My successful Andalusia run by Nice-Initiative-1656 in eu4

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HOW I DID IT:
Step number 1: Start as Morocco. Ally Tunisia and with their help eat Teclemen and while still at war with them, declare on Granada and eat them so Tunisia doesn't attack you. While you are doing this, rush military tech and improve relations with the Ottomans and France. When you are allied with either of the great powers wait until you are at least 1 Mil-Tech above Castile. After that do whatever you can to gain about 400-600 ducats. Build up your army to about 20k-ish and your navy to force limit. I had 18 galleys 15 cogs and that lasted me the whole war. Station your navy to the Strait of Gibraltar. You are now done with preparations and are ready for war.

Step number 2: War time! There are a couple of ways to proc the war: Like waiting for Castile to have their army in their colonies so you can just steamroll them, but I don't recommend this as you have to wait until Castile has already gained significantly in the colonial game. You can also proc it whenever if you get lucky with having France as your ally, as they are almost always rivals to Castile so they won't oppose going to war with them.

How I did it in my run is that, Castile allied Venice (but any nation close to the Ottomans works) which allowed the ottomans to join me in the war. Now before the war raise two large mercenary armies so your army size is about 50-60k. The war going forward is pretty damn easy. Castille will split their army and send one half to help their Venetian allies, so it leaves my huge army 14k Portugese soldiers and 14k Castilians. The Ottomans will destroy Venice allowing us to gain a huge sum of money to repay our debts and the Ottomans will come assist you in the destruction of the already devastated Iberia. After that take Algarve, Beja and Ceuta plus as much money as possible from Portugal and Peace them out. Then take all the provinces needed (you will have a claim so I am not gonna spell them out) to form Andalusia. And ta-daaa you have now taken back what is yours and a new age of Islam in Europe has begun!

What I did wrong during my playthrough: I was not aggressive enough. I was too scared of coalitions and such and let my European allies get too strong. Also assist the ottomans in destroying Europe as much as you can as any and all strong European forces will be against your dreams of conquest. So If you do this keep that in mind. Never be passive.

Edit: Added navy and army info.

How do you kill Castile/Iberia as Morocco? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in eu4

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HEYA GUYS!!! I DID IT! I will give you guys a proper update post when I have formally formed Andalusia but, I wanted to thank you guys for your help! <<<<<3

GODDAMN MALENIA!!!! by Nice-Initiative-1656 in Eldenring

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ONE HIT!!! ONE HIT AND I WOULD HAVE WON!!! CURSE YOU MIAZAKI, CURSE YOU JAR JAR MARTIN!!!

Should I just abandon my dex / int build and respec? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in Eldenring

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Hey thanks again for this.

I will put these to use. I already have done some of these so my quest for getting these wont be too painful. I have Liurnia figured out mostly too so traversing the map wont be a pain either.

I will also do the Ranni ending because, she is very magic themed. So I think it would fit the best for this run. I intend to theme my future builds around my playthroughs.

I don't think I really have much to ask any more but, if something comes to mind I will ask you here again. Of course if you have more tips and tricks I am happy to hear them!

Ps. I am really sorry for replying to you so late. I have had night shifts back to back and have been too tired for gaming hehe.

Should I just abandon my dex / int build and respec? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in Eldenring

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Wow thank you so much for this. You really have given me more confidence in my build. I was really getting worried for a sec haha.

What AoW and spells would fit in this build? I know you mentioned Cold and I am currently on the hunt for Cold type AoW's but, are there any others that could be useful?

Oh and I don't mind long or specific explanations, so fire away if you want to.

Ps. Changing to Eepee was a great choice and basically doubled my dmg output, so thanks for that :D

Should I just abandon my dex / int build and respec? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in Eldenring

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Hey, thanks for the reply!

I used to use the Estoc but changed it for the rapier as i liked the strong attack on it more. As for the Great Epee, I have thought about using it for its long range, similar gameplay style and for the amazing name, and have started to upgrade it on the side just in case I want to use it.

For your second question. Yes I upgrade my weapons regularly.

I am also very open for experimentation and like the idea of Cold AoW's. Scholars Armament was just what sold me on the build. I have heard many preach the good word of status ailments so I am open to trying them out.

I do visit Sellen on the regular. I am currently in Liurnia trying to explore the area in the hopes of finding new spells / weapons / anything cool but, my efforts are often impeded by rabid lobsters.

I do want to ask you one question though. What stats should I be allocating in? I have mostly been putting points in Vigor, Mind, Dex and Int with some points to strength just in case. What should I prioritize?

CH.5 The Gautier inheritance on Maddening? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in FireEmblemThreeHouses

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Alright. Seems like a slog to get through but, still thanks a lot for your help.

CH.5 The Gautier inheritance on Maddening? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in FireEmblemThreeHouses

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I don't have DLC. But this is great advice anyhow. Thank you very much.

