Colonization and Netherlands

[Mr. Charisma22]

So I am playing the Netherlands focusing on a game of colonization, and I was wondering how I am supposed to get the colonial reach to get to the Americas? My closest province I can get to is around 550 when my range is 150 plus the 50 percent bonus from the idea group. :blink:

 

[Alsn]

Diplo tech, 7 and 9 are the notable early techs that give you extra range. Also, conquering an Irish minor helps with reaching Newfoundland. Also, keep an eye out for 20% range diplo advisor.

 

[winsingtonIII]

I didn't realize this when I first started playing the Netherlands, but colonies in Guyana (Northeastern South America) are actually closer to you than Newfoundland or Greenland.

I was able to reach South America from Antwerp with Exploration Ideas, Diplo tech 7, and a +20% colonial range advisor (which as the Netherlands you automatically get one by event in the 1500s in the form of Mercator). Otherwise, I imagine you can reach this area at Diplo 9 if you don't have the advisor. Once you get a colony up in Guyana, you can then start colonizing the Mid-Atlantic region of North America.

 

[Carrandas]

I conquered Brittany and from there on jumped to Greenland.

 

[Stadhouder]

I took the north sea islands from Denmark/Norway.

 

[Petrucci]

What about making way to Asia through Africa, trade alone should give you more income then colonies right? I am talking about MP

 

[Wildcat_PL]

Explore the desired islands when they are still empty. Create trade conflict with portugal using fleet basing rights and DoW when their colony is near 950 men. Seize and wait - you will get a core. Until portugal creates a colony on its own, you can focus on consolidating your land and gaining trade ceters in lubeck and baltic. If you want to go for american colonisation too, grab norwegian bergen.

Another nice trick is to conquer 2 provinces in ireland and create 2 1PM next to each other. even if you dont have range to core either of them, once you have 2 vassals the game lets you diploannex one of them and get the core. This can be done at day 1.

Consider starting the game as hansa and stay as a merchant republic - the dutch government is not worth the fuzz.

Ally Scotland if you can and dismantle england - Go for london only, or get entire england and english culture as accepted.

 

[Niptium]

The Guyanas are your friend and probably most of the lesser Antilles.