Portugal, an Empire Under the Sun, vol2

[TheAnguishedOne]

Those cold, uninhabitable provinces are nearly worthless, but I think at this point it doesn't really matter to Portugal. If it benefits trade, they want it.

Another very successful war in Europe, connecting Iberia to Italy for the Portuguese Empire. Now you just need to annex Venice for better borders.

As for New Norway declaring war on New Portugal... I feel like I can guess how that will go.

 

[hjarg]

Eulogy of Filipe II the Ender​

In many ways, Filipe II could be called an Ender. I’d go even as far then name his crowning achievement the finalization of conquest of Iberia. Whole peninsula is finally under Portuguese firm, but benevolent rule. But besides that- he finished conquest of Mexico and Peru. He finished Portuguese colonization of Caribbean (by kicking the English out). He kicked the Brits out of Mexico and Louisiana as well. And the Dutch from Colombia. Not to mention ending France as a colonial nations- taking Rio Da Prata, the sole French colonial nation of over 20 provinces.

Even more importantly, he finalized the Portuguese conquest of Genoa, moved the Portuguese trade capital there and reaped the benefits. By the time that he died, Genoa did have more value then rest of the trade nodes in the world put together- and Portuguese were making nearly a 1000 ducats per month from trade alone.

There is more- during the rule of Filipe II, Portugal finalized getting the African West coast totally under Portuguese control. And also, all the provinces in Gulf of Aden node were now Portuguese. As for East Coast of Africa- there were just three provinces that were not Portuguese.

Even more- he managed to get Portuguese Italian holdings and Iberian holdings connected by a land bridge. No longer were the two separated by the sea. You could mount your horse in Lisboa and ride all the way to for example, Firenze, without entering foreign territory at all.

These are what might be called Filipe II-s crowning achievements. But there is more. As traditional to Portuguese monarch, he fought all over the world. Expanding Portuguese borders everywhere. He fought in China, he fought in India, he fought in Malacca, he fought in Near East and Africa. Not to mention America and Europe.

In Europe, during his time, Southern France became Portuguese. He fought a war with Great Britain, and in addition to colonies, he also got three provinces in Ireland. He kicked Naples out of Napoli. He kicked the Papal States out of France. Not to mention the destruction of Castile and Aragon.

In America, he begun colonization of Florida peninsula. Soon, it resulted and tenth colonial nation the Portuguese had- New Portugal. In a war against Great Britain, he doubled the territory of New Portugal. Later, Filipe II attacked Cherokee and conquered them as well, tripling the original size of the new colonial nation.

In Asia, he fought against Chinese successor states, gaining almost complete control of Chinese coast- and trade in Hangzhou as well. He invaded Japan, gaining Island of Kyushu. He finalized conquest of Bengal node, gaining the last two important trade provinces there. He took out Pasai, old enemy, in Malacca and curbed Majapahit power a bit.

During his wars in Middle East, he also managed to take Alexandria and Rosetta, gaining control of the node- and starting to expand Portuguese influence in Eastern Mediterranean trade as well.

As for trade, Filipe II ordered two changes. First, moving trade capital to Genoa, but second, sending all the trade from Malacca through India, not directly to Zanzibar. The result was Portuguese treasury blooming like no other. Also, Filipe started to invest some of the income back to Asia and Africa- building manufactories, workshops and such, incidentally increasing Portuguese income even more.

World map after Filipe II

Overall, the rule of Filipe II was a great success. He instituted absolute monarchy, he gained 101 provinces for Portugal proper and 251 provinces for Portugal and all the colonies together. So far, he was the most successful monarch Portugal had to date.

And more Excel, showing off how great monarch Filipe II really was

 

[hjarg]

Hmm, for some reason, i think Filipe II will remain the most successful monarch of Portugal. Though, we shall see- just, with American natives off the menu, the expansion will not be as quick as it could.

warrior Emperor might find an honorable end on the battlefield...

That is the hope- Manuel lacks enough ADM mana to be a good Portuguese ruler

"Hey, New Poutugal, use this massive hoard of walrus tusks and furs we got from Alaska to fund your war effort!"

Also, the Pretty Border gods are pleased!

Yea, Alaska will help with war effort for sure And if pleasing Pretty Border gods means more conquests, then i'm all into pleasing Pretty Border gods

Those cold, uninhabitable provinces are nearly worthless, but I think at this point it doesn't really matter to Portugal. If it benefits trade, they want it.

