CrimsonAngel
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Are you freaking high.
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Grand Strategy All Codex EU4 MP
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Are you freaking high.
Time for more of my mini AAR: Hungry Hungry Hungary 2: Hunger intensifies.
This time I definitely had a better run and was not balancing on the edge of total collapse and destruction for the session. After the start Hungary had a few peaceful years to build up its very unimpressive manpower and gold reserves, raise a bit bigger army and tech forward. Quite soon the full advantage of being in eastern tech group will make itself apparent as the best cavalry units of the time will become available. After that its downhill so its up to me to make most of it.
On the southern front I took one province off Serbia thus achieving territorial continuity that allowed me to core the last Bosnian province I hadnt cored. Made some progress on eradicating the orthodox faith too with only one province remaining as such. Unfortunately reformation started and already four of my provinces converted. Serbia itself was for some time under personal union with Georgia but that ended rather quickly. I made them release Wallachia so that Serbia and Wallachia may remain as my buffer states from the Ottoman Empire. No territorial gains there for me.
In the west south I fought twice with Venice but wasnt able to achieve a victory. Venetian armies itself are not very impressive (even if bigger than mine) but they have a swarm of minor allies that overwhelm me with numbers. Venetian question remains unanswered for now but I DEFINITELY need more coast as my current naval forcelimit of TWO wont allow me to make even a small transport fleet.
In the west Austria is finally crushed and soon to be eliminated. I took off them three more provinces and that has not only improved my economy but also buffed my manpower pool significantly. It only now becomes apparent how really strong is Austria - its several provinces are worth more than the entire Hungary. Bavaria got Tirol which is a pity as it is a gold province and it alone makes for more income than my core hungarian lands but such is the price of keeping our mutually beneficial alliance. Next session will decide the final partitioning of Austrian lands.
Elsewhere in the world Sweden and Poland are fighting northern Germany nations and Russia gaining lands there. Both will soon become great powers and will probably take a more important role on the diplomatic stage. Poland has to sort out its civil war first though and stop spewing dozens of thousands of rebels that then cross borders to my lands.
In the west Burgundy has firmly established itself as the biggest superpower of the world. Controlling the super rich northern French and Dutch territories it expands both west and east, tripling my income and manpower pool, doubling my standing army. Fortunately there are no issues between us as I would be eaten alive easily.
As for overall player standing I would firmly place Burgundy as number one (triple my income and manpower, double the army) followed by England (double everything of mine), Bavaria (triple manpower, bigger income, double army), Poland (double manpower, bigger income but smaller army - civil war!), Sweden (double the manpower and bigger army, bigger income). I am only ahead of Naples which wont probably last as they are expanding into the rich Italian lands.
This time I definitely had a better run and was not balancing on the edge of total collapse and destruction for the session. After the start Hungary had a few peaceful years to build up its very unimpressive manpower and gold reserves, raise a bit bigger army and tech forward. Quite soon the full advantage of being in eastern tech group will make itself apparent as the best cavalry units of the time will become available. After that its downhill so its up to me to make most of it.
On the southern front I took one province off Serbia thus achieving territorial continuity that allowed me to core the last Bosnian province I hadnt cored. Made some progress on eradicating the orthodox faith too with only one province remaining as such. Unfortunately reformation started and already four of my provinces converted. Serbia itself was for some time under personal union with Georgia but that ended rather quickly. I made them release Wallachia so that Serbia and Wallachia may remain as my buffer states from the Ottoman Empire. No territorial gains there for me.
In the west south I fought twice with Venice but wasnt able to achieve a victory. Venetian armies itself are not very impressive (even if bigger than mine) but they have a swarm of minor allies that overwhelm me with numbers. Venetian question remains unanswered for now but I DEFINITELY need more coast as my current naval forcelimit of TWO wont allow me to make even a small transport fleet.
In the west Austria is finally crushed and soon to be eliminated. I took off them three more provinces and that has not only improved my economy but also buffed my manpower pool significantly. It only now becomes apparent how really strong is Austria - its several provinces are worth more than the entire Hungary. Bavaria got Tirol which is a pity as it is a gold province and it alone makes for more income than my core hungarian lands but such is the price of keeping our mutually beneficial alliance. Next session will decide the final partitioning of Austrian lands.
Elsewhere in the world Sweden and Poland are fighting northern Germany nations and Russia gaining lands there. Both will soon become great powers and will probably take a more important role on the diplomatic stage. Poland has to sort out its civil war first though and stop spewing dozens of thousands of rebels that then cross borders to my lands.
In the west Burgundy has firmly established itself as the biggest superpower of the world. Controlling the super rich northern French and Dutch territories it expands both west and east, tripling my income and manpower pool, doubling my standing army. Fortunately there are no issues between us as I would be eaten alive easily.
