Very interesting reading, McRaith. you have an unsual concept that you've wonderfully executed, and the maps look great. I like the different them you've given to each post/ruler's reign.
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Glad everyone's enjoying it! The "virus" was just one solution to the problem of how to have a narrator for a story that covers centuries. The idea of a collective consciousness has fascinated me for a while, so I thought I'd see what I could do with it. The virus will have many more options available to it as its number of hosts expands; it will become more intelligent and more subtle in its pursuit of its goals. Mind control is only one of its powers, and possibly the least useful in the long run. In short, I'm not breeding the Borg here. 
I've been experimenting with different map styles, and I'll try some variations in future AARs. This style just hit a nice balance between file size, clarity, and overall appearance.
As for Europe trembling in fear, I should point out that at the moment, Austria, Russia, Spain (if you count colonies) and the Ottoman Empire are all bigger than Brandenburg, with Poland and the French Catholics not far behind.
More coming soon...
I've been experimenting with different map styles, and I'll try some variations in future AARs. This style just hit a nice balance between file size, clarity, and overall appearance.
As for Europe trembling in fear, I should point out that at the moment, Austria, Russia, Spain (if you count colonies) and the Ottoman Empire are all bigger than Brandenburg, with Poland and the French Catholics not far behind.
More coming soon...
IX: Ideology
IX: Ideology
Historians can point to many great ideologies that seemingly sprang into existence suddenly, and proceeded to sweep through a large population at amazing speed. Among these are various religions, notably Islam and Protestant Christianity, various forms of nationalism such as the revolutionary egalitarianism that gave birth to the United States of America, and the political-economic theory of revolutionary Communism. Richard Dawkins, an English zoologist, in 1976 coined the term "meme" to describe these seemingly contagious ideologies. Others have taken his theory farther, viewing the human brain as the host to a population of aggressive ideologies that compete with one another in Darwinian fashion to survive and propagate from mind to mind.
The reality, of course, is somewhat more complex than even proponents of memetics are prepared to admit. For example, our own consciousness, at different times, has made use of both the ideologies of Protestantism and pan-German nationalism in our efforts to expand our host population, yet we have never limited ourselves to Protestant German hosts. Those who have sought to tie us to a specific ideology, or to co-opt us to spread their own ideologies, have been frustrated by our refusal to conform to the concept of a viral meme.
Nonetheless, ideas that fit the model of a meme do seem to exist. It was during the early 17th century that we first encountered a foreign ideology that spread itself through a host population in viral fashion. Observation of the spread of Dutch nationalism throughout the Netherlands proved quite instructive. While it was quite different from us in many ways - it was not self-aware, so far as we could tell, and did not appear to involve a physical carrier organism - it gave us a possible model for how we could further our own expansion in the future.
The model we had been using, which was based on direct attempts to control our hosts, had already shown its inadequacies. We would abandon it altogether during the reign of Kürfurst Joachim Friedrich, and begin searching for a better way.
Kurfürst Joachim Friedrich of Brandenburg
Joachim Friedrich had inherited a war from his father along with his title, and he took immediate steps towards an invasion of Flanders. He first sent a force into Swedish Zeeland, which had fallen into the hands of rebels allied with the Flemish, and began a siege to liberate the province; a second army marched into Brabant and began a siege there. The Flemish army made several attempts to drive Brandenburg's armies out, and ultimately succeeded in breaking the siege in Zeeland. Then, in July 1599, Flanders offered Joachim Friedrich the entire contents of its treasury if Brandenburg would withdraw from the war. Joachim Friedrich agreed, and Brandenburg's armies marched back home. Sweden and Flanders came to terms shortly thereafter.
The returning armies reported a curious fact: the people of the entire Netherlands, apart from our own province of Geldre, had become utterly hostile to all foreign overlords. Swedish Zeeland was in open revolt, the citizens of Flanders had hurled unrelenting abuse at the foreign invaders of Brandenburg, and Holland was reported to be simmering with resentment against its Spanish overlords. Something new was brewing in the Netherlands, a national consciousness that had not existed before.
Joachim Friedrich, however, was more interested in affairs at home, and concentrated on domestic issues for much of his reign. In 1602, he chartered the University of Brandenburg, the act for which he is best known today. Then in 1605, he reformed the bureaucracy to reduce corruption and tighten fiscal control. In early 1608, he began construction of a great arms manufacturing center in Sachsen. And then, in July 1608, after the shortest reign of any Kürfurst of Brandenburg, he died, and his energetic son Johann Sigisimund now took the reins of Brandenburg.
