EU4 Releasables - Iceland Is THE MOST HORRIBLE EU4 Experience You'll Ever Have

In this video titled EU4 Releasables - Iceland Is THE MOST HORRIBLE EU4 Experience You'll Ever Have I do a playthrough as Iceland after releasing it from Norway and I try to become a great power in Europa Universalis 4 1.35 Domination. This is the series titled Releasables where I attempt to play every releasable nation in EU4 or Europa Universalis 4. In this video I play as the nation of Iceland in EU4. So let's see if I managed to do it! I hope you guys enjoy this series. If you enjoyed this video consider leaving a like and subscribing for more content in the future.
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[@TheRedHawk]

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[@AGrumpyPanda]

Not so much a strategy, but I think you should embrace the idea that Denmark stole Estonia's divinely-appointed flag, and get revenge by occupying Denmark's capital at least once.

[@joecostalot]

I think it would be cool to embrace the Estonian melting pot and conquer all of the Baltic states Novgorod and Finland

[@CheekyHaggis]

Looking at their ideas it would makes sense to maybe go sea/trade-themed idea groups and go for Baltic domination.

[@94sjolander]

Improve with Austria and join the HRE through Riga (they always join via mission)

[@gengarzilla1685]

Would be fun to conquer Finland and beat up on Novgorod too.

[@Podzhagitel]

whenever i’m like “I’m gonna play an underdog… I’m gonna play the colonizer everyone forgot… ICELAND!” I get to about 1454 and remember why I never get so far as Iceland

[@alexzero3736]

Iceland wasn't a colonizer, it was Norway.

[@LILwhut1337]

@@alexzero3736 North America was discovered and settled by Icelandic people.

[@jj6051]

@@LILwhut1337 These were not identified as "Icelandic" people, they were from the Norse culture and nationalities are far removed from this age. And these colonies did vanish eventually. L'Anse aux Meadows is the only located settlement.

[@folk-comrade]

⁠@@jj6051 I think it's unfair to say they weren't Icelandic. Iceland was settled during the late 9th and early 10th centuries by settlers from Norway. At this point Norse culture was not homogenous and the Western Danish-Norwegian and Eastern Swedish dialects were already distinct (though mutually intelligible of course). The Icelanders also governed themselves independently from the continental Norse until well into the 13th century. If the Newfoundland settlement was inhabited during the late 11th century, by this time an identifiable Icelandic identity would have emerged. They would have been Icelandic, but also Norse in the sense that they were still closely related to Danes and Norweigans. Obviously these designations do not correspond 1:1 to the nation-states of Iceland, Norway, and Denmark, but I think when discussing ethnogenesis in the pre-modern world, it's easy to make the mistake that there were only cultures and distinguishable nations of people did not exist in any form.

[@Barockberg]

@@folk-comradeNay to the part about dialects. That's bullshit. That's way later.

[@gundamanimefan]

So, gotta ask…why not use the Burghers estate privilege that gives you free Heavies? It’s been a life saver in some of my campaigns.

[@TheRedHawk]

I didn't even think about it lol

[@toddhoward1892]

Dude, I hate the estates system so much that I didn't even know that was a privilege. Every game I just give out the standard privileges and think about it as little as possible.

[@Cat-up6hb]

@@toddhoward1892 miss the times when you could just get 150 mana from every estate with high enough influence

[@ultrainstincthamza9766]

​​@@Cat-up6hbnow you can get about 225 in the same time with even less micro

[@Cat-up6hb]

@@ultrainstincthamza9766 from the estates? how tho, if i get 1 mana from each category every month, that would be 12 per year * 10, 120 for 10 years, thats 30 less than 150

[@keizervanenerc5180]

Ah yes, my favorite type of video: *PAIN*

[@MrBattlecharge]

I've noticed more lately in 1.36 that Muscovy and Denmark bite the dust early on, leaving Lithuania and Sweden to chunk out

[@coper2098]

Blud is time travelling

[@kmanniac]

Iceland can be fun as an new world exile. There is or was a strategy where you could no cb twice on your overlord, and eventually a huge coalition would form, Norway would let you go, and you could leave to the new world.

