Hello, everyone! Once again, I thank you all for this thread contribution, as it is giving me valuable information about what steps I need to take to a possible WC. My friend borrowed his account and he has all the DLCs, so I did some testing with some DLCs (Mandate of Heaven, Rights of Man, The Cossacks, Cradle of Civilization) and I got say, being able to disinherit bad heirs/rulers made a HUGE difference, as well as being able to get profissionalism -> slack to get that extra manpower. I started again and I'm in the best position I have ever been in this attempt:
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I'm getting ready for absolutism and try to hit the cap ASAP. I got a foothold in India which I will expand as soon as I have that 30 ADM Eff. Technologically, I actually surprassed Austria and the Ottomans.
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I think I need to get Influence Ideas ASAP, since I got quite a few vassals I need to annex. However, I made a horrible mistake: I reformed to a Theocracy, without using its DLC, which means I can use Strengthen Government to get absolutism. I tried to go for Horde, but didn't like the mechanics (although the no dip CB is awesome). I'm using Deus Vult to expand and, for a next try if this doesn't work out, would there be an easy way for me to convert to Ibadi at the beginning of the game? That seems to be an excellent idea.