My first 1.13 (beta) game! Turned into a Prester John run too, 'cause why not.
And religion map too, because Christian supremacy:
This run was so much more fun than I was anticipating. I was able to subjugate the entire Horn of Africa before 1500, which was great. Then the Ottomans attack the Mamluks, and while they still had more guys than I, I took a gamble - and within thirty years or so, I had all of Egypt.
And so began a 200 year cold war between myself and the Ottomans.
I played restrictively, so I only expanded a little into Arabia at the time. I was able to finally beat the Ottomans through an alliance with the Commonwealth and Austria, who both became my friends for the rest of the game. They were also allied with each other (and Croatia) for the entire game, so the entire Balkans region was fairly peaceful. I didn't start moving into Africa until the 1700s. Didn't even have a colonist until my sixth idea group, and I only used it in the Sahara.
My last war ended in 1814, and as a result France can be seen sliding into a pit of despair at the end here, as all of their neighbours took the opportunity to pounce. I own every piece of Africa (including all the stray islands), all of the Middle East up to the Persian regions, the southern Caucasus, Anatolia, and modern Greece. Because pretty borders.
I ended the game at level 29 Admin tech, having only completed one Admin Idea Group. Coring costs are a pain, but definitely reasonable... the fact that I was able to core an entire continent says a lot, I think.
Some things of note include: (1) Austria is a Bureaucratic republic, (2) Ten provinces within the HRE have > 50 development, (3) Nearly every colonial nation achieved independence, (4) that itty bitty Papal State can field 150,000 soldiers, and (5) yes, that is Mexican Korea. Mexico and Louisiana became obsessed with Imperialism wars against Japan for the last fifty years or so. I was really surprised when one succeeded.
Oh, and I nearly forgot to include a map of Europe, so here:
And religion map too, because Christian supremacy:
This run was so much more fun than I was anticipating. I was able to subjugate the entire Horn of Africa before 1500, which was great. Then the Ottomans attack the Mamluks, and while they still had more guys than I, I took a gamble - and within thirty years or so, I had all of Egypt.
And so began a 200 year cold war between myself and the Ottomans.
I played restrictively, so I only expanded a little into Arabia at the time. I was able to finally beat the Ottomans through an alliance with the Commonwealth and Austria, who both became my friends for the rest of the game. They were also allied with each other (and Croatia) for the entire game, so the entire Balkans region was fairly peaceful. I didn't start moving into Africa until the 1700s. Didn't even have a colonist until my sixth idea group, and I only used it in the Sahara.
My last war ended in 1814, and as a result France can be seen sliding into a pit of despair at the end here, as all of their neighbours took the opportunity to pounce. I own every piece of Africa (including all the stray islands), all of the Middle East up to the Persian regions, the southern Caucasus, Anatolia, and modern Greece. Because pretty borders.
I ended the game at level 29 Admin tech, having only completed one Admin Idea Group. Coring costs are a pain, but definitely reasonable... the fact that I was able to core an entire continent says a lot, I think.
Some things of note include: (1) Austria is a Bureaucratic republic, (2) Ten provinces within the HRE have > 50 development, (3) Nearly every colonial nation achieved independence, (4) that itty bitty Papal State can field 150,000 soldiers, and (5) yes, that is Mexican Korea. Mexico and Louisiana became obsessed with Imperialism wars against Japan for the last fifty years or so. I was really surprised when one succeeded.
Oh, and I nearly forgot to include a map of Europe, so here:
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