[@rust9542]

No Pirate Republic? Probably one of the few ways to enjoy Iceland.

[@jackyjamesjeffersonjamaljohnso]

how do u do that?

[@TheRedHawk]

True but I forgor

[@rust9542]

@@jackyjamesjeffersonjamaljohnso you just don't take any Provinces that aren't Islands during the liberation war (I always took the ones near Scotland) build a navy and sit inbetween Scotland and Norway with even a weak navy they will never attack me I've noticed. After that get enough light ships to pirate and get to the point where your trade node is 20-25% Pirate's, after that you should able to click on the decision to become a Pirate Republic.

[@shorkan1000]

@@jackyjamesjeffersonjamaljohnsoBe an island nation with < 8 provinces and privateer a node with a certain amount of trade power (don't remember how much).

[@Gevorest]

​@@shorkan1000You need 10% of your home trade note. And 2 stability iirc

[@Tiboudheal]

omg i was waiting for Iceland for so long ! I tried it few times and never managed to get big haha i'm excited to see what you did in this video ! lets goooo

[@notmyname8954]

When playing in Scandinavia always try to take Dalaskogen, it will solve most of your money problems

[@CheekyHaggis]

Wasn't exploration idea group a missplay here? You get explorer&conquistador for free in icelandic ideas, and exploration is pretty shit besides having explorer + colonial range (which iceland doesn't need)

[@derekskelton4187]

The biggest misplay is not being a pirate republic, but Red Hawk just loves being a king

[@MundaneThingsBackwards]

Not really. The policy with expansion as well as the colonist and early settler growth makes it not just good but optimal for a colonial game. The misplay was staying monarchy rather than going Pirate for the cash.

[@CheekyHaggis]

Well settler growth is not exclusive to that policy, but yeah it's nice. I also forgot to add that Expansion gives you explorer through Grant New World Charters estate privilege so that is wasted points in a lot of cases. @@MundaneThingsBackwards

[@ItsGroundhogDay]

It seemed he didn't notice he had an explorer until it was too late.

[@poopiboi6270]

Oh damn, if u are going to play Norway in A to Z, make one of ur goals for campaig to become a norse. You can get it through animist rebels occupying any province in scandinavian region, after few years you will get event for norse(as i remember in age of reformation only)

[@derekskelton4187]

There's a couple different ways to get it. Social Streamers did a video on it

[@berkowk]

"most horrible", did you forgot your Beloozero experience?

[@spoonsareoccasionallymadeo5728]

Repressed traumatic memories. He doesn't remember, and doesn't want to remember.

[@timent3765]

why would you cut out the battles 0.o

[@soumajitsen1395]

18:34 That was the most unexpected, but the most James Bond villain-esque thing said by Hawk ever

[@scavenger6268]

I also just remembered...going Aristocratic/Expansion gives you a policy that in combo with your national ideas makes all buildings -25% cost. Plus i'm sure the extra manpower wont hurt you.

[@Leoninardo]

If the balance showed 21,37 that would be perfect miniature

[@roberto2529]

popieram

[@scavenger6268]

4 years ago ? I started as Iceland in an MP game and became a pirate republic that mostly focused on smuggling and raiding the atlantic routes. Doing the god awful combo of Naval/Mercantile in combo with national spirits actually proved to be awesome for me as i had -35% cost, +35% combat ability light ships. All the other benefits to my naval game as i harassed the other players was sweet until i made a deal to only allow Portugal to colonise the Americas. He singlehandly won the game for us both.

[@cinnanyan]

It's possible to go colonial without exploration ideas now, there's a decision that gives free explorers if you have a certain estate privilege. Only get exploration if you need the extra range, I think that's the strat.

[@jlop985]

As Estonia you should conquer all of Scandinavia so Estonia could finally be considered a true Nordic country.

[@rafaxd8178]

Isnt the overlord actually Denmark?

