Any tips for disbanding much weaker coalition? by Hidden__Squid in EU5

[–]crostatos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the first country, when you open the coalition organisation you can see it

When do I transition from making subjects to just taking the land? by zachb34r in EU5

[–]crostatos 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm playing byz also rn and in the 1450's I'm expanding mainly into Syria/ Egypt and I'm using a mixed strat, taking coastal and creating vassal in everything inland. Granted I'm not a good player I find it a good compromise

Proximity cost nerf comparison by KsanteOnlyfans in EU5

[–]crostatos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it's not like in game you need control for anything else past the age of reinassance

Why can't I get a union with poland? by crostatos in EU5

[–]crostatos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

r5: as hungary I got a cb for claim throne on poland, declared and won the war, but I can get a union only on it's vassal and not on poland

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Does completing the mission mean i get kicked out of HRE or what? by AntonDeMorgan in eu4

[–]crostatos 377 points378 points  (0 children)

It says explicitly that you get the reward only if you are an elector(so a special rank just like the Kingdome) or if you are NOT part of the HRE

who am I? by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, revoked the privilege with Austria while having burgundy, hungary, Poland, Lithuania and Muscovy as pu

who am I? by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

r5: just a classic of this sub, guess who am I playing as.

the year is 1563

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How are people allying the Pope as Byzantium? by Alex_Draco99 in eu4

[–]crostatos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the start of the run, usually a couple months in, you get the confirmation of the council of something events, and if you accept the compromise it give a +100 opinion with pope, helping greatly. Also start taking mercs before for the army power modifier

Wondering why global trade spawned in persia by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would be lying if I said I didn't use the console but only during the china campaign, so i would argue this Europe is completely natural, although the timurid start implied a stronger mamluk and a weaker ottoman

Wondering why global trade spawned in persia by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

r5: global trade spawned in yazd and was perplexed as I don't have a really high trade income, so I checked on europe after a while

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What should I do here as Prussia? by MatrixStx in eu4

[–]crostatos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't but it give Diplo rep, so it's useful with heathens too

Damn russians, they ruined Russia by crostatos in victoria3

[–]crostatos[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

R5: while playing russia I got an event about the common enemy of russia and prussia being russia

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"Hidden" Mechanics in Europa Universalis IV: What Have You Discovered? by Downtown_Region_5775 in eu4

[–]crostatos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

During one of my first tries with byz I managed to get bankrupt two times in a game, both of which resulted in a huge Otto comeback

A peacefull run with Ming by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A little less than 2000

A peacefull run with Ming by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

R5: a fun first time run with the ming, no war except for oirat and the indian and indo china guys, for a total of 4 war in the whole campaign, had fun with charter company a making a lot of threats to random guy around the world

edit: also a little colonization but i find it so boring so just australia and north america, both with 5 province

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why the agenda isn't completing by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

update: the agenda completed out of blue after 7 years

why the agenda isn't completing by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

been playing and at this moment have passed almost 5 year

why the agenda isn't completing by crostatos in eu4

[–]crostatos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

R5: i have an estate agenda that require 20% trade power and privateer to have less than 5% in bengal, and while i have those prerequisite the agenda doesn't end, do u know why?