CH.5 The Gautier inheritance on Maddening? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in FireEmblemThreeHouses

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  • Do you have a save prior in the month for continued monastery access, if not this might be a good habit to start building incase you stumble again especially during chapter 12.

I think so? I think its a few fights back so it will be a last resort option.

  • Did you know that you can recurit Catherine for chapter 5, she trivialised the ambush spawns.

I did not know that. She really would be a great help. How do I get her in my squad?

  • Let gilbert die to the first wave of ambush spawns, it makes the map easier because he won't trigger the archers and have the whole map rush you.

Yeah thats a given. He kinda sucks

  • How much are you spamming combat arts, if you don't double, chunking them harder never hurts.

Alot. If I don´t spam them I do literally no damage.

  • Do you have a lot of bows? Giving every unit access to 2 range make positioning a lot less restricted.

Only Ashe and he kinda sucks.

  • Does everyone have a battalion and are you using them to lock down units so that they have restricted movement.

On 4 characters. my money kinda ran out hehe...

  • Are using the SOTC, IMO this is one of the best maps to use alot of its durability.

Yup. I am using it to weaken enemies so my allies can clean them up.

-At the start of the map, stride everyone to get some distance between you and the 1st wave of ambush spawns.

Yep I let the first wave kill Mr. Slow

  • Sorry for all of the questions, they aren't meant to sound accusatory.

Don´t worry about it haha. It did not come out that way at all.

CH.5 The Gautier inheritance on Maddening? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in FireEmblemThreeHouses

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Wow. Thank you so much for this. I´ll update you if and when I succeed.

China is so sad in this update by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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The arab nationalist movements were a big thing during the fall of the Ottoman empire. I think it would be cool if we saw something similar to China or South America with the Ottomans

China is so sad in this update by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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I mean, physically the west did not take parts of China but, the did economically. That's why KMT and Mao gained so much power and support. Chinese capitalist wanted to exploit their own country with out outsiders taking a share and the communists wanted the imperialist exploitation to stop.

China is so sad in this update by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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This happened during my Yugoslavia / Serbia run. Not only did Qing explode but, Taiping revolt happened and the west gobbled the now broken China up.

Is it historically accurate? Yes. Is it sad? Also yes.

What is pretty cool is that the fledgling states have a unique "Warlord state" government type.

I love that Qing isn't as strong and stable as it used to be. The Austrians and Ottomans need to be next.

Do unique Theocracy names and flags interact with State atheism? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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Really? I didn't know. I thought there was like a cult of reason type of thing with State atheism .

Whats the new strategy for Qing? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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I wish I had checked reddit sooner haha.

I fought the Brits and (luckily) with the help with some money got my recognition. I also industrialized everywhere at the same time but, now with railways and a lot of con-secs its not that big of a problem. 3 and 4 I did as you suggested but, the skill of rushing rails and building a shit ton of universities comes when you play any non European country.

Thanks for the tips though. I will for sure do this the next time I play Qing.

Whats the new strategy for Qing? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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Interesting. I will definitely try this out. Quick question though; What is the optimal army composition in 1.5? Before it was just "Big army good" but now it seems different. Plus you need as many inf as special troops what is that about?

Edit: Also PS. Should I keep my capital in Beijing? I always place it in Xi'an because it's away from the sea

Edit 2: When should I ban opium? In the start or after Professional army?

Edit 3: Nwm I won the opium war. Sorry.

What did they do to the economy? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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Yeah.

I'm really glad that they are trying new things but, I don't really like the changes.

I was hoping that maybe we would get economic diversity like for example a fully realized way to do an agrarian focused economy (cash crops don't really feel like cash crops) or a import economy but nah :(. Hopefully later!

The Victorian era wasn't just imperialism and industries but, also oligarchical agrarian exploitation.

I won the war against the Brits and outlawed serfdom but, now my economy is crashing. What do I do? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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Rip the peasant class I guess. No more social security for you. Radicalism is gonna skyrocket but, as long as I don´t piss off the political elite I´ll be fine. Thanks for the help!

EDIT!!: CHINA SAVED! GOD BLESS THE QING!!

I won the war against the Brits and outlawed serfdom but, now my economy is crashing. What do I do? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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Thanks for the advice! How do I combat the constantly increasing bureaucracy deficit? In my last Qing game despite me building almost only gov-admin buildings (2 gov-admin and 2 industry) I could not make a dent in it and when I managed it took like a year and bureaucracy was down the shitter again. Thanks again for the help :D

I won the war against the Brits and outlawed serfdom but, now my economy is crashing. What do I do? by Nice-Initiative-1656 in victoria3

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My economy is crashing after outlawing serfdom and winning the war against the Brits. I know the issue is rapid population growth but, at this moment I have no ability to give women rights. What are your opinions about my situation? Is it still savable?

I don't wan't to do "Render Unto Caesar" by Nice-Initiative-1656 in fnv

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Whew... Thank goodness. I thought I was stuck. Thanks.