What is the best way to colonize?

[MurkyAssassin]

Colonize many provinces at a time or colonize each of them one by one?

 

[Haresus]

Ask again when the game is out, but I guess that you should colonize as much as your economy can handle.

 

[riadach]

I was trying to colonise the west coast of Africa with Portugal but found that the aggressive of the natives destroys them after a few years. Is there any way to combat this? Would sending an army there make a difference?

 

[Bagelking37]

Depends on the cost, value of the province, trade value and/or power, manpower, aggressiveness/ferocity, etc. Basically, if you can afford it and it's really worth it, do it. Carefully consider aggressiveness and ferocity when doing it, as well.

 

[unmerged(502093)]

I was trying to colonise the west coast of Africa with Portugal but found that the aggressive of the natives destroys them after a few years. Is there any way to combat this? Would sending an army there make a difference?

With an army on the province (before its a colony) you can spend 3 military power to destroy the natives.

 

[Felicity]

I tried to do 6 colonies at once as Portugal and I almost went bankrupt.

If you want to keep your colonial maintenance high you really have to be careful with expenses.

 

[Brownbeard]

Keep a conquistador and an army present to defend the colonists. The native pop bonus will be worth it. I'd suggest a not to remove the colonist until he is finished with the province.

 

[Hannd]

With an army on the province (before its a colony) you can spend 3 military power to destroy the natives.

Also, if you have an army stationed in a colony, everytime there's an "uprising" of the natives, the army will fight them. If you win, the colony will suffer no damage at all. So, if you want to keep the natives alive (good thing, increases base tax and manpower of the colony) this is what I would do.

 

[Rubidium]

I was trying to colonise the west coast of Africa with Portugal but found that the aggressive of the natives destroys them after a few years. Is there any way to combat this? Would sending an army there make a difference?

2 ways:
1) station an army there. Clicking on the province will tell how many natives there, so make sure your army can defeat that many. This allows for some nice events (e.g. "we assimilated some of the natives"==>200 more settlers appear in colony X), but means you have to leave an army stationed there until finished.

2) Spend a few military monarch points to "attack natives" that provokes an uprising, and if you win you kill them all and the natives cease to inhabit that province. Note that this prevents several of the aforesaid beneficial events occurring, but means you can free up your army for other things.

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