Thank you profusely for the replies!
loki100 - I was rather worried too, thankfully things got back to normal quickly with idiocy to the fore!
tamius23 - To attempt to unify Africa under Sokoto's banner I'd have to break the infamy limit at some point thus it seems best to do so as quickly as possible! As for the mountains, I can only imagine that is due to my horribly old and useless graphics card.
brycef - I think it may be a bit more insanity than balls! I do also rather hope the PM doesn't take an interest in Sokoto all too soon!
Tanzhang (譚張) - Yes, I want as many states as possible pre-westernisation so they are full states when that decision becomes available. Prestige is sorted easily by the warfare and for military power my constant encouragement of officers (a tip InnocentIII was kind enough to give), should allow me to recruit enough generals to boost that to 50 before the technologies are all researched.
As for Madagascar you are completely correct regarding my wish to grab her before France does! The reason I didn't wait until I had something of a navy is because I'm not very good when it comes to managing both an army and navy in Paradox games thus I rarely bother with a navy whatsoever. Which isn't usually a very good idea admittedly!
Arilou - I've just checked and they haven't been released thus I'm afraid not sure who you are referring to!
Rae - Too true regarding the boots, I have them on bulk order! As for the African minors, I've just had a quick check and Morocco and Algeria are predictably being ripped apart by Spain and France respectivelly. Tunis was long ago annexed by the Ottomans. Beyond that everything seems as to be expected, although worryingly Britain does seem to be increasing her influence over Oranjes.
Ivir Baggins - Many thanks for the kind words (your bribe is en route!).
Juan_de_Marco - Thank you for the kind words (your bribe is in the post!). I couldn't have stated my plan much better if I had tried! As you suggested, my intent was to go after Ethiopia and then Egypt straight after finished off Oman but unfortunately my horrendously inept gameplay has rather changed things. I'll now be lucky to merely survive, as this update shows!
Vaya con Queso - Yes, just the starting eight units. Barring Portugal, who has a far superior army, I've found Sokoto's starting forces more than enough to match most African minors, as you can see! Very wise words regarding Egypt, I was wanting to avoid a war with them and go after Ethiopia after dealing with Oman (you can see in second last screenshot for this coming update I even had men in Djibuti ready for an invasion of Ethiopia) but things didn't exactly go to plan, as this update shows!
InnocentIII - Many thanks, I'll certainly need the good luck having blundered into a very hairy situation! You are quite right regarding the infamy stuff, I have misquoted you (apologies!). Realising I have misquoted you, I am now far more scared!
NapoleonComple - Replace 'brave' with 'idiotic' or 'foolhardy' and I fully agree!
Tanzhang (譚張) - You could not be more right. I've found in other games that Ethopia is a very difficult enemy, thus I was only planning on attacking her after I had recruited some actual infantry. Unfortunately it is not her that I find myself at war with though, as this update sadly shows.
Vaya con Queso - You are completely correct regarding my income being too weak to support anything but irregulars pre-Freedom of Trade, thankfully it fired during this update though thus I am now able to support more brigades (actual infantry too!). Which is just as well.
loki100 - I was rather worried too, thankfully things got back to normal quickly with idiocy to the fore!
tamius23 - To attempt to unify Africa under Sokoto's banner I'd have to break the infamy limit at some point thus it seems best to do so as quickly as possible! As for the mountains, I can only imagine that is due to my horribly old and useless graphics card.
brycef - I think it may be a bit more insanity than balls! I do also rather hope the PM doesn't take an interest in Sokoto all too soon!
Tanzhang (譚張) - Yes, I want as many states as possible pre-westernisation so they are full states when that decision becomes available. Prestige is sorted easily by the warfare and for military power my constant encouragement of officers (a tip InnocentIII was kind enough to give), should allow me to recruit enough generals to boost that to 50 before the technologies are all researched.
As for Madagascar you are completely correct regarding my wish to grab her before France does! The reason I didn't wait until I had something of a navy is because I'm not very good when it comes to managing both an army and navy in Paradox games thus I rarely bother with a navy whatsoever. Which isn't usually a very good idea admittedly!
Arilou - I've just checked and they haven't been released thus I'm afraid not sure who you are referring to!
Rae - Too true regarding the boots, I have them on bulk order! As for the African minors, I've just had a quick check and Morocco and Algeria are predictably being ripped apart by Spain and France respectivelly. Tunis was long ago annexed by the Ottomans. Beyond that everything seems as to be expected, although worryingly Britain does seem to be increasing her influence over Oranjes.
Ivir Baggins - Many thanks for the kind words (your bribe is en route!).
Juan_de_Marco - Thank you for the kind words (your bribe is in the post!). I couldn't have stated my plan much better if I had tried! As you suggested, my intent was to go after Ethiopia and then Egypt straight after finished off Oman but unfortunately my horrendously inept gameplay has rather changed things. I'll now be lucky to merely survive, as this update shows!
Vaya con Queso - Yes, just the starting eight units. Barring Portugal, who has a far superior army, I've found Sokoto's starting forces more than enough to match most African minors, as you can see! Very wise words regarding Egypt, I was wanting to avoid a war with them and go after Ethiopia after dealing with Oman (you can see in second last screenshot for this coming update I even had men in Djibuti ready for an invasion of Ethiopia) but things didn't exactly go to plan, as this update shows!
InnocentIII - Many thanks, I'll certainly need the good luck having blundered into a very hairy situation! You are quite right regarding the infamy stuff, I have misquoted you (apologies!). Realising I have misquoted you, I am now far more scared!
NapoleonComple - Replace 'brave' with 'idiotic' or 'foolhardy' and I fully agree!
Tanzhang (譚張) - You could not be more right. I've found in other games that Ethopia is a very difficult enemy, thus I was only planning on attacking her after I had recruited some actual infantry. Unfortunately it is not her that I find myself at war with though, as this update sadly shows.
Vaya con Queso - You are completely correct regarding my income being too weak to support anything but irregulars pre-Freedom of Trade, thankfully it fired during this update though thus I am now able to support more brigades (actual infantry too!). Which is just as well.