[@Mattis06]

Wow you didn’t become norse how dare you( jk )

[@henryglennon3864]

To quote a Glaswegian tourist that time that one volcano sent an ash cloud over Britain: I HATE ICELAND! ICELAND...

[@ianspurrell4436]

Estonia: You can't be a Republic, so no trade or pirates... You like will pick to be a monastic order, but you don't get the Livonian missions. Basic mission tree... Livonia's rivals all likely want your land as much as they want Livonia's., so that sucks. Maybe in the independence war Novgorod will still be strong enough or Muscovy will be friendly enough. After that, beating Livonia should be easy, but your long term enemy for enough dev will be either Muscovy/Russia, the Scandinavian nations or the Commonwealth... Stay Catholic, ally the Poland/Commonwealth, expand into Russia and then the eventual Protestant Sweden. Dominate Baltic trade to pay for armies and mercs.

[@gieniostyk1601]

I want say that red hawk make laught about polish pope 2137 i date of or pope death

[@FlatDerrick]

Iceland used to be way easier back in the days before the winner of the Sweden/Denmark battle got auto claims on it through the mission tree.

[@poldi2233]

Dude literally took the least valuable provinces from Sweden

[@tarunyadav3567]

4:55 norway is a PU so you can demand his provinces from denmark without occupying forts. Often use this as crimea vs Lit when the are under Poland you only have to win battles without worrying about seiges.

[@coper2098]

9:20 Feeling this so hard, I've started a Mzab game and the Ottomans lost to Albania and Venice, the war they always win. Also England is allied to Tunis because why not

[@fernandoromero1658]

for estonia, it esy to join the hre and use in defense of moscovy, denmark and sweden

[@x0lopossum]

9:15 AI anti player bias at it's finest.

[@idontlikerome2744]

Got the "For Odin" as Iceland and it wasnt a pirate republic, yeah it was pain all the way

[@ChrissieBear]

Do EU4: Formables after this. A series where your goal is to form every formable nation that is not spawned by event or federation.

[@MrTilldaddy]

I think he tried that already and the videos ended up being too short.

[@jeje9057]

Whith a colonailst playthrough i would have try to migrate completely in new world to build a powerbase and economy. Well i say that but never actually succeeded the migration bit.

[@KemsKat]

I think trying to make gains in Europe makes playing iceland boring and annoying. The most fun from Iceland you can get is rushing colonies, going EXPANSION first (you have explorers from national ideas) and moving your capital to the new world (capital to Greenland then to Canada) and going tall.

[@CinnamonKnightEntertainment]

I was so excited you were gonna do the new world colonial route in north America..... hopefully with zero Florida references..... and all you did was crap all over the colonial paths..... I guess its easier to do the other routes..... but yeah, sad face.

[@adambalcerzak775]

Novogrod thing? I see things like this in my games too. Impossible happens wierdly often if it's against the player - pattern or paranoia?

[@mainmarco123]

Estonia basically sounds like east. You should try to get a single province on the eastern half of the world. Like Siberia region.

[@94sjolander]

You cant spawn colonialism when your capital is on an island iirc.

[@IndependentObserver]

Iceland isn't technically an island- from game perspective "Island" only applies for "a province that only bordera a sea" so Cyprus, or Crete, or Gotland are Islands, but Iceland isn't, because it has 2 land provinces that border each other. Same way Taiwan, or Borneo, Java, Sumatra, or any of the Japanese Islands, are not considered Islands- even among normal players, nobody would bat an eye at someone trying to spawn colonialism as Majapahit or Oda in their capital city.

[@fvux5393]

Did you reallu just take explo while your ideas literally give you an explorer?

[@benabaxter]

Surprised that Iceland didn't get the raid coasts ability, like Gotland, or something like extra sailors, or something like 100 percent marines.

[@paulgroves8633]

Yes, but you can hoist the black flag and become a pirate republic, I had a fun game doing that

[@lordodin5755]

I love colonisation i always use it and make bank by capping all trade routes all to my main one

[@DylanSargesson]

Might have been more interesting to just exodus, move your capital to NA and just conquer all the development from the Natives instead

[@RollingCalf]

Did Norway's ruler have the pathetic trait?

