Europa Universalis III

[TurkishCapybara]

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

I am abandoning my MEIOU campaign with Spain because I somehow managed to throw my economy through the drain and it is impossible to conquer Mesoamerica: there's a trillion tiny provinces and each one begins with a level 3 fort that makes conquering the Aztecs less Hernán Cortés and more the Somme.

Do you have the Natives on your side?

[Lascupa0788]

My nephew forced me to play Togo in 2003 on the Steppe Wolf mod. Bugs where quickly obvious, as various areas reverted to wilderness. I was using Khazar infantry, because that was the best available... In 2005, WW3 broke out with Sweden, France, Gabon, and Portugal vs everyone from Spain to China. Most of the French colonies where quickly taken by various powers, notably Brazil. France was eating it's way through Spain while Germany and Russia where occupying Northern France. It was a glorious mess. Unfortunately, I crashed in 2006. In those 3 years, Benin had split into Benin and Benin. I had annexed Benin and allied myself to Benin, and had also released Oyo.

It was actually really good fun. My main complaint, ironically, was that Togo wasn't Songhai cultured .

[Trickery]

EU3 is on sale on steam, since there is a thread about it on here I am just wondering should I buy it or get EU2 heard stories that that one is better then 3.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Originally Posted by TurkishCapybara

Do you have the Natives on your side?

What is that? One of those awesome mod mechanics that aren't explained anywhere so you don't know they even exist?

EU3 is on sale on steam, since there is a thread about it on here I am just wondering should I buy it or get EU2 heard stories that that one is better then 3.

EU2 is better than vanilla EU3, but EU3 Chronicles (with all 4 expansions) is perhaps Paradox' finest effort next to CK2. Even EU3 complete (with the first two expansions) is better than EU2 already. However the changes brought by the 3rd and 4th expansion are worth the cost: new map, dynastical system, different war aims and cassus bellis, a non-retarded westernizing system, much needed changes to combat balance, etc.

Seriously, I played EU3 1.0 back in January 2007 and it's amazing how far the game has gone from its beginnings. ¿Remember when you could adopt Adam Smith's Economics in 1453 and then be able to colonize America with Switzerland in 1460 without even having a port?

[TurkishCapybara]

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

What is that? One of those awesome mod mechanics that aren't explained anywhere so you don't know they even exist?

Not an awesome mod mechanic, it`s what you would need to emulate the conquistadors.
You would never be able to do it cortes-style without many natives groups on your side.

[Trickery]

Its just EU3 Complete, not sure if thats what you meant, its on for £2.49 flash sale. I reckon its worth it for that price. 1.30 left on the time.

[Lascupa0788]

Originally Posted by TurkishCapybara

Oh. I did not know Lascupa.

I have Age of Empires III, but the paper with the CD key on it magically dissapered, and only that piece of paper.

And I have Civ 4.

Civ V is better in all aspects (if you have the DLCs), except that the modding community is much less active. That sucks about the AoE3...

Anyway, I'm thinking of getting DW on Steam to see if it makes a difference. All hope may not be lost for our MP ambitions.

[pearsonwright]

Anyone interested in a multiplayer game? (Its worked well with Victoria II, so why not with this game?)

[Tongera]

Originally Posted by pearsonwright

Anyone interested in a multiplayer game? (Its worked well with Victoria II, so why not with this game?)

If it's with MEIOU, then why not?

[pearsonwright]

Originally Posted by Tongera

If it's with MEIOU, then why not?

I'll try to get that and Ill get back with everyone when I have it.

[Crayhistory]

All I have is Divine Wind, but i'd be up for a game.

[TurkishCapybara]

Originally Posted by Tongera

If it's with MEIOU, then why not?

MEIOU is cumbersome to use and runs slow on many computers.

It also will be hard for us all to have the same Check-sum.

I am also annoyed by how many provinces it has.

[Tongera]

Originally Posted by TurkishCapybara

MEIOU is cumbersome to use and runs slow on many computers.

It also will be hard for us all to have the same Check-sum.

I am also annoyed by how many provinces it has.

Try the lowest settings then, also to get the same checksum, create a new folder, put in the MEIOU mod, then all the hotfixes. Same checksum.

I love the number of provinces available, it seems more realistic for some reason. It also looks better, as it prevents big blobs from forming so easily.

[Lascupa0788]

Originally Posted by TurkishCapybara

MEIOU is cumbersome to use and runs slow on many computers.

It also will be hard for us all to have the same Check-sum.

I am also annoyed by how many provinces it has.

Annoyed by amount of provinces? I think it has far too few. If the game's engine allowed it without slowing it down to 1 day per minute, I'd mod in enough provinces to make any historical border possible, including all of the tiny thingies in the HRE, as well as singular towns that where once independent, like Cospaia. Of course, that's impossible, but still.

Anyway, if I get DW on Steam before you lot start, I vote Miscmods.


EDIT: All systems go! I can finally do EU3 multiplayer. I'll be joining in the next mp game ya'll do.

[Crayhistory]

I can't do mods because I'm on a Mac so I'd love to do it on regular DW.

[TurkishCapybara]

Originally Posted by Tongera

Try the lowest settings then, also to get the same checksum, create a new folder, put in the MEIOU mod, then all the hotfixes. Same checksum.

I love the number of provinces available, it seems more realistic for some reason. It also looks better, as it prevents big blobs from forming so easily.

The Borders of the Baltic States are how they were OTL, but they make single provinces criss-cross and overlap each other.

[Tallest Skil]

Originally Posted by Crayhistory

I can't do mods because I'm on a Mac so I'd love to do it on regular DW.

What? Files on a Mac are the same as on a PC. Mods are perfectly usable as long as they're not prepackaged EXE installers.

[Xhavnak]

That got back into this game - redisovered the joys of being Scotland and conquering OTL Livonia within a couple of years, screw impossiblity, when the Teutonic Order is weak of course 1000 men can grab half their country

[Crayhistory]

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

What? Files on a Mac are the same as on a PC. Mods are perfectly usable as long as they're not prepackaged EXE installers.

Im not sure, I downloaded it from the App Store and Mod's don't seem to work.

[Crayhistory]

So I have Iberia modded in my EUIII to look like this:



And I decided to run a game through with Galicia, and here I am at the death of the first King, circa 1410(?)

I conquered Granada! But Portugal got Andalucia. -_-



Im also allied with Aragon. And surprisingly, poor Castille has been involved in many wars but has won nothing.

GOOD.