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[Twiggie]

Spoiler: Game Info (click to show/hide)

Version: Death and Taxes v5.14
Next Session: Sunday 8th July, 19:00 GMT+0
Checksum: DQMH

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All players will be required to join this, for game info.
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Then click launch app, join channel Bay12EU3

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I want to do a slightly different format this time:

No waiting for ANYONE before starting, unless a player has regularly turned up to previous sessions of this playthrough. Games will start at the stated time, not a minute after (assuming no problems with hosting).

Players may choose any nation they wish. If you choose a nation right next to another player I will notify you, but nobody is allowed to object.

Players are encouraged to annex other humans if doing so would form a contiguous border with their own home territories - conquered provinces must connect to your capital or cored CoT with value over 800 through a 2-wide path.

Defeated players may choose another nation to join as, but no revenge taking is allowed.

Don't destroy your nation if you get mad.

No perma-alliances.

Spoiler: Signups (click to show/hide)

Twiggie - Bavaria
Dutchling - Mamluks
Karlito - Aragon
Barbarossa TSG - Teutonic Order
fivex - Venice
inteuniso
Drakale - Denmark
Johnfalcon99977 - Serbia
Zrk2
Ariovist - Holland

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Exit the game entirely.
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Ensure your checksum is correct, then listen in chat for the host to put the game up.
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All players are encouraged to post After Action Reports of their experiences here. Links to posts will be kept here.

After that people can pick countries, first come first serve (by signup). Votes for version will be counted on Wednesday, at which point new signups will have to abide by the decision.

[Dutchling]

Turn 1

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[Karlito]

I'd be interested in this, though I probably haven't played EUIII as much as the rest of you, and don't have any experience with the Death & Taxes mod (which does look pretty nifty).

[Cicero]

I'd be up for this, unless it ends up D&T or something else weird. Call me a square but I like my EU3 pretty close to Vanilla. I vote Misc Mods as it's kind of like a more balanced Vanilla with colonies that work.

[hexedmagica]

I'm keen. I only have Vanilla though,

[Heron TSG]

I'm in hardcore, this was fun last time. I have Divine Wind and/or In Nomine for the version, and I'd prefer we not use any mods.

[fivex]

I'm in!

I'd prefer vanilla/DW, but I'd be okay with D&T.

[Twiggie]

I changed the first post to make it neater, also I clarified nation orderings - first come first serve is by signup, not by nation claiming order.

I also want to take this opportunity to make a sales pitch for D&T: a start in 1356 gives an extra 43 years of playtime (though we probably won't need it) and a LOT of nations start out much more balanced: England starts with Wales in a PU, China starts fractured, the hordes are nerfed (a tiny bit too much imho), Byzantium starts out much stronger while the Ottomans are weaker, etc.

Additionally I really like the way ideas are tied to sliders - for example this makes it harder to explore as a land-based nation. It means countries have to be a lot more focused on one thing at a time.

Also there are more countries and formable countries - Lotharingia, Jagellonian Empire, Sardinia-Piedmont, Florence etc.

[Heron TSG]

If it doesn't change the interface, I'm good with D&T. I tried MEIOU, but couldn't handle the (in my opinion) crappy looking interface.

[inteuniso]

I'm in. Vanilla DW would probably be a bit more stable, but I'm not sure.

[Dutchling]

If it doesn't change the interface, I'm good with D&T. I tried MEIOU, but couldn't handle the (in my opinion) crappy looking interface.

D&T is nothing like MEIOU. MEIOU completely changed the game while D&T just improves a lot and changes the starting date. The different starting date is actually a lot more fun as the Balkans and some other areas are filled with medium sized nations, instead of (in this case) just Hungary, the Ottomans and a bunch of minors.

There is also Administrative Efficiency which makes it harder to blob or get provinces everywhere.

[Karlito]

I've been playing around with D&T. I formed Iberia and have been owning everywhere. No doubt it would be loads more fun with some people, so I'm down for the mod.

EDIT: Does offering tribute to make peace lower your legitimacy in vanilla (and I've never noticed) or is that something D&T added? I paid a bunch of nations 25 gold to leave my wars and didn't notice the hit.

[Heron TSG]

I'm fine with D+T, after some research.

[Cicero]

I change my vote from Miscmods to Vanilla. Really don't want to play D&T :/

[Heron TSG]

I've gotten pretty rad at starting with Burgundy in vanilla, and since then I haven't had much of a challenge. A different start would be a fun challenge. (Though I'll probably still end up picking some moderately-sized European country.)