Finally, two days of non-stop reading, and I am caught up. Man, this is getting intense. any hope of Tver getting a colonial empire in the Americas?
in possession of a scorched Erse
Like the saying goes: "Take a step back to jump two forward." Or something like that...
Taking out the Austrians will need a carefull battleplan it seems. Good choise to concede dedeat if you can't make any further gains though.
You have a big advantage in cavalry over the Austrians. If they ever learn that the proper role for horses is pulling big guns around, rather than destroying the tactics of their infantry, you are in big trouble.
Haha, a good one!
Hope that you'll next time have more armies to defeat those Imperialist invaders of Western Europe. Conquering Vienna was a nice idea.
I think you might need to hold both your European borders a bit better next time. I don't think there's much hope for holding the Caucasus against the Austrian hordes but scorching all the lands down there might wear them down enough to allow a solid counter-attack. It's nice to see the player lose one in a while though, especially to such a well-named enemy league.
Man, a brutal slog. Good job on holding your land though. You need to create some more allies, like from that big swath of Austrian Baltic and Turkey lands.
Can you achieve a naval advantage against Austria?
Then you could force them to make their move through Ersekujvar, where you will be outmanned, but at advantage tactically.
I see what you did there
Not many people get a second wind when dealing with marta
Austria never had a better chance against Tver.
It blew it.
Is it my imagination or did Austria's co-declares just sit the war out?
Mitrofan and Marta's son will be the next Emperor.
Finally, two days of non-stop reading, and I am caught up. Man, this is getting intense. any hope of Tver getting a colonial empire in the Americas?
That was an amazing war. It doesn't matter that it was technically a concession of defeat - the most important thing was that you got out of it without giving up anything more than prestige despite being outnumbered and at a technological disadvantage. I presume you used a spy to reveal the gap in their defences? It was an incredibly gutsy move invading the Austrian homeland instead of hunkering down and defending, I would never have thought of doing that myself ... although I did do that once in one of my games and funnily enough it was also as a Russian nation...
Now that you know that Austria hates you for good, you've got to prepare for the next war - build up to your forcelimits, construct forts, find allies, the sort, and come back stronger next time. Also, it might just be that I'm not a fan of the current protagonists in the story to be able to sympathise with them, but I'm absolutely confused as to what they are doing in that last picture?
Occupying Austrian homeland was daring, but I don't think that was the best strategy. When I'm in such a perilous situation, I stay home and wolfpack straggler enemy armies one by one. Eventually their war machine will suffocate from army losses and high war exhaustion. Fighting on enemy turf is costly, and you can't afford it at first when you're outnumbered.
worth it for this alone:
now this is something that even 'Project Fear' has yet to threaten us with
What's that Loki? no curries in Scotland?
Tver seems to have met a match...
Wouldn't want it to be too easy for the Commonwealth:ninja:
Aw.
A dashing looking fellow, but lacking in some other aspects. I take it that you didn't get a choice?
Yes, I meant take the land and then free it as an orthodox vassal. That's the best way to get allies.
nicely done, I never quite warmed to Mitrofan, but given your (I presume) poor reputation, a decent diplomat will do you well in the short term?
most re-assured to see the Dobczyńska line will continue though
I can't see Kashinsky warming to Marta. Good western expansion. Austria is the powerhouse in Germany, so obviously Brandenburg is the Emperor . There's a Conservative Party in Tver?
A 4/5/6 ruler =overextension, he'd better have good shock value and as a diplomat doesn't get any bonus'. To die in battle for the glory of Tver is the finest achievement that awaits this overdressed dandy.
Heyyyy... Austria's flag has changed [EDIT] to one that was foreshadowed previously that I only notice now while looking for evidence of the change [/EDIT]. It's somewhat sad to see Mitrofan go and, even worse, to be replaced by someone mediocre. Did you let the Bohemians keep their Hungarian provinces so that you could grab more economically developed ones, so that you wouldn't expand your frontage against Austria, or both?
Kashinsky is gonna be fabulous yes?
Bah...that traitor got off easy...
So, Mitrofan had opted for a natural death after all? Even in his last days that man was a true revolutionary.
What? A Tverian Ruler dying a natural death? How could anybody stand by this fall of culture?
I'm sad that Mitrofan goes away but hey, nothing last forever.
As for the new guy, I predict him leading armies all the time
I don't quite understand why you expanded that far into Bohemia, but other than that, great update .