1.8 Poland join hre?

[sermaciej]

Sure, but you can't seriously argue that selling land to vassals or PUs to sneak in below the BT cap isn't gamey.

It is gamey, but it's fun to become emperor later

 

[Santoes]

Sure, but you can't seriously argue that selling land to vassals or PUs to sneak in below the BT cap isn't gamey.

What's gamey is switching culture to Prussian and forming Germany.

 

[Autoclave]

how exactly does one switch culture? is that by moving capital to a province of another culture?

 

[sermaciej]

how exactly does one switch culture? is that by moving capital to a province of another culture?

And selling all (or most, not sure) provinces of your culture.

 

[ChildeR]

And selling all (or most, not sure) provinces of your culture.

The capital culture must be the majority or tied for.

 

[Autoclave]

do the PU members not count towards the base tax requirement to join?

 

[sermaciej]

do the PU members not count towards the base tax requirement to join?

No, only half (25% if you're not feudal/elective monarchy) BT of vassals counts.

 

[chrnno]

how exactly does one switch culture? is that by moving capital to a province of another culture?

Your capital must be of that culture and it must be the biggest culture in your country(majority not needed) then you can trigger the decision when at peace.