Welcome everyone, This is my first attempt to complete a WC, while I'm at it I might as well shoot for one tag and one faith. I've been playing EU4 on and off for a couple of years, but I've only played all the way through the game once, a Brandenburg campaign as a complete noob, basically to just see what all the technologies were. I actually have multiple ironman games saved at around the 1650 mark but this game has really been new territory for me as far as the end game goes.
So this game was started on normal difficulty, I also play VH but to me it seems like the game is more balanced in normal. Also I figured normal would give me some experience in the late cam so I can go back and pick up on my VH saves later.
I'm actually stressing the situation pretty hard at this point because it is November 1783 and there are still in the neighborhood of 320 provinces to convert. I had left Russia thinking they would convert some of their conquered territory, and they were making it happen at first, but since 1750 or so they have stopped.
There are currently eight countries left with a total of 2871 development. I have 36 years to take the land and convert the remaining provinces. I have three client states that I hope to incorporate before the finish line. Two are being integrated now and scheduled to come in December 1803 and May 1814, these dates should speed up some when annexed subjects expire in '86 I'll start on the third as soon as the first one is done, the third is also much smaller. I'm still 3 idea's away from the -20% annexation cost policy if I can just find the admin points to finish the administration idea line.
Current plan of attack from here is to force religion on Air and Songhai as my truce with them is up in January '84. I'm about to attack Russia, take his none converted provinces and snake some of his forts. I'll also be at war with Demark as they are allied so can push some more of that land to the client state if needed. My truce is up with GB so can attack them at will, and truce with Austria ends in September '86. Norway's truce is up 89 and will force religion there as well before finishing them off.
I inherited Korea as a tributary when I killed off the Ming so just kept them feeding me Admin points, but I will break the truce right before I go to war with Russia and make sure they are separated. It's all going to be very close, so suggestions are certainly welcomed....stay tuned!
So this game was started on normal difficulty, I also play VH but to me it seems like the game is more balanced in normal. Also I figured normal would give me some experience in the late cam so I can go back and pick up on my VH saves later.
I'm actually stressing the situation pretty hard at this point because it is November 1783 and there are still in the neighborhood of 320 provinces to convert. I had left Russia thinking they would convert some of their conquered territory, and they were making it happen at first, but since 1750 or so they have stopped.
There are currently eight countries left with a total of 2871 development. I have 36 years to take the land and convert the remaining provinces. I have three client states that I hope to incorporate before the finish line. Two are being integrated now and scheduled to come in December 1803 and May 1814, these dates should speed up some when annexed subjects expire in '86 I'll start on the third as soon as the first one is done, the third is also much smaller. I'm still 3 idea's away from the -20% annexation cost policy if I can just find the admin points to finish the administration idea line.
Current plan of attack from here is to force religion on Air and Songhai as my truce with them is up in January '84. I'm about to attack Russia, take his none converted provinces and snake some of his forts. I'll also be at war with Demark as they are allied so can push some more of that land to the client state if needed. My truce is up with GB so can attack them at will, and truce with Austria ends in September '86. Norway's truce is up 89 and will force religion there as well before finishing them off.
I inherited Korea as a tributary when I killed off the Ming so just kept them feeding me Admin points, but I will break the truce right before I go to war with Russia and make sure they are separated. It's all going to be very close, so suggestions are certainly welcomed....stay tuned!
