Favourite nation

Dauphin · October 15, 2002, 13:09

I seem to be playing the GC as Austria the most at the moment.

Who do you find the most challenging/fun.

St Leo · October 15, 2002, 18:50

I haven't been playing at all lately, but my favourites are Prussia, Austria, Bavaria, and Bohemia. Actually, I root for the Ottomans when playing, but playing as them is too easy.

Sandman · October 15, 2002, 18:52

Persia, Brandenburg and Venice are the ones I find myself coming back to again and again.

Colon™ · October 15, 2002, 21:39

Austria and Turkey, but Turkey is indeed too easy.

Dauphin · October 16, 2002, 10:26

Never played as Turkey.

I found Russia/Muscovy quite easy, England too.

RobRoy · October 17, 2002, 15:59

1) Trebizond - quite challenging, early on...but many paths available.

2) Portugal - for the pure exploration/colonization experience.

3 ) Spain - talk about easy! But there is something immensely satisfying about having CBs on most of the non-European world.

honorable mention: Denmark, Venice, Turkey

Dauphin · October 17, 2002, 19:32

I think I'll give Venice a go next.

Giovanni Wine · October 18, 2002, 08:50

I liked a lot Spain, Ottoman Empire and England.

Once I tried with Savoy, it was a very challenging game, and being a 10-15 provinces duchy (I expanded a bit) in between Austria, France and Spain is defently very hard, but fun.
I still remember like if it was yerstuday (because it was yerstuday) the day in which Austria, France and Spain formed an alliance and DOWed me, soon after the Pope and England DOWed me too, and a bit later even Venice and my vassals Navarra and Guyenne DOWed me.
That was the hardest game ever, but it was very fun, (till it lasted

)

Saluti

Heresson · October 18, 2002, 09:23

I played Venice and Turkey with the best effect...
I think Denmark should be nice.

August Borms · October 19, 2002, 08:53

Venice
Ottoman Empire
Portugal

I also like to play as any Eastern European/Balkan minor and try to save the East Roman Empire or help out the Turks as a North-African (+Granada) minor.

Palaiologos · October 19, 2002, 10:44

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Originally posted by St Leo
I haven't been playing at all lately, but my favourites are Prussia, Austria, Bavaria, and Bohemia. Actually, I root for the Ottomans when playing, but playing as them is too easy.

BAVARIA!!!????

How can you choose Bavaria. They do not appear in the selection list. Have you found a way or there is a new patch that fixes it? I have 1.05 version.

Needless to say i only play as the Byzantine Empire.

But my brother prefers Teutonic order, Croatia, Prusia and really wants Bavaria.

August Borms · October 19, 2002, 13:35

Quote:

Originally posted by Palaiologos

BAVARIA!!!????

How can you choose Bavaria. They do not appear in the selection list. Have you found a way or there is a new patch that fixes it? I have 1.05 version.

You just have to open the scenario file (the grand campaign.eug) and add BAY to the list of selectable nations.

Palaiologos · October 19, 2002, 13:48

Wow!!!

I have tried to add Music the same way but failed. Is there a special procedure for that too? I copied the wav file of my choise to the Music folder then wrote its name to the early epoch list and the frontend txt, but does not seem to work.

August Borms · October 19, 2002, 13:54

I haven't tried that (I use WinAmp while playing EUII

) but looking at the Music folder, all the music files seem to be mp3's... Have you tried adding an mp3 instead of a wav file?

Palaiologos · October 19, 2002, 14:36

Yes, yes the file was mp3 i made a mistake. The point is that i like some of the music EUII has but i want to have my favorite pieces also.

Palaiologos · October 19, 2002, 16:22

I have just finished a game as Bavaria. Quite interesting.

I still prefer Byzantium however.

Thanks a lot August, your aid was invaluable. Any other tips?

Havard · October 21, 2002, 07:54

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Originally posted by Palaiologos
I have just finished a game as Bavaria. Quite interesting.

I still prefer Byzantium however.

Thanks a lot August, your aid was invaluable. Any other tips?

Lots of tips and help over at the official forum...

Anyway, I second Savoy and Denmark as interesting countries. And the Knights of St. John with the proper houserules

Dauphin · October 21, 2002, 10:33

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Originally posted by Giovanni Wine
Once I tried with Savoy, it was a very challenging game,

Just tried that. Its fun. I've expanded west and north a bit. Good choice I think.

Dauphin · October 21, 2002, 12:27

In the same game the Ottomans are making decent in roads. Good on them.

Main_Brain · October 21, 2002, 15:09

Kurpfalz! :=)
So I cant *try* to reunite the German Tribes adding Prussia to the German Empire and then.. let the German-French Conflict start getting wild.

Havard · October 23, 2002, 09:14

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Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin
Just tried that. Its fun. I've expanded west and north a bit. Good choice I think.

Best tactic for Savoy is to go for Italy first

You have some excellent monarchs early on, and can (if you are lucky) diplo-annex most of Italy over the first 50 years. THEN you have the financial/manpower backing to go for France