OK, I am playing the IGC and I try my hand as Evil Tyrranical King of the Danes, my goal is the total subjugation of those 'willfull Swedes'.
At around 1515-1520 or so, my new king on the throne is Christian III. Under monarch traits, it says "Grevefejden".
Say what?? What does this word mean? I don't speak any Nordic, so I must ask someone to translate.
By the way, whatever that word means, King Christian III was one of the better kings I received. He had very good stats, and his reign coincides with the receiving of a couple good Danish commanders.
Now I'm sure many of you are wondering how my Tyrranical Danish Kingdom is faring against those rebellious Swedes. Let me tell you....
it's a hellish experience! I literally felt like this is the Danish equivalent of "Vietnam". As soon as the Swedes broke their vassalage, I amassed a huge army in Norway and attacked them before they could get allies. I started with an impressive army of 50-60K in Skane, while the entire Swedish army was only half that size. I had two leaders, the Swedes did not have any field commanders at the time of the war. And yet I found that the smaller Swedish guerilla armies could break the morale of my larger and better equipped Danes about 50% of the time!
So yes, five years later I capture Stockholm triumphantly, my Danish Army of Norway marching victorious inside the Rebel Capital. My total army is now less than 10K. My economy is bankrupt. My inflation is 27%. The average cost of infantry is now 16 ducats, where I can no longer afford any infantry to even guard Copenhagen. One of my earlier monarch-leaders was killed in combat by a small Swedish raiding unit. And the impressive fleet that I started the game with (initially 50+ ships) is now reduced to 15 ships due to all the sorties the Swedes made against my fleet. And the Swedes won several naval battles too, even tho my fleet was always 200% larger than theirs.
My oppressive war against the Swedes has gained me two Swedish provinces, but it has crippled my economy.
Paradox describes Sweden as a nation defended by "peasant levies" at the early stage of the game. I have a feeling that things were stacked a bit more in their favor, eh? I'm sure the Swedish programmers at Paradox are snickering at my experiences as the Danish Tyrant.
P.S. - I was forced to take out the Bank Loans. I had no choice. The Swedes somehow managed to land a small force in Copenhagen. Had I delayed building troops for a counterattack, they could have taken my capital.
Grevefejden indeed!
At around 1515-1520 or so, my new king on the throne is Christian III. Under monarch traits, it says "Grevefejden".
Say what?? What does this word mean? I don't speak any Nordic, so I must ask someone to translate.
By the way, whatever that word means, King Christian III was one of the better kings I received. He had very good stats, and his reign coincides with the receiving of a couple good Danish commanders.
Now I'm sure many of you are wondering how my Tyrranical Danish Kingdom is faring against those rebellious Swedes. Let me tell you....
it's a hellish experience! I literally felt like this is the Danish equivalent of "Vietnam". As soon as the Swedes broke their vassalage, I amassed a huge army in Norway and attacked them before they could get allies. I started with an impressive army of 50-60K in Skane, while the entire Swedish army was only half that size. I had two leaders, the Swedes did not have any field commanders at the time of the war. And yet I found that the smaller Swedish guerilla armies could break the morale of my larger and better equipped Danes about 50% of the time!
So yes, five years later I capture Stockholm triumphantly, my Danish Army of Norway marching victorious inside the Rebel Capital. My total army is now less than 10K. My economy is bankrupt. My inflation is 27%. The average cost of infantry is now 16 ducats, where I can no longer afford any infantry to even guard Copenhagen. One of my earlier monarch-leaders was killed in combat by a small Swedish raiding unit. And the impressive fleet that I started the game with (initially 50+ ships) is now reduced to 15 ships due to all the sorties the Swedes made against my fleet. And the Swedes won several naval battles too, even tho my fleet was always 200% larger than theirs.
My oppressive war against the Swedes has gained me two Swedish provinces, but it has crippled my economy.
Paradox describes Sweden as a nation defended by "peasant levies" at the early stage of the game. I have a feeling that things were stacked a bit more in their favor, eh? I'm sure the Swedish programmers at Paradox are snickering at my experiences as the Danish Tyrant.
P.S. - I was forced to take out the Bank Loans. I had no choice. The Swedes somehow managed to land a small force in Copenhagen. Had I delayed building troops for a counterattack, they could have taken my capital.
Grevefejden indeed!
