Europa Universalis IV

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/Freerider1983 on 2025-06-18 14:20:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/Overall-Bison4889 on 2025-06-18 12:41:25+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/Alfred_Leonhart on 2025-06-18 12:18:48+00:00.

Scene: A sunlit garden in Athens. Socrates sits on a stone bench, stroking his beard, while Plato arrives carrying a scroll titled Europa Universalis IV: Military Mechanics.

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Socrates: Tell me, Plato, what is it that you clutch so eagerly in your hands?

Plato: A most curious treatise, Socrates. It concerns the art of war in a realm of simulation, where kingdoms rise and fall not by sword but by calculation. In it, two virtues of the army are praised: morale and discipline.

Socrates: Ah, then let us inquire into their natures. For what is morale, and what is discipline?

Plato: Morale, my teacher, is the spirit of the soldier—his will to fight, to endure, to stand firm in the line. Without it, even the most splendid army flees like frightened children.

Socrates: And discipline?

Plato: Discipline is the order, the formation, the mastery of technique. It is the sharpened edge of the sword, the precision with which one strikes.

Socrates: So then, let me ask: which of these two makes for the greater army?

Plato: Discipline, surely. An army that strikes truer and suffers less from each blow shall always triumph, even if their hearts waver. A force of precision breaks the enemy swiftly and decisively. Is that not the very definition of victory?

Socrates: And yet, Plato, if those disciplined soldiers turn and flee before the battle is done, what becomes of their fine strikes? What use is precision if it is abandoned in the moment of crisis?

Plato: But discipline contains within it the ordering of the soul. The soldier trained to obey does not flee easily.

Socrates: Ah, but now you speak of the effects of discipline upon morale. And I wonder—perhaps morale is the foundation, and discipline the adornment. Consider this: when Sparta met Persia at Thermopylae, did they prevail through precision? Or was it the sheer unshakable resolve to hold the line, even unto death?

Plato: That may be so for the early fight, teacher. But in a long war, it is not the fiery heart that wins—it is the army that delivers death more efficiently. Just as in this simulation you so curiously entertain, morale might hold the line, but only discipline wins the war.

Socrates: Perhaps we must ask another question, then. Does one endure, or does one prevail? If the aim is to stand longer, morale is king. If the aim is to conquer quickly, discipline rules.

Plato: And yet, in this realm, a battle lost is a thousand men dead. Speed in war is mercy. Discipline is the path to peace.

Socrates: A cunning turn of phrase, Plato. You speak like a general now. But I remain a lover of wisdom, and I say: the soldier who fights on after his comrades fall, who holds the line even when outnumbered—that is the soul of the army. And that is morale.

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Narrator: Thus, they walked on, each convinced in part by the other. For as in philosophy, so in war—both spirit and form are needed, lest the edifice collapse.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/dovetc on 2025-06-18 12:08:21+00:00.

EU4 can get monotonous when every game turns into a race to become the number 1 great power by 1500 and there's nothing left to do but blob further and further.

What are some fun things to do where you remain in your tag's historical neighborhood? Or achievements where the expansion route doesn't take on the tenor of an unstoppable blob?

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/Ditlev1323 on 2025-06-18 11:08:52+00:00.

Im playing as France, im allied to Burgundy who called me in to a succession war for Castille. I of course want Burgundy to gain Castille as i will most likely get their inheritance. But Burgundy insists on signing peace. Burgundys enthusiasm is at high, they have no loans, they have no provinces occupied, and we outnumber the enemy by about 60k troops. But for some reason Burgundy signs a meager peace deal with Aragon where we just gain a bit of cash? Can i prevent this in any way?

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/Fearless_Mechanic553 on 2025-06-18 07:05:19+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/Business-Homework821 on 2025-06-17 16:18:29+00:00.

I have so many hours in eu4 and tried a bavaria run a few minutes ago. Austria never allied any of the bavarian minors but as soon as i start playing they ally ingolstadt every fucking time. So annyoing, how do i prevent that?

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/LingonberryHappy5834 on 2025-06-17 13:18:58+00:00.

This is effin’ funny.

Playing England, going for Angevin Empire funsies. Lancaster is the dynasty. Manage to put off the War of the Roses by getting a 4/4/5 heir with a von Habsburg Regent Queen. Then, of course, a few years after acceding, Henry Lancaster dies. The War happens.

Now I’ve already beaten France and formed a PU. Doing pretty well, I put an heir on Castile’s throne using favors. Kicked Ireland’s arse and vassalized Scotland. Pursuing diplomacy to kill the coalition with kindness, both Portugal and Austria (w Hungary) get the ‘take that, von Habsburgs’ event and get heirs of my dynasty. Working on Burgundy and the HRE, a relative gets placed on Brandenburg’s throne. I think it’s going fine.

The War finishes. I choose Lancaster. Lancaster dies, gets replaced by Tudor. Europe is ruled by Lancaster.

FML.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/cichyq on 2025-06-17 15:15:15+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/GinnDagle on 2025-06-17 14:01:58+00:00.

This may sound like a rant so mod can delete if this is not appropriate.

I played eu4 for 8k+hours (and thousands of hours of total war games), but I suddenly realized in my work last week that I'm no good at strategy.

The realization came when I got a new job as a digital marketer for a b2b company, and the boss wanted me to make a long-term strategy. After doing much research, I have completed my plan and presented it to the boss. Then he asked some questions I couldn't answer, and pointed to me many points lacking in my plan.

I felt frustrated, even shameful. Then I thought about my journey with eu4, and noticed that I never made any strategy. I had always been an opportunist, taking chances here and there. I have some hard achievements such as TTM and Muhammad's Ambition, but I know I couldn't do them without exploits. And when I saw those crazy runs with tons of theory crafting of other players in this sub, I can only admire.

I'm not criticizing any playstyle. It's just I'm disappointed in myself for not being a strategist, in game or in real life, after 10k hours of practice (some say 10k-hour practice of one thing can make you close to an expert). Also, I have no real achievements in life either. The closest I could get probably will be "Die Please Die" if I could stay alive for another 40 years.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/KvaszREDDIT on 2025-06-17 12:00:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/ra_joos on 2025-06-17 07:15:53+00:00.

Playing as Holland, I just noticed something in the Hundred Years War happening nearby. Usually, when I play as France, the English never land their troops in the continent after I control their French territories. So I end up waiting for the warscore to tick up, sometimes with zero battles. However, as Holland, I noticed the English try a massive landing in Calais and promptly get obliterated by the French. Which is what I want to do to them when I play as France.

So, my question is, does the AI fight differently when fighting with itself?

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/Flybouh on 2025-06-17 11:55:49+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/eu4 by /u/epsilon4_ on 2025-06-17 05:07:35+00:00.