Goverment Capacity as Prussia?

[Karag]

I mostly play in small friend groups (versus mode). I would like to form Prussia and conquer as much as possible but I lost one game because of the very very small goverment capacity.

Is this intended? Are there any other viable options despite:
- using the +100 (x3) from the estates
- increasing it a bit with the reform goverment points
- building statehouses
- [cheating on the current patch]

Even with all these I cant hold much rich provinces as cores.

[Medicles]

The prussian government has a -50% governing capacity modifier. There isnt really much you can do about it. I suggest taking Administrative ideas for sure, so its just -25%.

[Sharpie The Dragon]

It's not really the government capacity that is the problem, it's getting the economy to fuel it. Go for nodes that are downstream of your home, focus especially on Constantinople; Try to make as few states as possible; And watch the maintenance creep on forts and cannons. I think Brandenburg is based in Saxony? Not a very great node, I'd position it in Lubeck or if you really want to maximize it, go into the English Channel and destroy England.

If you're overflowing in monarch power, direct them to your capital if possible, or spend them in other areas like professionalism gain and mercantilism. You can also exploit development in any non-capital area to maximize your government capacity gain.

Leaving the HRE helps as well, since you will be locked at Kingdom rank unless you become the HRE Emperor yourself.

Also when you build your state houses, make sure they're put in the worst province in that particular state. It's a bit of micromanage, but you want to maximize your income as much as possible, so your manufactories should go to the highest yields. Remember that manufactories only give yields for that particular province, where as state houses give it to the entire area.

[Sogesu]

Prussia new patch -> WC seems to be impossible.

[Medicles]

Originally posted by Sogesu:

Prussia new patch -> WC seems to be impossible.

Why?

[Kapika96]

Yep, it's intended. Prussia are intended as a playing tall nation. Try and get ideas that reduce dev cost and focus your dev on as few areas as possible, that will make it easier to keep governing costs down, especially if you start centralising some of those areas. Plus focus quite heavily on trade companies. As soon as you can start spamming Town Halls TC provinces will only cost 1% of their usual governing cost, so you can easily have a tonne of them without issues.

Oh and don't forget state houses too. Basically any province with paper, glass or gems should have one. In those provinces it's often worthwhile to expand infrastructure so you can have both the state house and a manufactory. Elsewhere just build a state house in the province with the lowest value trade good.

[Skyman100]

once you get big enough just ditch it. Its not worth it

[Preacher]

Why is medicles banned

[Marquoz]

Good question. None of his posts here seem to warrant it. I sent him a friend request so I could ask him by messenger, but he hasn't responded.

[Azunai]

Some turkish dude posted something in turkish and he mocked him a bit. The post was later removed and i think the thread was closed. Guess that's what he was banned for.

[RCMidas]

Wait, I recall seeing that briefly. Oh, the meme regarding Turks, especially those in the Balkans...