Another very successful war in Europe, connecting Iberia to Italy for the Portuguese Empire. Now you just need to annex Venice for better borders.

As for New Norway declaring war on New Portugal... I feel like I can guess how that will go.

Well, they are worthless only until you discover gold and oil there And Venice will join my Empire for sure... and well, New Portugal is down on armies, manpower and such, but yea, there is only one way it could go. If things go bad, i intervene.

 

[TheAnguishedOne]

He might not have tripled the Empire's size, but he conquered more territory than any other Portuguese ruler before him. The Ender is a fitting nickname.

As for the rest of the world, the Commonwealth and Russia look powerful. Not enough to challenge you, but still powerful. The Ottomans are holding together surprisingly well.

 

[hjarg]

The French Still Have Teeth​

First war of Emperor Manuel I was going to be with France. The truce had just run out and the enemy was not getting any weaker. Plus, there is still some unresolved issues about French intrusion into Pacific Ocean. As for French allies- Scandinavia, Papal States and Knights. The only one to worry about is the Pope though. Incidentally, this was the first time no Asian troops were ordered to sail back home- Manuel was confident Portugal can handle this war with European forces.

September 1669 saw the declaration of war. First battle was between Scandinavian trade fleet in Armada Unreal, the second Portuguese heavy ship navy. The Portuguese sunk the Swedish ships and took a position in Southern Norwegian Sea, blocking all the movement from Baltic Sea to the Atlantic. With that, all Scandinavian reinforcements are cut off.

Blocking the Baltic Sea

In mainland France, the Portuguese moved towards the French territories. First target was Nevers, fortress blocking the Portuguese march towards Paris. It was in November when the French gathered themselves enough to attack. In Poitou, French army of 59 000 soldiers met Portuguese combined force of 101 000 soldiers. The French were sent packing once again.

First battle

It was all peace and quiet until March 1670, when the French attacked the Portuguese in Nevers, trying to disrupt the siege. Once again, the Portuguese gathered their forces from nearby and held their ground. The French got once again a military defeat.

The French are at it again

Meanwhile, the Papal States army had been busily attacking Naples. Then, deciding that the fortress would be too much for them, they pulled back to Rome. Then, moved to Siena. Then, back to Rome again. Until in June 1670, 40 000 Portuguese marched down and attacked them in Rome. What was left of Papal Army was destroyed in Abruzzi in August. The armies stayed south to end the Papal supremacy there.

End of Papal army

Also in August, France tried to relieve Nevers once again. The Portuguese gathered what they could and once again, stopped French from doing anything disastrous. The fortress itself fell in September. Once again, the route to Paris was wide open.

Again, Nevers. Again, the French run

Paris was put under siege in September. in December, the French attacked the Portuguese in Nemours, province connecting the Portuguese siege force in Paris with the rest of the Portuguese holdings. Again, the Portuguese scrambled and pushed them off. At least the French were once again totally low on manpower- but unfortunately, with enough wealth to hire some more mercenaries.

Trying to relieve Paris

Rome fell in April 1671. With that, all the Papal holdings in Italy were under Portuguese control. Manuel didn’t want to make separate peace. Instead, he ordered all the Portuguese units in Italy just march back to France.

Papal States didn't turn out to be such a useful ally after all?

In May 1671, the French made one more attempt to relieve Paris. This time though, there was just 18 000 Frenchmen around. Apparently, the French had split their army in two. No Portuguese could figure out why, but as the saying goes: when the enemy is in the process of making a mistake, don’t stop them. This was an easy battle.

Why the French would split their army is beyond me, but hey, when the enemy makes a mistake, use it

In June, the French were attacked by the Portuguese in Berry. Followed by a battle of Limousin, the French army was wiped. This is the first time Portuguese had quite managed that- total destruction of the French army.

The results of the mistake- first army down

October 1671 saw the Portuguese occupying Caux, forcing the French fleet into the sea and once again, the end of the French navy.

So is the French fleet

In November, the second half of the French army appeared. Again, in Nemours. The Portuguese beat the crap out of them and in March 1672, they met the army in Orleans and totally destroyed them. For the first time, the France was completely defenceless.

And the second French army had met an unfortunate end as well

The French were down, out and mostly under siege. The nail to their coffin was when Hainaut declared war on them, in August 1672. As for Portuguese, Normandy fell in October 1671. Anjou in September 1672. Finistere few days later. It was enough for Portugal- Manuel I agreed to a peace in the end of September.