Kurfürst Johann Sigisimund of Brandenburg
Johann Sigisimund's first test came in April 1609. The inevitable had finally happened in Swedish Zeeland; rebels had again seized control, declaring the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Spanish Holland immediately joined the new republic; Flanders and Friesland would unite with them a month later. Johann Sigisimund answered Sweden's call to arms by sending armies to occupy Holland and Zeeland.
But Brandenburg's armies had barely dug in and begun sieges in the Netherlands when Sweden declared war on Poland and its allies Mainz, the Papal States, Aragon and Tuscany. Johann Sigisimund grumbled about his ally's timing, but nonetheless raised new armies and sent them into Livland, Poznan and Mainz. Sweden made peace with the Netherlands in April 1610, freeing up Brandenburg's armies to march east. Brandenburg now moved on Polotsk and Wielkopolska. Mainz surrendered to Brandenburg in August 1611, accepting a treaty of vassalization. And in December 1612, Poland ceded Livland to Brandenburg, ending that war.
Johann Sigisimund's wife was his distant cousin Anna, the daughter of Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia. Since Albrecht Friedrich had no sons, in 1615 he named Johann Sigisimund his heir, with the provision that Prussia remain separate from Brandenburg for the duration of Johann Sigisimund's lifetime. Since this did not prevent Johann Sigisimund's heirs from uniting the two realms at a later date, Johann Sigisimund readily agreed to this restriction.
Brandenburg went to war again in December 1616, when Denmark declared war on Russia. As soon as the snows melted in the spring, Brandenburg's armies marched into Pskov and Ingermanland. Pskov fell to an assault in July 1617, and Brandenburg advanced into Novgorod. As winter was coming, Brandenburg's troops assaulted Novgorod, which fell on December 29. The following spring saw a renewed advance, this time into Tver. After a series of battles around Tver saw Brandenburg victorious over numerically superior Russian armies, the Tsar agreed to cede Pskov to Brandenburg in October 1618.
In August 1618, Albrecht Friedrich had died, and Johann Sigisimund inherited the Duchy of Prussia. But his health was failing, and he began to turn more and more of the government of Brandenburg over to his son Georg Wilhelm. On Christmas Eve 1619, Johann Sigisimund passed away, and Georg Wilhelm became Kürfurst of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia.
But while the realms of Brandenburg and Prussia were, for the moment, legally separate, during the previous year a new idea had begun to spread through both lands. The inhabitants of Brandenburg and Prussia began to view themselves as one people, joined by their German language and their Lutheran faith. Even the Dutch people of Geldre were able to join in this nascent unity; the people there converted en masse from Calvinism to Lutheranism and then called themselves good Germans. A new concept, that of a true German nation, was slowly taking hold, and small details, such as the fact that a person was actually Dutch or Danish or Baltic, did not get in the way of this nationalistic feeling. All were part of a greater whole, the German nation, which was the equal of any nation on earth.
This was our doing, of course. We had taken a page from the Dutch, and begun to spread the idea of German nationalism among our hosts. It would take a long time to bear fruit. But we had seen the power of a nationalistic ideology, and could be patient while the idea matured in the minds of the people of Brandenburg.
Brandenburg in 1619
IX: Ideology
Historians can point to many great ideologies that seemingly sprang into existence suddenly, and proceeded to sweep through a large population at amazing speed. Among these are various religions, notably Islam and Protestant Christianity, various forms of nationalism such as the revolutionary egalitarianism that gave birth to the United States of America, and the political-economic theory of revolutionary Communism. Richard Dawkins, an English zoologist, in 1976 coined the term "meme" to describe these seemingly contagious ideologies. Others have taken his theory farther, viewing the human brain as the host to a population of aggressive ideologies that compete with one another in Darwinian fashion to survive and propagate from mind to mind.
The reality, of course, is somewhat more complex than even proponents of memetics are prepared to admit. For example, our own consciousness, at different times, has made use of both the ideologies of Protestantism and pan-German nationalism in our efforts to expand our host population, yet we have never limited ourselves to Protestant German hosts. Those who have sought to tie us to a specific ideology, or to co-opt us to spread their own ideologies, have been frustrated by our refusal to conform to the concept of a viral meme.
