Europa Universalis IV

Europa Universalis IV

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Anybody ever play this from start to 2000s?
Got some warstories? Please share. Rivals? Epic conflicts? Insurmountable odds? Technological competition? Legendary generals/cities?
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tzCombot Jun 13, 2017 @ 2:18am 
I have one, with year dates kept in a .txt file for some story-keeping n stuff.
Played on Hard with Lucky Nations off.

Played from 220 to 2005, starting as Silla, forming Korea very soon after(297 to be exact).
Entirely defeated and conquered Han by 651 with a litte help from a few southern allies, ending the Mandate of Heaven.
Bucked around, randomly conquering until 900, when I met very VERY blobbing Parthia(they blobbed onto most of Europe, north Africa, western India and Arabia. Yeah, they even somehow conquered Rashidun).
Got into a drawn-out, 93 YEAR war with Parthia(903-996, yeah, War Exhaustion slapped me all the time but Parthia didnt want peace) that ended with my victory.
We both conquered and assimilated other, smaller nations, of course clashing with one another with hollow benefits from those wars. By 1532 the Old World(Asia, Europe, North Africa) was entirely divided between us. To be honest, aside of the Americas, Axum and Beja(my vassals tho) there was nothing to conquer from anyone else. Then I started my colonial rush into Siberia and North America. Parthia also rushed colonially on their own into Africa, and by extension, South America. When 1900 came, most of the world was either Korean or Parthian, with only a few native american tribes and Inca remaining independent. Around this time Nationalist events happened, and both hegemons started to crumble. 70 years later most of those empires just shrinked by giving independence after independence to everyone in their borders. Parthia retained its Persian heartland, Levant, Arabia, Egypt and Caucasus + this weirdo province of Languedoc. I retained most of Siberia and China, obviously Korea, half of Japan and some Moluccan ports(21/20/22 Ternate ftw). And as such, by 2005 I stopped playing because of late-game lag that always happens because why not. The world was... Kinda weird. And Rome's cores+culture survived in three provinces of Barcelona, Tunis and Urbino till 2005. Huh.
Last edited by tzCombot; Jun 13, 2017 @ 2:19am
Igor Zhukovich Jun 16, 2017 @ 12:13am 
Originally posted by Faith is Bae <3:
I have one, with year dates kept in a .txt file for some story-keeping n stuff.
Played on Hard with Lucky Nations off.

Played from 220 to 2005, starting as Silla, forming Korea very soon after(297 to be exact).
Entirely defeated and conquered Han by 651 with a litte help from a few southern allies, ending the Mandate of Heaven.
Bucked around, randomly conquering until 900, when I met very VERY blobbing Parthia(they blobbed onto most of Europe, north Africa, western India and Arabia. Yeah, they even somehow conquered Rashidun).
Got into a drawn-out, 93 YEAR war with Parthia(903-996, yeah, War Exhaustion slapped me all the time but Parthia didnt want peace) that ended with my victory.
We both conquered and assimilated other, smaller nations, of course clashing with one another with hollow benefits from those wars. By 1532 the Old World(Asia, Europe, North Africa) was entirely divided between us. To be honest, aside of the Americas, Axum and Beja(my vassals tho) there was nothing to conquer from anyone else. Then I started my colonial rush into Siberia and North America. Parthia also rushed colonially on their own into Africa, and by extension, South America. When 1900 came, most of the world was either Korean or Parthian, with only a few native american tribes and Inca remaining independent. Around this time Nationalist events happened, and both hegemons started to crumble. 70 years later most of those empires just shrinked by giving independence after independence to everyone in their borders. Parthia retained its Persian heartland, Levant, Arabia, Egypt and Caucasus + this weirdo province of Languedoc. I retained most of Siberia and China, obviously Korea, half of Japan and some Moluccan ports(21/20/22 Ternate ftw). And as such, by 2005 I stopped playing because of late-game lag that always happens because why not. The world was... Kinda weird. And Rome's cores+culture survived in three provinces of Barcelona, Tunis and Urbino till 2005. Huh.
That's frickin' awesome! An epic tale, with a tragic ending. Did you just kinda let the nationalists win, and did you ever cheat?
tzCombot Jun 17, 2017 @ 6:02am 
Originally posted by Adolf Hideki bin Stalin:
Originally posted by Faith is Bae <3:
I have one, with year dates kept in a .txt file for some story-keeping n stuff.
Played on Hard with Lucky Nations off.

