NOOB Question on Making Money

[jonjowett]

1. You are not using your estates ( you have to many unused slots - my problem is that I can not use all slots that I want to run) and they are unhappy costing money.

While this is fine for the first century or so, in OP's shoes I would actually be starting to revoke the less-necessary privileges. You want to have a lot of empty slots by the time absolutism arrives in 1610 (because every filled slot costs you 5-10 max absolutism).

 

[jonjowett]

What ideas (if any) have you taken?

I have taken most on board, particularly the army maintenance and force limits. Economy is doing much better.

@Evethor means: Which idea groups have you taken? (Eg. Quantity Ideas, Administrative Ideas,...)

 

[necro84]

With such high army mainenance yoy can hire mil advisor Grand Captain for bonus Land maintenance modifier: −10%

Why you are still Muscovy and not Russia in 1543? Forming Russia will change your ideas and increase force limit so you will be able to have larger armies

 

[jonjowett]

Why you are still Muscovy and not Russia in 1543? Forming Russia will change your ideas and increase force limit so you will be able to have larger armies

As far as I can tell, he has all the provinces. However, forming Russia requires admin tech 10, which is scheduled for 1531, so maybe he's 15 years behind time? It's not super unusual to temporarily go a few decades behind time on admin or diplo, even for very skilled players. Alternatively, and rather less likely, he might have enacted the States General govt reform, which is awesome but unfortunately blocks a lot of other features (including forming Russia).

 

[necro84]

I have nothing against beeing behind on tech but forming Russia makes game a lot easier so I would stop conquest just to do it. Forming Russia gives CCR, force limit, additional 550 gov capacity (150 more from tsardom and 400 from empire) so more states

 

[Otay]

@Evethor means: Which idea groups have you taken? (Eg. Quantity Ideas, Administrative Ideas,...)

Sorry, thought you were referring to this thread. I have taken trade, religion, quality and quantity military.

 

[agonistes]

While this is fine for the first century or so, in OP's shoes I would actually be starting to revoke the less-necessary privileges. You want to have a lot of empty slots by the time absolutism arrives in 1610 (because every filled slot costs you 5-10 max absolutism).

Depends what his goals are. I prefer to keep the privileges, myself.

 

[Evethor]

Sorry, thought you were referring to this thread. I have taken trade, religion, quality and quantity military.

Those are all good ideas, make sure you use the policies.
Especially the quality + trade policy.

 

[Nostalgium]

Especially the quality + trade policy.

And Quantity + Trade, for that matter. 20% Goods Produced is no joke.