Any advice for playing as the Inca?

[imricharded]

Ive been trying to at least complete a game as Cusco. I have no trouble creating the Incan Empire, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to deal with the Europeans. They decimate me before I can catch up in tech. I reform and embrace every institution I can. I feel like I spend too many MP, but If given a choice, I'll give up anything before paying with MP. I can't survive to 1650 let alone finish or win a game.

[tonypa]

I have never got much further myself. It could be some specific combination of DLCs that makes Incas more survivable but my plays always end quickly.

[Omniconda]

when you reform you get most of their tech and all embraced institutions so if you only tech what you really really need to before the euros arive you will be on maxed monarch points to tech the rest and be almost equal then just hold the mountains while you speed build a navy to cut of any reinforcments from over the seas.

[mad_manD]

i only try to keep up to date in mil tech, other than that i try to invest as many points into my provinces as possible, while doing this make sure to take as many coastline provinces as possible. The tip to surviving the europeans is to improve relations as quickly as possible and try to get at least one great power ally. After that its just to wait while your tech catches up after reforming and bask in all the money from gold. Huge navy is very important south america suprisingly big.

[zFUBARz]

It's definitely a viable country to play as.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=915382853
Get ideas that let you blob out fast. Ally 1 or 2 Europeans. If you can get like Portual and England you'll be in great shape. and they won't focus too much on South America early on compared to Castille. France is ok too, but it's iffy what they'll do with Castille in terms of PU's.

Bottle up Central America, means they need to come by sea, which means you have more control.

In the above campaign i got a little lucky with the Aragon eating Castille thing, and Scotland eating England. but still went pretty normally otherwise. I might have infact been the cause of those changes by controling so much trade.

[Admod, the Equivocal]

Originally posted by zFUBARz:

It's definitely a viable country to play as.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=915382853
Get ideas that let you blob out fast. Ally 1 or 2 Europeans. If you can get like Portual and England you'll be in great shape. and they won't focus too much on South America early on compared to Castille. France is ok too, but it's iffy what they'll do with Castille in terms of PU's.

Bottle up Central America, means they need to come by sea, which means you have more control.

In the above campaign i got a little lucky with the Aragon eating Castille thing, and Scotland eating England. but still went pretty normally otherwise. I might have infact been the cause of those changes by controling so much trade.

Dude. That was from so many patches ago. You have to play the game all over again and then post a picture of you being awesome instead of showing what you all ready had in your steam library from a while ago.

[zFUBARz]

Originally posted by Admod, the Capricorn:

Dude. That was from so many patches ago. You have to play the game all over again and then post a picture of you being awesome instead of showing what you all ready had in your steam library from a while ago.

Lol if anything it'd be way easier now with the diplo point buying you can do now. (yes I assume you're being sarcastic.)

[Mr.M]

Originally posted by zFUBARz:

Originally posted by Admod, the Capricorn:

Dude. That was from so many patches ago. You have to play the game all over again and then post a picture of you being awesome instead of showing what you all ready had in your steam library from a while ago.

Lol if anything it'd be way easier now with the diplo point buying you can do now. (yes I assume you're being sarcastic.)

Lol

Its been a long while since i played em - basically just

Conquer everything asap
Start colonizing yourself to northeastern coast
Reform once they border you
...
Profit

A already mentioned you dont need to tech up once you are stronger than all your neighbours as reforming gives you 70% of european tech. Spend all points for goldmines and other good provinces + build as much stuff as possible to get a good economy + bigger Manpower. Tho always save to about 1.5k points before you start spending since you want to tech up as soon as you reformed (you keep all points above the 999 limit until the month runs out)

The only ideas you need are pretty much those for colonizing and military ones.

[gia]

Originally posted by imricharded:

Ive been trying to at least complete a game as Cusco. I have no trouble creating the Incan Empire, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to deal with the Europeans. They decimate me before I can catch up in tech. I reform and embrace every institution I can. I feel like I spend too many MP, but If given a choice, I'll give up anything before paying with MP. I can't survive to 1650 let alone finish or win a game.

dont die