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[Johnfalcon99977]

Also, what's that pink thing next to norway?

I...

I think thats Cornwall.

[mainiac]

At least some things are turning out normally.  Castille is marching across North Africa and England owns half of Brittany.

[Johnfalcon99977]

England owns half of Brittany.

Really? That actually happens?

[Tarran]

Byzantium is out for revenge on the Muslim world. See people, this is what happens when you piss off people: They come back to kick your ass.

How did they even survive to get that far, anyway? Did the Ottomans get backstabbed or something?

Also, there are sooo many countries messing around in places they shouldn't be in that game. So many.

[Heron TSG]

Byzantium can take advantage of the fractured states around it to level the field with the Ottomans considerably. Throw in some foreign aid, and they've got a good shot. I've taken them from three provinces to 300 fairly easily several times. (Though my favorite was my attempted reconquest of all of the Roman Empire's lands. Went great until I hit France, where I eventually stalemated them after almost 30 years of back-and-forth warfare.)

[alexwazer]

I started a new game recently. Here's what it looks like as of 1530:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

There's a lot of odd things going on, some less obvious than others, like The Palatinate or Tuscany. I'll let you figure out which nation I play. It should be rather obvious... I think.

[Rakonas]

Navarra? Nice.

[Yannanth]

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[alexwazer]

Yup, Navarra.

After being a vassal of Aragon for the first 40 years or so, I was able to cancel it when they ended up in a PU under Portugal. Shortly after, Portugal and Castille offered an alliance and we've been allied ever since. They also have an alliance between each others. So Iberia has been allied for decades now. We managed to beat England twice and have been fighting muslims in several wars. Funny how Castille now has a border with the Timurids.

My only holdings in Europe are the provinces of Navarra, Madeira, the Canarias and the Azores. I moved my capital in South America in 1503, which might be problem soon since I've got into a PU with France a few years ago and might inherit them soon. Don't want that many oversea provinces, but don't want to lose the alliance/PU either. Maybe I'll release them as vassals

I really don't like seeing Bohemia and Sweden getting so huge. Bohemia got insane manpower, a solid army and a decent income. Sweden got a pretty decent army, large fleet and good income. Nothing could really stand in their way at this point. I hope they end up fighting each others. Other nations are more of an entertainment than a threat; Tuscany, Burgundy, Naples, The Palatinate and Khmer in the East are all doing really well.

Navarra? Nice.

Looks like it. It also looks like someone has been cheating to get additional colonists!

And nope, got colonial venture since... 1430 or so, got a few missions and event giving colonist and captured 3 colonies in North America from England. Also, I tend to let colonies grow on their own as much as possible. I always have 3-5 colonies growing at the same time.

[Zrk2]

Navarra? Nice.

Looks like it. It also looks like someone has been cheating to get additional colonists!

Oh you...

[Johnfalcon99977]

You know, I was at war with Aragon, Portugal, and England and I thought I was doing pretty okay naval wise... in till England came along with their 50+ stacks of Ships and 6 Fire/Shock Admirals and just completely Rolfstomped my entire Fleet. Seriously, WTF is up with that? I'd figure France and Netherlands would help me with their Navy, but they were nowhere to be seen (Presumably their Naval forces where annihilated as well.) Is this normal for England?

[Zrk2]

You know, I was at war with Aragon, Portugal, and England and I thought I was doing pretty okay naval wise... in till England came along with their 50+ stacks of Ships and 6 Fire/Shock Admirals and just completely Rolfstomped my entire Fleet. Seriously, WTF is up with that? I'd figure France and Netherlands would help me with their Navy, but they were nowhere to be seen (Presumably their Naval forces where annihilated as well.) Is this normal for England?

One does not simply fight the English navy. They're like floating France.

[Lumbajak]

AI England and France tend to never do any damage to each other, given that France has world's best army, and England has world's best navy.

Until the player comes and fucks with them, anyways.

[Tarran]

AI England and France tend to never do any damage to each other, given that France has world's best army, and England has world's best navy.

Not entirely true. England has lands on France at the start, and France tends to want them a lot as far as I know.

[Rex_Nex]

I usually see France take most of the mainland English provinces, but of course England never loses the isles until hundreds of years into the game, if it has not already become a ultrapower.