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Europa Universalis IV – Developer Diary 12 - Dominium Maris Baltici

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Captain Gars said:
Yes. Personally I'd never do it though as you end up with that horrible flag looking like the flag of Skåne...
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The flag looks like the flag of the Swedish Church.

Denmark where literally a heart attack from being annexed in 1660. If that had happened Göteborg would have turned into the new capital.
During the Great Northen War 1699-1721 Sweden beat Denmark twice. Reasons why Denmark survived was Saxony-Poland and Russia. Sweden wasn't able to force an annexation because lack of troops and an unwilling Swedish aristocracy. Denmarks third attack on Sweden, Charles XII wanted to split the Denmark-Norway the last assault on Norway cost the kings life and caused the white death on Armfeldts army in the mountains near Trondheim. Actually after Danish defeat in Thirty Years War, Denmark-Norway alone wasn't threatening Swedens position until the short period 1809-1815. But still strong enough to repel a Swedish invasion with a little help.
 
Wiki suggests the gold and red flag as a reconstruction of the Kalmar Union flag.

I was going to suggest a red flag with a gold cross with a blue cross superimposed, or blue with a gold cross with a red cross superimposed.

However, this does fail to raise an important question - what do we do about a Scandinavian cultured Germany? Can we have one of these flags? :D
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P.S. Sorry about the sizes.
 
Gustav91 said:
The flag looks like the flag of the Swedish Church.

Denmark where literally a heart attack from being annexed in 1660. If that had happened Göteborg would have turned into the new capital.
During the Great Northen War 1699-1721 Sweden beat Denmark twice. Reasons why Denmark survived was Saxony-Poland and Russia. Sweden wasn't able to force an annexation because lack of troops and an unwilling Swedish aristocracy. Denmarks third attack on Sweden, Charles XII wanted to split the Denmark-Norway the last assault on Norway cost the kings life and caused the white death on Armfeldts army in the mountains near Trondheim. Actually after Danish defeat in Thirty Years War, Denmark-Norway alone wasn't threatening Swedens position until the short period 1809-1815. But still strong enough to repel a Swedish invasion with a little help.
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While that is true, all your examples take place AFTER Denmark lost Skane. Until 1645 or so, the Danes seem to have perfectly held their ground.

The question is really, was that loss and thus the subsequent decline rather inevitable, or was it a fluke/lucky roll for Sweden that allowed them to get out of the Sound dues and take important Danish land, allowing them to snowball until Denmark couldn't stop them?

From what I can see Denmark was also fighting other countries in that particular war (namely the Netherlands, who according to wiki provided the bulk of the fleet involved in the decisive naval battles) and so I would see it as 'Sweden in a good spot smacks Denmark in a bad spot, and Denmark never recovers'. If it hadn't won that war, but instead Denmark at some point had found a rich and powerful ally strong enough to help Denmark seize Goteborg or the Swedish baltic provinces...?
 
Denmark won in the war of 1675, but Sweden was saved at the negotiating table.
After 1611 the Northern wars were decided by alliances, although Sweden got the upper hand after the TYW. If Denmark had joined the Emperor in 1632 however...
 
Grubnessul said:
One click stability increase is a bit strange though, just like 'stabbing the pig' in EU: Rome was.
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that's because it was a spider pig
 
Johan said:
Tills han vitögat ser karolinen marscherar fram...​

Welcome to the most important development diary on Europa Universalis IV as we go into detail about the most popular country to play – Sweden!

Swedish Possibilities
In 1397 Queen Margaret I of Denmark created the personal union of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark through the Kalmar Union. However, Margaret's successors, who continued to rule from Denmark, were unable to control the Swedish nobility. So, to get the proper historical feeling when starting as Sweden, bring pressure on the Danes to prove that Swedes cannot be controlled.
Once you’ve broken free from the union, it’s time to plot your next move. Will you break the monopoly trading position of the Hansa, to reclaim the income you feel your country rightfully deserves? And then what?

The Hanseatic League was a trading bloc of merchants and states that sought civil and commercial privileges from the countries and cities along the coasts of the Baltic Sea. Because it had its own navy, the League was able to sweep the Baltic Sea free of pirates, so membership in the League brought a certain amount of protection and security. However, a Hansa port was only open to citizens of Hansa member cities and the agreements meant that these ports were free of all customs and taxes. The Hanseatic League turned Stockholm into the leading commercial and industrial city of Sweden, but it also ensured Hansa dominance over trade and economic life in the city. If you break this relationship, you will pay a price, but in return your king will most likely be considered a hero by the Swedish people. The peasantry, traditionally free, would see more of the economic benefits of trade flowing back to them rather than going to a feudal landowning class. If you manage to develop the country and free yourself from the Hanseatic League without provoking an economic crisis, you will experience the glory of Sweden’s golden era.

The 17th century should see Sweden emerge as a European great power – if you keep a few things in mind. You are heavily dependent on trade, so you need either a navy strong enough to guard the ports or richer German Baltic provinces to exploit. You will have some good military opportunities and, as we’ll see, the ideas to make a strong military stand. Just remember to not push the constant warfare too long or the sometimes brittle Swedish economy might deteriorate. Manpower is a greater issue for Sweden than for her Russian neighbor, so a single defeat and a costly peace treaty can mean the beginning of the end for the glorious Swedish Empire. But you can do this! Now you can look back at the very poor and scarcely populated country on the fringe of European civilization, with no significant power or reputation, you started with.

Swedish Dynamic Historical Events
Sweden has many Dynamic Historical Events, with two major series for the player to experience.

