How to do the Luxemberg achievement without the access to French/Other Markets?

[DaniTheHero]

Now that you can't join other Custom Markets, without joining France, how would you really do this achieve?

[Vellsi]

You either break free from the Netherlands and join Prussia's Power Bloc or become a subject of someone - or you make a trade agreement with them and trade for everything.

The achievement has gotten more difficult with the 1.7 changes but if one plays around the current mechanics it's still possible.

[DaniTheHero]

Originally posted by Vellsi:

You either break free from the Netherlands and join Prussia's Power Bloc or become a subject of someone - or you make a trade agreement with them and trade for everything.

The achievement has gotten more difficult with the 1.7 changes but if one plays around the current mechanics it's still possible.

Joining a powerblock doesn't necessarily gives you access to their market though, no?
You need to be a subject for that, but you can't actually ask to be a subject, if i recall.

[Azunai]

I don't think that achievement is possible while staying a one province minor anyway. I tried it a few times in 1.6 and the best i managed was to get into the top 5 or so for the luxury resources.

I think you pretty much have to conquer lands to become big enough to beat it. At least belgium and the netherlands.

[DaniTheHero]

Originally posted by Azunai:

I don't think that achievement is possible while staying a one province minor anyway. I tried it a few times in 1.6 and the best i managed was to get into the top 5 or so for the luxury resources.

I think you pretty much have to conquer lands to become big enough to beat it. At least belgium and the netherlands.

Belgium and Netherlands are usually protected by either or both of France and the UK, how would Luxermberg ever conquer that in those conditions?

[Azunai]

I never figured that out, so i gave up on that achievement. I came somewhat close to winning a war vs belgium. I was in the french market and somehow was able to bring them in. But GB intervened on belgiums side and we lost the war. I think that would have been the start of the snowballing.

[DaniTheHero]

Originally posted by Azunai:

I never figured that out, so i gave up on that achievement. I came somewhat close to winning a war vs belgium. I was in the french market and somehow was able to bring them in. But GB intervened on belgiums side and we lost the war. I think that would have been the start of the snowballing.

Yeah, it's harder than originally seems.
I wonder if someone did this achievement post 1.7 and has any advice.

[Nightblood]

Yeah i am trying but it has been impossible to get a bloc with greater enough leverage to actually request to join and none are offering...and then i would need to be pulled into market after that...

[DaniTheHero]

Originally posted by Nightblood:

Yeah i am trying but it has been impossible to get a bloc with greater enough leverage to actually request to join and none are offering...and then i would need to be pulled into market after that...

After many restarts I managed to conquer Netherlands and Belguim with the help of Prussia, and beating the UK defending them. From that point on, it's pretty easy.

[DinoMight]

Originally posted by DaniTheHero:

Originally posted by Nightblood:

Yeah i am trying but it has been impossible to get a bloc with greater enough leverage to actually request to join and none are offering...and then i would need to be pulled into market after that...

After many restarts I managed to conquer Netherlands and Belguim with the help of Prussia, and beating the UK defending them. From that point on, it's pretty easy.

this... you basically have to get lucky

same as lanfang start

[Azunai]

Good to know it's still doable. Might give it another try.

[DaniTheHero]

Originally posted by Azunai:

Good to know it's still doable. Might give it another try.

The only one that seems completely impossible regardless of restarts is the Indian territory one. I don't see how at all can it be done. Getting independence alone would take a very long time, getting to a point where you practically entirely annex the USA is undoable within the 100 years.

[Nama]

Managed to do it by getting prussia to help me win independence and then ask for some dutch land.
Tho the one i had great success on i asked for dutch coastland in second war then tried
to link it with luxemburge and later managed to form germany by joining a defence war for german unification demand when i was stronger then them