Doing so allowed me to take about 2/3 of Sumatra and most of Java along with half of Borneo. It did lead to about 30 years of consolidation with minimal new growth as I brought the economy back in line, but still. As a <20 dev minor surrounded by bigger and richer neighbors this was almost required. But I used that to finance a huge growth and become the big dog in my neighborhood. In my recent Palembang campaign at one point I had 30 corruption and 25 loans by 1480. You then take 200 ducats and war rep as well as two provinces, instead of taking 4-5 provinces. Lets say you take 10 loans for some 250 ducats to finance a war against Poland. Just take slightly less land to get money/ war reps. Taking a few* loans to win a war, especially early, is worth it 100%. Are you to take out 4-5 loans to finance these wars? Or just be more canny in intercepting smaller stacks?ДЄre you to take out 4-5 loans to finance these wars? Or just be more canny in intercepting smaller stacks? The Brandenburg wiki seems to say something like вЂњwin these 3 easy wars in the first couple of yearsвЂќ and I can maybe if I am lucky pull off one. Not that I fault them, but matching those gold outlays would put me so far into the hole for the starting economy that it doesnвЂ™t seem worth it. Another part of the problem is that my prospective victims pull out all the stops buying a lot more troops and borrowing armies from others. I think that last time I played Brandenburg many years ago I could count on an ally to help me out in the first war or two, but that seems to be out of the picture now. I think I was one victory in three starts (and the one I was successful I followed up with getting completely rocked in the follow-up war). I mean, I know that I donвЂ™t get the wonderful troop quality bonuses at the start, but I canвЂ™t seem to successfully prosecute a war. I tried to start out with Brandenburg and I think my EU4 combat skills have eroded.

Eu4 better than napoleon