PDOX Games VIII: Communism Will Win

[The Imperial Reach]

So ends another "hey let's form Rome" game. This technically isn't the final map but that and the culture/religion maps are so awful I spare you all the heart attack. Rather annoyed that I lost the Empire at the last second due to my character suddenly contracting syphilis and having failed treatment, but hey, at least I managed to get my cousin on the throne and the German Monothelite branch of my dynasty also controls Scandinavia.

Did I mention how awful the religious/cultural maps looked?

I would have liked to see it, tbh.

That's even worse, tbh. How exactly do heathens, pagans, and heretics manage to take control of a realm of a hostile religion which also happens to be completely surrounded by said hostile religion without being holy war'd into oblivion?

Bavaria isn't exactly a strong kingdom.

The default strength of revolts is too low, imo. Upping it solves a lot of issues and makes the game far more interesting, playing with it up is one of the few times I get to see the AI kick the Umayyads out of Europe without my interference.

Agreed. I upped it once just to see if it would change anything and it did. It was nice watching states that seemed otherwise invincible humbled by internal threats; as they should.

Unfortunately it made Christendom suffer more and Christendom is already placed at a disadvantage when surrounded by OP Pagans and Muslims. Paradox needs to buff Christianity, or at least treat Pagan/Muslim county conquests as holy wars so they stand a better chance.

They don't really let you be a mover and shaker in the sort of politics I am talking about. Like I want to play as an aristocrat scheming to get my family and self more wealth and power in the dynamic byzantine politics of Renaissance Italy.

Taking on the Borgia Pope and his allies isn't enough for you?

Clearly he's no fan of the Medici. His loss.

[Bralia]

Taking on the Borgia Pope and his allies isn't enough for you?

I want first person Crusader Kings.

I would choose Seduction focus every time.

[Dawetid]

I want first person Crusader Kings.

I would choose Seduction focus every time.

Why though?

[Impaled Nazarene]

I would choose Seduction focus every time.

Why though?

Read Bralia's sig for answers.

[Dawetid]

Why though?

Read Bralia's sig for answers.

Bralia was imprisoned by Dawetid!
Dawetid has opinion modifier against Impaled Nazarene: -50 (Plot against me)

[Genivaria]

Hey guys guess who FINALLY got Holy Fury and by Thor Warrior Societies are awesome!

[Impaled Nazarene]

Hey guys guess who FINALLY got Holy Fury and by Thor Warrior Societies are awesome!

if a bit spammy with events.

[Bralia]

Hey guys guess who FINALLY got Holy Fury and by Thor Warrior Societies are awesome!

Beat my high score.

[Impaled Nazarene]

TIL that one of the bad stewardship books is the "this is bait" meme. The book name is Fishing with [character name]

[Bralia]

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TIL that one of the bad stewardship books is the "this is bait" meme. The book name is Fishing with [character name]

What's wrong with fishing?

[The Imperial Reach]

Hey guys guess who FINALLY got Holy Fury and by Thor Warrior Societies are awesome!

Beat my high score.

As if pagans needed to be more OP.

[The Transhuman Union]

See I thought it might have been this because I've done that a few times in HoI4 with things like equipment production but I only took 20K casualties which seems like such an odd number for it to break at.

Also I'd like to tell you all that if you aren't using 40 width divisions you're not living life probably. They're amazing.

Yea. The thing that baffles me is that it's just at 10k. Like that stuff shouldn't be happening before you hit 2 billion. So something with their code is seriously paradoxical.

Well...

[Impaled Nazarene]

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TIL that one of the bad stewardship books is the "this is bait" meme. The book name is Fishing with [character name]

What's wrong with fishing?

As a holder of multiple state records there is literally nothing wrong with fishing aside from the government poisoning the waters.

[Ostroeuropa]

Germany at its height, plus Franche-Comte, plus Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, plus Austria-Hungary at its height (Including Lombardy and Venice), the overwhelming majority of Africa, Indonesia, Burma, Siam, Brunei, Singapore, all under the greater german reich in Victoria 2.

And they just went communist in time for great wars.

[Abserdia]

Germany at its height, plus Franche-Comte, plus Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, plus Austria-Hungary at its height (Including Lombardy and Venice), the overwhelming majority of Africa, Indonesia, Burma, Siam, Brunei, Singapore, all under the greater german reich in Victoria 2.

And they just went communist in time for great wars.

I think you're just too good at Paradox games?

[Dawetid]

Germany at its height, plus Franche-Comte, plus Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, plus Austria-Hungary at its height (Including Lombardy and Venice), the overwhelming majority of Africa, Indonesia, Burma, Siam, Brunei, Singapore, all under the greater german reich in Victoria 2.

And they just went communist in time for great wars.

Austria-Hungary including Bosnia?

[Lunas Legion]

Germany at its height, plus Franche-Comte, plus Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, plus Austria-Hungary at its height (Including Lombardy and Venice), the overwhelming majority of Africa, Indonesia, Burma, Siam, Brunei, Singapore, all under the greater german reich in Victoria 2.

And they just went communist in time for great wars.

Now do the same, but as Austria-Hungary.

Restore all the little German states as your satellites under the HRE.

Dewit.

[Ithalian Empire]

I want first person Crusader Kings.

I would choose Seduction focus every time.

I mean, wouldn't we all?

[Hanafuridake]

I want first person Crusader Kings.

I would choose Seduction focus every time.

Same, but only until I produced enough brats to never have to worry about the dynasty dying out. Then it would probably be scholarship focus, because owning the Necronomicon is every Lovecraft fan's dream.

[Purpelia]

Is there a mod out there or something that can just flat out ban my family members from marrying one another (CK2)?

[Hanafuridake]

Is there a mod out there or something that can just flat out ban my family members from marrying one another (CK2)?

There possibly is one, relatively speaking.

[Purpelia]

Is there a mod out there or something that can just flat out ban my family members from marrying one another (CK2)?

There possibly is one, relatively speaking.

I was hoping for someone to drop me a link or something. Because my googling has had no success.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Is there a mod out there or something that can just flat out ban my family members from marrying one another (CK2)?

You can restrict who people can marry when you select them im near certain as long as you are their direct liege.

Should be one of the buttons either around their portrait or when you right click on them.

[The Imperial Reach]

Is there a mod out there or something that can just flat out ban my family members from marrying one another (CK2)?

You can restrict who people can marry when you select them im near certain as long as you are their direct liege.

Should be one of the buttons either around their portrait or when you right click on them.

There's a box you can tick directly under their portrait which allows you to restrict who they can marry. It works even if they're landed.

[Purpelia]

You can restrict who people can marry when you select them im near certain as long as you are their direct liege.

Should be one of the buttons either around their portrait or when you right click on them.

There's a box you can tick directly under their portrait which allows you to restrict who they can marry. It works even if they're landed.

That's not a solution though. Doing that means I'd have to pick wives for my entire extended family which is simply not practical. I am talking about some sort of AI tweak that interposes it self when they chose a prospective spouse and automatically eliminates anyone with the same bloodline.