Hello, and welcome everyone! This is my... 4th? 4th AAR that I'm doing, and I think this is gonna be a very chill and relaxed one. Let me see what nation I shou- oh shoot, I dropped my map! Hopefully everything looks ok and nothing broke...
Uh-oh, I think I broke it.
That's right, this AAR is about a world where I have gone through EVERY SINGLE NATION ON EARTH and made sure that all possible nations with cores in 1444 were released, as well as made sure that there are NO SUBJECT NATIONS. That's right, everyone is FREE, and with lucky nations off, this is could lead to some wild times! (Side effect does include a 5 year truce with the former overlord, but that's fine.)
And my ruling for which nation gets what province is as follows: If it was a core held by another nation at 1444 start, it gets release. If it belongs to more than one nation, it goes to the first nation on the core list. Simple and effective.
Let's take a look at the damage done.
England is looking rather busted up. Honestly, I'm expecting this to just be a speedbump for the English AI. But who knows, with the War of the Roses, they might get dogpiled.
Iberia is looking a bit different, but wildly similar to England in my eyes. Castile might clean up, but at the same time, Portugal might step in and take some free real estate, or even ally some of these nations and make it interesting.
Germany and France...
Germany looks like nothing's changed, and France just looks like it joined the HRE. Gross.
The HRE could be interesting, seeing how Austria is about the same size as Styria, Bohemia, Burgundy, and Milan. So they might be in danger.
Speaking of gross, the Balkans. A big Blurple? Gross. A Balkanized Anatolia? Gross.
Italy gained a few OPMs, Sardinia, Sicily, and Venice is scattered about.
Eastern Europe is looking mighty colorful. I'm shocked to learn that Novgorod has NO foreign cores, I could have sworn they had a Sami province, but that must only happen if a rebel type fires.
I'm betting on Novgorod to win Russia, but who knows, maybe Muscovy will pull itself together!
Scandanavia is also rather depressingly similar, bar the addition of Finland and Iceland.
Also, I couldn't get Gotland freed without killing rebels and taking time to do so, since you can't accept their demands. If anyone knows how I could do so, let me know. Otherwise, it's a small island nation, I don't think it would have had a big impact, like Cyrus in the Mediterranean.
The hordes of Eurasia are looking mighty different. Sibir is wrapping itself around Uzbek.
Middle east looking a lot less stable than it usually does, but that's not a high bar to get over.
The Indian Thunderdome has lost 2 of it's biggest contenders. Bengal lost absolutely nothing, so my money is on them dominating.
China is also looking like a disaster, let's just hope that Ming doesn't tributize everyone like they're want to do.
Ming also lost all their tributaries when I made them release their subjects. Because ANY subject is not allowed.
Indochina looking just a little different. I'd consider holding off until neondt's SEA update arrives, but who knows when that might be.
Manchurian hordes have just one more joining them, that new member being Chahar. Japan gone from a thunderdome royale to a thunderdome royale WITH the ability to ally outside nations. A royale with cheese, as it were.
Horn of Africa looks a little more colorful, and maybe if we're lucky, Siemen will win out and form a massive Jewish superstate.
Central and southern Africa looks mostly the same, just everything is released.
And lastly, Western Africa got a little more busted up. I'm rooting for Kaabu, personally. That neon pink color is just FABULOUS.
And that's the end of the world tour! The Americas are entirely unchanged, mostly due to how ignored they are in terms of updates, and they have no subject nation either, so nothing to release.
But, I do have a dilemma. I have no idea what region to play in, let alone the nation! As I consider this, I am definitely up for suggestions as to what region and what nation. I have a few ideas of my own, but none that I'm particularly attached to. So let me know what you think, I'm gonna think on it for a bit before getting this started!
Uh-oh, I think I broke it.
That's right, this AAR is about a world where I have gone through EVERY SINGLE NATION ON EARTH and made sure that all possible nations with cores in 1444 were released, as well as made sure that there are NO SUBJECT NATIONS. That's right, everyone is FREE, and with lucky nations off, this is could lead to some wild times! (Side effect does include a 5 year truce with the former overlord, but that's fine.)
And my ruling for which nation gets what province is as follows: If it was a core held by another nation at 1444 start, it gets release. If it belongs to more than one nation, it goes to the first nation on the core list. Simple and effective.
Let's take a look at the damage done.
England is looking rather busted up. Honestly, I'm expecting this to just be a speedbump for the English AI. But who knows, with the War of the Roses, they might get dogpiled.
Iberia is looking a bit different, but wildly similar to England in my eyes. Castile might clean up, but at the same time, Portugal might step in and take some free real estate, or even ally some of these nations and make it interesting.
Germany and France...
Germany looks like nothing's changed, and France just looks like it joined the HRE. Gross.
The HRE could be interesting, seeing how Austria is about the same size as Styria, Bohemia, Burgundy, and Milan. So they might be in danger.
Speaking of gross, the Balkans. A big Blurple? Gross. A Balkanized Anatolia? Gross.
Italy gained a few OPMs, Sardinia, Sicily, and Venice is scattered about.
Eastern Europe is looking mighty colorful. I'm shocked to learn that Novgorod has NO foreign cores, I could have sworn they had a Sami province, but that must only happen if a rebel type fires.
I'm betting on Novgorod to win Russia, but who knows, maybe Muscovy will pull itself together!
Scandanavia is also rather depressingly similar, bar the addition of Finland and Iceland.
Also, I couldn't get Gotland freed without killing rebels and taking time to do so, since you can't accept their demands. If anyone knows how I could do so, let me know. Otherwise, it's a small island nation, I don't think it would have had a big impact, like Cyrus in the Mediterranean.
The hordes of Eurasia are looking mighty different. Sibir is wrapping itself around Uzbek.
Middle east looking a lot less stable than it usually does, but that's not a high bar to get over.
The Indian Thunderdome has lost 2 of it's biggest contenders. Bengal lost absolutely nothing, so my money is on them dominating.
China is also looking like a disaster, let's just hope that Ming doesn't tributize everyone like they're want to do.
Ming also lost all their tributaries when I made them release their subjects. Because ANY subject is not allowed.
Indochina looking just a little different. I'd consider holding off until neondt's SEA update arrives, but who knows when that might be.
Manchurian hordes have just one more joining them, that new member being Chahar. Japan gone from a thunderdome royale to a thunderdome royale WITH the ability to ally outside nations. A royale with cheese, as it were.
Horn of Africa looks a little more colorful, and maybe if we're lucky, Siemen will win out and form a massive Jewish superstate.
Central and southern Africa looks mostly the same, just everything is released.
And lastly, Western Africa got a little more busted up. I'm rooting for Kaabu, personally. That neon pink color is just FABULOUS.
And that's the end of the world tour! The Americas are entirely unchanged, mostly due to how ignored they are in terms of updates, and they have no subject nation either, so nothing to release.
But, I do have a dilemma. I have no idea what region to play in, let alone the nation! As I consider this, I am definitely up for suggestions as to what region and what nation. I have a few ideas of my own, but none that I'm particularly attached to. So let me know what you think, I'm gonna think on it for a bit before getting this started!
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