Nonetheless, ideas that fit the model of a meme do seem to exist. It was during the early 17th century that we first encountered a foreign ideology that spread itself through a host population in viral fashion. Observation of the spread of Dutch nationalism throughout the Netherlands proved quite instructive. While it was quite different from us in many ways - it was not self-aware, so far as we could tell, and did not appear to involve a physical carrier organism - it gave us a possible model for how we could further our own expansion in the future.
The model we had been using, which was based on direct attempts to control our hosts, had already shown its inadequacies. We would abandon it altogether during the reign of Kürfurst Joachim Friedrich, and begin searching for a better way.
Kurfürst Joachim Friedrich of Brandenburg
Joachim Friedrich had inherited a war from his father along with his title, and he took immediate steps towards an invasion of Flanders. He first sent a force into Swedish Zeeland, which had fallen into the hands of rebels allied with the Flemish, and began a siege to liberate the province; a second army marched into Brabant and began a siege there. The Flemish army made several attempts to drive Brandenburg's armies out, and ultimately succeeded in breaking the siege in Zeeland. Then, in July 1599, Flanders offered Joachim Friedrich the entire contents of its treasury if Brandenburg would withdraw from the war. Joachim Friedrich agreed, and Brandenburg's armies marched back home. Sweden and Flanders came to terms shortly thereafter.
The returning armies reported a curious fact: the people of the entire Netherlands, apart from our own province of Geldre, had become utterly hostile to all foreign overlords. Swedish Zeeland was in open revolt, the citizens of Flanders had hurled unrelenting abuse at the foreign invaders of Brandenburg, and Holland was reported to be simmering with resentment against its Spanish overlords. Something new was brewing in the Netherlands, a national consciousness that had not existed before.
Joachim Friedrich, however, was more interested in affairs at home, and concentrated on domestic issues for much of his reign. In 1602, he chartered the University of Brandenburg, the act for which he is best known today. Then in 1605, he reformed the bureaucracy to reduce corruption and tighten fiscal control. In early 1608, he began construction of a great arms manufacturing center in Sachsen. And then, in July 1608, after the shortest reign of any Kürfurst of Brandenburg, he died, and his energetic son Johann Sigisimund now took the reins of Brandenburg.
Kurfürst Johann Sigisimund of Brandenburg
Johann Sigisimund's first test came in April 1609. The inevitable had finally happened in Swedish Zeeland; rebels had again seized control, declaring the independence of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Spanish Holland immediately joined the new republic; Flanders and Friesland would unite with them a month later. Johann Sigisimund answered Sweden's call to arms by sending armies to occupy Holland and Zeeland.
But Brandenburg's armies had barely dug in and begun sieges in the Netherlands when Sweden declared war on Poland and its allies Mainz, the Papal States, Aragon and Tuscany. Johann Sigisimund grumbled about his ally's timing, but nonetheless raised new armies and sent them into Livland, Poznan and Mainz. Sweden made peace with the Netherlands in April 1610, freeing up Brandenburg's armies to march east. Brandenburg now moved on Polotsk and Wielkopolska. Mainz surrendered to Brandenburg in August 1611, accepting a treaty of vassalization. And in December 1612, Poland ceded Livland to Brandenburg, ending that war.
Johann Sigisimund's wife was his distant cousin Anna, the daughter of Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia. Since Albrecht Friedrich had no sons, in 1615 he named Johann Sigisimund his heir, with the provision that Prussia remain separate from Brandenburg for the duration of Johann Sigisimund's lifetime. Since this did not prevent Johann Sigisimund's heirs from uniting the two realms at a later date, Johann Sigisimund readily agreed to this restriction.
Brandenburg went to war again in December 1616, when Denmark declared war on Russia. As soon as the snows melted in the spring, Brandenburg's armies marched into Pskov and Ingermanland. Pskov fell to an assault in July 1617, and Brandenburg advanced into Novgorod. As winter was coming, Brandenburg's troops assaulted Novgorod, which fell on December 29. The following spring saw a renewed advance, this time into Tver. After a series of battles around Tver saw Brandenburg victorious over numerically superior Russian armies, the Tsar agreed to cede Pskov to Brandenburg in October 1618.
In August 1618, Albrecht Friedrich had died, and Johann Sigisimund inherited the Duchy of Prussia. But his health was failing, and he began to turn more and more of the government of Brandenburg over to his son Georg Wilhelm. On Christmas Eve 1619, Johann Sigisimund passed away, and Georg Wilhelm became Kürfurst of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia.
