Conquering Europe in Personal Unions

[DreadLindwyrm]

Which vassals? Scotland and Ireland are in the British culture group. Northern France you'll already have cores on if you completed "Occupy Paris". You could have managed to get some cores already through border events.

 

[Lord Curlyton]

You won't. Its happened to me enough times that I begin to hate annexing once I've taken my core lands. Besides, I like vassal walls and can make things look pretty.

 

[Chronicler]

Which vassals? Scotland and Ireland are in the British culture group. Northern France you'll already have cores on if you completed "Occupy Paris". You could have managed to get some cores already through border events.

Well, southern french ones, like Toulouse, Dauphine.

but hmm. Well. Guess I will find out. But if I inherit outside my culture group I won't keep buildings then?

 

[Revshawn]

Which vassals? Scotland and Ireland are in the British culture group. Northern France you'll already have cores on if you completed "Occupy Paris". You could have managed to get some cores already through border events.

Actually, Ireland is in it's own culture group, the Celtic.

 

[londoner247]

Well, southern french ones, like Toulouse, Dauphine.

but hmm. Well. Guess I will find out. But if I inherit outside my culture group I won't keep buildings then?

Not unless you also have cores in the provinces from some other event.

 

[DreadLindwyrm]

Actually, Ireland is in it's own culture group, the Celtic.

Doh! Of course they are, alongside Welsh and Breton. It must just be that I always seem to get them with cores, or so early it doesn't matter if they have buildings.

 

[Chronicler]

Was thing no cores on inheritance thing (outside your culture) something added in the 5.1 patch?

Because I'm sure I got cores when I inherited Austria in my Great Britain game (I was emperor at the time though...could have something to do with it perhaps?)

I also inherited Norway and I think I got cores. Hmm.

 

[Junuxx]

Oh, & do remember you will get 1 point of Infamy for every region you inherit as England - no same culture freebies as England - not that there's a great deal to be done about that.

No you don't, inheriting is infamy free. Integrating on the other hand does cost you 1 infamy/prov.

Was thing no cores on inheritance thing (outside your culture) something added in the 5.1 patch?

Because I'm sure I got cores when I inherited Austria in my Great Britain game (I was emperor at the time though...could have something to do with it perhaps?)

I also inherited Norway and I think I got cores. Hmm.

I think that might have been changed in one of the early 5.1 betas. Are you playing unpatched 5.0?

 

[Chronicler]

No you don't, inheriting is infamy free. Integrating on the other hand does cost you 1 infamy/prov.



I think that might have been changed in one of the early 5.1 betas. Are you playing unpatched 5.0?

I played 5.0 before 5.1 yes, and then I inherited Austria, and I'm sure I got cores.

 

[unmerged(204522)]

you get cores if both nations are members of the HRE-emperor who is not member doesnt get cores. if you go with the claim throne route, you will take decades because you will never have enough diplomats-fabricate claims is much faster-since WC is your aim max sliders to mercantile (spies and trade income regardless of BB) and aristocratic (diplomats and military bonuses).

 

[Chronicler]

you get cores if both nations are members of the HRE-emperor who is not member doesnt get cores. if you go with the claim throne route, you will take decades because you will never have enough diplomats-fabricate claims is much faster-since WC is your aim max sliders to mercantile (spies and trade income regardless of BB) and aristocratic (diplomats and military bonuses).

I never seem to have a lack of diplomats. Wonder what you do with yours.

EDIT: Oh, and I'm not gonna claim thrones of HRE nations. Or some of the smallies outside HRE.

 

[DreadLindwyrm]

Well, it depends how active you are with bribing relations, claiming thrones, arranging alliances, embargoing other nations, declaring war (and peace) and playing with trading aggreements. I always find I either have 5 diplomats, or need about another 10 - I never have the right amount of them. Same with magistrates.

 

[Chronicler]

Well, it depends how active you are with bribing relations, claiming thrones, arranging alliances, embargoing other nations, declaring war (and peace) and playing with trading aggreements. I always find I either have 5 diplomats, or need about another 10 - I never have the right amount of them. Same with magistrates.

Well, bribes can be useful, but I usually keep my diplomatic skill high, so I got twice the effect generally.

Claiming thrones..I will just claim the main ones.

Embargo I don't find very useful in sp at least.

Declare war etc I do ofc.

Alliances I avoid since I hate being allied to the AI (just with my vassals...if I have any)

Trade agreements I have also completely ignored.

Selling provinces I do also spend a lot of diplomats on.

 

[Chronicler]

And general tip: Always get Denmark first....you can't fabricate claims on someone with 2 PUs. >_>. Bleh.

 

[unmerged(204522)]

Well, it depends how active you are with bribing relations, claiming thrones, arranging alliances, embargoing other nations, declaring war (and peace) and playing with trading aggreements. I always find I either have 5 diplomats, or need about another 10 - I never have the right amount of them. Same with magistrates.

also generals/admirals, papal relations, HRE relations, warnings/guarantees.....+3 a year from aristocracy is essential for a PU/HW world conquest.