Post your Europa Universalis 4 Empire

[DDRJake]

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A game in which I tried a bunch of new things and avoided much conquest. I wanted a compeltely mono-culture empire with everything built everywhere. I sunk an ungodly amount of monarch points into buildings but the net result is that it just doesn't matter if you in a position to trade because trade undeniably trumps all.

I tried some different national ideas, in particular avoiding diplomacy and defensive. Yep, decided I'll never be avoiding them again.

On the plus side, having everything reformed and Scottish means I am immune to Jackals! Vultures!

All the way to 1820 and cotton is still a worthless trade good.

 

[shakeled1]

All the way to 1820 and cotton is still a worthless trade good.

Hopefully buildings not being completely demolished on conquest will get demand up. Probably get back like 20% of the value lost in patching trade forward increase, and sudden conquests won't suddenly crush provincial trade power so Aden might keep some more value, etc.

 

[HadrianMT]

A continuation of my long saga from Crusader Kings 2: the great and truly Roman Empire (restored by Byzantine, Komenos family), the new Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, Spanish Empire, Persian Empire (Timurid family), Wendish Empire. Still waiting for the Great War between the two Roman empires

 

[Comradebot]

A continuation of my long saga from Crusader Kings 2: the great and truly Roman Empire (restored by Byzantine, Komenos family), the new Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, Spanish Empire, Persian Empire (Timurid family), Wendish Empire. Still waiting for the Great War between the two Roman empires

Those borders are making my eyes bleed.

 

[AndreasPhokas]

best border is that finnish border, YAY FOR FINLAND! I need to make simo of the hayha dynasty in CK2 form finland and bring it into EU4

 

[vanin]

Wow, these are really nice borders :O
How did the French Rev. go? They look so neat

I spent much of the game ensuring nice looking borders in Europe, I could afford it with my army I can't speak for Asia though, that's just luck!
France was in shambles in the 1770s and got a revolution in the 80s, they were already big by then and sadky achieved very little...

 

[unmerged(791014)]

Those borders are making my eyes bleed.

woopwoop party hard

 

[unmerged(791014)]

 

[Schreckofant]

First finished Ironman game with Brandenburg, unfortunately I learned how to abuse vassals for dismantling bigger nations (look at france) and super fast expansion (cores) too late in the game, so I got fed up with trying to destroying france in countless warts over 50 years. The best thing about that game was the actual first world war when forming the HRE and there were seriously over one million troops involved.

World map

With vassals

In my 2nd finished game I was at war with the Ottomans for almost 70 years at the beginning of the game ~ Tried to use them for my expanions as a vasall later on because I thought it was funny, but it got too tedious after a while. Unfortunately time ran out at the end

World map

With vassals

 

[zodium]

Seeing Byzantisches Reich splashed across the map never gets old.

 

[Count_Curtis]

why dont you johnny foreigners play on English? it looks far better

 

[Pompan]

why dont you johnny foreigners play on English? it looks far better

Because it sounds far more awesome with "Frankreich" Than "France"... and it's a matter of opinion. English is kind of boring.. =P

 

[firelordzuko]

Because it sounds far more awesome with "Frankreich" Than "France"... and it's a matter of opinion. English is kind of boring.. =P

I play on English because I love the language and the localisation is far better, but I agree that Frankreich sounds far more awesome than any other name.

 

[Pompan]

I play on English because I love the language and the localisation is far better, but I agree that Frankreich sounds far more awesome than any other name.

I play on English because it is the base language (thus often the most developed) and it's the language I know best (from those that you can choose)

BTW is noone playing Spain/Castille/Aragon anymore? Haven't seen any of them in posts here

 

[VeneziaIstanbul]

Because it sounds far more awesome with "Frankreich" Than "France"... and it's a matter of opinion. English is kind of boring.. =P

Playing videogames .. NOT in english? What is this witchcraft?

 

[Azkaban]

Hard
Historical Lucky Nations
No Ironman
No modifications of the game

Poland did just inherit Lithuania, Austria ate Burgundy and leads personal union with Castille...

Catholic Holy Roman Emperor, Spain and Poland versus Orthodox True Roman Emperor and Russia. This is going to be bloody epic.

Especially bloody.

 

[McGrey]

My first game of EU IV, playing as the Livonian Order. And yes, those who knew german can see, that the german translation of the game is - again - goddam awful.

But to the game. Starting in my corner of europe I soon noticed that I was terribly fucked. Everyone around me was bigger, meaner and wanted my land. There where the Danes, together with Sweeden, Norway and Castille of all people. There was Novgorod, there was Lituana (who hat a mission to destroy me and only thousands of rebells in their land saved me there) and there was Poland (after they took over the Teutonic Order). So I took Exploration as my first Idea, sailed as far south as possible (and with the help of Marroko and the Congo that was very far) and colonized. By around 1490 I sold every province I had left in europe (not many, after two wars against the Danish Alliance and one war against Novgorod). And made Kapstadt my new capital. From there on it was a very quiet Game. Mostly colonizing, with a few small scale wars but nothing of note, good to learn some of the game mechanics. Ah, and the reformation failed total. Since I changed early to Protestantism, of course no one else did. There where at the highs of the Reformation 5 reformed Nations, 2 of them OPMs, another one a Two Province Minor. After 1600, I was the only one left and it stayed that way.

That was the end of everything: My African and Indian Ocean/Pazific holdings. Not shown: The Falklands, Rapanui and Tahiti. Ah and for those who wonder about that Japan: That are from left to right my vassals Shimazu, Hosokawa, Shiba and Uesugi. The fifth strip of Land is Portugal, who invaded Japans North.

 

[echolot]

My byzantine game finished with the version 1.1.3 yesterday. I played with the mod "Roman Empire 1.4".

The empire's core is a mix of Justinian Byzantine and Alexander's empire with some additional territories in Africa, Eastern Europe and Arabia.

Indian ocean map. Here besides eastern Africa some island colonies like Diego Garcia or Andamans and two provinces on the indian coast.

Far East. Whole Sumatra and Sulawesi, northern part of Java and other islands of Indonesia, parts of Malaysia, south-western Australia, Taiwan, Hokkaido and some islands in the Pacific.

America. Here only with minor colonies since the trade doesn't make any sense for Constantinople, namely Surinam and Alaska.

 

[Sappho of Lesbos]

This is from a multiplayer game. I'm the Hansa, the other guy is Burgundy.

South America

North America

Europe

Australasia

Any suggestions as to what to do with all my money are welcome.

 

[Price de Nice]

My HRE in 1816, starting nation Austria.

Normal, no lucky nations and thus no Ironman. But if the god's of the forms will hear my honest pledge, I did not re-load. That being said, the no lucky nations meant that both France AND the Ottomans collapsed mid-game (I helped a bit of course) and Austria has already been discussed as OP in 1.1.3. However, my pride is not tempered by these facts as it was still a terrifically fun blobby game.

[Edit] I'd like to add that I abused the hell out of the Claim Throne CB. Hungary, Bavaria, Byzantium, France, Portugal, Spain and GB were all absorbed through PU. The Habsburgs can definitely spread their seed, but I doubt I'd be able to re-create this in 1.2. Note: the screenshot was taken after 1.2, therefore you can see the *very* cool notifier about provinces you can convert.