But while the realms of Brandenburg and Prussia were, for the moment, legally separate, during the previous year a new idea had begun to spread through both lands. The inhabitants of Brandenburg and Prussia began to view themselves as one people, joined by their German language and their Lutheran faith. Even the Dutch people of Geldre were able to join in this nascent unity; the people there converted en masse from Calvinism to Lutheranism and then called themselves good Germans. A new concept, that of a true German nation, was slowly taking hold, and small details, such as the fact that a person was actually Dutch or Danish or Baltic, did not get in the way of this nationalistic feeling. All were part of a greater whole, the German nation, which was the equal of any nation on earth.
This was our doing, of course. We had taken a page from the Dutch, and begun to spread the idea of German nationalism among our hosts. It would take a long time to bear fruit. But we had seen the power of a nationalistic ideology, and could be patient while the idea matured in the minds of the people of Brandenburg.
Brandenburg in 1619
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Outstanding work. Allies are always so good about waiting for when you are ready, aren't they? Not long now before Brandenburg-Prussia is one true German Nation, but Austria is still way too blobbish!
Excellent work. The last two updates were quite enjoyable to read. I imagine Russia is not very happy about Losing Pskov and I have a feeling you will be fighting with them for some time, but I could be wrong. Sweden has proved to be quite the useful ally it seems.
I also was intrigued about the comment about the Ultra-French-Catholics. Another virus perhaps? Is Austria the HRE or is it Spain?
I also was intrigued about the comment about the Ultra-French-Catholics. Another virus perhaps? Is Austria the HRE or is it Spain?
Austria is the current HRE, and will remain so for quite some time. Yes, they are rather big and white, aren't they?
I plan on dealing extensively with the situation of the French Catholics in a future update. It's inevitable that Brandenburg eventually butts heads with both Austria and the French Catholics. The outcome will give our virus much food for thought.
The interesting thing is that this is the second game in a row where France has utterly disintegrated as a result of the Wars of Religion. The EEP folks need to patch that quick. France has only two European provinces and a handful of American colonies to its name, and since there's no "Walls of Paris" event in the EEP, France isn't going to recover.
The next update may be a few days, since I have a very busy week ahead of me.
I plan on dealing extensively with the situation of the French Catholics in a future update. It's inevitable that Brandenburg eventually butts heads with both Austria and the French Catholics. The outcome will give our virus much food for thought.
The interesting thing is that this is the second game in a row where France has utterly disintegrated as a result of the Wars of Religion. The EEP folks need to patch that quick. France has only two European provinces and a handful of American colonies to its name, and since there's no "Walls of Paris" event in the EEP, France isn't going to recover.
The next update may be a few days, since I have a very busy week ahead of me.
you know if you get Silesia and Poznas you can make maybe sudeten and Erz you can make Brandenburg, or what will be Prussia look pretty
Ive been folowing the AAR with envy lol, I love seeing German minor AAR's hehe brings a sance of pride to ones German Heart!
Ive been folowing the AAR with envy lol, I love seeing German minor AAR's hehe brings a sance of pride to ones German Heart!
Personally I've always hated the walls of Paris event, as it just seemed unfair if the Huguenots or French Catholics were doing very well.
X: Stability
X: Stability
It is a simple, inescapable fact that we profit from war. Brandenburg's many wars over the first two centuries of our conscious existence had given us opportunities to expand our territorial base and host population that unbroken peace would never have afforded us. War, we know, is often unmitigated misery for humans who find themselves in its path. But for us, it is an ideal situation for growth. We become more intelligent and more fully conscious as we grow. Therefore war is, for us, a condition to be sought after and promoted. Peace and stability are the equivalent of stagnation to us. If we are therefore responsible for the powerful strain of militarism that is one of the identifying features of German nationalism, we must accept the blame for the human suffering that Brandenburger, Prussian, and German militarism have caused over the centuries.
We therefore faced severe difficulties during the reign of Kürfust Georg Wilhelm, a strong-willed ruler who valued stability above all else. His reign, we admit, contributed much to Brandenburg's internal strength, and set the stage for later expansion. But, being the only Kürfurst of Brandenburg to never once go to war, he frustrated us terribly.
Kurfürst Georg Wilhelm of Brandenburg
One of Georg Wilhelm's first acts was to promote stability on Brandenburg's eastern frontier by sending Lutheran missionaries to preach among the Orthodox Russians of Pskov. With the aid of our influence, the missionaries were quickly successful, and by 1624 Pskov boasted a Lutheran majority.