Nail to French coffin. Usually, i would laught about Hainaut declaring war on France, but now...

The result- French gave up all their provinces in the Pacific Ocean. Also, the Portuguese moved one notch further northwards, and Nevers was also taken- just not to siege the bloody fortress yet again. Now, Portuguese holdings and Paris were separated by just two provinces. Also, every last province the French had in the Pacific Ocean were now Portuguese. That is another colonial dream crushed. Not the Pacific ones were useful to France in any way...

French borders are moving northward all the time

As for the war, it was costly. For the first time in history, the Portuguese manpower was down to 0, and 16 000 soldiers were needed to reinforce the Portuguese armies. That’s what you get for not relying on mercenaries.

Other Matters​

In January 1670, Portuguese trade advisor, Chinese fellow named Yin Tang, met some opposition. He had been promoting mercantilism and protectionism quite heavily and there were some folks who didn’t agree with that. Apparently, they had no clue what Portugal had been doing for the last two and a half centuries. Manuel I told the opposition to shut up and adopted the plans of Yin Tang

Anyone still questions Portuguese trade policies? Go ahead and argue while i take a gold bath

New Norway attacked New Portugal in January 1668. By June 1671, the war was over- with crushing Portuguese victory. New Portugal took three out of five Norwegian colonies. Norway proper dared not to intervene- after all, the might of Portuguese Empire would back them up. So, Norway is down to two provinces in North America and two in Mesoamerica.

Like there was any other way this was going to end...

Colonies: Mosquito, Mesoamerica, December 1669. Eyak, Alaska, February 1671. Uluas, Mesoamerica, July 1671. Pipil, Mesoamerica and Lanao, Philippines, in September 1671.

 

[hjarg]

TheAnguishedOne, French are still number three power in Europe. Or so it seems. Well, not again for a while, but they still pack a punch and still have quite huge armies under their command. And they hit bad. I'm crippling them a bit more every time, but there is still no way the French are not a threat. Well, makes an interesting war at least.

And it is the first time ever in this game when my manpower fell to 0. Ouch. It will take some time to recover and my original plans to attack Great Britain after this war were seriously delayed. Morale of the story- mercenaries help!

He might not have tripled the Empire's size, but he conquered more territory than any other Portuguese ruler before him. The Ender is a fitting nickname.

As for the rest of the world, the Commonwealth and Russia look powerful. Not enough to challenge you, but still powerful. The Ottomans are holding together surprisingly well.

Tripling the realm isn't that realistic anymore. Especially since i'm not aiming for world conquest.

Commonwealth is closest to a threat. Russia is just huge, but with low-development provinces. And since the provinces in Siberia are also size of some European country, it doesn't add up so much. As for Ottomans... nah, lost Constantinople, failed to expand beyond Greece in Europe, haven't killed off Mamluks... they are holding together, but not doing what the Ottomans are supposed to be doing.

 

[TheAnguishedOne]

The French can't catch a break. Losing all their colonies again and more of the mainland. Not going to lie though, I don't understand why you didn't hire mercs. You literally have more money than you know what to do with; mercs should basically always been employed by Portugal.

New Portugal did well against New Norway, showing it is not wise to mess with your colonial nations either.

 

[Manuel Komnenos]

Two questions:
Have you released ireland yet?
and
Will you form Spain now that you've conquered Castille?

 

[guillec87]

that was a war... finally some real resistance hehehe

 

[hjarg]

Indian Coast​

It was in February 1673 when Manuel I started his second war. In India. Against Malwa, who controls quite a bit of North India. In addition, they are also allied to Bengal and Afghanistan. Overall, the Portuguese have 100 000 in India at the moment. 40 000 of them stationed against Bengal and 60 000 against Malwa. Though the manpower is still 0, the Portuguese armies consist mostly of mercenaries, so it wouldn’t be that much of a problem. Also, Malawians had just started to westernize, so it would be a good idea to hit them before they manage to do so.

The first battle was against Bengal. In March 1673, Portuguese forces crossed the border and destroyed the Bengali army. Sure, they will recover and rebuild, but overall, they are doomed. Then, Portuguese split into two- one army to siege Bengal capital in Gauda, the other to siege the Bengal coastal province of Balasore.

That is a good start for the war

Also in March, 60 000 Portuguese attacked the Malwan army in Mandsaur. The Malawians had more numbers on their side- 42 000 soldiers. And Portuguese failed to kick them in the buttocks, killing off only around third of the enemy army.

