ETW SO SO EASY

[Dayve]

I interpreted as follows...

3rd turn, enough money to buy Cuba, Spain sells it, for me, for 58,000...

No AI nation has 58,000 on turn 3, not even GB. They spend too much money recruiting armies and navies. Especially Spain, whose empire, despite being the largest after Russia, is extremely backward, under-developed and poor.

[AussieGiant]

I interpreted as follows...

3rd turn, enough money to buy Cuba, Spain sells it, for me, for 58,000...

No AI nation has 58,000 on turn 3, not even GB. They spend too much money recruiting armies and navies. Especially Spain, whose empire, despite being the largest after Russia, is extremely backward, under-developed and poor.

Good point.

[anweRU]

The least I could get Cuba for as Sweden in VH was 120K around 1730s, but I chose to buy another province at the time (I think New Foundland for 90K from France). I ended up buying Cuba anyway at a later time, for 600K (~1743-1745).

The very first purchase I made in that game was Ceylon for 60K around 1718 or so (after I had my two revolutions to get to CM, and didn't need my rainy day fund anymore as I went on a central-eastern Europe conquest spree). So buying Cuba for 58.8K on turn 3 should be possible, while it is still underdeveloped. However, how did he get the money without cheating?

AFAIK, you will make less money on Easy compared to Very Hard, not more. That has been the case for my games, as I progressed from E->M->H->VH, which is why I play strategy on VH now. Which IMHO makes the strategy VH setting easier even than Easy!

As for what funds the AI has available, I concur with the above point that the AI doesn't have much cash on hand. In my Hard GB campaign, I captured Flanders on turn 2 and sold it to UP for 6K. That was the maximum I could get out of any country. The AI may have significant amounts of money by mid-century, once it manages to develop its holdings, but even then, it has a massive military that I doubt it could match a semi-peaceful player with only 4 full army stacks and 2 full naval stacks.

[Nelson]

hathanhson,

Where did you get your E:TW? Was it purchased boxed from a store or downloaded via Steam?

Did you get any additional units?

[Beskar]

Alright, I started a UP game in the name of a trade empire with my way of doing things, but just for reference.

> I own every trade point bar the two portugal start with.
> I have seven trade partners.
> I own South America and majority of the islands bar the British and Spanish islands.
> I have 4 Classic Universities (Netherlands and Flanders) pumping out technology for economical and social, allowing me to upgrade all my plantations and docks.
> I have 12 Protectorates.

This is my current incomes (taxes are set at the middle of the slider).

Tax Income: +10922
Trade: +14845
Other: +6834

Army Upkeep: -6906
Navy Upkeep: -4040 (Trade points only have 1 flyte on them at the moment)

Income: 21646

I am getting nothing like the trade you are getting, as that trade is completely rigged. I have very good trade for my current situation, but according to you, I should be getting near +300,000 not around +15,000. I think you are talking out of your behind in any claims saying you are getting otherwise, especially at turn 15.

[Beskar]

Here is later on, as I said, this is a trade Empire so I am not blitzing, but just for information, I will list my incomings.

> I own all trade areas, 3 flyets on each point.
> I own Central, South and Islands of America.
> I own Ceylon and Goa in India.
> Flanders and Corisa in Europe.
> 15 Protectorates.
> 10 Trading Partners.

Tax Income: +30738
Trade Income: +37855
Other: +8386
Total: +76979

I am no where near touching that +300,000 you apparently had in turn 15 even though I own all the trading points and have a big trade Empire.

Something isn't adding up right, and it is on your side. Your figure is impossible.

[Beskar]

Here is the last update on that game I been playing and proof those screen shots are fake.

> I own all trade areas, with 10 fluyts on each.
> I own all South, Central and West America. Don't own Canada/East Coast above Georgia.
> I own Ceylon and Goa in India.
> I own Flander, Corisa and Rhineland in Europe.
> 12 Protectorates.
> 13 Trading Partners.

Currently, I put Taxes on lowest just to spur up population growth and it is far easier to manage. Last game, it was on the middle.

Tax Income: +39746
Trade Income: +61426
Other: +10054
Total: +111226

I can safety say, OP is rubbish at this game, simply because he has to cheat and even fakes his screenshots with the impossible. Enough said really. If this game is "So Easy" why don't you play it for free without false screen shots and if they are inaltered, play without a modified version of the game on VH/VH and lets see you get that far so fast.

On a side note: Never trust a person with the gimp-mask avatar, they all talk rubbish.