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9th of December 1478

Austria was in ruins, coming off a devastating war with France which lead to massive debt, depleted manpower and a weakened position. Peace was needed to rebuilt.

First things first was the debt, during the war the deaths of able bodied men in the nation led to manpower problems for the army that was ever under the threat of French victory. To curb this issue as the war wore on the army turned to mercenaries to fill the ranks, eventually leading to almost the entire armed forces being of foreign men. This of course had the consequence of massive loans taken to keep on fighting.

A few loans were paid off following the peace settlement, but as Austria entered the new year 1479 many loans still needed to be serviced and eventually paid.


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The entire economy was dedicated to the paying off of these loans as they came due, unfortunately many of the loans close dates were similar or the same, and although the nation was saving every scrape of gold, as loans fell due some couldn't be paid and had to be extended.

During this time of weakness it was lucky that peace reigned, for Austria's army consisted of only twenty thousand men with a recovering but still depleted manpower pool, had enemies came knocking I don't know how much resistance could have been raised.

As the army was out of commission, efforts of the Emperor turned elsewhere. What he couldn't take by force he could take by pen, and thus diplomats spent countless months smoothing relations, drafting alliances and arranging weddings all in the goal of vassalizing the smaller states surrounding Austria.


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Baden joined the fold, and shortly after so did Alasce (forgot to take a screenshot).

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The end of a vision followed shortly after, the loss of the great war had invalidated Austria's claims on Venice.

But the country carried on, saving and paying as loans came due, for the people this was probably a decent time of prosperity and peace, all they had to do was pay their taxes.

The diplomats further developed new ideas and scientific researched continued.


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This was not to last however, with many loans still outstanding the Emperor received what he had been dreading was coming.

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War...

With the army and economy in no condition to fight, the Emperor decided to further lean on diplomacy, and so the calls went out and a alliance block against the enemy was formed.


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Diplomacy had paid off, the allies honored the call and many stood united against the invaders.

But the Emperor did not mobilize what army Austria had, instead Austria would sit out the war hoping the alliance would hold till Austria was ready to fight once more.

War taxes were levied in the nation but the army never set foot outside of their bases.


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Instead the healthy profit was put towards to the loans, the help was slowly working the nation out of debt.

With peace at home the Emperor heard only second hand reports from the north, Denmark and its minions had attacked in force, things were looking grim until fresh news of a great victory came to Wien. The enemy had been beaten by the collective friendly forces, and they were in full retreat. Perhaps the alliance would hold out after all.


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Reports of battles were a weekly thing, despite the victory the Danish forces continued to come back with purpose. But all was not bad, for on 29th of September 1484 Austria was debt free.

Manpower had been recovered working its way towards fifty thousand, the coffers were gaining gold and now was the time to rebuild the army.


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Report of a great sea battle off the coast of Holland, it was good to not have to worry about naval affairs just yet.

As the order was drafted to begin the military rebuilding project, a highly annoying report came in.


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The rebuild started anyway, as brigade by brigade were recruited and trained. It was around this time that the war was drawing to a close, the Danish had lost against the alliance, that much was clear, the Emperor had a decision to make, continue the war, which to gain any significant advantages would mean the involvement of the still rebuilding army... Or peace...

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Peace it was... Denmark was more than willing to pay itself out of the conflict.

A modest gain for no effort, the alliance armies returned home and the rebuild effort continued.


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Another vassal was added, as other diplomats worked on integrating long standing vassals.

Shortly thereafter the rebuild was complete.


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The desired order of forces was completed, seven full Brigades, four in the south, three in the north. A total of 56,000 regulars.

The Foreign Brigade remained, but it was decided to not extend the mercenaries contract beyond the next war returning the nation to a fully national army after expending the foreign brigade in one last conflict.


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For some reason, despite the large field army, the economy was in the best shape of recent memory. Austria was poised for glory again.

21st of May 1488



Another chapter completed, this was fairly boring but required. Austria has all but recovered from the devastating war, and even managed to "defend" the empire in the process. Only manpower is an issue now with the rebuilding of the army depleting it to around 25,000 again. But no more recruitment is on the horizon so after a few more years of peace to bring it up. War can be waged again.

For a quick over view of the world as it stands now, here's my allies and vassals as well as a world map:

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Hope you enjoyed reading if you got this far. As for the future where should I go next? I received a claim against Bavaria, so I might use that to chop them up a bit in the short term.

