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Ok I'll say right out front, this is basically an exploit.

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Day 1: set Makassar, Aceh, and Malacca as Rivals, start claiming Makassar and Johor. Then declar war/vassal Makassar, and claim Riau (or any Aceh province). Wait for Aceh and Malacca to declare war on each other, then Dow the loser of the first battle and carpet siege; viola you have all 3 as vassal only having to battle for Makassar (a trivial force). The i guess we will call them winners Aceh, have to sit with their units in exile and watch the carnage. Oh and don't forget to build light ships and cogs. I built another 4 regiments as well, didn't need them.
 

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I can think of about 100 nations that are easier though.

I usually hit the Cape pre 1500 so that shouldn't be much a problem.

Just pointing out an extremely easy way to vassal most of the malaccan trade node, and from there could get exploration and form malaya ~1480ish... probably get to the cape around 1490 and westernize around 1520, maybe sooner if things go well.