Ideas and Thoughts

When I started playing with the Austrians I have soon discovered that Monarchy is no way to rule the world if you want scientific dominion and your subordinates happy, it’s just too expensive, but I have disregard the fact until the fact caught me.

Revolution ladies and Gentlemen! The Austrian Capital shouted and everything but a small army went black!

What the F@ck ?!? I screamed to my screen.

The I was prompted with a choice. Will you side with your Government you filthy Monarchical pig or will you join the Rebelion and become one with your people? I have chosen to go in the arms of my beloved people and help them take over this crippling old empire and make a thriving democracy out of it! (oh! yeah at that time I have all Europe but Balkans and Britain.) So to cut a long story sort. I am alone in a dark map with only one minisqule army just at the borders of my capital. I had no choice but to storm the gates and retake what is rightfuly mine!

By the time the revolution kicked in my Capital was creating my 6th all mighty full stack army to show the Ottomans we won’t be friends any more (they hurt my feelings  ). So when I stormed the gates with my army a full stack waited for me and said Hiii! Byeee!… Well, yeah it was a very very short battle. I was just cannoned to death on my way to the capitals walls. After that you know the drill .. load … and all over again.

How to create a Revolution

Simple steps.

1. Remove all armies from your capital
2. Make your Capital Really Really angry by getting taxes to the top or by destroying all that makes them happy (Pleasure Gardens, Observatories etc) or both. Start by rapping all their daughters. This will anger them for sure.
3. By the time all daughters are rapped and taxes collected you are going to have a very angry capital in your hands. Normally in a matter of 3 to 4 turns you will have a revolution in your hands (Don’t worry you won’t miss it, a dialogue will appear)
4. You can choose to Either side with the Government or the Rebels. If you want to change your Government type, go with the flow… errr Rebels.
5. Just move the Rebel Army into your Capital
6. In the process many of your conquered territories will spawn Rebels that will try to take over their lands, (Prussians as always can be a real nuissance, these guys just won’t die!)  Try to spread your armies in between provinces to be able to destroy these rebels once the revolution is over.

Vrasidas Papoutsis the Greek Rebel

The article below will only be “funny” for my Greek Friends

So, in the process of  step 4 I had to clean all the pesky Rebels from around the place. But one of them managed to ellude my hawk-eyes. It was Vrasidas, Papoutsis if I might add, the all mighty Greek rebel that in anno 1737 almost 90 years before  1821 managed to revolt and yes my friends for 2 years hold Morea as the New found Greek nation! (Monarchy, Orthodox) I don’t know how you feel for the mighty liberator of Greece but his name just makes me laugh out loud and roll on my back.

I am planning to take over the Ottoman empire now. and I will try to get the whole theatre before 1800. It will be fun!

I am looking for a mod that will allow you to play all the factions in the campain map (even the minor ones) Does anybody know if a mod like that exists?