What nation will you play first in Dharma?

[Pizzicato]

With the changes to government reform and trade I am really enjoying my current Hamburg run with a full reelection / republican tradition build. Afterall, I have to get the "Bunte Kuh" achievement for my hometown.


#makerepublicsgreatagain

 

[DawramBashere]

Since the new dlc is focused on India I am obviously going to play as Holland -> Netherlands or Great Britain

 

[Snowcrisp]

Byzantium obviously i wanna see how ottomans fair now.

 

[ToolboxHD]

Vijanayagar into SnS Indian Empire

 

[petertju]

With the changes to government reform and trade I am really enjoying my current Hamburg run with a full reelection / republican tradition build. Afterall, I have to get the "Bunte Kuh" achievement for my hometown.


#makerepublicsgreatagain

I just finished my Bunte Kuh run, if you want to challenge yourself, don't allow yourself to go for Africa or Asia. I did the achievement with American colonies, it will be pretty difficult to steer trade from those areas towards Lubeck (extra points if you don't touch the Channel )

I think ill start with Taungoo aswell.

 

[KaiserJohan]

Timurids into Mughals are beastly. Sirhind is suprisingly strong with its war with Delhi and the massive cores it gives. Also anything Republic!

 

[Nyanako]

Same nation I play every new patch, Burgundy.
Why? Its an interesting start. Empire to the East, France to the West, England to the North, fun all around!

 

[Darth.]

Surprised no one, not even the devs mentioned starting off as Delhi.

 

[KaiserJohan]

Delhi is in a tough position at the start of the game. It is easier to start as Sirhind, annex Delhi asap and then reform into the Delhi sultanate immediately.

 

[L1ve]

Delhi is in a tough position at the start of the game. It is easier to start as Sirhind, annex Delhi asap and then reform into the Delhi sultanate immediately.

Sirhind = Punjab? If so, does it require only those 4 Delhi's starting provinces to form Delhi?

 

[KaiserJohan]

Sirhind = Punjab? If so, does it require only those 4 Delhi's starting provinces to form Delhi?

Speaking from memory only but I believe so. Forming Delhi gives you their NIs and Missions and also their historical cores, giving you the ability to immediately follow up the conquest of Delhi with a Reconquest war on Jaunpur. Winning that will make you a real powerhouse in India and is great fun

Tagging @Trin Tragula incase I missed something!

 

[Santos Valorion]

Imma going for the battle pope in my first game, Deus Vult!

 

[Rabid]

Depends on missions and maybe any other so far hidden balance changes but Malwa is one of the few Indian states I have never tried before so they're a strong contender

 

[Trin Tragula]

Asking me to pick one of the Indian powers is always going to end up with a long list
I maintain that forming Mughals is best done as one of the lesser Timurid princes. Transoxiana for an easier one, Afghanistan for a harder
Sirhind is interesting, as mentioned by @KaiserJohan , and there you can also compare youre rate of expansion to the historical pace of Bahlul Lodi.
The powers that have always been fun like Gujarat, Bengal, Bahmanis and Vijayanagar are still interesting.
Two powers that benefit from the new content a lot IMO are Mewar and Malwa.
I also think taking over one of the powers in the Indian Tribal belt is more interesting than it has been before, with the ability to form both Orissa and Nagpur
Conquering India as a European power (there are many nice ones to pick from really) was always fun, and it is now also easier to benefit from it due to the new trade node setup and the trade company investments.

Like @DDRJake I plan to do a Taungu game at some point as well, marvelling at the elephants and enjoying the new missions.

 

[Tarkilth]

Norway.

 

[PhilUK]

I'm all over the place but it is one of the following,

Indian Minor
Great Britain
Venice
Holland
Novgorod

 

[cristofolmc]

I'm tempted to go back to my old flame Kochin, but Taungu is calling for me.

Sorry, you're not allowed to post here until you give us a release date. This is a hype train thread. I'm gonna have to moderate your post.

 

[cristofolmc]

Two powers that benefit from the new content a lot IMO are Mewar and Malwa.

Can you go into detail as why is this so? I was thinking of trying Bengal or Bahmanis but now you've given me an itch for those two suggesting that those two benefit from the new content the most.
PS: Are they both muslim?

 

[I'm gaming]

Custom nation with Hetmanate government, if we can choose it at nation designer.

 

[Mcwynne]

Mewar into Rajputana looks fun, really liking the new ideas. But I always change my mind right as I'm about to start and I haven't played a proper game in a long time so I might feel the need to start of with something even safer.