Thanks again

Cheers
 
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That is a nice coalition you have formed there. Regarding where to go next, I think that farming IA through defensive wars and breaking up aggressive HRE princes makes sense. I probably wouldn't annex too many HRE princes. I feel it is wasted effort, since they will be yours eventually anyway. I would be wary of outside offensive wars at this point, since you have powerful neighbors who may come knocking at any time (France in particular).
 

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That is a nice coalition you have formed there. Regarding where to go next, I think that farming IA through defensive wars and breaking up aggressive HRE princes makes sense. I probably wouldn't annex too many HRE princes. I feel it is wasted effort, since they will be yours eventually anyway. I would be wary of outside offensive wars at this point, since you have powerful neighbors who may come knocking at any time (France in particular).

Yeah my ally block has performed quite well to be honest couldnt really ask for more. I have some more exciting news regarding alliance in the next chapter as well.

I'm running out of people to vassalise anyway lol. As I dont want to vassalise any electors and most of the rest are Bishops or Republics. Yeah I going to concentrate on consolidating my power internallly from now on I think, unless I can get Venice alone lol. I'm still struggling to maintain my IA to be honest.

Very nice comeback after that intense French campaign. I'm looking forward to your next installment!

Yeah it was quite a nice relaxing chapter, even the terrible stuff was handled by others lol.
 

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22nd Of May 1488

The economy was rolling, funds were accumulated and spent with easy across the nation. Every province got a temple, after that Constables were started.

It was a time of prosperity, there were no obvious threats, even France was unlikely due to them being engaged in another war with England, Castile and Aragon (to which we were not invited). I don't know what has happened to France, they seem to have lost their edge, they have lost a war with England & Castile previously, and they looked to be losing this one also. Doesn't make much sense that these allies were more successful when my war ended badly, I am easily the power of England, maybe even England x 2 on land.

But their loss was my gain as I enjoyed a time of zero French aggression.


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The first peaceful annex gave the Kingdom a healthy boost, and was a first step to uniting up the three parts of Austria. The diplomats during this time remained hard at work, long standing vassals were buttered up, and more annexation processes were started.

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I cant remember how good the previous Emperor was, but I was actually pleased that he passed, I still had the Empire, and the new Emperor had much needed Military stats, now was the time to catch up in Military tech.

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Austria finally managed to secure an alliance with Muscovy, I had been working on the relationship for decades, but it was a hard nut due to our people not liking them also. This alliance I hope will secure my eastern borders for the foreseeable future.

With the new Emperor, Military tech was the focus of the nation.


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Cleves joined shortly later, annexation number two. Diplomacy was coming along nicely. Although I noticed I was taking hits to Empire relations, I would have to keep an eye on the electors.

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Muscovy of course declared on Novgorod, I was called in and was happy to provide support in spirit, they could clearly handle this conflict alone.

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With artillery becoming a sight on the battlefield, the army once again moved to reform. The eight Brigades were to be buffed by a four regiment strong artillery contingent, this process would be long and slow however because despite the strong economy, artillery cost a fortune.

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This loss was harder to bear, but the previous Emperor had done his job, Austria was now up with the rest of western Europe in military tech. Artillery was being added to the Brigades, and they Brigades themselves were being restructured into Division. Four Divisions of two Brigades each (24,000) were planned, it would take a while to bring this reform into reality however.

Everything was on track until this happened...


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Great news, but it thrust Austria straight into a close combat, at least the Muscovy war was over with a profound victory. We finally had the chance to beat Bavaria down a bit, but they had the jump on us in Army maintenance.

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With maintenance back at full we were running a staggering loss, just goes to show that running above your force limits is not a good idea.

Bavaria with their men already ready for combat began advancing into Austria, my armies however were not, they made frantic retreats towards each other as I hoped moral would rise fast enough before the Bavarians caught up.


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They caught us in Lienz, I had dodged for as long as possible but if it wasn't for a full moral Bohemia army coming to our rescue I fear it would have been disaster for two whole Divisions (over 45,000 men).

But victory was gained and Bavaria in one battle lost any momentum they could have had, their war quickly turned against them, a few days later their shattered army was wiped, and Austrian and allied forces occupied the whole country.


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On the Polish the news was good also, my allies had turned back their main force a few weeks earlier, and in their wake the allies were beginning to siege.

Hoping they would hold I focused all of Austria's attention on finishing off Bavaria, the Divisions were now at full moral, although only two were at full strength as the other two had not had time to complete their artillery contingents.


