Question as a new player to these games
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Bro, no one really tries to win that first war. You white peace and go build a colonial empire.
Perhaps.Well I did, perhaps I'm just more skilled then you ?
The war isn't unwinnable but the price of winning it is not worth it. Look how many tries it took and look at the troubkesome diplomatic situation you are in now.
Taking a core province from Netherlands (or any other significant European country) is going to cause trouble. You MIGHT have gotten away with taking a colonial concession (Jambi or Java, for example), which could be fairly beneficial down the road a few decades when it comes time to colonize and now you've got a port within range.
Since you can only ally with 2 GPs (and most of them will already have 2 allies by the first or second day of the game), it's a case of taking advantage of any breaks in current alliances to pick up an ally worth having. Unfortunately, the UK is a fairly untrustworthy ally in far too many games, where when push comes to shove, they say "sorry, you're on your own". I quickly noticed that relations really doesn't do much in this game, so +200 relations really isn't all that useful, compared to in several other Paradox games.
Since you can only ally with 2 GPs (and most of them will already have 2 allies by the first or second day of the game), it's a case of taking advantage of any breaks in current alliances to pick up an ally worth having. Unfortunately, the UK is a fairly untrustworthy ally in far too many games, where when push comes to shove, they say "sorry, you're on your own". I quickly noticed that relations really doesn't do much in this game, so +200 relations really isn't all that useful, compared to in several other Paradox games.
Yah. Taking either Java or Sumatra can cripple the Dutch for the rest of the game.
The Netherlands generally lose their special snowflake status by the mid game so bide your time.
The Netherlands generally lose their special snowflake status by the mid game so bide your time.
The problem with fighting France is their massive population..when they mobilise..you better be Prussia/NGF/Germany or you're essentially screwed. The way to fight is defensive wars, but with as many troops France can throw at you..it's a bit useless. Belgium can become a power house, but it will rely entirely on colonial troops.
Lol the OP is so racist he won't colonise. At least that's what he told me in private.