan 1533: Our invasion fleet is filled with eager soldiers looking for a life on the East Coast. We've also discovered Loango, so we could actually attack the Portugese with a clear conscience. But that will have to wait until Cameroon and Gabon are better fortified. (Which right now would be the case if a thorny hedge had grown on the border)
Feb 1533: It's slider move time, and we move another step toward narrowminded. Now we're only at -0.6 missionaries per year. Also, a few days after the slider move, the Trinidad colony is successfully established
Mar 1533: The invasion fleet has reached Swahili shores. Btw, who gave away our plan to Swahili and gave them that mission? The fleet quickly sails back to get the second batch of soldiers.
Here's a comparison (if there's any) of the two warring parties. Also, the Mamluks are busy nibbling at our nerves.
And those poor Castilians are still stuck in the PU with England.
Aug 1533: We're back in the mission business. And yes, we managed to lose Fez to rebels. Though in our defense, those Moroccan Rebels cheated and didn't fight with the customary sharp sticks.
Nov 1533: 8 months into the war, we've found the first traces of the enemy. First 8000 pretender rebels from the capital, then a bit later the first Swahili army. A few days later they start marching south into our province, so we retreat. Let them fight their rebels themselves.
Dec 1533: Fez is retaken and we get a new mission. It's really a QUEST for the new world. (Apologies to humor for that lame pun)
Jan 1534: Finally all the TI is uncovered. Now we can start and win the war.
Mar 1534: That's how I like my battles.
Jul 1534: And that's how I don't like my wars. Those darn rebels are everywhere. And they even reinforce if left alone...
In better news, our colony at the Gold Coast has reached city size.
And in two-sided news: Not to let our colonial maintenance sink to payable levels, Essequibo is colonized a few days later.
Our new mission seems to be somewhat flawed to say the least, and so two days later we're ordered to colonize Whydah, closing the final gap in our coast and closing our busiest month ever after 4 screenshots.
Sep 1534: Our third free slider move towards free subjects. Good news is always welcome.
Oct 1534: The war is not exactly progressing according to plan. We now have less warscore than a year ago. But at least we can walk up the coast pretty much unopposed, with all Rebel and Swahili forces ruining our plan in here in the South.
Dec 1534: Our Admirals are concerned about our total land focus. Of course we always aim to please, so from now on we're only very very much focussed on land wars.
Mar 1535: Why do they keep on tempting me? Whydah is colonized and already we have to start a new colony.
Jul 1535: Now those Rebels are even annoying in the North.
Oct 1535: Finally we're wearing down the rebels. But if we want to prevent them from regaining strength, we can't afford the time to play with the Swahili, even if it's going so well.
Dec 1535: Our 3* Government Reformer dies and is replaced by a distinctly less African-sounding advisor.
Feb 1536: We've finally destroyed the rebels. Now we can mop up the rest of the countryside and finish this update.
Mar 1536: Oh please let them inherit Ming. I always wanted to fight a greenish-gray blob.
Apr 1536: After 3 years of walking in circles, we can finally send our terms to Swahili. We're taking 4 gold provinces and a poor fifth one so the whole thing looks better. Plus some cash we'll easily burn through until the next war.
May 1536: Here's our so called economy after this war. New colonies will definitely have to wait until a few of the bigger ones have grown enough.
And once again, no big changes in the world.
Coming up: When will we have to start minting?
Quite Impressive AAR!
And a Quite Impressive World!
Scandinavia, Huge Ming, Golden Horde, Hungary and Byzantines
And a Quite Impressive World!
Scandinavia, Huge Ming, Golden Horde, Hungary and Byzantines
Impressive indeed! Congrats on expanding into the New World, also. Now might be a good time to stop and lick your wounds (and get the economy in order).
Now might be a good time to stop and lick your wounds (and get the economy in order).
ther's more gold in africa, if i remember right, and ashanti like gold, don't they?
btw, isn't it the english who hold onto it?
btw, isn't it the english who hold onto it?
Didn't Rome already try the whole, "spend yourself into huge budget deficits and make up for it with loot from wars" strategy? Seems to me they found a pretty big pitfall at some point or another.
Didn't Rome already try the whole, "spend yourself into huge budget deficits and make up for it with loot from wars" strategy? Seems to me they found a pretty big pitfall at some point or another.
That's been a pretty popular policy for the whole history of civilization.
Didn't Rome already try the whole, "spend yourself into huge budget deficits and make up for it with loot from wars" strategy? Seems to me they found a pretty big pitfall at some point or another.
Nonsense. Full speed ahead, worry about the details later!