The first is the Dacke Feud. In the mid 16th century, the Swedish crown sought to centralize its power and raise additional revenue by first, making tax collection more efficient thereby adding new burdens to peasants, and second, seizing Catholic properties to both further promote Lutheranism and pay for army upkeep…
The Dacke Feud has a chance of happening to the player at any point between 1500 and 1700 if Sweden is Protestant. Dacke can revolt in any core province, but prefers the historical origin of Småland.
There are a fair number of ways possible to handle it the Dacke Feud, But you are in for a nice mess of rebellions, rest assured. If you manage to defeat the rebellion, your monarch might be able to consolidate his power and concentrate even more control in the person of the king. So let’s hope you get a good one..

The other large event series is the Age of Liberty, which may appear during the 18th century if your country is in a regency..
A war-weary Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament) can assert new powers and reduce the crown to a constitutional monarch, with power held by a civilian government controlled by the Riksdag.
Will you stand for that? Or will you try to assert your royal privilege?

Swedish Missions and Decisions
Some of the Swedish decisions from EU3 have been transformed into National Ideas, so enacting the Hakkapeliitta as soon as you grab Finland, is, sadly, no longer an option.
Swedish missions are very much geared towards taking the historical territories around the Baltic that comprised the Swedish Empire at its height.

Swedish National Ideas
As we mentioned in the first development diary on National Ideas, Sweden starts with two traditions that feel appropriate for the militaristic Swedish history that occupies much of the game’s era. Lack of manpower in Sweden meant that the royal army had a very large mercenary componet, so Sweden gets cheaper mercenaries than other countries. This manpower shortage also meant that Swedish infantry had to be well trained if the country was to survive its many wars, so Sweden also has slightly better infantry than average.

The 7 Swedish National Ideas are:
  1. Kung och Riksdag : +1 legitimacy yearly.
  2. Swedish Steel : +10% Discipline
  3. Hakkapelitta: 10% cheaper cavalry.
  4. Indelningsverket : 33% quicker manpower recovery.
  5. Swedish Absolutism : 10% cheaper stability.
  6. Produktplakatet : 10% Production Efficiency
  7. Union and Security Act: 10% more manpower.

Once Sweden has acquired all of its national ideas, its leaders get a +1 bonus to their Shock rating for battle.

These National Ideas are geared towards making a Sweden that has a high quality army that can recover from manpower drains relatively quickly, though this will always be an issue in a prolonged war. With cheaper cavalry, Swedish troops should be able to dominate mid-game battlefields. Sweden is also stable and better able to survive any dynastic changes; the bonus to legitimacy and lower cost of stability in the late game will help Sweden stay vigorous.

Bonus details: Stability Changes
As we have mentioned before, stability is no longer increased by spending money from your budget every month. Like other game mechanics we have gone though, you spend Monarch Points to increase your stability, in this case you spend Administrative points. Since these are also the points that go towards increasing your number of Ideas and revenue buildings, it is more likely that you will not always be at peak stability since you plan on investing Monarch Points in other things.

In earlier Europa Universalis games, the cost for increasing stability depended a lot on the size and diversity of your country. Now the price is no longer depending on what type of provinces you have, but we have still kept the concept of not every country being the same, and some being more fragile to stability changes.

The base price for increasing your stability is 100 administrative power, but overextension and lack of religious unity can increase this cost significantly. Some ideas and advisors decrease this. And, this being Europa Universalis, you can count on events and other random factors also modifying the price temporarily.

Here's a screenshot of some interesting things, and stay tuned, as we are back next week with more on rebels and governments.
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Hope you enjoyed this, more information next week!
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Indeed, after all the Swedes are racially superior to the entire world so Sweden is the most important country.
 
Sir Iain said:
Denmark won in the war of 1675, but Sweden was saved at the negotiating table.
After 1611 the Northern wars were decided by alliances, although Sweden got the upper hand after the TYW. If Denmark had joined the Emperor in 1632 however...
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Won? The major battles on the peninsula were nearly all won by Sweden, Denmark wouldn't have been able to hold on to the provinces for long hadn't France decided status quo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Landskrona
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lund
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halmstad

the only thing going Denmark's way was the battles on the sea, but you don't annex part of a country by blocking ports and freighting over troops that get repelled as soon as they land.
 
Wallain said:
Dude, stop with the racism. Not funny.
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I another post Johan said the Swedes are incredibly racist, I was running with it.

I'm actually Asian not white, what I said was in jest.
 
The allies (including Denmark) eventually lost in Scania, but still large parts of the Swedish Empire were under allied occupation. The Peace of 1678 wasn't signed because Sweden had soundly defeated Denmark as it had done in 1658 or 1645.
 
Sir Iain said:
The allies (including Denmark) eventually lost in Scania, but still large parts of the Swedish Empire were under allied occupation. The Peace of 1678 wasn't signed because Sweden had soundly defeated Denmark as it had done in 1658 or 1645.
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Denmark occupied strongholds along the coast but were defeated in any attempt of striking inland, so to say that Denmark "won" when the war was still undecided and then that France just decided status quo and saved Sweden is just blatantly wrong...
 
Red_warning said:
Denmark occupied strongholds along the coast but were defeated in any attempt of striking inland, so to say that Denmark "won" when the war was still undecided and then that France just decided status quo and saved Sweden is just blatantly wrong...
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It is true that Denmark did not win that war... but Sweden didn't either. The Dutch and Danish navies prevented the Swedes from crossing the sea and recapturing the German provinces, while the allies could not do much against Sweden proper. The situation was quite locked when the French pressed for peace - but it should also be noticed that the Swedes didn't really want the peace deals France went through with either.
 
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