achievement: "first come, first serve"

[AngelRay]

Hi,

I'm currently doing a try for this achievement (and for odin! at the same time but that one I undertand perfectly thanks to wiki).

My question is simple:

Do every province in the Americas be colonised and civilised or are wasteland acceptable?

I have been letting the colonies of European powers grow to take their lands bit by bit as they move towars the centers of Brazil and North america (since with 3 colonists there is so much I can civilize until the end of game...), but if I could just conquer them all and let the wasteland in the center of my land count for the achievement , I would.

 

[PrimeYuri]

You need to have them all colonized and not in colony nations either. I remember when I did it, I conquered the world in 1750 and still needed 20 years to get that achievement to colonize the last provinces.

 

[Brynjar]

You need all provinces to be colonized, yes. When taking the colonies from the Europeans, make sure that you select their provinces individually in the peace deals. If you fully annex the Europeans, you'll end up inheriting their colonial nations as your colonial nations. Then they won't count towards the achievement. Remember to make sure that you take control of all the islands required as well. If you are playing on an old patch (pre 1.22?) that will include St.Helena.

 

[AngelRay]

Thank you, this answers my question.

I guess I was right letting the little european colonies take the land to colonize for themselves before I take a lot of them, while letting them colonize always more in the center of the land.

 

[AngelRay]

Another question related.

My main culture being English, I could form ENgland or Great Britain (and capital becomes London).

Would that mean that the americas would instantly become colonies or would they stay states&territories as I have them now?
I will eventually take the place of England in the island for "For Odin" achievement, but if forming GB means failing this achivement, I would do it first, then switch tag.

 

[PrimeYuri]

As long as your capital is in the new world, no colony nation will form. BTW you should have gone for manchu culture and get banners

 

[AngelRay]

So from your post I understand that if I form GB, and capital becomes London, colonies will form? OK so I need to do this achievement first.

 

[PhoenixG]

Another question related.

My main culture being English, I could form ENgland or Great Britain (and capital becomes London).

Would that mean that the americas would instantly become colonies or would they stay states&territories as I have them now?
I will eventually take the place of England in the island for "For Odin" achievement, but if forming GB means failing this achivement, I would do it first, then switch tag.

You can't form England/GB, since you're playing a custom nation.

 

[AngelRay]

Ah; I thought so since I have the decision to form it in the list. ... I Was mislead because "not being a custom nation" is not a requisite.

 

[Sauron44]

You can't form England/GB, since you're playing a custom nation.

You can form nations as custom nations, but you cant get their ideas.

 

[PhoenixG]

weird, game files has lines with not playing as custom nations.