Another newbie needs advice: Minamoto, Prestige Problem

[unmerged(404737)]

Hello,

I’m quite new to Paradox games and especially to EU3, and I decided to play Minamoto first (I know, not the best idea, but I Iike Japan). My Problem is, that my Prestige reached a High at about 27 (after Marriages, Alliances etc. with the other Daimyos, so that I had 100 Shogun Influence) and after that it has gone down continuosly. I can't stop it. I know, I have to do some actions against this, but I don't know how. I have read the EU3-Wiki and the Prestige-FAQ in this Forum (but probably not good enough).

In the beginning it was like that

24.8 Prestige and being the Shogun

What I have done on day One was:

Court: Advisors: Production Efficiency +6% / Monthly Stability Investment +9% / National Manpower Modifier +8%
Economy: Treasury 2.0. This way Balance is 0.0
Stablity Slider to Maximum
Military : Naval Maintenance 0
Religion: nothing
Government: Centralisation Slider
Leaders: Convert Ruler to General
Culture: nothing
Missions and Decisions: nothing

Royal Marriage proposals with each of the three other Daimyos

CoT in Kyoto: Autosend Priority green
CoT in Nanjing: Autosend Priority yellow

November 1399
All three Royal Marriages
Prestige: 27
Shogunate Influence 70
March 1400
Stability increased to 2
August 1400
Stability increased to 3 by Event
Magistrates for “National Epics”
January 1401
Prestige 27.21
January 1402
Prestige 25.88
April 1402
Prestige 25.56

As you can see, my Prestige deteriorates slowly and I simply don't know what to do against this. Btw: Around 1401 I made the Shogunate Decision: “Enforce Sankin Kotai”. Do you think that was o.k.?
Should I annex Okinawa ASAP?
Should I claim the Throne in Tachibana or Fujiwara?
How can I improve my relationships with Fujiwara and Tachibana further?

Thank you very much for your help!

 

[Pluckey]

Prestige has a natural decline to it.

 

[unmerged(404737)]

Thanks for replying. I should have mentioned it: I am aware of the 'natural decline' of Prestige.

 

[Uebergold]

hire a 5 or 6 star philosopher (you need at least 90% cultural tradition, better more if you wanna have 6 stars)

he will give you 2,5 / 3 % prestige every year


there are also some nice prestige events when ur playing in japan afaik

 

[unmerged(404737)]

My cultural tradition is 44% at its best (and - well - it has a natural decline to it)
There is probably no way to trigger such events, right?

 

[Ivir Baggins]

CT actually goes up over time.

 

[Uebergold]

My cultural tradition is 44% at its best (and - well - it has a natural decline to it)
There is probably no way to trigger such events, right?

use "comission paintings" for every magistrate you use, you get 5% cultural tradition
and care not to mislick "endorse culture" sucks you get 8% ct but a heavy prestige loss....


other ways of getting lots of cultural tradition:

Patron of the Arts NI
Gilded Iconography decision which you can enact when you get Church Attendance Duty NI

but I think Iconography is only available for christian nations

in mid/late game:
build Fine Arts Academies in provinces which have grain or wool as trade goods they are expensive but already 1 academy gives 1% CT every year

 

[TeutoDraeger]

hire a 5 or 6 star philosopher (you need at least 90% cultural tradition, better more if you wanna have 6 stars)

he will give you 2,5 / 3 % prestige every year


there are also some nice prestige events when ur playing in japan afaik

i've gotten 5 star advisers with 75% CT, but it's random. luck of the draw.

 

[unmerged(404737)]

CT actually goes up over time.

oh...
On second thought: I think, I have seen my CT declining. Well, maybe that's an other newbie-has-a-question-thread.

 

[Pewt]

CT actually goes up over time.

Not unless you have something to make it do so (fine arts academies, gilded iconography, tapestry, the way of tea, etc) or unless your cultural tradition is very low.

 

[unmerged(204522)]

Hello,

I’m quite new to Paradox games and especially to EU3, and I decided to play Minamoto first (I know, not the best idea, but I Iike Japan). My Problem is, that my Prestige reached a High at about 27 (after Marriages, Alliances etc. with the other Daimyos, so that I had 100 Shogun Influence) and after that it has gone down continuosly. I can't stop it. I know, I have to do some actions against this, but I don't know how. I have read the EU3-Wiki and the Prestige-FAQ in this Forum (but probably not good enough).

In the beginning it was like that

24.8 Prestige and being the Shogun

What I have done on day One was:

Court: Advisors: Production Efficiency +6% / Monthly Stability Investment +9% / National Manpower Modifier +8%
Economy: Treasury 2.0. This way Balance is 0.0
Stablity Slider to Maximum
Military : Naval Maintenance 0
Religion: nothing
Government: Centralisation Slider
Leaders: Convert Ruler to General
Culture: nothing
Missions and Decisions: nothing

Royal Marriage proposals with each of the three other Daimyos

CoT in Kyoto: Autosend Priority green
CoT in Nanjing: Autosend Priority yellow

November 1399
All three Royal Marriages
Prestige: 27
Shogunate Influence 70
March 1400
Stability increased to 2
August 1400
Stability increased to 3 by Event
Magistrates for “National Epics”
January 1401
Prestige 27.21
January 1402
Prestige 25.88
April 1402
Prestige 25.56

As you can see, my Prestige deteriorates slowly and I simply don't know what to do against this. Btw: Around 1401 I made the Shogunate Decision: “Enforce Sankin Kotai”. Do you think that was o.k.?
Should I annex Okinawa ASAP?
Should I claim the Throne in Tachibana or Fujiwara?
How can I improve my relationships with Fujiwara and Tachibana further?

Thank you very much for your help!

claim throne and enforce PU on all three daimyos-when you inherit them you can form japan.