Most often however they will flee inside Tunis and fight them. Make a copy of that save, and then keep reloading until it fires. If you have Castile as a rival, you can still move forward, but your progress will be slow.
Early Defensive ideas are recommended.
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If Morocco has taken Portuguese land, they can be attacked and forced to return Portugal's cores. You cannot afford quantity and the other groups don’t work as well early game for Morocco.
You don't increase your chances with marriage.
Ally France and Ottomans and get to the next section.
), separate peace with Portugal, take Ceuta, maybe some of the Islands and 1 mainland province, give the english lands in Normandy to France, take one of the English ones (Gascogne?)
Castile starts in a strong position at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea in 1444, poised to play a pivotal role either in the New World, in colonization and trade, or in the politics of the Old World.
Historically, Castile joined with Aragon in a personal union to form Spain and went on to establish a massive colonial empire in the Caribbean, Mexico and South America.
If you follow your missions in Africa and attack Mamluks and Tunis at the same time, you will quickly find yourself in a Sunni coalition.
From here there are also several ways to proceed: By the mid-1500s Castile should be able to have control of most of France, North Africa, and Italy, with near complete control over the Genoa trade node. If Golden Century is enabled, vassalizing Navarra will give Castile a free castle in the province, which could be useful to defend France or Aragon. At this point it may be a good idea for Castile to focus on either the Old or New World rather than dividing its energies between them. Due to its position Castile can be a good country for a beginner to learn the basics of the game, such as colonization and trade, while staying relatively insulated from major wars.
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It will also allow colonial nation who own gold-producing provinces to periodically send treasure fleets back to Castile for a moderate amount (typically ~100) of ducats.
England can't get any new alliances while you are fighting them (as in Ulster, or possibly Scotland). This gave me the ability to release Gascony later on for free cores on southern France. If Golden Century is enabled, Sunni provinces can be avoided by expelling minorities to your colonies.Finishing the Reclaim Andalucia mission will cause the Fate of the Kingdom of Granada event to happen. For newer players- Restart the game until Castile doesn’t rival you and rivals Aragon. Also, this is gamey but you can keep an eye out for when Burgundy is involved in a losing conflict, or if they do not have an heir. They’ll take a few months.
If you're allied to France, chances are you'll be dragged into a war against England, and therefore Portugal since they're allied to England, once France wants to reclaim its cores.