Hi,
I've noticed that this forum has some people who must have PhD's in EU4 because I'm amazed at how good some of you are, and thought maybe someone could give me some guidance. I'm (re)-playing my 'first' playthrough as Castile and I admit to feeling a bit lost especially when it comes to making money. I've read a bunch of guides, watched several videos, and I grasp some things better than others. My biggest problem though seems to be simply not having enough, money.
Here's what I have done based on what I think I know from reading guides and watching videos:
That said, I'm clearly not doing something right. Here's a screenshot of my economy screen:
Happy to take any other screens or share my saved game file if that would be helpful as well.
I think my biggest mistake in this game is allying with Portugal instead of taking them over. In my current save, they just recently lost a war, are one military level higher than me, and as you can see in the map even sold me one of their provinces.
I read that you should control 90% of the home trade node, but it isn't clear to me how I can do that without either building a ton of ships and going way over my force limit or by taking over Portugal.
Also, I'm in the process of integrating Aragon, which is taking forever, but I'm guessing should give me a foothold in the Genoa trade node. I'm also guessing if I can get control of it, I should move my home node their.
So does anyone here have some advice? Should I try to take Portugal over? I do have the Colonialism CB on them right now, but also an alliance and royal marriage with them.
Some other issues I'm dealing with:
1) My subject, Burgundy, keeps getting high liberty desire. I've tried to manage it through 'Improve Relations' diplomatically buy they already love me (+200) and I have done the occasional "Place Local Rulers" but it invariably keeps going up. What should I do? I would note I made them a March so not sure if that has anything to do with it.
2) I've also dipped my toes into colonization. It isn't clear to me how to get the trade income from my colonies back home though. It also isn't clear to me how I can keep my colonial troops ready for war when the army maintenance slider is global (I'd like to be able to reduce maintenance for my armies not involved in defending colonies from natives).
I've noticed that this forum has some people who must have PhD's in EU4 because I'm amazed at how good some of you are, and thought maybe someone could give me some guidance. I'm (re)-playing my 'first' playthrough as Castile and I admit to feeling a bit lost especially when it comes to making money. I've read a bunch of guides, watched several videos, and I grasp some things better than others. My biggest problem though seems to be simply not having enough, money.
Here's what I have done based on what I think I know from reading guides and watching videos:
- I built churches in any province where the income increase was at least .10.
- I built workshops in any province that had a trade good that had a price of 3.0 or higher.
- I built marketplaces in Sevilla. Also in Murica and Cuenca because when I had the build screen up, they seemed like they would add atleast one trade power by building them. Not sure if that was a good move or not.
- I have one merchant collecting in my home node and the other steering from Tunis.
- I destroyed most of my extra forts.
That said, I'm clearly not doing something right. Here's a screenshot of my economy screen:
Happy to take any other screens or share my saved game file if that would be helpful as well.
I think my biggest mistake in this game is allying with Portugal instead of taking them over. In my current save, they just recently lost a war, are one military level higher than me, and as you can see in the map even sold me one of their provinces.
I read that you should control 90% of the home trade node, but it isn't clear to me how I can do that without either building a ton of ships and going way over my force limit or by taking over Portugal.
Also, I'm in the process of integrating Aragon, which is taking forever, but I'm guessing should give me a foothold in the Genoa trade node. I'm also guessing if I can get control of it, I should move my home node their.
So does anyone here have some advice? Should I try to take Portugal over? I do have the Colonialism CB on them right now, but also an alliance and royal marriage with them.
Some other issues I'm dealing with:
1) My subject, Burgundy, keeps getting high liberty desire. I've tried to manage it through 'Improve Relations' diplomatically buy they already love me (+200) and I have done the occasional "Place Local Rulers" but it invariably keeps going up. What should I do? I would note I made them a March so not sure if that has anything to do with it.
2) I've also dipped my toes into colonization. It isn't clear to me how to get the trade income from my colonies back home though. It also isn't clear to me how I can keep my colonial troops ready for war when the army maintenance slider is global (I'd like to be able to reduce maintenance for my armies not involved in defending colonies from natives).
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