First Battle with Malwanis

Leaving one army behind to siege Mandsaur, the Portuguese followed the Malawians down south. In April 1673, they caught up with Malawi in Ahmednagar. Again, kicking the Malawi, but not enough for their army to shatter. No, they were still going to be a threat. At least, Mandsaur fell in just 100 days of siege.

Almost done it

In June, Afghan forces crossed the border in Sehwan and put the city under siege. Well, it is totally protected by the forts, but still, better drive them off, right? In August, the Portuguese attacked, caused casualties for about half of Afghan army and pushed them back.

Afghanistan doesn't seem to understand that it would be wise to sit this one out

Meanwhile, Malawian army had recovered and tried to resiege Mandsaur. In November, the Portuguese attacked them again, and though the enemy casualties were high, their army still remained. At least, Portuguese caught some Bengali reinforcements. Also, Malawi capital fell, so did Balasore and Gauda in Bengal.

At least Bengali reinforcements got what was coming to them

In March 1674, the Portuguese caught up with the enemy in Ahmednagar. This time, they bought whole 60 000 soldiers. This time, there was finally the expected result- the Portuguese managed a breakthrough through the enemy lines so perfect that all the enemy army turned around and started running. Result- the once organized army turned into scared individuals, all caring for their lives only. Malawian army was no more.

Finally, the enemy is down and out

Few days later, Portuguese army reached Kathmandu, the furthest of Bengali territories. They found a retreating Bengali army there, wiped it off the earth and started the siege of the province. Somehow, somewhy, the Bengali had seen appropriate to build a level three fortress there, so it would take some time.

Of all the places you could build a fort.. here?

As for Afghanistan- their army was sieging Mandsaur. Three Portuguese armies, returning from Battle of Ahmednagar, assaulted them without hesitation. The result- no more Afghan armies as well.

The end of Afghan army

After that, there were still plenty of small battles, but the enemy numbers did not exceed 10 000 soldiers with the exception of Battle of Chittor, January 1675, when Afghans brought another army to help the lost cause of Malawi. They were also wiped out. Otherwise, the Portuguese kept them busy sieging and killing off small enemy armies. The war was won, the Portuguese just waited for overextension to settle down.

Final noteworthy battle of the war

It was in June 1675 when the peace was signed. First, with Bengal. The enemy was forced to give up their capital, one more province and most importantly, Balasore. With this, Portugal had finally completed the conquest of all Indian coast. From Thatta in the west to Chittagong in the east, every last province in the Indian coast is Portuguese.

Yay, conquest of all Indian Coast!

In October 1675, the peace was made with Malwa as well. Total five provinces changed hands. Portugal is slowly starting the move against Indian inland provinces as well.

Malwa rolling over and giving up as well

Other Matters​

The year of 1674 saw more advancement in Portuguese technology. Stock Exchange is good. Less attrition in Oceans is very good. Another idea group. More power to cavalry and artillery and also, new cannons. As soon as the change occurred, Manuel ordered building of Stock Exchanges everywhere that was possible.

Pretty useful set of ideas.

Also, it meant that Portuguese war galleons would be replaced by brand new ship type- twodeckers. Getting their name from having two gundecks, the ship was more maneuverable then old galleon type and also carried more guns. Portugal started upgrade instantly. Soon again, the ruler of the seas had the most modern navy.

Fancy new twodecker giving a salute

The idea Portugal adopted was Humanism. Treating your subjects like human beings seems to be enough to let people forget that you are actually a blood-thirsty conqueror. Or that is the hope of the Portuguese at least. Less revolt, less separatism and all that.

I have an idea- why not be more humane?

As Kenai in Alaska became self-sustaining in April 1674, it was enough to form Alaska, 11th Portuguese colonial nation. Cold and inhospitable, this nation would be the least favorite of all Portuguese colonies- unless some lucky fellow found some gold- or even better, some oil.

Hello, 11th Colonial Nation

Colonies: Lenca, Mesoamerica, August 1675. Kodiak, Alaska, November 1673.

Fight against Ottawa​

Ottawa was a single-province native nation bordering the Great Lakes- Lake Michigan, to be more precise. They had formed loose tribal alliance with other nearby nations. About as strong as they were. Meaning, not much. So, when Manuel I decided to expand New Portugal with their lands, no-one anticipated any problems.

