Link to the previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/EU5/comments/1x58xwl/making_progress_slow_but_steady/

For starters, Europe is mostly untouched so far, so what you see is absolutely not what Europe will end up looking like, and pretty much everything you see might change, especially the kingdoms in America. There's also a lot of realism in terms of geography and climate that has been sacrificed in the name of fun and worldbuilding. But anyway, here's wonderwall some lore about the area you might know as Canada.

With the geographical changes of Megaterranea, Northern Hesperia (Hesperia is this worlds name for America, named by the greek explorers that discovered it) lies further south and is noticeably warmer, with a climate similar to Scandinavia. At the same time, the currents have changed resulting in colder winters in northern Europe, which means that the straits of Calais freeze during some cold winters, letting settlers and merchants, as well as armies cross the ice. This strait is also what allowed humans to migrate to Hesperia tens of thousands of years ago, spreading far and wide, long before any civilization at all had risen in the world.

The proximity also helped the vikings succeed in their colonizing of Canada, which you can see in the image. The old Norse settlers had a lot of success in Canada, both in settling and raiding, but in 1337 they have either been pushed back or converted, with only a small country remaining, the independent Duchy of Markland, the last holdout still worshiping the true Norse Gods. Norway also has a colony in Helleland, with dreams of expanding into the hudson bay (in-universe name TBD)

In this world there is no Britain or Ireland. So when the Celts of the 6th century BC migrated north west they didn't reach Britain; they reached Hesperia. Here they settled and spread far into the Canadian shield, fighting or allying with the natives, continuing inland. Eventually the Romans came and beat some of them into submission. Then the Roman Empire fell, leaving their cities in the hands of the native Celts, much like they did in our world in England. Here you see some them organized into the Kingdom of Dumnonia in 1337, with the capital of Isca resting at the Hamilton inlet of our world. Many Celts still live in the unclaimed Canadian shield as well, in smaller tribes. With the Dumnonians regularly at war with France, the lands of Brittany and Normandy often change owner. While there is no 100 years war over the crown of France, there is plenty of war nonetheless.

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This is just a small part of the work I have done so far. In a future post I will share the much greener Sahara, and the kingdoms that have risen there along with their religions, as well as the mysterious new landmasses in the Pacific ocean.

All of these items have an on/off switch option.

The Steam Workshop will likely be updated the day after tomorrow.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3817487775

So I managed to win (grind through 150 province requirment) 100 Years War by claiming French throne in 1428. I received a solid 3 and a half lines congratulations pop-up that concluded almost a year long situation in a very anticlimactic way and got into an English Union.

Union UI says it exists since 1346, has integration level 7 (whatever this is), and from what I understand - all the laws are passed. Most of the buttons are disabled for me, I have no idea what is going on, I don't understand what should I do with it and even not sure if this is not a bug of some kind.

Inspired by a popular Three Kingdoms mod for CK2 I have started working with AI to develop a complete overhaul Three Kingdoms mod for EU5.

I would love any suggestions or opinions on what you would like to see from a mod like this?

Currently I have divided the Han dynasty into it's local warlords, with the Han Court acting as a building based nation similar to the Yamato court. This allows the player to play as any of the internal warlords as a landed nation.

I have considered changing this to behave similar to Japan in vanilla, with the Han Dynasty directly controlling everything, and instead the warlords being landless nations similar to the Japanese clans. For gameplay purposes I find this route to be less enjoyable.

Chronicles is my flavor mod for 1337-1487: situations, historical events, reforms and a few units. This update adds three new situations, which brings it to 11.

The Seljuk Inheritance. Karaman, Germiyan and Eretna race for Konya and the old Seljuk heartland. Hostility is graded rather than an instant war: a claim war needs a rested army, envoys can buy a five-year truce, and allies and subjects share your color on the map.

The Struggle for the Grand Principality. Moscow, Tver, Ryazan and Lithuania compete for Vladimir and the Rus heartland while the khan watches from Sarai. You can fight for the claim, gather smaller principalities by treaty (vassals count toward victory), or ride to Sarai for the yarlyk. 45 events, including four chains with good and bad endings.