You could pirate with Iceland..

[@Trihahalos]

τι μουστάκα είναι αυτή ρε νταή μου! Ωραίο

[@Arms.Enthusiast]

This really was the great value yellow box ass Norway campaign

[@brudergustavo7845]

Play Oman with Hormuz Allying Mamluks! Thats the most pain I ever had! Without DLC to use many favors with Timurids or Mamluks your just fuuucked

[@chrisjames8979]

As Estonia, please have your country's borders form a giant backwards E, because I think it would be funny.

[@stefanking98]

There is a nobility privilege that makes colonies extremely cheap, like basically free at 100% influence.

[@FlatDerrick]

Next move: Vassalize Scotland and retake their cores from England.

[@drchaos2000]

kudos... iceland is the nation all the sstreamerss are to scared to do... because it is the hardest start ever... gibraltar, navarra, byzantium have nothing on this

[@SamButler22]

If you were going colonisation; maybe should have moved the capital so that you keep all the dev?

[@racemylife1]

As Estonia become king of the Baltics and either full annex or vassalize Lithuania

[@oKnuTo]

i would have either gone pirate repulic or just exile myselfs to the new world. noway wont exist anyway after quit some time.

[@mjgoss1]

If possible, you should add in the Norse religion in Lavonia and try and revive the Norse faith.

[@RickNVavas]

My man has 4 moustaches, one each side of the nose, and one for each eye.

[@enumi-rp2dc]

Next play green land.

[@Hieudanghaha0306]

Wow, i was the 3rd one to watch this, it is exactly 11pm in my country now.

[@fuadlabib703]

Well that was quite satisfying but one thing that wasn't said out loud though PAIGGN

[@qwinn9963]

Thank god there is no achievement for Iceland, I would lose my mind if there was

[@RuslanMathers]

Autocracy in Iceland doesn't seem right.

[@vitaliyk4309]

Hey, what’s the graphic mod you using ? Looks so good

[@khansahb-o4e]

You could have done a new world exile.

[@janbiel900]

7:00 interesting cut.

[@Discotekh_Dynasty]

Haha having tried an I eland colonial run I feel your pain man. I managed to migrate myself to the carribean ok but got slapped by Portugal eventually

[@creodivintus]

Sir I've done Hawaii and Australia misleading title

[@BreitMCvsDuzoe]

Haha 1 month ago I tried Iceland too and got the same experience as u 😂😂😂❤ they forgot about iceland with dlc "lions of the north" in my opinion.

[@beaub152]

Getting exploration as Iceland is something lmao

[@matthewmcneany]

Quality fish rant 11/10.

[@TyrannicBaka]

I should give a try Last time I play Iceland was playing as custom nation and form a norse Iceland, now with Lion of the north, it will be fun to play

[@ottolehikoinen6193]

Giving a thumb for even considering this.

[@CSDragon]

15:45 if I ever needed a reason to assume Hawk is American not European, it's that pronunciation lol

[@Entertainment_Station_ES]

Cry more.

[@alexreis7642]

Now I wanna see how you much pain you went through in this one 😂

[@Gowron50267]

The Estonian Commonwealth?

[@pz9mo1221]

pls turn lusatia into winatia broski

[@1stNickname]

As Estonia, because they are now the least religious nation in maybe the whole world, flip to an Islamic lesser religion, so shia or bonus points for Ibadi

[@khansahb-o4e]

That's so cursed. I thoroughly love it

[@SKutas64]

this will be hell :D

[@mr.wideworld4719]

[@cousinroman1992]

iceland

[@IndependentObserver]

Every Pole seeing this thumbnail: "We were on the verge of greatness, we were this close."

[@b88mtorba]

would be neat to see 100 innovation estonia to represent how technologically advanced they are irl

[@ntard]

rayjakevicky

[@ntard]

reyjavik*

[@Saberu_o_oppai_de_momu]

the real vikings