OK, so the world is as below now:
Is this picture found in EU3 some where?
Or did you make it on your own, just curious
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Is this picture found in EU3 some where?
Or did you make it on your own, just curious
If you have In Nomine, you can take screenshots of the world by pressing F11(or something around there.)
Ooh ok thanks 
I've been trying to look for a file in the EU3 directory haha
Oh and i'm enjoying this AAR very nice work so far
I've been trying to look for a file in the EU3 directory haha
Oh and i'm enjoying this AAR very nice work so far
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ForsakenBlack you may want to try looking at something along the lines of:
C:\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis III\Screenshots
There's a clue in there somewhere
C:\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis III\Screenshots
There's a clue in there somewhere
Well guys, I'm back for a short update...
We resume in January 1561, with George I, Emperor of all Britain, King of Norway and Lord of Ireland contemplating how best to expand his holdings in Nova Brittania.
Looking West, he decided a lightning series of attacks against his neighbours, the Cherokee and Shawnee tribes would best serve his purposes, and thus within months by the commitment of his loyal soldiers, George absorbed these lands into his own, and settled back to allow the conquered tribes to embrace their true destiny as Catholic subjects of his Brittanic Majesty.
6 years passed, and sensing that the tribes were now more settled, he again expanded his reach to bring the Creek under his control.
Now he sat back and slowly began to convert his new subjects, and to colonise the edges of his empire, until, satisfied with his life's work, the crown passed to his talented eldest son, Frederick I (5/7/7) on the 8th of February 1579.
Not being under the same interdict as his father, Frederick was none the less surprised when he realised that the Pope was most willing to listen to his guidance (Instant Papal Controller!), although this state did not last long, as an illness started to strike the cardinals of the church. (Quite a lot of dead cardinals in a very short time.)
In early 1612, Frederick committed troops to conquer Zapotec, and rapidly added their lands to the growing basket of British lands. Alas, he did not live to see the completion of this however, that task being left to his son Maximillian (8/6/7!!!), who upon completing the conquest of Zapotec was approached by a young captain of the armies, Maurice Winthrop, who proposed a new type of infantry to be adopted - armed with miniature cannon, they would hence forth be known as Maurician troops.
Impressed with the demonstration of the new weapons, Maximillian agreed, and instigated the necessary changes. These weapons were used in the conquest of the Aztecs who had no defense against the superior troops of Britain, and were rapidly absorbedby the middle of 1615.
Disaster struck in December of 1618 as the pope advised that Maximillian had been excommunicated upon the advice of the Emperor of Castille. Unbowed however, Maximillian continued upon his path, continuing to convert the heathens of his new lands to the true faith, and in 1622 added the former Incan domains to his own.
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I once again break in January 1625 for a wider commentary.
First of all, I have been busy and expanded Britain's grip on the Americas:
Unfortuantely, so has Castille, and now France is joining in.
Mostly however Europe has not changed much since the last update.
I am a little frustrated that I seem to be continually being excommunicated by either France or Castille whenever they get the Papal Controller, but at the moment I can't seem to hold it as we are the three biggest Catholic nations.
My inflation is worrying, it has hit over 50, and I feel I need to find a way to bring it down, but that would involve me stoppinig everything I'm doing and trying to concentrate solely on my money. I don;t feel I can afford to do that with Castille and France trying to expand into America as well.
Finally, I have a dilemma - should I move to Administrative Monarchy from Empire? Both sets of bonuses look nice, and my sliders are mostly where I want them for them moment.
We resume in January 1561, with George I, Emperor of all Britain, King of Norway and Lord of Ireland contemplating how best to expand his holdings in Nova Brittania.
Looking West, he decided a lightning series of attacks against his neighbours, the Cherokee and Shawnee tribes would best serve his purposes, and thus within months by the commitment of his loyal soldiers, George absorbed these lands into his own, and settled back to allow the conquered tribes to embrace their true destiny as Catholic subjects of his Brittanic Majesty.
6 years passed, and sensing that the tribes were now more settled, he again expanded his reach to bring the Creek under his control.