As for overall player standing I would firmly place Burgundy as number one (triple my income and manpower, double the army) followed by England (double everything of mine), Bavaria (triple manpower, bigger income, double army), Poland (double manpower, bigger income but smaller army - civil war!), Sweden (double the manpower and bigger army, bigger income). I am only ahead of Naples which wont probably last as they are expanding into the rich Italian lands.
So when should we play next time? Im available most evenings (UTC +1).
Merkwürdigliebe
Arcane
Hows Wednesday? If any one can't do that we can try for Thursday as we did last week.
Im up for it.
CrimsonAngel
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Wednsday could work for me
Corporate_Jew_Master
Arcane
Guess we could start hosting and shit a bit earlier to save time.
Krash
Arcane
I doubt we'll be ready before 20:15 anyways, waiting is no problem.
I knew Hungary's got a shit starting position but daym. Better not bother those Ottomans for now. I'm not sure I want to annex Moldavia, it's such a convenient buffer state.
I knew Hungary's got a shit starting position but daym. Better not bother those Ottomans for now. I'm not sure I want to annex Moldavia, it's such a convenient buffer state.
Corporate_Jew_Master
Arcane
Ever since the new patch, the ottomans can take military access from anyone to reach you. There are no buffer states to kebab. Even if you built an iron wall at your border, they'd just teleport through it.
Krash
Arcane
They're my vassal, I'm more interested in that the AI seems reluctant to declare on vassals. Or at least I've experienced it that way.
Guess we all should later on join a coalition against the kebab.
Corporate_Jew_Master
Arcane
Hungary LOOKS big but I think it has overall the poorest provinces of all powers that count in Europe. IRL they had gold mines to help but Paradox forgot about them. I seriously consider going the "fortress Hungary" route and taking aristocracy idea group for 300% total more expensive coring - some big provinces should cost then more than western nations have in maximum pool.
Corporate_Jew_Master
Arcane
Force them to destroy their admin mana for a strip of shit and mud 
Hungary doesn't even have the black army idea btw, what the fuck were the devs thinking?
Hungary doesn't even have the black army idea btw, what the fuck were the devs thinking?
Yeah but i guess that would only result in cheaper merc maintance or something similar right?
Krash
Arcane
The increased coring cost is great, though enemies can still force you to release stuff (happened to me in MP when playing MAYGAR STRONK). AI Ottomans barely ever do that though, they're content on ingesting that poison.
I'll most def pick aristocracy as my third or fourth idea, accidentally picked defensive out of habit. Or maybe offensive. You may have noted I can never make up my mind on anything.
CrimsonAngel
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IF some one else who wants to join there are still nations to take. Also we are ready to start so get your dumb asses in here.
Krash
Arcane
yep, we start 20.15 GMT+1
CrimsonAngel
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So time for a little update. Shits on fire YO!
A mix of bad tactical moves and an AI that dose not like me, forced me back from my plans several times, but when given the chance i did expand a bit. My orginal plan was to hit Aragorn and then take my southern part of my land for my self, but a war with Venice decimated my troops and then rebels started shooting up every where forcing me to get loan after loan. Slowly i did fight them back and freed my land from the evil Urbino forces.
How ever it slowed me, but during a massive war with the Ottomans i got lucky. Mantuna wanted my vassal Modena, but i manged to react there Ally tucany was the first to fall and after that a quick siege alter and i had a brand new "Friend" So while i did not grow a lot i have gained some land and some power and slowly i am creeping up to gain the Italian land i need.
A mix of bad tactical moves and an AI that dose not like me, forced me back from my plans several times, but when given the chance i did expand a bit. My orginal plan was to hit Aragorn and then take my southern part of my land for my self, but a war with Venice decimated my troops and then rebels started shooting up every where forcing me to get loan after loan. Slowly i did fight them back and freed my land from the evil Urbino forces.
How ever it slowed me, but during a massive war with the Ottomans i got lucky. Mantuna wanted my vassal Modena, but i manged to react there Ally tucany was the first to fall and after that a quick siege alter and i had a brand new "Friend" So while i did not grow a lot i have gained some land and some power and slowly i am creeping up to gain the Italian land i need.
Mighty England transformed into GB and started it's colonial ventures, while trying to help in the last battles against the ottomans. Very good session, only one who did not enjoy it seems to be the jew.
Merkwürdigliebe
Arcane
Well apart from tearing the Russians a new one in the very beginning I spent the rest of the session playing whack a mole with religious rebels. On the bright side now that my manpower is exhausted after I don't know how many decades of that the Russians decided it was payback time, let's see how that works out.
Next time sunday?
Next time sunday?
Works for me i think.
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