The country: If Constantinople (151) is part of the HRE, but its owner is not a member then: The following decisions are part of the Purple Phoenix DLC.[3]. If you're lucky, Georgia won't be a vassal of Qara Qoyunlu, and will be ripe for the plucking. If at all possible, keep them from taking over Constantinople, the level 3 fort should be manned at all times and should hold out for quite some time, which might allow you to take over other forts. EU4 patch 1.13 YEREN into Qing true one tag (no CN) AAR: For the horde! For those who are interested, my nation looked like this by 1490, including naples as vassal.
6. If you make it, just repeat until there are no more kebabs in europe. EU4 patch 1.09 RYUKYU one tag AAR: The Three mountains! As you can see, you only have 3 provinces and a vassal (Athens) as well as a big Ottoman Empire that wants to eat you for lunch. A Basic Guide to Colonization. I uploaded a previous guide for 1.2.9, but it deleted itself and all that remained was the thumbnail, which accidently became a meme. It's early enough, so just keep rolling the dice. Byzantium owns all provinces of Anatolia region. Taking money from the first war isn't really necessary to succeed. Some alliance options at this point are: Austria, Mamluks, and Castile, if Iberian Wedding fired. I allied castille & muscovy. Once the Ottomans try to conquer Albania, ally with them (they will be more willing to do this than before, but improving relations makes it easier) and begin sieging down Ottoman provinces on the Balkans. An offensive mountain battle can be devastating at this point of the game. - Most people don't know this, but you can easily get naples as a vassal before 1500. The next steps are to take back the Greek Islands and improve relations with another "great" power to have as an ally (Austria, Poland, Hungary, etc). Did that every time when playing Moldavia. - dock your ships in morea, set athens to supportive, and allow friendly fleets to attach (same for army). Fab. Byzantium owns all provinces of Italy (region). Once you have around +50 relations with Wallachia, take your diplomat, ally them, wait for them to send a royal marriage request, accept it, and improve relations to +150. They had no more manpower, and were 3k in debt. Move your stack to Thessaloniki so that Venice will go to Edirne, once he is there, swing around and relieve the siege on Constantinople and he should join you. On top of that, since there are so few Orthodox province, you can basically be Defender of the Faith permanently, and benefit greatly from Deus Vult. If either prepares for war against any of your allies, immediately break that alliance as you will often be their only ally and you cannot afford a costly war that mostly can't be won. You can ally Hungary if you improve relations and have the diplo rep advisor. Your strat is clever indeed, but it is very situational. Begin fabricating on Circassia. declare, and 100% candar, wait until the ottomans declare on them, and then Vassalize candar. Also please suggest future idea groups. Even better, The ottomans generally siege Candar's fort for long enough for your allies to siege Edirne and then block the strait. After you have done so, go to your vassals tab, and change Athens' attitude to "supportive". Try your best to get an alliance right here. (ill make a new one once 1.30 comes out to). Log In Sign Up.
If you are like me and don't have it, you dont get favors or estates. If at this point, you can ally Poland as well (assuming they didn't get slapped by the Teutons and now owe thousands in debt), go ahead and ally them. - instantly send all your troops from constantinople to achaea.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Byzantium is one of the hardest and most unfair nations to play in the game for sure. Note that your allies may well be depleted at this point, and you should look for the opportune moment to peace out. If you are really lucky, Moldavia will be allied with Serbia in the war against Serbia. Sell one to Athens, and two to the Mamluks for a sum of 20 ducats and 40 ducats respectively. Having that +1 diplomatic reputation allows you to have a better chance of allying either Hungary or Poland (they 90% rival each other in the new 1.29 patch, so you must go with the one who dosen't rival you and rivals the Ottomans). You can take the other provinces as you please.
The Mamluk fleet will try to blockade Constantinople and will ensure that naval supremacy cannot be attained in the war with the Ottomans. 1.29 byzantium guide.
Once you declare war, you need to march your 15 stack to macedonia, and your 1 stack to nikomedeia. The rich Egyptian and Moroccan provinces are also nearby, slightly further afield. Russia, my ally, blobbed to insanity and then decided to cancel the alliance for absolutely no reason and now threatens my Northern border along with a giant Commonwealth. As such, going over your diplomatic relation limit should not be a concern in the early game. At this point, the Ottomans are weaker, but still strong, and you will need allies such as the Mamluks, Poland, or Hungary to help you. When possible, declare war on the Ottomans for the Balkan claims while their army is in Anatolia. This article has been verified for the current version (1.30) of the game. This item has been removed from the community because it violates Steam Community & Content Guidelines. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Don't touch the Berghers, as you won't be able to fish anything good from them. As discussed, you need to have a high religious conversation rate. Allying castille is possible if you also rival aragon & scorn insult them. A little bit, but tweaked enough so that it actually works this patch. Make friends with Austria or Polland, you won't get both. This is big, because if they happen to be in Turkey while Venice and company are blockading the Turkish coast, their troops will remain stuck until the end of the war, allowing you to take the Balkans and make the Ottomans exhausted enough to capitulate and give you back most or all of your cores.
