PDX Games IX: The Pacific Bread Centaur

[Abserdia]

What game?

I had EU4 in mind, but maybe vic2? Not a ww2 game, I'm tired of those.

Can't speak for EU4.
Either would work in Vic2. Russia has the immediate advantage but a player Japan can overtake Russia in the mid-late game.
China often gets placed into the American SoI, so that might end up being a problem. I think Japan is more likely to win an American war than Russia.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Two machine uprisings and another federation declared war. Right, time for the Neutron Sweep.


edit: another machine uprising, this time in one of my enemies, so thats good. Fuckers and their damn robots. If you are gona have them give them rights.

[Serrus]

Much love coming to Habitats in the free May update.

This makes Lithoid void dwellers even more broken. I love it.

[United Muscovite Nations]

Gotta admit I wasn't sold on CK3 originally but god damn 99 religions in game and a lot of the features from Holy Fury making their way in makes me very interested.

Don't give in, comrade!

[The Huskar Social Union]

So all the wars are over bar one. Ive been stuck in a war now for 10 years that my ally wont end, the enemy machine empire is down to one system, none of us can get to because the empire between has closed borders. They have nothing whatsoever to fight us, have no way of attacking us, and their exhaustion is at 100%, just end the fucking war.

END THE GOD DAMN WAR I HAVE VASSALS TO MAKE, ITS CRIPPLING MY GOD DAMN ECONOMY.

[North German Realm]

My new hobby is attacking a neighboring Space Empire, capturing its home-world and then turning all of its population into food, thus decimating the entire population of a species in a matter of a ten or so years, then letting the other colonized planets of that species remain as a uniquely reduced Empire while I flaunt their former homeworld just across the border. Have done it to three of the other five Space Empires in my current run.

[Cisairse]

I'm going to try eu4 Novgorod -> Russia, with my main goal being to annex at least northern China. Wish me luck gents.

[The Rich Port]

I'm going to try eu4 Novgorod -> Russia, with my main goal being to annex at least northern China. Wish me luck gents.

DON'T FORGET THE STOLICHNAYA, COMRADE

I'm almost there, I plan on obtaining the Mandate if I can XD

Of course, that was after following people's advice, allying with the Mughals, and siccing them on the Ottomans.

Over 500k souls died in their war of aggression, the Ottoman Conquest of Glisyanka... Glisyanka? Gurbanguly? Some weird fucking province XD

Although I'm sweating now because the Mughals are collapsing under rebellion

[Salus Maior]

My new hobby is attacking a neighboring Space Empire, capturing its home-world and then turning all of its population into food, thus decimating the entire population of a species in a matter of a ten or so years, then letting the other colonized planets of that species remain as a uniquely reduced Empire while I flaunt their former homeworld just across the border. Have done it to three of the other five Space Empires in my current run.

I always turn into Space Prussia whenever I play Stellaris.

[Impaled Nazarene]

Wow the mission trees for those who are not Rome make warfare a pain in the ass.

[Danubian Peoples]

Wow the mission trees for those who are not Rome make warfare a pain in the ass.

What game are we talking about here? I'm assuming Imperator since it's the only game with mission trees where Rome isn't an endgame goal. With that out of the way, here's my two cents. Hopefull I'm not talking about the wrong game.

Countries with unique mission trees are currently Rome, Carthage, Athens, Sparta, Syracruse, Italiote Greeks, West European Greeks, Black Sea Greeks, and Republican Greeks. Any other country is stuck with the generic mission trees that are either for conquering a certain region, or developing a certain region. Now, the only unique mission trees I've explored were the one for the Black Sea Greeks in my Chersonesus game, the one for the Republican Greeks to form the Hellenic League (became applicable since I was a Hellenic Republic with land in the Greece region) in the same game, and the Italiote Greeks' mission tree to form Magna Graecia in a quick game as one of the Italiote city-states. And I can agree that expansion is a bit hard. Because of what I think is the infinite well of claims that is Roman missions, the expand frighteningly fast. In games where Rome gets squahsed, whatever power that took their place (assuming it isn't Carthage, IIRC they get infinite claims too) expands noticeably slower. I'll share screenshots of Etruria in my Qataba game and Rome in my Chersonesus game to prove this.

Etruria in my Qataba game

Rome in my Chesronesus game

[Impaled Nazarene]

Wow the mission trees for those who are not Rome make warfare a pain in the ass.

What game are we talking about here? I'm assuming Imperator since it's the only game with mission trees where Rome isn't an endgame goal. With that out of the way, here's my two cents. Hopefull I'm not talking about the wrong game.

Countries with unique mission trees are currently Rome, Carthage, Athens, Sparta, Syracruse, Italiote Greeks, West European Greeks, Black Sea Greeks, and Republican Greeks. Any other country is stuck with the generic mission trees that are either for conquering a certain region, or developing a certain region. Now, the only unique mission trees I've explored were the one for the Black Sea Greeks in my Chersonesus game, the one for the Republican Greeks to form the Hellenic League (became applicable since I was a Hellenic Republic with land in the Greece region) in the same game, and the Italiote Greeks' mission tree to form Magna Graecia in a quick game as one of the Italiote city-states. And I can agree that expansion is a bit hard. Because of what I think is the infinite well of claims that is Roman missions, the expand frighteningly fast. In games where Rome gets squahsed, whatever power that took their place (assuming it isn't Carthage, IIRC they get infinite claims too) expands noticeably slower. I'll share screenshots of Etruria in my Qataba game and Rome in my Chersonesus game to prove this.

