EU II: what I want to understand...

[Messer Niccolò]

Hello everybody,
I just purchased EU 2 following the instinct.
Did I make a good choice?
Who knows?
I'll explain you why, hoping that anybody can help me.
- tha manual is not so accurate, it gives a lot of historical info but none on the game (i.e. how do the combat works, how can I modify the values... and so on)
- the tutorial. completely inaccurate....
- the scenarios: how do I learn to play? Do I have to go directly in one of tha campaigns where I already have 37 techs, refineries, 9 countries, alliances and royal marriages??? come on!!!
Is there any scenario where I can start from a reasonable beginning??? (please forget the "boring" Fantasy, I've played about 55 years and not a lot happened except that I send 6 settlers witha 65% of success and none settled....)

Waiting for any help....

Mr. N.

[Messer Niccolò]

Re: EU II: what I want to understand...

Originally posted by Messer Niccolò
... and not a lot happened except that I send 6 settlers witha 65% of success and none settled....)

well, let me explain, I've settled some land, the odd is that when I send 6 settlers witha 65-80% probability of success, I expect at least one to succeed!!!
And how can 5200 natives make mincemeat of my 12000 cavalry and 6000 infantry???

Where do I find Conquistadores and leaders? My leaders are almost always 2,2,2!!!!!!

AAAAARGHHHHH!!!!

[Pavlov]

Re: Re: EU II: what I want to understand...

Originally posted by Messer Niccolò


well, let me explain, I've settled some land, the odd is that when I send 6 settlers witha 65-80% probability of success, I expect at least one to succeed!!!
And how can 5200 natives make mincemeat of my 12000 cavalry and 6000 infantry???

Ahh the lying percentagenumber. A classic annoyance. What can I say? It's completely false.

Where do I find Conquistadores and leaders? My leaders are almost always 2,2,2!!!!!!

AAAAARGHHHHH!!!!

They appear in random/historical events.

The manual is indeed cräp, but if you have any specific questions you can always ask hear.

[Kyle]

Is there any scenario where I can start from a reasonable beginning??? (please forget the "boring" Fantasy, I've played about 55 years and not a lot happened except that I send 6 settlers witha 65% of success and none settled....)

Russia in the Age of Revolutions scenario.

The game is brilliant. Most people learn to play it simply by...playing it.

[Main_Brain]

I actually played the Tutorial.. . which I normally dont even install
It wasnt that half bad :=)

Well but I have a specific Question anyway:
Imagine:
Prussia 1450
After havion' had Wars with nearly everyone arrojnd it Prussia finally settle the Conflicts and add Huge New Lands to his own
Problem: Prussia has to station HUGE Armies at some Places /small Armies everywhereas those States tend to revolute quite often
And I 'm not sure what to do about them, They are teh Same Religion I set My inner Ploticiscs to Decentralization
the only Cause I can see is taht the AI has put uhh dun kno wthe English word: The Channelor? Well teh Guy that raises taxes and Unhappiness..
The Unhappines Percent is ~3%(When the academies will be build in 2 Years)
I think I canceld out every Minus except that Nationality thing? What to do about it?
Help! Prussia needs his Money for Factories not for Soldiers (at least not in a while )


Excuse the typos it IS 3o' clock in the Morning and those Polish wont let me Sleep...

[Pavlov]

The nationalism-thingy decreases every tenth year. After ten year you'll have 2% unhappiness, after twenty 1%, etc. Nothing you can do about it, it is most annoying, I know.

[Main_Brain]

Arrrgghhhh!!! 30 Years of Suppression by Armies which I cant pay? Eeeekk!

[Pavlov]

Yepps, but the rebellions are quite scarce at 1-2%. It's the price of expansion anyway. :P

[Main_Brain]

Expansion?
I warned all my Neighbours it was their Fault. I only went to 'protect' the Prussian Empire

Btw is there any way to repair my really REALLY messed up reputation? :=)Suddenly all of them have Casus belli.. -200 Rep only fuels my evermarchibng Army

[Pavlov]

Weeell I think not. I believe that it only increases over time. If you're peaceful for a longer period it'll mend right up.

Nothing to do really but make peace and lie low.

[Havard]

Re: Re: Re: EU II: what I want to understand...

Originally posted by Pavlov


Ahh the lying percentagenumber. A classic annoyance. What can I say? It's completely false.

Actually it's not. In the long run the percentages are correct. It's just that the EU engine has a thing with streaks in the random generator... You don't complain when you get positive streaks though...

[Havard]

Originally posted by Main_Brain
Expansion?
I warned all my Neighbours it was their Fault. I only went to 'protect' the Prussian Empire

Btw is there any way to repair my really REALLY messed up reputation? :=)Suddenly all of them have Casus belli.. -200 Rep only fuels my evermarchibng Army

Well, annexing neighbouring provinces=expansion, no matter how the annexation happened

If you by reputation mean the relations (-200) you can bribe them with money (send gifts). If you mean the reputation (like in "Your reputation is slightly tarnished") there is nothing to do but wait...

[Main_Brain]

Hehe Funny thing is that im too strong noone dared to wage War against me .. yet
Possible because of my powerful Vassals Bremen ;=)

[Dinner]

There are several ways to improve your BB score. In a game with a normal difficulty setting your reputation will improve one point every four years and it will improve by one point for every provience you release as a vassal. Of course you just spent all that time comquoring the territory so I imagine you don't want to let them go. Military Annexations ruin your reputation so a better way is to force them to be your vassals and diploannex them in 30-40 years. You will only get a small hit on your BB and you will still end up with the same territory.

[DarkCloud]

[quote]The nationalism-thingy decreases every tenth year. After ten year you'll have 2% unhappiness, after twenty 1%, etc. Nothing you can do about it, it is most annoying, I know./quote]
I'm not sure of EU II but in EU I war weariness also contributes to the chance for revolution. I think if you fight for 5 or 10 years, yopu have more chance for revolutions.