Firstly, apologies if this is not the right place to put this thread, but I'm not too sure where else it should go.
I have only just started EU2 for the first time and am absolutely loving it, but there are a couple of situations I'm a little hazy on, and can't seem to find an explaination for in the manual:
1) Sudden Peace. I'm playing as England, since I wanted my first ever game to be a relatively easy one whilst I learnt how to play. I entered into a war with Scotland, who by that point had control of Srathclyde, Grampians, Highlands, Lothian, and Provence in southern France. I shifted my armies into all of his lands with the exception of Provence, defeated his forces and took ownership of the lands an cities. He kept offering peace, together with some derisory offer of a payoff, which I kept refusing.
Now my question is that after a few months of occupation, I suddenly had peace with Scotland, despite not initiating it myself. I was automatically given total control and ownership of Srathclyde, the Grampians, and the Highlands, but Lothian reverted back to Scotland, despite my having troops there. Why? I wanted to stay in Lothian until I could force him to yield to my terms.
2) Tied to the whole Control vs Ownership thing, how exactly does one turn the former into the latter? I occupied the whole of Ireland except Ulster, then forced the Irish king to give me ownership of the lands I occupied, ironically enough, leaving England in control of everything except northern Ireland!
Later, the Venetians came along and occupied Ulster, but for some reason the Irish suddenly disappeared and the Venetians took over the land. My first question is how? I also had control of his lands, but couldn't get rid of his capital province (like the Scottish situation above), but the Venetians wade in and did within a few months.
My second question is that I then marched into the newly Venetian Ulster, in the hope of taking the whole of Ireland for myself, and quickly and easily occupied it. But no matter what I did, I just could not take ownership.
So, my overall question throughout both these situations is: Is there any way - other than diplomatically demanding lands - to take ownership of a province by force?
3) White Peace. Not too sure I understand this well. What is it, exactly?
4) Colonists. In my newly acquired lands of Ireland and Scotland, I have been sending colonists. Now I know they increase the population by 100, but do they have any other effect. I have a suspicion (desire) they they reduce the Nationalism of a province by flooding it with your own people, thus diluting the anti-English sentiment. Am I right in this?
5) Pirates. Sorry, privateers. Are they worth it? I've played about with them a little, but they don't appear to have any really effect on the game.
I have only just started EU2 for the first time and am absolutely loving it, but there are a couple of situations I'm a little hazy on, and can't seem to find an explaination for in the manual:
1) Sudden Peace. I'm playing as England, since I wanted my first ever game to be a relatively easy one whilst I learnt how to play. I entered into a war with Scotland, who by that point had control of Srathclyde, Grampians, Highlands, Lothian, and Provence in southern France. I shifted my armies into all of his lands with the exception of Provence, defeated his forces and took ownership of the lands an cities. He kept offering peace, together with some derisory offer of a payoff, which I kept refusing.
Now my question is that after a few months of occupation, I suddenly had peace with Scotland, despite not initiating it myself. I was automatically given total control and ownership of Srathclyde, the Grampians, and the Highlands, but Lothian reverted back to Scotland, despite my having troops there. Why? I wanted to stay in Lothian until I could force him to yield to my terms.
2) Tied to the whole Control vs Ownership thing, how exactly does one turn the former into the latter? I occupied the whole of Ireland except Ulster, then forced the Irish king to give me ownership of the lands I occupied, ironically enough, leaving England in control of everything except northern Ireland!
Later, the Venetians came along and occupied Ulster, but for some reason the Irish suddenly disappeared and the Venetians took over the land. My first question is how? I also had control of his lands, but couldn't get rid of his capital province (like the Scottish situation above), but the Venetians wade in and did within a few months.
My second question is that I then marched into the newly Venetian Ulster, in the hope of taking the whole of Ireland for myself, and quickly and easily occupied it. But no matter what I did, I just could not take ownership.
So, my overall question throughout both these situations is: Is there any way - other than diplomatically demanding lands - to take ownership of a province by force?
3) White Peace. Not too sure I understand this well. What is it, exactly?
4) Colonists. In my newly acquired lands of Ireland and Scotland, I have been sending colonists. Now I know they increase the population by 100, but do they have any other effect. I have a suspicion (desire) they they reduce the Nationalism of a province by flooding it with your own people, thus diluting the anti-English sentiment. Am I right in this?
5) Pirates. Sorry, privateers. Are they worth it? I've played about with them a little, but they don't appear to have any really effect on the game.
o . By accident I might add :wacko: .
