How Large Can You Make a One Provence Country Become?

[Cyrus_The_Great]

So ya, the title is sort of self explanitory. Post screenshots if possible (Or give a description) of the biggest you ever got a one provence country. (As in a country that STARTS with one provence)
You can start the contest at any of the ages.

 

[orimazd]

someone did a WC with Xhosa. That's a one province minor.

 

[SecondReich]

someone did a WC with Xhosa. That's a one province minor.

Yeah, but he was a different kind of player.

World conquest is achievable with most European one-province minors.

For insane players, World Conquest is achievable with any country.

 

[unmerged(56576)]

World conquest is achievable with most European one-province minors.

If anyone manages to survive the first years, then it is like just any other european country. But this first step is the most difficult to take.

 

[BurningEGO]

WC... Put the settings in Very Hard/Furious, and i tell you what you will get... Your ass kicked.

I really never played as a one province minor. That is, with exception of the Knights. Started by conquering Mantua, Dipanexing Milan, Tuscany and Modena. Annexed Duchy of Athens as well, followed by Cyprus. After that got involved in a war with the OE, managed to block most of their army in asia minor. Took all of the balkans, and got a nice peace deal. Later on went for the papacy and Naples. After that, game got extremely boring. Just a matter of time until game is won. If you really want a challenge in SP, better try one of these mods with ubber AI. I would advise Europa Portugalis: Unless you play a major, you will get kicked badly. Just to have an idea: even with a P4 3,8 ghz, when really major countries like Spain are at war, your computer will lag badly. The AI always embargoes you, and gets an awesome amount of income. Not to say about tech. Even with full inno/centra, you will always lag behind.

 

[Lambert Simnel]

Is world colourization possible with a 1 prov?

 

[unmerged(53612)]

Is world colourization possible with a 1 prov?

I think is very difficult, almost impossible, but also never tried neither played with a 1 province country!

 

[unmerged(22430)]

Has someone done a world colourization?

 

[EvilSanta]

Most likely not.With 1 province minor you would lack enough time to do send all those colonists and invade every freaking province under other nations.With no limit patch that would be possible.

 

[BurningEGO]

Colonization? If you really stay with only one province in Europe, it is hard. I have done a good job as Courland a lot of time, but never managed to conquer all colonies. Not to say that manpower and WE can prove a pain...

 

[unmerged(49083)]

I've played 1 prov minors, like Bavaria, Bremen, The Palatinate and Gelre and I tell you, it isn't easy.

 

[unmerged(51378)]

The first 10-20 years are hard, and unless you get into loads of wars, it'll become easier then.

 

[KaiserChicken]

Indeed.

 

[Lambert Simnel]

Has someone done a world colourization?

I have heard rumours of people not only conquerring everyone but also colonizing every empty province.

 

[unmerged(51378)]

I have heard rumours of people not only conquerring everyone but also colonizing every empty province.

Yep. AFAIK Tom did this in his Xhosa WC.

 

[Calantyr]

I have heard rumours of people not only conquerring everyone but also colonizing every empty province.

It's possible. You leave the main colonisers (Spain, Portugal, England, Netherlands, France) mostly intact until the end stages of the game, you just raid them occasionaly and steal their colonies. All the time sending your own colonists.

The only real problem you will have is with Russia, as in half the games they don't colonise Siberia.

Good luck if you decide to give it a go, it takes considerable planning.

 

[SecondReich]

Quite honestly, the most impressive accomplishment I have ever seen is the Ottoman World Conversion game. That BLEW MY MIND!

 

[King of Men]

I once had a Byz that covered most of Eurasia. That was back in 1.05 or so, though. No screenies, alas.

 

[unmerged(42282)]

The Romans made a WC with one province...

 

[unmerged(51378)]

The Romans made a WC with one province...

No.