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Taking a slice and dividing the rest, Bavaria surrendered. I wish I could have taken Memmemburg (spelling)(in which Austria had a claim), but one of my allies had occupied the province so it would have gone to them. The race was also on to vassalize the two restored Princes.

With the home front secured, the Divisions were sent east, just in time as the main Polish forces were again in play. The stage was set for a series of big conflicts that would decide the whole war.


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The result of the Battle of Oberlausitz was that the war was permanently pushed into Poland, my allies taking the chance to swarm in setting up sieges on most of their provinces.

I sent the famed Foreign Brigade deep in to give rolling support to my over extended allies, while the regular Austrian Division settled in for the sieges, considerably shorter now due to the artillery they now contained.


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The Poles tried to take back the initiative, but it was too late, my Divisions could all support each other, and the provinces fell one by one. The Foreign Brigade deeper in enemy territory suffered a few losses however backing up caught allied armies, it was no bother as the Brigade was scheduled for retirement anyway.

With the poverty line drawing closer, I decided to cut the war short of total victory, funds were running low and I didn't want Austria to fall into debt again. So peace was signed, they would renounce their rights to the Bohemian throne and release a minor vassal. The throne of Bohemia was secured.

With peace, came money. As the army returned manpower was again at an all time low, I came to realize that my forces (being over the force limits and nearing a hundred thousand) were too much for Austria to maintain, especially in a prolonged war situation. The manpower pool couldn't keep up and the economy couldn't support even with extra taxes.

It was then decided to downsize, Austria would maintain three Divisions of twelve thousand infantry, eight thousand artillery and four thousand cavalry (24,000 per Division). The total army standing at 72,000 just under the force limits.


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The newly released Princes were brought into the fold, being so close to Austria's homelands (and looking ugly on the map) and the taken Bavarian province was cored.

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The odd luck continued, the new heir was a downgrade on the last unfortunately.

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Peace reigned once again, the army was powerful and reformed, and money was pouring in. Technology was steadily advancing and vassals were taken fully into the fold. Its a good time in Austria at the moment.

9th of February 1512



And so another chapter, I'm very pleased with this part of Austrian history, great gains were made and we really are stronger than ever...

Muscovy is a great addition, they are weak now recovering from their war, but in time they will be a strong eastern ally, also able to keep Hungry/Poland etc in check by offering another front if war eventuates.

I'm going to try concentrate on the Empire politics in the next chapter, I had 50 IA and could have taken the first reform, if I wasn't at war... It has now slipped down below 50 again (although I cant remember why?). Its also fairly hard to hold on to elector votes currently after the annexations, I still have four more to annex to haha, I have the majority (by one) but still controlling Bohemia doesn't help the other electors either.

Any tips or ideas on the future? France perhaps? Do you think Austria is ready now? We certainly wasn't last time but if England & Castile can give France a beating, surely Austria/Castile/Bohemia/Good chunk of HRE/Muscovy can?

Ideally I'd like to get all the Antwerpen trade provinces so I can dominate the collection there (maybe move my capital), this would require war with France, as would taking Venice which is another end node.

Anyway thanks for reading if you go this far.

Cheers
 
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10th of February 1512

The new year started quietly, there were no threats to the Emperor, money was good and progress was being made.

This state continued for some time.


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Advancement in ideas was made, unlocking the next Austrian national idea. All the while money was poured into constables and then starting on workshops for all the provinces.

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Another idea group was unlocked, the third. I have been a bit silly with my idea choices, for my second on I chose defensive, but I haven't had the spare Military points to invest in any of its ideas as yet, so this time I have not yet chosen my third idea. Hopefully I can get some advice on what to chose from you all.

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I powered towards this tech, it has multiple units and I was ahead of time so hopefully I can now hold my own in military tech for awhile so I can invest into defensive ideas.

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I now remember why my imperial authority decreased, the reformation has begun and I am losing states left and right, these two however have set me back considerably, I have zero authority, and to be honest I am a bit at a loss on how to handle this, I have never played a HRE nation before and thus the troubles of the reformation I had always observed from a distance with little thought as it didn't effect me.

I don't know how much longer I can keep hold of the empire if this keeps continuing (which I know it will), I only have three votes now (which is the majority) but these turns had made me lose Brandenburg so I'm down to a two vote majority (all the other votes are singles). I was hoping that "enforce religious unity" would give me CB's, but by the looks of things it doesn't, it sounds like it will just tank my prestige with no gain. No one will accept it unfortunately.

