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Originally Posted by JLBorloo
So I decided to play a new game with France on normal with a different approach. Of course the goal is always to fist**** whole Europe, but I have vassalised+alliance a lot after wins, and generally sought to weaken big powers (austria, bohemia).
I like vassalise + alliance because if you do it a lot, everytime you DOW anyone, you can just for the big stacks if it's a big country and relax, all the sieges being taken care of. Not sure what its worth though, but I like it thus far. Also I diplo annex the vassal with the best economy every 10 years.
Overall it worked pretty well, I managed to keep my infamy in control, but also to get a humongous alliance, ready to destroy basically any country in Europe. The only country which is powerful is castille (and a bit England but that's only cause I can't reach them), because I never got CBs to weaken them. I think next time I get a +2 stability bonus I will just DOW them and make them release a lot.
One question about personal unions, I have had a few, but I am not sure how it works exactly. I got them by claiming the throne + fighting a war, but is claiming the throne enough to luckbox/inherit ? Also sometimes it seems that you lose them when your king dies, but sometimes not ? I just managed to integrate Tirol this way, so I am not sure how efficient is.
If somebody (daer?) would be kind enough to take a look at my save here and tell me how it looks, I'd be most happy. Also I just became papal controller, so who would you excommunicate and why ?
Cheers
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For Personal Unions once you have them basically just keep your relations with them high and wait to inherit them. Naturally inheriting them is better then forcing them to Integrate.
Otherwise just some minor things, some I'm sure you were planning on doing anyway:
- The National Decision you have you might as well take. +1 Narrowminded, +1 Serfdom, -3 infamy limit, -6% stability costs.
- Get rid of the Legitimancy advisor since you are at 92%. A better option for France, since you have a ton of targets for royal marriages, is too just get a bunch of Royal Marriages to raise legitimancy. Each marriage is +.5% legitimacy per year.
- You can do away with the revolt risk advisor too. He isn't having much of an effect on anything. Plus you have a huge army that can easily deal with any rebels.
- Your land tech is currently 4 years ahead so you might as well research something else until then.
- Hire a Statesman in one of the vacant advisor slots and then you can enact the 'Pass Dissolution Act' national decision. Free Subjects +1, -3 Infamy, -1% revolt risk, -3% production efficiency.
- Send a couple missionaries to convert Trent & Verona
- In general the National Conscripts (+50% manpower) national idea is better than Glorious Arms (+100% prestige from battles) but since your France and have a huge manpower pool anyway its not a big deal.
- Sliders look good. Moves towards Free Subjects, Land, Free Trade are probably your best options.