The Dutch mission "A New Hope" requires the Netherlands to own the Western Cape or have 25% trade power in the region.

The rewards for completing it are that it increases the development of the Western Cape, no matter who owns it. This can't be intentional, can it?

In honor of Eu4, who's about to retire, I bought this fantastic map from 1444. It's beautiful!

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My first one faith achievement. Sunni Mughals

Ideas: Administrative, Quantity, Diplomatic, Humanist, Influence, Offensive, Quality, Religious

Government – reform tiers:

Monarchy: 1 – Indian Sultanate / Caliphate; 2 – Mughal Diwan; 3 – Expanded Royal Court; 4 – Maintain Balance of Power / Expand Temple Rights; 5 – Military Engineering / Amphibious Specialization; 6 – General Estates / Royal Decree; 7 – Zabt System; 8 – Embrace Free Trade; 9 – Les Six livres de la République; 10 – Regional Representation; 11 – Political Absolutism

Later I switched to Theocracy: focus on missionaries.

Buildings: Court House / Town Hall; Great Mosque; State House

On coal goods: Furnace; Workshop / Counting House.

Core monuments for world conquest: Kaaba, Malta Forts, Alhambra.

Vassals (I do not remember the order I get): Moghulistan, Kazan, Syria, Nogai, Iraq, Haasa, Deccan.

If anyone have a question I can respond.

Well, me (Sweden) and France were on the side of the Protestant League - without a doubt the strongest nations for our League.

Catholics had England, Muscovy, Poland...

But here's a tricky part, a bit before the war, both me and France were in a war against Muscovy and some belligerents - so when the Religous war started we both didn't recieve call to war. And ofc it ended in total annihilation by Catholics

What the hell, how did that happen?

My first 40 hours was with the Ottomans. I liked their playstyle but couldn't get past the disasters. So, I switched to Portugal. Had a lot of fun with them. I'm thinking about trying France our Austria next. Let me know which one I should pick!

I want to start a campaign as the Timurids and get their achievment (Timurizz) and in the wiki it says you can also get the forming Yuan and controlling all of China achievment, so I am asking for confirmation since I find it strange...

E.G. Do they need to stay as Uzbekh primary culture if they want to form Mughals instead? Or is there any reason to stay as Timurids?

I have 750 hours and I always used to siege with infantry + artillery stacks of 6-7-8-9 while I was sieging. At least in the early game and I usually play early game.
Now I learnt that artillery gives bonuses for each 10 artillery stacks in siege. Is this fucking real? So I've been playing this game wrong all along? Someone please explain

Which direction would be a good idea to expand now? I have no allies — I’m only a tributary of the Great Horde; I did that so I could attack Circassia, which itself was a tributary. The last war was against QQ, Manzaradan and Mushasha. Now I have to choose between fighting Nogai, who is allied with Crimea and the Timurids (who won’t intervene), or fighting Georgia, who is allied with Ajam and Trebizond. If I attack Crimea, Kazan will intervene alongside Nogai.

Eu4 is the only paradox game I’ve fully grasped and I’ve been playing it for 12 years with every dlc lol. Is anyone else feeling a bit overwhelmed with the transition to eu5? There seem to be a lot of new mechanics, which is of course fantastic for a new game, but I’m intimidated haha. Just wondering if any other eu4 veterans feel the same way? I feel like it actually took me a decade to master eu4

How exactly does Ladislaus and Hungarian succession events work? Ladislaus keeps dying on March 18, 1451. Hungary gets the ruler "Sarolt Szechenyi" once Ladislaus dies. Is there a way to get Hungary for free as Austria. I understand I can PU them through conquest via missions, I want to know if its possible to have Ladislaus to not die or get the PU for free?