No.2528
Okay, after El Dorado, I decided to for a bit OP Latvia to have fun. But the custom nations, especially in the baltics, just don't work - in the historical perspective, they're basically a rape of your vision. So, I went full paradrone for complete shits:
Random new world
Random game setup (you make a custom nation and the world is populated with completely weirdo nations)
Random lucky nations
And I designed my own Latvia, because why not. This is how the world afaik looks now. And yes, the scandinaviablob is western tech. Also, Poland is kebabs. Just like in real life.
No.2529
And my op (imho) Latvia, apparently this is normal, for 200 points.
Government - Noble Republic, just 10 points, didn't want to go feodal. Glorious 9th century Curonians ran this way, so can I!
Traditions:
Build power cost -20% (everything costs 8 mana not 10, best shit ever.)
Tech cost -5% - I love to be op.
Ideas: (had to balance these out, the point system is awkward)
Production Efficiency +10%
Light Ship combat ability +10%
Ship Durability +10%
+1 Merchant
Infantry Combat Ability +10%
Artillery Combat Ability +10%
Trade Efficiency +10%
And when all of this is done, we get +10% Discipline, which is max. The game says, I've balanced everything perfectly, 33,3% of ADM/MIL/DIP each.
Also, random province tax/manpower values because why not at this point.
Time to get shit done!
No.2530
This shit crashes like a motherfucker. Will have to re-do the same Latvia again. Every time the scandinaviablob goes to war, the game dies.
No.2531
>>2529You've not been gamey enough.
You can make your custom nation with 200 points and play as it in ironman, essentially you go Shia for +10% morale, daimyo for +10% morale, set your ideas for preferred way to rape ass, and then choose the regions trade centre as you capitol.
But I like your set up, it seems relatively balanced for a nice little empire.
El Dorado reminds me of EU3, and all thefun I had playing that. No.2569
I played the Aztecs today. Lots of fun was had, getting all the reforms together - mezoamerica is interesting now. Now, the fun part is, not to vassalize everyone, and after you've done reforms, blob until you feel comfy, but just war all the time and white peace. Because doom really fucks things up.
As a side note - what is the most gamey custom nation build?
No.2604
>>2569I noticed when I made a nation in Australia I could make it a western teched nation for free, and any government type for free (I'm assuming it judges what exists in the region currently). Take colinists as a tradition and probably bonus tax income or something.
Then proceed to take some military ideas and colonize the entire east asia and benefit from western techs, able to blob into most of asia before Europe even knows your exist. By the time they reach you you should be in a good position and just toss a strong navy at them since the AI still isn't good at navy.
No.2606
>>2528Jesus, this looks absolutely terrible.
No.2637
>>2604>>2604what if you start in panama?Do you get an amerindian gvt type then?
Would be nice to have the entire americas for yourself with full manpower/tax/production