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Instead of the Turkish menace, the Austrians will now form an empire in fear of the French? Well-played, volksmarschall, well-played.
Bits and pieces of the modern world begin to take shape.
Also, the scale of those wars sounds terrible.
Need a secret weapon :ninja:
The amount of Turks in the Balkans is TOO DAMN HIGH!
Francia delenda est
Yeah...it is sad that a real diplomatic game is just impossible. Since DDRJake's Foix run and the huge malus to Great Power alliances (where the heck did that one come from?!) it is impossible to really play a game of alliances and containment. If you get more than one big ally (like I did with Muscovy and England or Austria and England), one of them is usually much weaker than normally. The need to set rivals doesn't help, either.
...Which is a real shame, looking at the history of Austria being one of the main political actors of the time and having been rescued from the Turks by big, last-minute alliances twice!
What does Hungary really provide in this relationship? That is to say, who is wearing the pants in the Austro-Hungarian family? (I'm tempted to say nobody)
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I'm so used to seeing Italy be green in HOI that seeing Italy here as a balkanized mass of colors is strange to me. Is the entire game like this?
I guess their provinces are just too valuable - there is always someone bigger (and with an "Italian Ambitions" mission) after them.
I still remember a game in EU3 where I just formed Italy - and then Purple "France", my long-time (and only useful) ally, got that mission. And declared right away. I could keep them out for one war. For two wars. But I had to cancel their mission manually or they would have murdered me with their hands tied behind their backs in the next one.
And I guess this is what happens in these games, too. Get a little bit too mighty (as the AI) and everybody's grandma is after your ass.
...Which is nice for you, since you don't need to invest time and thought into Italy's well-being during your AAR.
How is the Reformation going? Or went?
Machiavelli, the famed Renaissance political theorist, who was travelling with Duke Francesco, described the event:
“It was the most splendid sight to see. Louis was the true embodiment of the human soul, a lofty man of high aspirations and spirit that could not be tamed. He even led his army from the dangerous position at the head of his infantry columns through the small Alpine passes. Surely, this is what it must have been like to watch Hannibal cross over the Alps during his invasion of Italy a millennia and half ago. The King was such a charming, striking, and charismatic figure – far more than the beast of Satan himself, the emperor Matthew. Louis stood over the Alps like a phoenix, a sight for the world to behold in his magnificence – a splendid creature and a wonderful soul if there ever was one.”
That sucks. Better luck next time. :laugh:
If I didn't know any better, I would say this Machiavelli fellow is a rear end kisser.
Ooh! Machiavelli and Lake Constance? You do aim to please volksmarschall.What's your next moves?
Still no Saxony...well, of course, they are lacking a capable "shadow minister". Heinrich V. would have made short process with such a weakened Austria...but I guess, they won't fare well in your game. Or create a big fleet. Or kill off Bavaria.
But please: At least hone their legacy!
Big Blue Blob is out of control!![]()
It seems to me as though there was a fair amount of upheaval, in both EUs timeline and our own, especially in the 15th-17th centuries (Peasant war, reformation, end of the black death, Ottoman succession war, 30 years war). I have heard several historians claim that this was caused in fact by the so-called "Little Ice Age", and was wondering your opinion on the matter. If this seems too irrelevant to the topic at hand, I apologize.