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UN0W3N 2024 年 10 月 21 日 上午 2:53
Is it still possible to survive and prosper as Byzantium in EU IV 1.37.5.0 Inca update?
For the past couple of days I tried various (outdated) guides on how to play as Byzantium and try to beat the Ottomans while reclaiming my former imperial borders. None seem to work and not even this detailed stream / guide from a month ago seems to apply any longer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14VtBHQ1OtU

I wish to play in the Ironman Mode for unlocking Steam Achievements (all difficulty settings are set to normal), so no console commands. cheats or mods are allowed. Exploits, sure, if they can still be cheesed in the untampered Ironman playthrough. Any tips or links are welcome.

PS. I should probably mention that I have every single content pack released for EU IV at the time of this writing. So potential features being locked behind certain DLCs, shall not be an impediment for me.

You have my thanks in advance! :aod_salute:
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cayenne_spicy 2024 年 10 月 25 日 下午 1:47 
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I meant the DLCs in question. They seem pointless to me, I can read all the information I need on those aforementioned nations. And believe me, I had done that already. As for their in-game representation, I will definitely "take them for a spin" after I'm done with my SPQR playthrough. Far more interesting options than the "Ottomans for beginner EU IV players", if I can say so myself.

When you've had you fill of Byzantium, try out the general China area. For a similar vibe to the "Byz in bad decline but rises up and restores former glory" story, try starting as Mongolia - a vassal of Oirat - and restore the Yuan Dynasty. You could go on to reform the Mongol Empire if you wish, though I personally feel like that's a weird backward step (historically Mongolia and the Mongol Empire were the same thing with different scale of magnitude, and then formed Yuan).

You might also enjoy playing as a Ming releasable. There's a lot of options and most are similar but with different names, flags, and map colors. But, if you want a historical restoration project, there's no "Song" releasable, but there is a Tang, Jin, Qin, and I think even Xia. Rise up and reclaim your dynasty, and then prevent it from falling to the same problems again.

In Japan, if historical resurgence is your thing, try becoming Shogun as the Takeda clan, who claimed (among others; such claims were relatively routine) a lineage connection to the Minamoto clan who were the first Shoguns. They have an event that occurs in which you can get Takeda Shingen as your ruler with very good stats, though given his birthdate and the starting date of EU4, it's a near-certainty that you will already have unified Japan by that point and carried on to Korea, Manchuria, Indonesia, etc. Compared to Byzantium or Mongolia into Yuan this would be an easier campaign, but no less fun. Just be sure that before you enact the decision to unite Japan, you've finished off everything you wish to finish from your initial mission tree, since the decision will change your tag from Takeda (or any warlord) into Japan and you'll have a different mission tree. Or, instead of doing that decision, change your primary culture to Manchu or Jurchen once you take over Manchuria, and you can form Manchu instead, and then go on to form the Qing Dynasty in China.
UN0W3N 2024 年 10 月 25 日 下午 1:52 
Thank you for the suggestions, I will keep them in mind.

Inherently lost causes do have their particular charm, don't they? Talk about Greek tragedies on fallen heroes and the inescapability from one's fate. But there are no heroes or villains in history. Just human beings, some more frail than others. All hardwired by human nature at its finest traits. War never changes.
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