I'm trying to play as the Iazyges, but whenever I attempt to I run into trouble.

The main problem is the Quadi. They always seem to have stronger soldiers than me. Unless I outnumber them 2 to 1, they beat me in battle every time. Moreover, they always make a string of alliances among the other Germanic Kingdoms, often having four allies at once. Even if I can beat them in a war and make them break their alliances


I'm able to reliably ally with the Roman Empire, but they're often fickle. They might rack up thousands in debt and refuse to join any of my wars, or they may ally with the closest enemy.

My last Iazyges game was the most successful so far in terms of land gained, but I ruined it by making the mistake of turning the Samaritans into a tributary - this automatically broke my alliance with Rome, and their opinion of me went from +150 to -110. The Quadi automatically declared war on me, were beating me soundly, and would have demanded half my realm. I quit because I deemed the campaign unsalvagable.


Does anyone have any advice on how to have a successful Quadi game? Or at least how to keep powerful allies? I have trouble understanding vanilla EU4, so let alone this mod, so any genuine advice will help.

Real advice please. Don't say something like "Don't play as the Iazyges" or "Get Good" or anything insulting like that.