Colonies, eh?

**Hax** · 02-28-2009, 02:05

I'll hang around a bit in my Seven Provinces and try to cling on to my colonies at ~~Indonesia~~ Netherlands-Indies. Also, I want Nieuw Amsterdam back. Or I'll play as the Ottomans and kick those damn Austrians from the walls of Vienna!

**Polemists** · 02-28-2009, 11:55

Just because your a landlocked faction dosn't mean you can't take part in Colonlization if want you to.

I will be playing Austria and go off conquering.

The key is if you are willing to make friends with those who would be historically your rivals. As clearly I can't be historic austria and fight Ottomans, Poland, Prussia, German states, and Spain and still hope for colonies.

It's all about making choices :)

**Sir Beane** · 02-28-2009, 13:13

If you happen to be landlocked at the start just keep taking territory until you aren't

. It's both simple and profitable.

**Polemists** · 02-28-2009, 14:23

actually if you look at the map no nation I can see is landlocked at the start. I think every nation has a port province.

Which makes sense as this is a naval game after all.

**Sir Beane** · 02-28-2009, 14:37

Originally Posted by Polemists

actually if you look at the map no nation I can see is landlocked at the start. I think every nation has a port province.

Which makes sense as this is a naval game after all.

I don't think any of the major nations are landlocked, but some of the minor ones are.

**ArtillerySmoke** · 02-28-2009, 18:56

Originally Posted by Polemists

actually if you look at the map no nation I can see is landlocked at the start. I think every nation has a port province.

Which makes sense as this is a naval game after all.

What's going to be really deep strategy is balancing expansion and peace within your empire.

It's going to be really tempting to start expanding on another continent, but this will definitely leave us vulnerable at home for at least a period of time. That is, unless you build a significant continental army and keep it at home just in case first.

**Polemists** · 03-01-2009, 12:29

Well as I want to conquer the carribean (Trade theatre) I guess I get to find out just how useful the militia is.

You know since they probably have to hold off the entire Ottoman empire with 500 guys and two cannons....yay.....

Here's hoping some other nation that is not Austria will occupy thier attention....pirates?

**Greyblades** · 03-01-2009, 12:31

Well the barnaby states (I think thats what they are called) are in it, but they seem very buddy-buddy with the ottomans from what I saw in the screenshots.