They just aimlessly walk around its absolutely infuriating. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. By the time you return, Kastamonu should be taken, so just port your ships there. Instead ally Trebizond as they have a level 3 fort that will be time-consuming for the Ottomans to siege down. This decision is up to you, however there are some tips that you should be aware of first. Once you find Byzantium ahead of tech and ready for your first idea, you want to start with Defensive ideas. Now it is time to prepare for destruction of the Ottomans remaining lands in Anatolia. However, you must be careful not to be their ally for too long, or you may be dragged into a war against Hungary that you cannot afford to partake in, and risk a high chance of invasion by Venice/Ottomans. Use estate interactions for mana. Begin the game by checking rivalries. Español - Latinoamérica (Spanish - Latin America), Byzantium and Ottoman Empire: Advice and future direction. Thanks! Pull your forces to Athens and set up a spy network in the Ottoman capital and wait for the Ottomans to attack you, as soon as you have acquired 3 allies positioned in the east and west. One thing to add is if you improve relations with the Mamluks, they will give you subsidies during your war. They can make the reconquest a little harder, but considering their distance and all the small Iraqi, Turkish and other Irani states they have to go through, attrition will affect their manpower and thus reduce their army sizes when they make it over to western to central Turkey. Send your entire fleet at the same time to the sea of marmara & send your entire army (15k,13 inf 2 horses) to athens. You may also want to dissolve the alliance with Wallachia at this point, for safer measures. How to Get the Three Mountains Achievement. However, if they are to ally anyone, they usually go for Tunis, Aq Qoyunlu, Morocco, or Crimea. I think I got off to a good start, even better than my 1.28 opening with BudgetMonks strategy which led me to a WC with Byzantium (didn't even flip culture) and almost a One Faith (didn't kill colonizers fast enough so I couldn't convert new world in time). Getting Albania should be a priority because of their 3-star general, but they have a tendency to rival Serbia. In 1444, Byzantium finds itself surrounded by heretics and heathens on all sides; with many of their old subjects now bending the knee to the Venetian Doge who sparked the end of their empire, and many others now firmly under the control of the Ottomans.
6. If you make it, just repeat until there are no more kebabs in europe. EU4 patch 1.09 RYUKYU one tag AAR: The Three mountains! As you can see, you only have 3 provinces and a vassal (Athens) as well as a big Ottoman Empire that wants to eat you for lunch. A Basic Guide to Colonization. I uploaded a previous guide for 1.2.9, but it deleted itself and all that remained was the thumbnail, which accidently became a meme. It's early enough, so just keep rolling the dice. Byzantium owns all provinces of Anatolia region. Taking money from the first war isn't really necessary to succeed. Some alliance options at this point are: Austria, Mamluks, and Castile, if Iberian Wedding fired. I allied castille & muscovy. Once the Ottomans try to conquer Albania, ally with them (they will be more willing to do this than before, but improving relations makes it easier) and begin sieging down Ottoman provinces on the Balkans. An offensive mountain battle can be devastating at this point of the game. - Most people don't know this, but you can easily get naples as a vassal before 1500. The next steps are to take back the Greek Islands and improve relations with another "great" power to have as an ally (Austria, Poland, Hungary, etc). Did that every time when playing Moldavia. - dock your ships in morea, set athens to supportive, and allow friendly fleets to attach (same for army). Fab. Byzantium owns all provinces of Italy (region). Once you have around +50 relations with Wallachia, take your diplomat, ally them, wait for them to send a royal marriage request, accept it, and improve relations to +150. They had no more manpower, and were 3k in debt. Move your stack to Thessaloniki so that Venice will go to Edirne, once he is there, swing around and relieve the siege on Constantinople and he should join you. On top of that, since there are so few Orthodox province, you can basically be Defender of the Faith permanently, and benefit greatly from Deus Vult. If either prepares for war against any of your allies, immediately break that alliance as you will often be their only ally and you cannot afford a costly war that mostly can't be won. You can ally Hungary if you improve relations and have the diplo rep advisor. Your strat is clever indeed, but it is very situational. Begin fabricating on Circassia. declare, and 100% candar, wait until the ottomans declare on them, and then Vassalize candar. Also please suggest future idea groups. Even better, The ottomans generally siege Candar's fort for long enough for your allies to siege Edirne and then block the strait. After you have done so, go to your vassals tab, and change Athens' attitude to "supportive". Try your best to get an alliance right here. (ill make a new one once 1.30 comes out to). Log In Sign Up.