Played from 220 to 2005, starting as Silla, forming Korea very soon after(297 to be exact).
Entirely defeated and conquered Han by 651 with a litte help from a few southern allies, ending the Mandate of Heaven.
Bucked around, randomly conquering until 900, when I met very VERY blobbing Parthia(they blobbed onto most of Europe, north Africa, western India and Arabia. Yeah, they even somehow conquered Rashidun).
Got into a drawn-out, 93 YEAR war with Parthia(903-996, yeah, War Exhaustion slapped me all the time but Parthia didnt want peace) that ended with my victory.
We both conquered and assimilated other, smaller nations, of course clashing with one another with hollow benefits from those wars. By 1532 the Old World(Asia, Europe, North Africa) was entirely divided between us. To be honest, aside of the Americas, Axum and Beja(my vassals tho) there was nothing to conquer from anyone else. Then I started my colonial rush into Siberia and North America. Parthia also rushed colonially on their own into Africa, and by extension, South America. When 1900 came, most of the world was either Korean or Parthian, with only a few native american tribes and Inca remaining independent. Around this time Nationalist events happened, and both hegemons started to crumble. 70 years later most of those empires just shrinked by giving independence after independence to everyone in their borders. Parthia retained its Persian heartland, Levant, Arabia, Egypt and Caucasus + this weirdo province of Languedoc. I retained most of Siberia and China, obviously Korea, half of Japan and some Moluccan ports(21/20/22 Ternate ftw). And as such, by 2005 I stopped playing because of late-game lag that always happens because why not. The world was... Kinda weird. And Rome's cores+culture survived in three provinces of Barcelona, Tunis and Urbino till 2005. Huh.
That's frickin' awesome! An epic tale, with a tragic ending. Did you just kinda let the nationalists win, and did you ever cheat?

Honestly? In the beggining I didn't treat them with enough care, and they eventually just overwhelmed me with their sheer more-than-100k stacks. And AI just got slapped by rebels because it's AI. Coulda play this even more, but the save is gone, and late-game lag was so horrendous that playing from 1990 to 2005 took longer than from 220 to 1500.
Igor Zhukovich Jun 24, 2017 @ 6:11pm 
Originally posted by Faith is Bae <3:
Originally posted by Adolf Hideki bin Stalin:
That's frickin' awesome! An epic tale, with a tragic ending. Did you just kinda let the nationalists win, and did you ever cheat?

Honestly? In the beggining I didn't treat them with enough care, and they eventually just overwhelmed me with their sheer more-than-100k stacks. And AI just got slapped by rebels because it's AI. Coulda play this even more, but the save is gone, and late-game lag was so horrendous that playing from 1990 to 2005 took longer than from 220 to 1500.
Man, that sounds apocolyptic. No cheats, though?
JoeDavAlex Jun 24, 2017 @ 6:57pm 
You...you my dear [insert desired gender name here], are a true "Eroberer der Welten", sehr gut! You have deserved my respect...Prost! *cheers with Bierkrug and salutes* ( `-´)>
snoekbaars Jul 16, 2017 @ 5:55am 
How do you deal with the lag? I've been playing for some time now and the lag is unbearable. Heard it was something with history files? How do I delete them?
mook Mar 10, 2018 @ 5:13pm 
started as Rome and ended as Communist Italy and owned half of Europe
The Rioter Mar 15, 2018 @ 11:12am 
Yes me and around 20 others have done a massive game from 58 to 2017. Heres a link to the replay I uploaded it for me and friends a while back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqLWJ8mfNeM&t=26s

We made a group for it, and several of still play et pretty offten. If you want some of the wild tales lol I wrote some for the bois on this group http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SaveEu4. Also if anyone wants to join us in games we'd be happy to add you.
Last edited by The Rioter; Mar 15, 2018 @ 11:14am
Android1639 Mar 17, 2018 @ 5:39pm 
Originally posted by The Rioter:
Yes me and around 20 others have done a massive game from 58 to 2017. Heres a link to the replay I uploaded it for me and friends a while back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqLWJ8mfNeM&t=26s

We made a group for it, and several of still play et pretty offten. If you want some of the wild tales lol I wrote some for the bois on this group http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SaveEu4. Also if anyone wants to join us in games we'd be happy to add you.
yeeeeeeeeeeet I'm Russia thats us yeet ROSSIYA STRONK SONG DYNASTY = BAD
The Rioter Mar 17, 2018 @ 7:22pm 
Originally posted by Android1639:
Originally posted by The Rioter:
Yes me and around 20 others have done a massive game from 58 to 2017. Heres a link to the replay I uploaded it for me and friends a while back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqLWJ8mfNeM&t=26s

We made a group for it, and several of still play et pretty offten. If you want some of the wild tales lol I wrote some for the bois on this group http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SaveEu4. Also if anyone wants to join us in games we'd be happy to add you.
yeeeeeeeeeeet I'm Russia thats us yeet ROSSIYA STRONK SONG DYNASTY = BAD
ur gay
Android1639 Mar 18, 2018 @ 9:58am 
Originally posted by The Rioter:
Originally posted by Android1639:
yeeeeeeeeeeet I'm Russia thats us yeet ROSSIYA STRONK SONG DYNASTY = BAD
ur gay
no u
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