I like to image its not horses. Deer? Giant Sloths that somehow aren't extinct?
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At least with colonists I have something to do again. It got pretty boring after I conquered most of my neighbors.And we're watching... and waiting... and watching... and waiting
Could be. Europe may look nothing like it would normally.My experience of Pdx games is always that colonisation happens on an accelerated timescale, if anything, so it's interesting to note here that the Europeans seem a little behind schedule. Not necessarily on the settlement front, of course. But if they aren't poking around, that can only be a good thing. Maybe the whole of Europe has been embroiled in a terrible war for the last century?
I know you mention that you've 'reverted' to gameplay for the moment, but whatever label you choose to put on it, the fact remains that this is so readable. We evidently need more 'slow' AARs, because this is quality stuff. Looking forward to the next part!
Hah! I do love raw oysters.Another AAR update drops with an extended discussion on local food, reminding me never to read these forums on an empty stomach. That being said, there are worse problems I could be having
Finally indeed!!Finally the colonists arrive! On horses the Europeans brought, as the native horses of NA was made extinct by the natives' forefathers a long time ago.
Perhaps giant beavers? That may explain the many pelts.I like to image its not horses. Deer? Giant Sloths that somehow aren't extinct?
Caribbean and Brazil > MuricaEurope is very late.
What's taking so long?
Not too terribly late. As suggested below, the earliest colonies were set up to the south. North America did not really get that treatment until about this time or later (especially by the British.)Europe is very late.
What's taking so long?
I don't know about greater but certainly the former were the focus in RL.Caribbean and Brazil > Murica
I was trying to pinpoint why Portugal crawling up the Mississippi felt odd, and then I remembered about this. Naughty Bruce.Incidentally, I should note that something seems terribly eschew as regards the historical Treaty of Tordesillas in that Portugal/Bruce does not seem to be respecting that arrangement.
Having the UK be well established as per OTL isn't such a bad thing. Especially there. Its if they start the 13 colonies that the natives have to watch out concerning them.Hmmm...so they have been here already. Just way up in Newfoundland and the Creek don’t really know anything about that strange land. So let the British have their fun while
These guys are going to be a problem though. Especially if Spain conquers Portugal back home or gets into a personal union with them. You may have dodged Spanish flordia only to have to deal with a much larger Spanish Mexico...I note that Portugal already has the most trade power in the closest trade center Mississippi River. And in the other trade center Chesapeake Bay, Great Britain is already in the lead.
On the Treaty, that is a very good question. I know way back in Eu/EUII it was very much modeled in game, but I don't recall about EUIII and now IV. I'd be interested in that answer as well.Ah, little of this is good. I suppose one positive to take is that, so long as Bruce has 'empty' land to gobble up, he may not go after you. But that's a very grim positive to take. I would've loved to have seen New World modernisation, but somehow it feels like it will only become more distant. Never say never and all, but.. well, these are Europeans we're talking about. They're only going to get more brutal.
I was trying to pinpoint why Portugal crawling up the Mississippi felt odd, and then I remembered about this. Naughty Bruce.
It's been such a long time since I played EU; do you (or does anyone else in the thread) know if Tordesillas is actually modelled in game?
As it was as I played. All calm in the water and then this shark comes swimming along...This is all very ominous.
My thought as well as long as it is just Portugal. Even still, I don't know that I can field a force large enough with their tech advantage to win. Of course I won't know until I try.Having the UK be well established as per OTL isn't such a bad thing. Especially there. Its if they start the 13 colonies that the natives have to watch out concerning them.
These guys are going to be a problem though. Especially if Spain conquers Portugal back home or gets into a personal union with them. You may have dodged Spanish flordia only to have to deal with a much larger Spanish Mexico...
If that doesn't happen though, the Portuguese being the big colonisers might be a good thing for now. There's no way they can become a properly huge military power on land, and so you have a chance of beating them at war.
Problem is, they also have no chance of maintaining a large amercian colony for long. When it gets taken or gets independent, the new rulers are going to be much more powerful and aggressive locally. So I think we have to strike now, or move out west.
It was definitely a rough patch. I figured it might be, but as suggested, at least I did not get gobsmacked immediately (outside of events.) Still not sure what to do next. More colonization...just try to tech advance as fast as possible...or attack?A nasty few decades there. Glad to see that you've managed to weather the initial wave of "fun" that Bruce brought to the party; though it's not a guarantee of survival by any means, surviving the wave of initial diseases relatively intact should be a good sign.
Re Tordesillas: According to the wiki it is modeled, sort of, but rather than partitioning the whole world at once it just assigns "ownership" of a colonial region to the first Catholic power that forms a colonial nation there. It's also apparently locked behind a DLC, too.
You think? I am inclined to leave them be, but I am fearful of their rapid expansion. If I just let them go do their thing, I could be surrounded in quick order. But I am fairly certain my forces will not be up to par should I try to meet them head on. The challenge of a NA native tribe (regardless of how many pelts we hold.)Well, Portugal might be a threat.
On the bright side, the Creek can colonize now?
That makes sense. Those areas are much more valuable resource wise and plantation wise than the east coast of amercia, which aside from the deep south (which at the moment is swamp land) is lacking in much beyond furs and wood.For those wondering why it is taking so long, AI colonisers in Europe usually prioritise Brazil and the Caribbean, then Mexico, Canada and Florida. Florida might be next.
And pretty much how it has gone until Portugal decided to head up the Mississippi.For those wondering why it is taking so long, AI colonisers in Europe usually prioritise Brazil and the Caribbean, then Mexico, Canada and Florida. Florida might be next.
Indeed true as the cotton trade has not really started though I'm beginning to build it. Of course, that is a double edged sword. Once it becomes prosperous, they will just take it.That makes sense. Those areas are much more valuable resource wise and plantation wise than the east coast of amercia, which aside from the deep south (which at the moment is swamp land) is lacking in much beyond furs and wood.
Indeed. Naughty and pernicious! With such big teeth!Bruce, Bruce, Bruce... Tsk tsk. Naughty boy.
In the next piece I write, you'll note I won't mention much about spread as I'm not seeing it (other than the spread of small pox.) I wish I could pick up some pointers, but at the moment I don't see much coming back.Gotta learn what you can from Bruce and then put him down. And fast!
More than a bit scary. Honestly, I do not know either.Bruce is a bit scary. I don't know what you can do about him.