Gratified at the successful integration of the Russians into Brandenburg's empire, Georg Wilhelm now set his sights on his Helvetian vassals. He annexed Helvetia to Brandenburg in January 1625, and immediately sent missionaries into the formerly Helvetian province of Hessen. Helvetia proper he left alone; they were resolute in their Calvinism, and he did not care to stir up trouble in an isolated enclave of Brandenburg's territory.
Next, Georg Wilhelm began negotiations with Mainz. Mainz had been a vassal of Brandenburg since 1611, but had not been an ally until Georg Wilhelm brought it into alliance with Brandenburg, Prussia, Denmark and Sweden in 1626. This helped to secure Brandenburg's southern border.
The first stirrings of the Industrial Revolution began in Georg Wilhelm's reign as well. A cloth manufactury was built in Hannover in 1635, heralding the rise of Brandenburg as an industrial power. This early industrialization allowed Brandenburg's trade to expand dramatically during Georg Wilhelm's reign, and markedly strengthened Brandenburg's currency.
During all of this time, Brandenburg remained a model of stability, experiencing only a few scattered revolts in Pskov and Helvetia. Brandenburg's neighbors were not so lucky; Sweden in particular underwent a bitter civil war that saw some of its eastern territories defecting to Russia. To keep foreign instability from finding its way into his realm, Georg Wilhelm financed a construction program that fortified Brandenburg's borders against potential invasion. This was particularly critical along Brandenburg's long eastern border, where Austria and Poland remained threats. Austria in particular had begun wholesale persecution of Lutherans within Bohemia, and those Bohemians who did not flee to Brandenburg were forced to convert to Catholicism.
And finally, in 1639, Georg Wilhelm combined the governments of his two realms, formally incorporating the Duchy of Prussia into Brandenburg and declaring that they were forever indivisible. Brandenburg now controlled the entire Baltic coast south and east of the Gulf of Riga. With almost all of the rest in the hands of Brandenburg's allies, the Baltic was now secure.
All of this made Brandenburg a much more secure and powerful nation. Brandenburg's subjects were prosperous and happy; their new sense of German nationalism made them proud of their land's strength and stability. They could look at the chaos and repression beyond their borders and thank God that they were citizens of Brandenburg and not some lesser nation.
However, this did not do much to satisfy our urge to expand. Annexation of vassals was all well and good, but did not allow us to grow as quickly as we wished. We were dissatisfied with peace, and looked for a more aggressive leader to take the helm of Brandenburg. And in December 1640, when Georg Wilhelm was succeeded by his son Friedrich Wilhelm, we found a Kürfurst much more to our liking. Georg Wilhelm may have been an able and wise prince, but Friedrich Wilhelm had the stuff of greatness.
Brandenburg in 1640
X: Stability
It is a simple, inescapable fact that we profit from war. Brandenburg's many wars over the first two centuries of our conscious existence had given us opportunities to expand our territorial base and host population that unbroken peace would never have afforded us. War, we know, is often unmitigated misery for humans who find themselves in its path. But for us, it is an ideal situation for growth. We become more intelligent and more fully conscious as we grow. Therefore war is, for us, a condition to be sought after and promoted. Peace and stability are the equivalent of stagnation to us. If we are therefore responsible for the powerful strain of militarism that is one of the identifying features of German nationalism, we must accept the blame for the human suffering that Brandenburger, Prussian, and German militarism have caused over the centuries.
We therefore faced severe difficulties during the reign of Kürfust Georg Wilhelm, a strong-willed ruler who valued stability above all else. His reign, we admit, contributed much to Brandenburg's internal strength, and set the stage for later expansion. But, being the only Kürfurst of Brandenburg to never once go to war, he frustrated us terribly.
Kurfürst Georg Wilhelm of Brandenburg
One of Georg Wilhelm's first acts was to promote stability on Brandenburg's eastern frontier by sending Lutheran missionaries to preach among the Orthodox Russians of Pskov. With the aid of our influence, the missionaries were quickly successful, and by 1624 Pskov boasted a Lutheran majority.
Gratified at the successful integration of the Russians into Brandenburg's empire, Georg Wilhelm now set his sights on his Helvetian vassals. He annexed Helvetia to Brandenburg in January 1625, and immediately sent missionaries into the formerly Helvetian province of Hessen. Helvetia proper he left alone; they were resolute in their Calvinism, and he did not care to stir up trouble in an isolated enclave of Brandenburg's territory.