So, when Manuel I took personally control of the Portuguese army marching to Wea, it was all nice and shiny. The Portuguese treated it more like a walk in a part then a serious challenge. Overconfidence... When the natives attacked the Portuguese, still in marching order, it caused some panic. The Portuguese recovered quickly though, but one well-aimed tomahawk ended the reign of Manuel. He lied there, his head split by primitive weapon, and no gold in the world helped him. His 8 years of rule passed easily in January 1676

Well, that was... unexpected

His son, Sebastião took the throne as Emperor Sebastião I de Avis. The lad was just 24 years old, but his understanding of administrative and diplomatic matters was already supreme. May he live for long...

 

[hjarg]

That is the end of the Manuel I. I must admit, i was hoping for this when i put him to lead the armies. Sebastião is just so much better king for Portugal- administrative points are most important right now. With new ideas and lots of new lands to core, Portugal is going to be eating through adm like a crazed monkey.

At least, yay, Indian Coast...

Manuel ruled to short of the rule to deserve an euology, but i'll cook up breif good-bye later tonight. At least, he was not totally useless.

The French can't catch a break. Losing all their colonies again and more of the mainland. Not going to lie though, I don't understand why you didn't hire mercs. You literally have more money than you know what to do with; mercs should basically always been employed by Portugal.

New Portugal did well against New Norway, showing it is not wise to mess with your colonial nations either.

When in process of destroying one of the most powerful nations in the world, you must not catch your breath, but hit them when they are still at least a bit down. As for mercs- i thought that hell, i have around 150 000 soldiers in Europe, why the hell do i need mercs And mercs are basically always employed by Portugal. 50 000 infantry. Only in Asia though. Well, i'll rectify that mistake.

Two questions:
Have you released ireland yet?
and
Will you form Spain now that you've conquered Castille?

Why should i release Ireland? I'll be using it as a base to get the rest of British Isles
And Portugal forming Spain feels so wrong... i'm not going to change my lovely shade of green to ugly yellow. Oh, and i had a chance to form Spain about 100 years or so- you only need to get key provinces.

that was a war... finally some real resistance hehehe

Yea, i enjoyed it too. And just the right amount- not enough for me to lose, but enough to keep me on my toes

 

[TheAnguishedOne]

At last, the Indian Coast all belongs to Portugal. It's about time, seeing as Jaime I got that ball rolling.
Hopefully gold and oil are found soon in Alaska; otherwise that colonial nation is going to remain useless.
As for Manuel I... yeah, not much to say about him. I'm kind of happy he died fighting some natives. They've been steamrolled in most wars, so killing an Emperor counts as a victory.

 

[Warlord Skorr]

That is the end of the Manuel I. I must admit, i was hoping for this when i put him to lead the armies. Sebastião is just so much better king for Portugal- administrative points are most important right now. With new ideas and lots of new lands to core, Portugal is going to be eating through adm like a crazed monkey.

Why didn't you go for Administrative Ideas over Humanism? Since you are building up your mercenary contingent as well it seems like the better choice. With Adaptibility and Civil Service the Idea Group can even pay for itself over time, especially given how you like to expand.

 

[ACrusader]

Hey maybe i'm blind, but you showed in an earlier entry a screen that showed the claims a country has on surrounding provinces. Maybe I'm just blind but I cannot seem to find that. I wanted to incorporate your strategy of vassalizing a country you can then feed provinces to before annexation to lower your AE. Can you please show me how to do that?

I absolutely LOVE your AAR. I usually play militaristic strategies but this makes me want to do much more with trade.

 

[hjarg]

Brief Good-bye to Manuel I​

Since Manuel managed to stay in rule for only 8 years, nothing much can be said about him. He finished the war against Naples Filipe II had started. He fought what was still the toughest opponent to Portugal- France. Managed to waste all Portuguese manpower in the process, but still won, kicking France out of the Pacific Ocean and also, expanding Portuguese territory one notch northwards in France. He also fought in India, finally gaining control of the Indian coastline and also, expanding deeper into North India.

Not much else to say about the fellow. He did a fine job, expanding Portuguese influence and stopping the enemies from calling parts of the world that should be Portuguese (read: all of the colonizable provinces) their own. If he had lived longer, there would be more to write, Now, he must rest in a closed coffin and will no doubt be remembered as one of the least important Portuguese monarchs. May he rest well.

Here is the world map. Nothing much had changed since the last time.

Oh, look, France has colony is South America again! Russia had reached the Pacific Ocean. Commonwealth is still strong. America is turning into nice Portuguese green. Slowly. And Pacific also has some green to it.