Now he sat back and slowly began to convert his new subjects, and to colonise the edges of his empire, until, satisfied with his life's work, the crown passed to his talented eldest son, Frederick I (5/7/7) on the 8th of February 1579.
Not being under the same interdict as his father, Frederick was none the less surprised when he realised that the Pope was most willing to listen to his guidance (Instant Papal Controller!), although this state did not last long, as an illness started to strike the cardinals of the church. (Quite a lot of dead cardinals in a very short time.)
In early 1612, Frederick committed troops to conquer Zapotec, and rapidly added their lands to the growing basket of British lands. Alas, he did not live to see the completion of this however, that task being left to his son Maximillian (8/6/7!!!), who upon completing the conquest of Zapotec was approached by a young captain of the armies, Maurice Winthrop, who proposed a new type of infantry to be adopted - armed with miniature cannon, they would hence forth be known as Maurician troops.
Impressed with the demonstration of the new weapons, Maximillian agreed, and instigated the necessary changes. These weapons were used in the conquest of the Aztecs who had no defense against the superior troops of Britain, and were rapidly absorbedby the middle of 1615.
Disaster struck in December of 1618 as the pope advised that Maximillian had been excommunicated upon the advice of the Emperor of Castille. Unbowed however, Maximillian continued upon his path, continuing to convert the heathens of his new lands to the true faith, and in 1622 added the former Incan domains to his own.
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I once again break in January 1625 for a wider commentary.
First of all, I have been busy and expanded Britain's grip on the Americas:
Unfortuantely, so has Castille, and now France is joining in.
Mostly however Europe has not changed much since the last update.
I am a little frustrated that I seem to be continually being excommunicated by either France or Castille whenever they get the Papal Controller, but at the moment I can't seem to hold it as we are the three biggest Catholic nations.
My inflation is worrying, it has hit over 50, and I feel I need to find a way to bring it down, but that would involve me stoppinig everything I'm doing and trying to concentrate solely on my money. I don;t feel I can afford to do that with Castille and France trying to expand into America as well.
Finally, I have a dilemma - should I move to Administrative Monarchy from Empire? Both sets of bonuses look nice, and my sliders are mostly where I want them for them moment.
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Some nice expansion there, did you take any gold from the native tribes?
Inflation over 50 as GB by 1625 - good going How close are you to Tax Assessors? That inflation would definitely be worth getting under control if you can.
Inflation over 50 as GB by 1625 - good going
How close are you to Tax Assessors? That inflation would definitely be worth getting under control if you can.
I thought abput trying for gold, but decided to annex them before Castille got its dirty mitts on them.
Tax assessors would be handy, but I'm not sure what tech they're at.
I think I'm at around 16 or 17 most of the way down.
Tax assessors would be handy, but I'm not sure what tech they're at.
I think I'm at around 16 or 17 most of the way down.
Having checked, my inflation is worse than I thought.... 62.8, and gaining 0.36 every year if I take my total yearly income to 0.
My techs are 18, apart from government which is 19, so I at least get constables next gov't point. Quite a long way to tax assessors though, tech 31.
My techs are 18, apart from government which is 19, so I at least get constables next gov't point. Quite a long way to tax assessors though, tech 31
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It's possibly too late for this game but the trick is to try and live within the amount of gold you get in your annual census tax at the start of the year. Can you survive with your treasury slider at 0 minting?
Inflation doesn't have to be a killer as long as you use the money to expand your economy faster than the rate at which costs rise but that isn't always an easy calculation.
Inflation doesn't have to be a killer as long as you use the money to expand your economy faster than the rate at which costs rise but that isn't always an easy calculation.
Nice expansion into the Americas
Hopefully the French and Castille war so you can get a handle on that inflation haha
Hopefully the French and Castille war so you can get a handle on that inflation haha
Nice AAR, and good progress to date.
If you want to stop being excommunicated, send gifts to the Papal States to raise your relations above 100 (from memory). Then no matter who is Papal Controller, you can't be excommunicated, cos the Pope loves you too much.
It won't get your current ruler's excommunication revoked (unless a friendly Papal Controller removes it for you), but it will stop your next ruler from being excommunicated.