If you are like me and don't have it, you dont get favors or estates. If at this point, you can ally Poland as well (assuming they didn't get slapped by the Teutons and now owe thousands in debt), go ahead and ally them. - instantly send all your troops from constantinople to achaea.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Byzantium is one of the hardest and most unfair nations to play in the game for sure. Note that your allies may well be depleted at this point, and you should look for the opportune moment to peace out. If you are really lucky, Moldavia will be allied with Serbia in the war against Serbia. Sell one to Athens, and two to the Mamluks for a sum of 20 ducats and 40 ducats respectively. Having that +1 diplomatic reputation allows you to have a better chance of allying either Hungary or Poland (they 90% rival each other in the new 1.29 patch, so you must go with the one who dosen't rival you and rivals the Ottomans). You can take the other provinces as you please.
The Mamluk fleet will try to blockade Constantinople and will ensure that naval supremacy cannot be attained in the war with the Ottomans. 1.29 byzantium guide.
Once you declare war, you need to march your 15 stack to macedonia, and your 1 stack to nikomedeia. The rich Egyptian and Moroccan provinces are also nearby, slightly further afield. Russia, my ally, blobbed to insanity and then decided to cancel the alliance for absolutely no reason and now threatens my Northern border along with a giant Commonwealth. As such, going over your diplomatic relation limit should not be a concern in the early game. At this point, the Ottomans are weaker, but still strong, and you will need allies such as the Mamluks, Poland, or Hungary to help you. When possible, declare war on the Ottomans for the Balkan claims while their army is in Anatolia. This article has been verified for the current version (1.30) of the game. This item has been removed from the community because it violates Steam Community & Content Guidelines. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Don't touch the Berghers, as you won't be able to fish anything good from them. As discussed, you need to have a high religious conversation rate. Allying castille is possible if you also rival aragon & scorn insult them. A little bit, but tweaked enough so that it actually works this patch. Make friends with Austria or Polland, you won't get both. This is big, because if they happen to be in Turkey while Venice and company are blockading the Turkish coast, their troops will remain stuck until the end of the war, allowing you to take the Balkans and make the Ottomans exhausted enough to capitulate and give you back most or all of your cores.
They just aimlessly walk around its absolutely infuriating. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. By the time you return, Kastamonu should be taken, so just port your ships there. Instead ally Trebizond as they have a level 3 fort that will be time-consuming for the Ottomans to siege down. This decision is up to you, however there are some tips that you should be aware of first. Once you find Byzantium ahead of tech and ready for your first idea, you want to start with Defensive ideas. Now it is time to prepare for destruction of the Ottomans remaining lands in Anatolia. However, you must be careful not to be their ally for too long, or you may be dragged into a war against Hungary that you cannot afford to partake in, and risk a high chance of invasion by Venice/Ottomans. Use estate interactions for mana. Begin the game by checking rivalries. Español - Latinoamérica (Spanish - Latin America), Byzantium and Ottoman Empire: Advice and future direction. Thanks! Pull your forces to Athens and set up a spy network in the Ottoman capital and wait for the Ottomans to attack you, as soon as you have acquired 3 allies positioned in the east and west. One thing to add is if you improve relations with the Mamluks, they will give you subsidies during your war. They can make the reconquest a little harder, but considering their distance and all the small Iraqi, Turkish and other Irani states they have to go through, attrition will affect their manpower and thus reduce their army sizes when they make it over to western to central Turkey. Send your entire fleet at the same time to the sea of marmara & send your entire army (15k,13 inf 2 horses) to athens. You may also want to dissolve the alliance with Wallachia at this point, for safer measures. How to Get the Three Mountains Achievement. However, if they are to ally anyone, they usually go for Tunis, Aq Qoyunlu, Morocco, or Crimea. I think I got off to a good start, even better than my 1.28 opening with BudgetMonks strategy which led me to a WC with Byzantium (didn't even flip culture) and almost a One Faith (didn't kill colonizers fast enough so I couldn't convert new world in time). Getting Albania should be a priority because of their 3-star general, but they have a tendency to rival Serbia. In 1444, Byzantium finds itself surrounded by heretics and heathens on all sides; with many of their old subjects now bending the knee to the Venetian Doge who sparked the end of their empire, and many others now firmly under the control of the Ottomans.