Because we were spamming up the Screenshot thread.
and it seemed off topic.
Hell, it's because we're too cool for that generic thread.

Hell yeah!

I was actually thinking of the same thing actually, once it reaches a page of the same thing in one thread not specifically for it, time to make a new one.

Anyways, I'll probably be doing 40-50 year updates, so next one'll be Terra circa 1514, give or take.

Also, a question, is there any way to actually reduce inflation? I know a few ways to reduce, or even stop its increase, but nothing to bring it down.

There are some advisers that help lower it, but that's all I know of.
I usually don't mint money, so I run a deficit until the end of the year.
But, I don't have problems with inflation.

You could just turn off inflation in the pre-game options too.

I do the same, but there's several events which increase inflation, such as discovering a gold mine. It also becomes problematic when a major trading partner decides they wan a colony and declares war, and I have to up the treasure slider to cover the money loss.

Wiki page on Inflation
Tax Assessors lower it, the "national bank" idea will lower it, and advisers lower it.
Aaaand that's about it, apparently.

I'll keep that in mind, if I don't want any other idea, I'll probably take the bank, just as a kind of insurance.



Welcome to 1515, ain't it fucked up?

So, I've been quite liberally colonizing everything in sight now that I have the ability to recruit Conquistadors and Explorers. I've only had one small war, hence the two small provinces in Korea I now own, and have a considerable technological, and numerical edge in my Navy, trade and government. I'm average with land technology, and am just starting to put some money into production. My plan for the future is continue colonizing like mad, and probably end up conquering the small indonesian nations which stand in the way of the Greater East Asion Co-Prosperity Sphere.

In the rest of Asia, not a whole lot has been happening. Save for my one short war with Korea in which I gained two provinces and the Manchu lost one to China, the only other event of note has been the Chinese conquest of Tibet. Indochina is quite fluid, with territories exchanged often with no one power remaining that way for long.

India has stabilized somewhat; the Timurids haven't advanced, and the two main states, the Mughal Empire in the north and Gujurat in the south are slowly but surely taking over the entire region.

The Timurid/Mamluk Empire has begun to falter; poor leadership (they're both Regency Councils at the moment) and overextended fronts with few other allies means they've lost a few territories, and have failed to advance outside of africa.

The Golden Horde is now liberally collapsing, with rebellions over most of its territory and the Russian kingdoms taking over their western territories (it's hard to see, as Moscovy's colour is yellow, and the Mongols are a lighter yellow). Bymy next update, they'll probbaly be a third rate power at best.

France has had some sort of Revolution, with their religion now different from the rest of Europa, and are conquering everything in sight. It's basically the Revolutionary Wars of the 18th/19th century just 280 years early. England has had a government change and is now Great Britain, and Spain has just reached the new world with control over the Lesser Antilles.

Eastern Europe is an absolute gong show with no clear power, and it's pretty much not worth talking about.

The Near East is also falling apart; with Ottoman Power shrinking and the Timurid/Mamluk Empire faltering, a number of minor states have sprung up. However, the Roman Empire has finally collapsed, with only little Morea and Athens to carry on its legacy.

January 1st, 1566

The Empire of Japan continues to colonize everything it can get its hands on, with exploratory missions attempting to find "The New World." (Hawaii is fucking hard to find, and I need it to make the rest of the distance.) Only one war has occured involving myself, resulting in the conquest of the large island sultante of Brunei. Technologically, I'm decades ahead of the rest of Asia, but am still a few years behind Europe (finally made contact with them) in every category except land tech. I am so filthy stinking rich, but spend most of my income in provincial improvements, improved warships and additional colonies.

Asia is largely unchanged; China is starting to decline by falling behind everyone else technologically, high inflation and a few disasterous wars in Indochina. The Manchu are building up their armies, and the Indochinese powers are all allied together against China, so their future is looking bleak.

India is also largely unchanged with the exception of incursions by the primary Indochinese power, Pegu, (Lime green, mostly along the Burmese coast.)

The Mamluk Timurid alliance has collapsed, and while the two haven't gone to war, they've both closed off economic and military access. Kenya has stopped the Mamluk incursion into Africa, but have yet to counter attack. (Pure white, east/central Africa)

The Ottoman Empire is defeated, with most of its territory rebelling or falling to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (white and maroon).

Europe is facing a three way power struggle between Spain, France and Austria-Hungary with no clear winner. The Protestant Reformation is causing a lot of rebellions in Catholic states.

Novgorod has emerged as the primary power in Russia after defeating a Muscovite/Prussian alliance. The Golden Horde continues to be racked by rebellions and invasions.

The colonial rush in the Americas has just begun, with France and England seizing territories in North America, and the Spanish finally making landfall in South America.

by 1615, I expect to see more nations in the New World, Chinese defeats, a potential collapse of the Timurid Empire and my continued colonial growth. If China starts to go, I'll probably invade some of their coastal provinces.

You lucky bastard.
Austria-Hungary almost never works out.
In my experience, Austria and Bohemia almost always rush Hungary and fight over the Holy Roman Empire.

I noticed that in my China game, but bohemia got crushed pretty quick this time around. I was actually more surprised with the century long Timurid/Mamluk alliance which crushed everything in the middle east.

Also: Japan has now reached the New World. Samurai vs. Apache and Navajo. Should be nice and messy.

1615 boasted a wonderful summer without too much rain. The cherry blossoms in particular were quite impressive, drawing considerable crowds. Err wait, people want to hear about the various wars, right?

As you can probably tell from the map, not a whole lot has happened, and I kinda failed on my predictions. The Chinese are pushing further and further west, despite now being lightyears behind myself, and still decades behind the rest of Asia technologically. Japan has now reached the New World, and has introduced a few stone age tribes to folded steel and Samurai discipline. However, I don't plan on building up too much in the Americas, rather I think I need to get involved in Africa to prevent the Mamlukes from becomes the primary world power. I'll be trying to reach Madagascar as soon as possible to establish a base of operations.

Europe is largely unchanged, but by some bizarre means, Spain has begun conquering the German states. Poland is also becoming more powerful.

In Africa, the Mamluks have enjoyed more success and Kenya has collapsed under their might. There's still another powerful tribe below them (the exact same colour as the Mamlukes, just around modern S. Africa), but I won't put much faith in them. Portugal and Spain continue to colonize more of the continent.

In the New World, it really sucks to be a Native. Spain, Portugal, France and England have begun moving in in earnest, taking vast swathes of territory. There's no conflict between them yet, but as space becomes a premium, there may be some conflict there. Hence why my colonies there all have level 3 forts. When the Europeans reach me, they're in for a fun time.

As an aside, technologically, I've pulled ahead of most of Europe. Austria-Hungary, France and England have a few techs above me (England is one level ahead in Navy, Austria is one ahead in Army,France is ahead in government), but overall the playing field is quite even. I have, however, discovered that Workshops are the best source of cheap income ever devised. Every single province I have has one, and each improves my tax income by 2. While that might not sound like much, with all my provinces doing that, I'm making 300 ducats a year, which has allowed me to massively expand my navy and colonies, not to mention technological developement.