There is little action on the HRE front also, so I haven't had the opportunity to gather up authority from wars.


13th of September 1520



A super short chapter as I didn't have long to play this time, I'm a bit at a loss at what to do also, this HRE/Reformation thing has me confused. I'm thinking I should revoke all the electors and put them as my vassals maybe? Is that a good idea? Is there a way to convert the turn states back to the church via war?

Anyway thanks for reading thus far if you have.

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you can force vassalize the small electors - this will accomplish what you want with far less AE. once you commit to vassalizing electors you have to go all the way though, as having vassal electors will hurt your standing among all the independent electors, and this malus stacks.

Is there a way to convert the turn states back to the church via war?
yes - I believe the religious ideas holy war casus belli allows you to force religion changes. However this will only work on small countries as the cost to force religion equals annexation cost.

As always you can go on foreign adventures to farm authority by enforcing peace between non-HRE states but that's certainly cheesy. Don't worry about gaining IA during the first decades of the reformation - there will be a lot of states converting away from Catholic, its pretty much inevitable. Just worry about dealing with religious turmoil on your own lands (take counter-reformation ASAP if you want to remain Catholic) and increasing your military power.
 
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There is also a diplomatic action called Enforce Religious Unity, which smaller states may accept and convert their state religion. Sometimes they flip back later, and it incurrs a very large and componding malus with all other protestant nations (I think -40 per use, and it doesn't maxes out at -100). You cannot use this on electors though.
 

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you can force vassalize the small electors - this will accomplish what you want with far less AE. once you commit to vassalizing electors you have to go all the way though, as having vassal electors will hurt your standing among all the independent electors, and this malus stacks.


yes - I believe the religious ideas holy war casus belli allows you to force religion changes. However this will only work on small countries as the cost to force religion equals annexation cost.

As always you can go on foreign adventures to farm authority by enforcing peace between non-HRE states but that's certainly cheesy. Don't worry about gaining IA during the first decades of the reformation - there will be a lot of states converting away from Catholic, its pretty much inevitable. Just worry about dealing with religious turmoil on your own lands (take counter-reformation ASAP if you want to remain Catholic) and increasing your military power.

Would it be a good idea to flip religion myself? Or should I stick with Catholic? I have no flipped provinces yet but its bound to happen.

There is also a diplomatic action called Enforce Religious Unity, which smaller states may accept and convert their state religion. Sometimes they flip back later, and it incurrs a very large and componding malus with all other protestant nations (I think -40 per use, and it doesn't maxes out at -100). You cannot use this on electors though.

Yeah I checked all of those, none will take it?

So IA isnt crucial? Just sucks cause I havent even done the first reform yet, I'm sure I'm well behind an optimal schedule.
 

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Can we have more maps?
I have a map fetish. :D
 

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Just a suggestion: you can order the converted countries to come back to Catholiscm. And even get IA if they say yes.
Political, religious, diplomatic, and trade, please. :)
 

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Just a suggestion: you can order the converted countries to come back to Catholiscm. And even get IA if they say yes.
Political, religious, diplomatic, and trade, please. :)

This is the "force religious unity" option correct? This option has a big red x on all countries that have flipped? From the tool tip it looks like using it gives me nothing but a massive prestige hit?

Ok, will post those maps tonight?

You want a whole world view of just a zoomed in screenshot?
 

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Zoomed in would be fine.
And it's weird that you can't do it. :huh:
 

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But I think you get a CB after it.
 

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IIRC from my HRE Games you dont get a CB if they refuse the "force religious unity" call. You just suffer the relations hit.
It is still strange that no one will follow the call. The chance increases the smaller they are and the better your relations with them are.
Is it possible that you have negative relations with them due to your annexing empire members and their different religion?
In that case you can either wait for the negative relations to improve and then force the smaller states to convert or you take religious ideas for the CB (And also for all the other benefits that are great, esp. once you unite the empire and/or turn on the Ottomans and have lots of provinces to convert).
 

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Yeah I'm not the most popular at the moment, I am only just hanging on to a 3 vote majority, luckly no other nation has anything more than a single vote.

I didnt know the annexing thing stacked so hard and took so long to cool down, I think I'm at like -67 (+1.7 yearly) which is going to take forever, and I have two more annexations that are completing shortly.