Yay! Excel!

As we can see, Manuel was unable to keep the pace of Filipe, though i suspect it will be hard for almost anyone to do that. We'll see how Sebastião handles things. Still, overall 33 provinces is not a bad thing.

 

[TheAnguishedOne]

Yeah... a very insignificant Emperor. Still, nice to see the Indian Coast fully Portuguese. Russia making it to the Pacific Ocean is interesting too. As for France's colony... Those poor fools.

 

[hjarg]

Sadly, there wasn't more to write. Well, at least, i'm certainly not letting Sebastião to the field, so embarrassing things like this will not happen. Unless he gets 6/6(6 heir, though i doubt i will be as lucky

At last, the Indian Coast all belongs to Portugal. It's about time, seeing as Jaime I got that ball rolling.
Hopefully gold and oil are found soon in Alaska; otherwise that colonial nation is going to remain useless.
As for Manuel I... yeah, not much to say about him. I'm kind of happy he died fighting some natives. They've been steamrolled in most wars, so killing an Emperor counts as a victory.

Well, i'm a gourmet conqueror A bit from India, a nibble from China, a taste from Spice islands, then some Europe for flavour and natives in America as dessert and so on. I don't concentrate on one area too much. I could have done it faster, but at the expense of something else.
And no colonial nation is totally useless! At least they still give me +1 merchant and +5% trade power when they reach 10 provinces. And they give you bragging rights as well!

Heh, and never thought about it that way- yea, natives got their victory. First one, i think

Why didn't you go for Administrative Ideas over Humanism? Since you are building up your mercenary contingent as well it seems like the better choice. With Adaptibility and Civil Service the Idea Group can even pay for itself over time, especially given how you like to expand.

Ahh, yes and no. Merc bonuses don't matter much anymore. Two out of three bonuses make mercs cheaper, but i'm swimming in money. So, the only thing i really need is Adaptability. And that is also yes and no question- most of the provinces i take are overseas, i take care to get claims on most European ones and now that i have started really conquering, i'm also getting administrative efficiency bonuses to coring. As for Civil Service, then it would have made a much bigger impact before, but now...

On the other hand, humanism. -2 revolts is useful. -10 years of separatism is useful. Religious unity +25% is really useful- since i'm fighting non-catholic nations most of the time, it adds a small revolt risk as well. Tolerance +3 to heathens and heretics is useful- again, less revolts. Basically, it is cheaper coring versus keeping the revolts down. I chose revolts And cultural ties gives me small boon in Europe as well.

Hey maybe i'm blind, but you showed in an earlier entry a screen that showed the claims a country has on surrounding provinces. Maybe I'm just blind but I cannot seem to find that. I wanted to incorporate your strategy of vassalizing a country you can then feed provinces to before annexation to lower your AE. Can you please show me how to do that?

I absolutely LOVE your AAR. I usually play militaristic strategies but this makes me want to do much more with trade.

Well, first- you get the view from diplomatic mapmode (the dove icon). Click on country, claims are shown in yellow stripes, non-owned cores in green stripes.

As for vassal-feeding, i'm not really doing it that much Colonial nation feeding is different, they get the provinces automatically anyway. I'm just using it to show who gets what.
But it's simple. When you occupy an enemy province, you have a chance to change the ownership. You have to click on province, click on ownership button and you can make your vassal proud owner of the province. Then, you just demand that province in a peacedeal.

Warning, the process in irreversible. And also, you can do it only with a province that your vassal has bordering province or claim at. You can't give for example, Venice, this province in the middle of America. Only one nation qualifies as target. Also, don't overfeed! Latest patch changed the time it takes to annex overfed vassal, the diplomatic cost of it and all that.

Hey, and thanks! Just remember- trade is something i use to feed my warring with. Usually, i go to war to get more trade, but hey, details, details

 

[hjarg]

Yeah... a very insignificant Emperor. Still, nice to see the Indian Coast fully Portuguese. Russia making it to the Pacific Ocean is interesting too. As for France's colony... Those poor fools.

Well, it takes time to become good one. You just can't conquer much with 8 years. And i should have blocked Russia... But hey, the French are just saving me the trouble of colonizing Rio da Prata. Especially since Tordesillas treaty is still in effect.

 

[Mkoll13]

Alas! If Manuel's helmet had been solid gold perhaps he would have lived.

 

[guillec87]

you are now quite too powerful... is there no coalition forming?