Very precisely Egypt. You only have to take three provinces (Dumyat+Sinai, Gaza+Sinai, or Gaza+Negev, plus one side of the Bab-el-Mandeb) prevent the Ottomans having a land connection to Egypt.
Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise dev diary 6: Colonial nations
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I am not sure if this has been discussed somewhere already, but by the looks of it this new system will have a very interesting impact on European politics and war results. One of my frustrations playing as a non-colonial power (Austria, Ottomans, Prussia) is that currently there is absolutely no interaction with that part of the game. You can, of course, take the time to get the appropriate fleet and start taking colonial provinces during a regular war, but taking colonial belongings for, say, Prussia doesnt really make much sense.
Now, however, you should be able to demand home nations to release colonial possessions in a much more natural way as part of the war outcome. I'd love cutting an oversized Portugal or Britain down to size like that, without having to take their provinces myself.
Not sure how much I'll use the randomization feature, but this new organizational system sounds very promising.
Now, however, you should be able to demand home nations to release colonial possessions in a much more natural way as part of the war outcome. I'd love cutting an oversized Portugal or Britain down to size like that, without having to take their provinces myself.
Not sure how much I'll use the randomization feature, but this new organizational system sounds very promising.
Hopefully transferring overlordship more than releasing.
The Treaty of Utrecht as an example of how european wars effected the colonies.
The Treaty of Utrecht as an example of how european wars effected the colonies.
I'm not sure that's possible, from all I've read so far it seems like the colonial nations will get cores on their regions only after they have been formed, so you shouldn't be able to demand their release. Also in the peace treaty menu the nations you can release are called by name so you wouldn't be able to release a colonial nation that has never existed, because the engine hasn't even generated a name for it.
EDIT: Would be cool if they'd implement a "release posessions in colonial region" tab in the peace treaty menu though
Just to add to this as well, presumably these colonial nations will have their own merchants like other vassal types do, so up to a point (their home node) they will be helping mother land compete for trade. For the same reason I usually leave Portugal alive (as Castille/Spain), independent or other, as the benefits of them moving trade along (and colonising) usually outweighs what they will take from Sevilla node for example.
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So, this colonial nation mechanic works for all European, African and Asian countries colonizing the Americas?
Also, since Old World nations cannot directly control New World provinces, what happens if a westernized New World country takes land in the Old World?
Also, since Old World nations cannot directly control New World provinces, what happens if a westernized New World country takes land in the Old World?
Hmm, I'd like to think (hope) that at least it gives more options in this direction. I really dislike the way colonies are not part of regular continental wars right now, and this might solve that issue. Historically, colonies formed important sections of peace treaties in the 17th and 18th centuries, even when no actual fighting occurred overseas (even if, admittedly, they weren't "released" as such). And gameplay-wise it would add another fun mechanic.
Can these flags be modified? Can the names of the countries? During the game, of course, through the scripts.
If not, well, you know there's a lot of us obsessed with some measure of accuracy when it comes to flags. Some colonial nations could deserve their own flag, especially the ones that almost always are there. Mexican and Caribbean New Spain, Québec and Labrador for France, the Thirteen Colonies, etc...
Needless to say, I am very excited about the content of the new DLC.
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hopefully colonials nations will be able to have inter-colonial conflicts (either between colonies owned by the same mothercountry, or those owned by different mothercountries) without guaranteed intervention from the mothercountries
The flag system is worrying as far as modification goes, because they are generated, which means you can't just change a TGA in the game's files like for any normal country, for example converted saves from CK2 to EU4 have this issue since muslim countries can't have their - random - dynastic flags exported to EU4, so they use the goofy christian shields that exists for those kingdoms.
I imagined that much. I guess the question is, would it be difficult to assign a predefined flag to a country tag?
No, the colonies don't have flag files, they are just a combination of the mother country and the region color. The post-colonial states they can later form, like USA, Peru, Mexico, Canada etc. of course have their historical flags just like before.
I'd still like an option to integrate colonies, but not an easy one. Maybe as part of the expansion national ideas, or even a certain level of diplomacy tech.