We normally have a full player seeding of about 35 players spread across the world in a 1444 start. Netherlands and Spainish colonies in Americas are also good targets, but prepare to fight with influence points in those countries. Basically with the ways cores and accepted cultures work in EU4, the cores carrying over into Vicky are a total disaster. Continue browsing in r/eu4 r/eu4 A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV by Paradox Development Studio. If the one colonial province in North Borneo is unclaimed, one should also aim to colonise this territory for neater borders, although it would be ill-advised to risk a colonial crisis with other great powers over one province. Either way, the Mexican Cession is not likely to happen either by arms or gold. You should have researched the prerequisite techs for colonisation (Machine Guns, Nationalism & Imperialism, Post-Nelsonian Thought & Medicine), as well as built up naval bases along the Pacific coast (since ports along your Atlantic coast would still be too far for African colonies.

Now switch to clergy and increase it up to 4% for maximal literacy gains. Be careful to not overcommit your army, let them rest a month-end if they are low on strength. I love to support other small content creators and I also host regular multiplayers for games as well as movie nights, and many other events planned in the near future! One of them, the conscripts should come from the east, that could be the first one to go down. Other options for dismembering the now-Divided States of America include freeing the Manhattan Commune and the Cherokee, as freeing nations will result in less infamy for you while denying the USA their high-industry provinces to weaken their economy. The establishment of colonial expeditions should prioritise Borneo, given its tropical wood and coffee RGOs as well as potential Oil and rubber RGOs in the late game, as well as the Hawaiian islands not yet claimed; these would allow for an expanded supply range for your navy as well a steady supply of fish (for the Canned Food goods your military needs). Education, especially early on with a clergy promotion focus, will start to slowly raise the literacy acquisition rate. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Racing the USA for colonies can cause problems, so it might be better to back out. A potential ally at the borders of the USA will help when the Manifest Destiny happens. Begin by liberate the occupied provinces and defeat the Texas army, then siege up Texas then. It is pure luck and very very unlikely. USA will usually be preoccupied with colonising Washington and Oregon, so it should be relatively easy to colonise Oklahoma.

I rarely use the states interaction, not sure about othet people.

Colour me unimpressed. Alternatively one can attack CSA before USA manages to end the war. What you want is 100% state efficiency which means 1% bureaucrats at the start of the game! From the minute the Manifest Destiny decision fires, or before that if you get enough time, you should aim to have a large modern army, established high-level fortifications, defensive positions and a significant navy (with enough capital ships to match the American fleet). Why is Establishing Holy Orders available only for Catholic Iberians? US army will invade from the extreme west. We play all paradox's games and everyone is welcome on this sever :3 We host small game almost daily! If one plans to colonize Oklahoma or Oregon, it should however be done gradually as to not lose secondary power status by lowering the military score. In the American Civil War, Mexico could try to ally up with Confederate States of America. A country tag is the unique three letter combination that identifies each country. On the other hand, if Mexico wins the war it will most likely not have problems with USA coming back for it. If you do want to expand, however, this is the time to do it: during truces with the US. You need your whole army ready to be able to face up with USA. Colonize Oregon instead of inland provinces. EU4 Country Tags Victoria 2 Country Tags Stellaris Planet Classes Tag He who fights and runs away // May live to fight another day, Pre-industrial historical music epic megathread. In technology one can prioritize culture and production, with education and research boosting techs the priority. It is keeping the US out of the war that's hard, since if the US enters the war, you will most likely lose. One can send colonial expeditions to Oklahoma and create a protectorate. 1) The gamey option. Feel free to join. Growing hoi4 group where we play big games and talk about history. Holy Orders are very underwhelming imho.. Just another button that cost X and gain X permament bonus in region.. No real gameplay in it, there is no thinking about investment, if you have the spare points you will click it (since it's cheaper then normal development) else probably not.