Anyone think that Portugal mission tree is a bit sad? I liked how it now rewards conquering the Morrocan coast (but be prepared to spend mil points to give harsh treatments to revolters) now. They should have given it some more depth, like:
- A mission to conquer the rest of Morocco, and/or maybe convert all of it. Maybe make it part of a "Path of Reconquista" that leads Portugal as far as Jerusalem. Some Portuguese kings had ambitions in that regard.
- A deeper Angola/Kingdom of Kongo path? The Portuguese relations with the Kingdom of Kongo were fairly important. The end-game should be either conquering for real (as OTL) or keeping it as a useful vassal/ally. As it is, colonizing near them makes them want to conquer your stuff.
- A deeper Iberia-focused subtree? Liberate Galicia, conquer Castille, maybe conquer Aragon too. But NOT lose the Portugal tag, because fuck becoming Spain.
- Deeper Brazil tree? Conquer amerindian nations, colonize certain regions, defeat any other colonizers. Perhaps a mission that leads into colonizing Uruguay/Cisplatina, because the Portuguese were quite interested in the area and tried to take it - hell, the game pretty much pushes you to make Portuguese South Africa, and the Portuguese never made big colonies there in our timeline.
- No Japan? Nigga plz. We should totes be able to ship guns and Christ to the Japanese.
Overall, I think the best developed part of the whole Portuguese mission tree is the one that leads to India. Althrough I would make it less dependent on certain specific provinces and use % of region more, one major taking your stuff could ruin the entire game. Perhaps an alternate "Fuck Islam and the Ottomans" path that leads into war against Ottomans and other islamic powers, alliance with their enemies like Persia, with the end-goal being conquering Mecca and Jerusalem.
Talking about indian nations: I find it a fucking crime they don't include the Guaicuru and the Amazonian Chiefdoms in this game. Especially the Guaicuru, they're cool as hell and the Portuguese never beat them
The Brazilian Slaughter I really hate mercs mate,i change the file so you could be able to have only 1 merc for AI and player alike. Mercs do kill the whole period immersion for me,also it makes the game a lot more fun.
What do you mean? 1 merc?
I actually think Mercs are pretty cool, and very useful because they're a way for low-manpower high-money nations to fight the big blobs. I remember my Milan >>> Italy campaign, I used insane quantities of Mercs to win almost-unwinnable wars.