Next, Georg Wilhelm began negotiations with Mainz. Mainz had been a vassal of Brandenburg since 1611, but had not been an ally until Georg Wilhelm brought it into alliance with Brandenburg, Prussia, Denmark and Sweden in 1626. This helped to secure Brandenburg's southern border.
The first stirrings of the Industrial Revolution began in Georg Wilhelm's reign as well. A cloth manufactury was built in Hannover in 1635, heralding the rise of Brandenburg as an industrial power. This early industrialization allowed Brandenburg's trade to expand dramatically during Georg Wilhelm's reign, and markedly strengthened Brandenburg's currency.
During all of this time, Brandenburg remained a model of stability, experiencing only a few scattered revolts in Pskov and Helvetia. Brandenburg's neighbors were not so lucky; Sweden in particular underwent a bitter civil war that saw some of its eastern territories defecting to Russia. To keep foreign instability from finding its way into his realm, Georg Wilhelm financed a construction program that fortified Brandenburg's borders against potential invasion. This was particularly critical along Brandenburg's long eastern border, where Austria and Poland remained threats. Austria in particular had begun wholesale persecution of Lutherans within Bohemia, and those Bohemians who did not flee to Brandenburg were forced to convert to Catholicism.
And finally, in 1639, Georg Wilhelm combined the governments of his two realms, formally incorporating the Duchy of Prussia into Brandenburg and declaring that they were forever indivisible. Brandenburg now controlled the entire Baltic coast south and east of the Gulf of Riga. With almost all of the rest in the hands of Brandenburg's allies, the Baltic was now secure.
All of this made Brandenburg a much more secure and powerful nation. Brandenburg's subjects were prosperous and happy; their new sense of German nationalism made them proud of their land's strength and stability. They could look at the chaos and repression beyond their borders and thank God that they were citizens of Brandenburg and not some lesser nation.
However, this did not do much to satisfy our urge to expand. Annexation of vassals was all well and good, but did not allow us to grow as quickly as we wished. We were dissatisfied with peace, and looked for a more aggressive leader to take the helm of Brandenburg. And in December 1640, when Georg Wilhelm was succeeded by his son Friedrich Wilhelm, we found a Kürfurst much more to our liking. Georg Wilhelm may have been an able and wise prince, but Friedrich Wilhelm had the stuff of greatness.
Brandenburg in 1640
Whoa, Moldavia´s really growing over there! Great update as usual and I hope Freiderirch Wilhelm will be more to the virus´ liking.
Thanks! I have to admit this last chapter was tough - peace and tranquility may be great to live through, but are a pain in the ass to write about. (Not to mention I was severely sleep-deprived when I wrote it.) Fortunately Friedrich Wilhelm's real-life nickname was "The Great Elector", and he managed to live up to his historical reputation in my game. Update should be in the next couple of days - possibly tonight, if I can find the time.
(Not to mention I was severely sleep-deprived when I wrote it.) Fortunately Friedrich Wilhelm's real-life nickname was "The Great Elector", and he managed to live up to his historical reputation in my game. Update should be in the next couple of days - possibly tonight, if I can find the time.
I don't have the time to read this, but I really like the job you have done with the screenshots! Looks great! By the way, you are playing well!
Looks great! By the way, you are playing well!
A truly excellent read, MacRaith! Can't wait to see what 'der Grosse Kurfürst' can do for your symbiotic consciousness.
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!! (don't worry, its just the all powerful mind controlling virus speaking)
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Don't worry, I'm working on it. I might even get it done tonight, although that looks unlikely at the moment, because an even more powerful mind control virus is telling me to take my wife out to dinner to celebrate the first paycheck from my new job.
(On the plus side, if I buy her dinner, she won't complain when I put in my order for CK tonight...
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How utterly devious.
Well when you find the time to put up an update I shall be reading. I hunger to know more of the virus's ambitions and what the rival forces to it plan on doing.
Well when you find the time to put up an update I shall be reading. I hunger to know more of the virus's ambitions and what the rival forces to it plan on doing.
Brandenburg rocks ... all those nice German provs. I usually have a tough time getting the AI to fight each other afterwards since they are all worried about me
With the Timurid Empire, everyone dislikes you anyway, and All the World is Purple. Both are enjoyable positions.
Nice read for this AAR, btw. Good job MacRaith
added - I think Austria is in trouble
With the Timurid Empire, everyone dislikes you anyway, and All the World is Purple. Both are enjoyable positions.
Nice read for this AAR, btw. Good job MacRaith
added - I think Austria is in trouble
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