Etruria in my Qataba game

Rome in my Chesronesus game

Carthage gets infinite claims? So its just their first tree that fucking sucks?

[Danubian Peoples]

What game are we talking about here? I'm assuming Imperator since it's the only game with mission trees where Rome isn't an endgame goal. With that out of the way, here's my two cents. Hopefull I'm not talking about the wrong game.

Countries with unique mission trees are currently Rome, Carthage, Athens, Sparta, Syracruse, Italiote Greeks, West European Greeks, Black Sea Greeks, and Republican Greeks. Any other country is stuck with the generic mission trees that are either for conquering a certain region, or developing a certain region. Now, the only unique mission trees I've explored were the one for the Black Sea Greeks in my Chersonesus game, the one for the Republican Greeks to form the Hellenic League (became applicable since I was a Hellenic Republic with land in the Greece region) in the same game, and the Italiote Greeks' mission tree to form Magna Graecia in a quick game as one of the Italiote city-states. And I can agree that expansion is a bit hard. Because of what I think is the infinite well of claims that is Roman missions, the expand frighteningly fast. In games where Rome gets squahsed, whatever power that took their place (assuming it isn't Carthage, IIRC they get infinite claims too) expands noticeably slower. I'll share screenshots of Etruria in my Qataba game and Rome in my Chersonesus game to prove this.

Etruria in my Qataba game

Rome in my Chesronesus game

Carthage gets infinite claims? So its just their first tree that fucking sucks?

Well reading the Punic Wars DLC description states that Carthage has 10 unique mission trees to its name. And if those missions are anything like Rome's, then I'd assume Carthage would also get infinite claims.

[Impaled Nazarene]

Carthage gets infinite claims? So its just their first tree that fucking sucks?

Well reading the Punic Wars DLC description states that Carthage has 10 unique mission trees to its name. And if those missions are anything like Rome's, then I'd assume Carthage would also get infinite claims.

Wait, there's DLC for Imperator?

[Danubian Peoples]

Well reading the Punic Wars DLC description states that Carthage has 10 unique mission trees to its name. And if those missions are anything like Rome's, then I'd assume Carthage would also get infinite claims.

Wait, there's DLC for Imperator?

Go check out the Steam page. DLC is listed.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Organic empire has a machine uprising. Machine Uprising has an organic uprising. Said uprising occurs on the only planet the Machines hold. Machine Empire no longer exists because it doesnt own any planets.

[Impaled Nazarene]

Wait, there's DLC for Imperator?

Go check out the Steam page. DLC is listed.

You're telling me the content packs aka the shit ck2 peddles on us is actually dlc and not useless aesthetic shit?

[Lunas Legion]

Organic empire has a machine uprising. Machine Uprising has an organic uprising. Said uprising occurs on the only planet the Machines hold. Machine Empire no longer exists because it doesnt own any planets.

Genius.

[Danubian Peoples]

Go check out the Steam page. DLC is listed.

You're telling me the content packs aka the shit ck2 peddles on us is actually dlc and not useless aesthetic shit?

Well you do download it, and it is content. And even if you are not looking for aesthetics like music and troop sprites, they do contain mission trees, and the Magna Graecia content pack even allows ruler deification. I however would rather these things be put in the base game, TBF. Fortunately Punic Wars is free I guess.

Also, Chesronesus game complete Pics and annecdotes inside.

[Grenartia]

Organic empire has a machine uprising. Machine Uprising has an organic uprising. Said uprising occurs on the only planet the Machines hold. Machine Empire no longer exists because it doesnt own any planets.

Genius.

Quick, someone check that planet for time-travelling cyborgs.

[The Huskar Social Union]

My ally is actually pissing me off with this war. Its been going on now for 26 fucking years and they wont end it, they are actually waiting till we get to 100 war exhaustion, and then its like 20 months for an auto peace.

Now the empire the machines rebelled against have occupied their last system, but they didnt bring an army. The last machine planet has a garrison of 0. LAND ONE CAT AND YOU TAKE THE PLANET. MOVE A SINGLE TRANSPORT AND YOU CAN END THIS.

[Bralia]

Organic empire has a machine uprising. Machine Uprising has an organic uprising. Said uprising occurs on the only planet the Machines hold. Machine Empire no longer exists because it doesnt own any planets.

Huskar, you know that empire sprawl is something you can manage now, right?

[The Huskar Social Union]

Organic empire has a machine uprising. Machine Uprising has an organic uprising. Said uprising occurs on the only planet the Machines hold. Machine Empire no longer exists because it doesnt own any planets.

Huskar, you know that empire sprawl is something you can manage now, right?

It seems the only real way to get some admin cap upgrades is doing the same tech over and over and over again, and it gives like 15 at a time

i just kind of gave up lol

I did get it down to about 740 odds

[Licana]

Huskar, you know that empire sprawl is something you can manage now, right?

It seems the only real way to get some admin cap upgrades is doing the same tech over and over and over again, and it gives like 15 at a time

i just kind of gave up lol

I did get it down to about 740 odds

bureaucrats man, bureaucrats give admin cap.

[The Huskar Social Union]

It seems the only real way to get some admin cap upgrades is doing the same tech over and over and over again, and it gives like 15 at a time

i just kind of gave up lol

I did get it down to about 740 odds

bureaucrats man, bureaucrats give admin cap.

Fuck i genuinely forgot about them, need to build some more of their buildings.