62% inflation? Ouch! At the very least I'd be looking to stop this getting any higher. National Bank as a National Idea is a start, and hire any masters of the mint (inflation reduction advisors) that you can. Then push your treasury slider to the very left, and see if you can survive on your yearly census tax, even if you are suffering a loss each month. You'll just have to be careful how much you spend on colonists, buildings, troops and so on each year so you don't blow your budget.
That is, of course, assuming that your colonial maintenance is not so high that you can't afford to push your treasury slider all the way to the left. Ah well, maybe just making sure that you don't get any more inflation is a good thing for now, depends on just where you're at.
Mind you, in hindsight, taking money off all the natives could have given you in the vicinity of 10-20,000 gold, which could have tided you through a period of inflation reduction without reducing your colonial investments too much. Ah well, c'est la vie.
If you want to stop being excommunicated, send gifts to the Papal States to raise your relations above 100 (from memory). Then no matter who is Papal Controller, you can't be excommunicated, cos the Pope loves you too much.
It won't get your current ruler's excommunication revoked (unless a friendly Papal Controller removes it for you), but it will stop your next ruler from being excommunicated.
62% inflation? Ouch! At the very least I'd be looking to stop this getting any higher. National Bank as a National Idea is a start, and hire any masters of the mint (inflation reduction advisors) that you can. Then push your treasury slider to the very left, and see if you can survive on your yearly census tax, even if you are suffering a loss each month. You'll just have to be careful how much you spend on colonists, buildings, troops and so on each year so you don't blow your budget.
That is, of course, assuming that your colonial maintenance is not so high that you can't afford to push your treasury slider all the way to the left. Ah well, maybe just making sure that you don't get any more inflation is a good thing for now, depends on just where you're at.
Mind you, in hindsight, taking money off all the natives could have given you in the vicinity of 10-20,000 gold, which could have tided you through a period of inflation reduction without reducing your colonial investments too much. Ah well, c'est la vie.
One solution to the castilian/french problem might be to excommunicate their rulers. Though that may require a large spending of money and prestige. Once you get your relations over +100 with the pope, the higher it gets, the more likely you are to get a cardinal.
I'm not sure from memory if there is currently a papal state. Europe is quite protestant, and Venice might have eaten it.
I'm fairly sure I have National Bank. As soon as I can get inflation reducing stuff I intend to use it. Hopefully Constables will help with the extra tax.
I disn't think I could afford to risk Castille conquering, or worse still milking the natives.
Still, I am the dominant power as far as I can tell.
62.8 inflation. Thats just plainly rediculous! How did it get that how if I may ask?
I think a large portion of it is starting with an agressive early strategy requiring large amounts of troops (See the campaigns in Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia) and trying to mass colonise to get ahead of the competition.
I also think I kept my military maintenance too high during a few peaceful periods, meaning I had to pay for the whole army, and thus minted too much.
Having checked the save I appear to have the 4th highest income, but the 2nd highest inflation. One country is on over 100!
However, I really do need to do something.
I'm not sure how recoverable it is as I can't drop my income low enough to get to no further increases without either disbanding my armies, getting rid of my colonies or stopping converting the natives. The colonies are the most expensive of these options, but I need to make sure I control America, not Castille, otherwise I'll never deal with them.
It looks like I'll have to lie as low as possible and try to get to Tax assessors quickly, but that is 12 tech levels...
I am also considering if I can declare victory based on the fact Britain is not troubled by the other nations, but I think that may be premature.
I also think I kept my military maintenance too high during a few peaceful periods, meaning I had to pay for the whole army, and thus minted too much.
Having checked the save I appear to have the 4th highest income, but the 2nd highest inflation. One country is on over 100!
However, I really do need to do something.
I'm not sure how recoverable it is as I can't drop my income low enough to get to no further increases without either disbanding my armies, getting rid of my colonies or stopping converting the natives. The colonies are the most expensive of these options, but I need to make sure I control America, not Castille, otherwise I'll never deal with them.
It looks like I'll have to lie as low as possible and try to get to Tax assessors quickly, but that is 12 tech levels...
I am also considering if I can declare victory based on the fact Britain is not troubled by the other nations, but I think that may be premature.