
Again, that's not so difficult if you play as Austria or Bavaria, but if you are Ulm or Gelre, that means you'll get surely destroyed in less than 20 years after you start the game. Refusal gets the terrible maluses of "unlawful imperial territory" which damage your prestige and increase revolt risk. Also, the Emperor might demand the release of your non-core provinces. Also, annexing a HRE member results in a separate opinion modifier to all other members.Īnnexing two OPMs in one war, for example, might result in something like a opinion for your wary neighbors - if they have hostile relations they'll immediately form a coalition against you, and will have the "dishonourable scum" CB to attack as soon as the truce finishes. Many independent States of the empire are one province minors OPMsand outright annexing each one of them after a war provides severe penalties, not only overextension and "agressive expasion" let's keep it "AE" to simplifybut usually results in a coalition of neighbors against the player if he is too ambitious, and they can easily destroy you. Later phase - obtaining the Imperial Crown and uniting Germany.Īlso, i did this guide thinking of playing as a small Imperial nation such as Aachen or Friesland, so those advices might not be necessary if the player picks a major power such as Bohemia or Austria, which can easily dominate the German landscape.Įxpanding your nation inside the HRE as a member of the empire presents very particular challenges that can be circumvented and ensure your survival in the early stages of the campaign. Early Expansion - vassalization as an alternative to annexation. This item has been added to your Favorites. This guide provides an alternative for internal expansion inside the HRE, circumventing entirely the overextension and mitigating the "agressive expansion" mechanics, so the player can try his luck as a small nation inside the empire. This item will only be visible in searches to you, your friends, and admins. This item will only be visible to you, admins, and anyone marked as a creator.


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