EU4 'Which country, what year, how well?' weekly thread : May 18 2021

'Which country, what year, how well?' weekly thread : May 18 2021
The rise of the Russian minors!
I suppose we'll build two then
A blessing from the lord!
How did this happen?
A small Irish kingdom gets burgundy
When AE becomes more than just a number
Bernie Sanders wildin'
I formed Soviet Union with Stateless Society of Koho
The Ulm Minster should really be a monument and Ulm's last idea should be changed to something else.
mended the schism
The Purple Phoenix restored to its rightful place.
My first completed game since 2018
Best outcome of Japanese isolationist events? And a few questions about Japan
Koho and Rhade have switched province location (just visually)
Stackwiping over 110k english troops in my For Odin campaign
Blursed Succession War
MP game as my tribe, the Chickasaw aka the Spartans of the Mississippi
AI formed Lanfang by itself, isnt this the rarest nation?
Why are natives so developed now? I don’t have leviathan btw just the new update+conquest of paradise, art of war, el dorado, Cossacks, rights of man, and Mandate of Heaven.
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I re-sieged Valencia from rebels! yay...
What in the World War 2

'Which country, what year, how well?' weekly thread : May 18 2021

Posted: 18 May 2021 10:00 AM PDT

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The rise of the Russian minors!

Posted: 18 May 2021 12:50 AM PDT

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I suppose we'll build two then

Posted: 18 May 2021 02:40 AM PDT

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A blessing from the lord!

Posted: 18 May 2021 09:32 AM PDT

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How did this happen?

Posted: 18 May 2021 10:38 AM PDT

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A small Irish kingdom gets burgundy

Posted: 18 May 2021 01:16 AM PDT

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When AE becomes more than just a number

Posted: 17 May 2021 09:27 PM PDT

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Bernie Sanders wildin'

Posted: 18 May 2021 07:49 AM PDT

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I formed Soviet Union with Stateless Society of Koho

Posted: 18 May 2021 07:37 AM PDT

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The Ulm Minster should really be a monument and Ulm's last idea should be changed to something else.

Posted: 18 May 2021 10:16 AM PDT

For those unaware, Ulm's final national idea is "Finish the Ulm Minster", which gives +2 tolerance of the true faith.

I honestly thought this was a slam dunk for something that would become a monument. The Ulm Minster is the tallest church in the world today, and construction was started in 1377: Sure, it wasn't finished until 1890, but if it can be an idea, it can be a monument.

For a DLC that billed itself as being for tall nations, Leviathan really neglected the most famous tall nation of all.

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mended the schism

Posted: 18 May 2021 01:04 PM PDT

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The Purple Phoenix restored to its rightful place.

Posted: 18 May 2021 09:59 AM PDT

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My first completed game since 2018

Posted: 18 May 2021 04:58 AM PDT

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Best outcome of Japanese isolationist events? And a few questions about Japan

Posted: 18 May 2021 10:32 AM PDT

Hello. Sorry, I'm sending it the 2nd time, as the first one got absolutely ignored for some reason. This is the first (well, and second) post that has to be approved by the moderator, I wonder why. Anyway:

I've just started Uesugi -> Japan playtrough, but now I realized how little I know. I'm far from being able to say what's the best outcome for each event and few other things. So, could you help me out with that? Currently I just got a pop-up about Wokou Pirates, but there are more to come, so any help is appreciated.

Also, my question is about the best Isolationist level. What would be the best in the long run, or should I juggle them as I go? If so, in what order?

Here is my opinion on them. I'm still a newbie, so I might be wrong in some cases, so please correct me: At least for me Open Doors (lvl 0) seems bad. -10% institution embracement cost is shit as money isn't that important and -5% tech cost is not bad, but doesn't justify picking it. Adaptive (lvl 1), that gives -10% dev cost and +10% institution spread seems nice for forcefully spawning institutions, and I'm a few years away from Renaissance. But it's 1446, so I don't know if I will have enough time to develop an institution and then perhaps change. And why I want to change, I really like Selective Integration (lvl 2), as -10% idea cost will save me a ton of monarch points and construction cost is never bad, it always will give a bit better economy. Isolationism (lvl 3) seems nice, but at the same if you conquer all you wanted (and I don't plan to go for WC) these bonuses are bad. My plan was to take religious ideas and do culture convert Manchuria and Chinese coast (at least), but when I do these bonuses become useless. And all they do is speed up the process a little, saving me some diplo points only. Closed Doors (lvl 4) looks nice, but I can't imagine stab cost being that great, and war exhaustion, who are you going to fight really? Everyone around is weaker excluding Ming, so I can't imagine desperately needing the monthly war exhaustion reduction.

Now, Christian vs Shinto. I really don't like asking, as I feel like Shinto has a ton of flavour, but there has to be something about Christian Japan, right? You are most likely late for any religious war or whatever so you just sit on your island with most likely Protestant (but I imagine Catholics after all the buffs or Reformed for trade focus) bonuses, but I might be missing something.

Another thing is the Mandate of Heaven. I tried once long time ago on cheats basically and I got the disaster about "Empire of China in Name", that was demotivating. But first of all I can just accept cultures as I go (at least temporarily) or wait out 10 years, then I only get bonuses, right? Or am I missing something? It really doesn't seem to have any cons if played properly.

Finally, idea groups. I most likely will pick Innovative as it's my favourite group, then Exploration becouse it will be useful to bring trade from America. I'd probably want Expansion sooner than later (or do I? I'm not planning on taking over whole America, just the northwest coast, "California" trade node) and some military group (but which one?). Finally Religious for one faith and one culture, but as long as I can accept a culture I guess I will live.

And finally, a strange little thing. When is it not a good idea to change national ideas to Japanese? They seem far from bad, but I realize that there are some that are probably better suited for different approaches. I imagine Oda's ideas are the best if you are going for WC. Is it the case with Uesugi? And what other national ideas are worth keeping? Provided I plan on doing something specific like playing tall, colonizing or whatever.

EDIT: Oh and government reforms! I sure as hell like Plutocracy over the other two, but maybe I'm wrong, and what about tier 2 reform?

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Koho and Rhade have switched province location (just visually)

Posted: 18 May 2021 08:50 AM PDT