The Race for Seats of Learning. Every six months the game ranks 40 regions of Europe, Africa and Asia by city literacy, universities and how open their rulers are to new ideas. The best become seats of learning, 3 at first and up to 5 later. The top seat gets the biggest bonus, seats age and fade, and a rival region can take the spot. A panel card tells you where you stand, and the map shows each seat in its own color. Everything is temporary, no permanent rewards.

The rest of the mod: 349 dynamic historical events with real consequences, about 300 situation events, 85 actions, 43 government reforms, plus a small Mongol pack with Kurultai heir selection.

English and Turkish, content only (no base files replaced). Start a new campaign.

Workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3804323941

The new situations are the least tested, so bug reports are very welcome.

u don't need this mod, trust me. I made it for lulz, cause I didn't know what to do till 28th.
Some days I make useful mods. Today is not one of those days.
Most numbers have tooltips that show their source.

But in case you want it.
workshop-link

So I can raid the coasts and Balkans and bring home slaves, but I can't use them to expand my dynasty? We already have Harem laws and some mechanics related to Harem, but the most important part is missing : how to populate the harem.

Ottoman sultans generally didn't do royal marriages with foreign princesses. Most sultans' mothers were slave women, not daughters of some king you married for an alliance.

Let me bring women into the harem from Balkans and Eastern Europe, have heirs, and deal with succession crises when 5 different sons think they're the rightful sultan.

You already have slave raids in the game. What's the point of having them if I can't put them to proper Ottoman use?

Triggered the "A Child in the Reeds" event and found this cool easter egg child named Edward Kenway the protagonist of Assassin's Creed 4

Btw I like 1.4.4 it’s finally the patch I was able to play, and finally EU 5 is in the state I can say it’s great, 10/10 - it should be like this on release but hey it only took like a year.

I noticed I can take 75% of their land in the first war without a coalition. Is it worth it to do that then try and full annex them to get all their vassals for free or does it weaken them too much and make them lose all their vassals before the truce runs out?

1. Post two weeks before a major patch release asking "I bought the game at launch but I stopped playing. Is it worth playing now?/Is EU5 good now?"
2. Ask for every meta guide and YouTube tutorial for the current patch because everything you've seen is obsolete.
3. Play for three days at launch.
4. If you followed a YouTube guide step by step but things didn't work out like they did in the video and you got whooped, write a post claiming that the new patch is unbalanced and broken.
5. If things did work out, play for 80 years, conquer a few countries or achieve a few milestones, then get bored because your country—played according to the meta, with everything figured out for you—is broken in this patch. Don't forget to rave about it in your next post!
6. Uninstal the game.
7. Two weeks before the next major patch release, go back to step 1.

Why is this QOL feature not in the game yet?

I started a Denmark run in the open beta and have been struggling to generate ANY positive ducats. My historical strategy to get through the starting debt (max minting, minimum for all other sliders, delete forts and ships, delete unprofitable buildings, use proceeds from Scania/Estonia sales to pay down loans) still keeps me in the negatives.

I was digging through the beta notes but I can't figure out what changes have made this start more challenging. Anyone have any ideas?

This one's repeatable, too. How bizarre. I would love to know what's happening in the code here.
Ujjayinja here is co-member of a defensive union with me, which may play some part, maybe?

EDIT: the country I'm getting put into a union with was at one point my fiefdom? That I created for integration reasons? Somehow they've ended up as an independent state that's been co-ruled by me for several years?? They absolutely despise me?????

Greetings.

A few EU5 multiplayer campaigns are starting soon and there are still open slots if anyone is looking to jump into a game.

They're listed on Grand Strategy MP Directory along with a bunch of other ongoing and upcoming campaigns across all Paradox games:

https://gsmpd.gg/

As the title says, where did I go wrong? I'm a pretty casual player but I definitely feel as though I'm pretty far behind, with a low tax base and not as much land as I should have. Georgia is my tributary and Egypt is my ally. I also feel like my control is very low but I've built roads and bridges and governors whenever/wherever I can, so I'm not sure what I can do to improve that, but any help is appreciated!

I cant make another CB on Luxembourg and i can fight Bohemia...

They are Military Hegemon cause the buggy Hussite war shit dindt do anything to them.

No wonder the AI will never expand in the HRE...

Just that, really. I found it funny, because I've been drearing this moment for most of the game and it turned out pretty great for me. The reformation hasn't even spread out that much.