Aztec Empire...

[deadmeat1471]

im being aztecs and its 1615 and seem to be constant war with spain, any ideas/strategies for survival?

 

[deadmeat1471]

old map but its pretty much unchanged

 

[deadmeat1471]

hmm wshile were at it if i ever free myhself of the spasnish scourge, would it be good to give indepoendance to maya navajo and zapotec so i get the research and trade % bonuses?

 

[Duke of Wellington]

You look to be in a strong position. Are they mostly colonies or TPs? Letting those other nations go wouldn't be a good idea. Better to try to get maps of Europe as a means of removing the research penalties. You wouldn't get research and trade efficiency bonuses from em unless they out tech you (unlikely to be substantial).

 

[deadmeat1471]

all colonies in north above mexico
utah is cities th9o as i annexed navajo

 

[Hunter Wesley]

Conscript General Attrition. The stronger you get, the more Spain will remain at war with you, because you're eliminating other pagans and have a lot of their provinces. Good luck fixing that problem...

 

[deadmeat1471]

spanish can blow me if they think im gonna bow down.

 

[unmerged(16181)]

Edit their AI so they won't come after you. That's what I did.

 

[deadmeat1471]

Edit their AI so they won't come after you. That's what I did.

i survived, and turned protastant :rofl:

if you cant beat em, join em.

 

[ZhangWuJi]

You look to be in a strong position. Are they mostly colonies or TPs? Letting those other nations go wouldn't be a good idea. Better to try to get maps of Europe as a means of removing the research penalties. You wouldn't get research and trade efficiency bonuses from em unless they out tech you (unlikely to be substantial).

Being a neighbour to a more technologically advanced nation does give you extra "gold" towards your tech. But if you give them independence, you still get 50% of their income while at the same time lowering your total provinces which lowers the total gold needed for a technological advance. Save and test if its faster to give independence or keep them. Either way I say keep them... only thing better than a friend in the game is a new province

 

[crash63]

Edit their AI so they won't come after you. That's what I did.

i survived, and turned protastant :rofl:

if you cant beat em, join em.

If you turn christian, AI become your friend.

 

[deadmeat1471]

yep, im officialy a 'real' country now europeans wont touch my gold now.

fiefing *Israelis*.

*Edit*

 

[Duke of Wellington]

Being a neighbour to a more technologically advanced nation does give you extra "gold" towards your tech.

It's not neighbours but those in the same tech group as you. Therefore other nations in Exotic tech group like Incas, North Americans and Africans all add to it anyway. Releasing an extra one would provide next to no added benefit except for being an extra captial to reduce the isolation penalty if still applicable.

 

[deadmeat1471]

ahh this ni didnt know.... i thought because the spanish mainland wasnt my neighbor thats why i didnt get the bonus :/